Owls Sweater Fail [“If You Want to Destroy My Sweater…”]

I have a tale of woe to share, not for the faint of knitting heart. In the past 17 years of knitting, I have only had three major finished sweater fails, which isn’t that bad, really.  The first being the Central Park Hoodie, a sweater that taught me the importance…

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Why I Love Sewing With Knits

This is my finished Coppelia.  I was disappointed with the fit when I first tried the ballet cardigan on – look at how baggy it is!!  I cut out an XS, which matched my waist and hip measurement and had a slightly bigger bust measurement, but never expected the ease…

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This Weekend: Vogue Knitting Live NYC

Photo via Vogue Knitting Live It’s that time of year again: Vogue Knitting Live is in New York City this weekend and I’m finally going.  Since VKLive started in 2011, I’ve wanted to go so badly but it never seemed to coincide with time I could take off from work.  Fortunately, I…

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My New Sewing “Studio”

My sewing “studio” in my apartment (where I’ve been living for six months now, wow!) consists of one side of my bedroom – an upgrade from my previous sewing space in the city.  I have a lot of great light during the day and I can set up my ironing…

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Renfrew Sweater – Last Garment of 2012!

I’m pretending I’m in Aspen or some other posh, snowy place in this picture.  In actuality, I’m at my boyfriend’s condo in northern Mass. But I did it!  I squeaked out one more finished garment for 2012 on Sunday, just to show that it’s possible to make a sweater in one day.…

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