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Archive for 'Finished Projects' Category

I Belong in a Colder Climate…

Aug 1st, 2008 by Esther | 3

because apparently I want to knit nothing but neckware lately…lol
Easy, quick, and fun.
This is a Vicki Howell pattern - Lana and Clark Ascot:

It took one and a half skeins of LOVE in black and maybe 25 random beads.
Fun, easy and a great sense of accomplishment after a finished project in a couple of hours…

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Sparkle is the Spice of Life…

Jul 4th, 2008 by Esther | 1

It’s hot in Miami. It’s humid. It’s not watcha call scarf season in July…BUT…sparkle is never a “seasonal” thing with me - sparkles make me happy. A little happy was called for. SOOOO, I found two balls of a funky handspun yarn (one ball is called “Cupcake” and the other […]

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Long Time No See But I FINALLY FINISHED SOMETHING!!

Jun 23rd, 2008 by Esther | 4

Finally, I’m back and with an actual finished project! Lord it seems like forever (and it practically has been) but I feel good jumping back into the knitting saddle…it’s been too long and it feels like I’m back with an old friend.
A simple triangle shawl with beads on the picot edge - pattern from Victorian […]

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The Estella Hat Modeled

Jan 14th, 2008 by Esther | 3

Here’s a pic of the recipient of the Estella hat modeling it for me

This weekend was spent knitting up another square for the Lizard Afghan and crocheting some more on the “one big granny square aghan” and not much else… (pictures coming soon)

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A New Year and Some Finished Projects!

Jan 8th, 2008 by Esther | 4

Happy New Year to Everyone!!
I’m back to work this week - had a nice time off at home with the kids and it was productive. Finished a pair of socks for a dear friend and a hat for the daughter of an other dear friend. Hope to have some pics of each of them […]

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Another Hat for Titi and Some Holiday Pics

Nov 19th, 2007 by Esther | 2

I whipped up another hat for Titi - she wanted a plain “big” black hat. Something stretchy and “BIG” because she says without hair her head is TOO TINY for her body..lol. So, I whipped up this simple garter stitch plain hat (I promise to post pattern details later forgot to bring the info). […]

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Visits, Sewing, and Finished Objects Oh My!

Nov 5th, 2007 by Esther | 5

This weekend was the first good weekend in a long while…no cold, no headaches, no sick kids, no other familial issues, etc. But the best part - my buddy Betsy came over with goodies from SAFF (since she was one of the lucky ones that went) and she brought yummy home made cookies […]

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Some Comfort…

Oct 17th, 2007 by Esther | 5

I finally finished a chemo hat for Titi. I gave her the Odessa Hat I’d made a few months ago but it wasn’t snug enough. So I made this (she wanted something warm/snug/with a roll-up brim BUT she wanted beads - something to “snazz it up” - lol):
Here is the Hubby modeling the hat […]

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