September 30, 2007
by sting dragon
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Yesterday morning we drove Chris back out to school and then headed north to Vermont for some early leaf peeping. We popped in at the visitor’s center for some updated maps and saw the first of many Vermont Bears in … Continue reading
September 29, 2007
by sting dragon
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Dan was convinced to pose again now that he’s washed his face. His is the felted version with short hair following the size medium directions. Chris has a size small, unfelted, with the longer hair. Both were knit on size … Continue reading
September 28, 2007
by sting dragon
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Once I got going I finished both hats easily with hours to spare. Chris immediately put his on and wore it for the rest of the evening. He thinks it will be a great snowboarding hat and wouldn’t let me … Continue reading
September 27, 2007
by sting dragon
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The second Mohawk hat is still damp but I’m forging ahead to install the "hair" this morning. Hopefully I can get Daniel to put it on for me this afternoon so I can give it a proper haircut. Seeing how … Continue reading
September 26, 2007
by sting dragon
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The second Mohawk is on the needles and this time I’m knitting a size small. I still see the humps on the side but they are smaller and more manageable. I think they’ll come out fairly well with blocking. This … Continue reading
September 25, 2007
by sting dragon
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I discovered that an 8-inch styrofoam ball makes a great hat blocker and have reduced the humps to what Daniel finds an acceptable size. I think if I were to rewet the hat and block again I could probably get … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
by sting dragon
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Yesterday I finally found time to go out and search for hardware to attach my bag handles. Had I not already installed the grommets I’d simply go with larger ones and skip the middle piece there but once they are … Continue reading
September 23, 2007
by sting dragon
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What could be better, good friends, good food and lots of colors to play with. Yesterday we got together in woodsy New Hampshire for an afternoon of yarn dying. I managed to go through ten skeins with a little help … Continue reading
September 22, 2007
by sting dragon
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One of my patterns has a mistake in it just after the heel flap so I’ve cast on so that I can be quite sure I use the right numbers to correct it. I’m moving right along on the cuff. … Continue reading
September 21, 2007
by sting dragon
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The mohawk hat is giving me fits. I’ve ripped and reknit the gussets several times and they still bulge in an unsightly manner. At this point it’s time to move on so hopefully they’re improved enough that I can block … Continue reading
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