So… I used to make these in the 80s. Yeah. I also had blue hair and worked at a head shop. Anyway these are just a few of the rejects, ‘cuz I gave away (or threw away) most of the good ones.

I think the bracelet on the far right is the point where I decided “enough is enough!” and abandoned the whole craft. I think I was trying to use 24 strings or something insane like that, using super skinny floss. Not only does it induce seizures, it also doesn’t work very well — it gets all distorted and icky if you try to move the design too close to the edge. Blecch.

A new hat! Using a pattern by Elizabeth Zimmermann (for the third time). This one’s for myself, I think. And I’m not going to felt it this time. :-)

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HEE! It’s the Drag City logo. I don’t know what I’m doing, or what I’m doing WITH it yet, but I seem to be doing it!

Oh I really like them. So warm and squooshy, and an easy pattern too. (Wil took the photo for me.)

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Hey look what I made! My first actual garment that isn’t a scarf, hat or pair of socks. :-)

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Pretty pretty. And waaaarm. And squooooooshy!! My very first, and consequently very favorite pair of hand knitted socks.

There are a few flaws in my knitting that I’m well aware of, which I’m not going to discuss here. (Any more.) Experienced sock knitters may notice those flaws right away just looking at this picture… I’d appreciate it if they’d just shut it, for now, and notice the things that aren’t screwy-looking. And praise my mad newbie sockmaking skillz.

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Dish cloth #5

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Yay, I learned two-color knitting!

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Pea hat for Georgia

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• Thanks Lion Brand for all the frickin’ KNOTS! Joining yarn like 3x per skein is SO good times. #

I had a “lifeline” in the middle there, so I could rip it out to that point if I messed up later on. I’ve done two or three more repeats since then, and decided to ditch the lifeline. If I screw up, I screw up.

I’m making a zigzag scarf now. I LOVE this color, hopefully I’ll be more likely to want to wear it. And it’s a softer, less scratchy yarn this time. The pattern is just garter stitch all the way, increasing or decreasing at the end of every row. Good practice!

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