Monthly Archives: April 2013

Ripple of the Week #17 – Blackberry Pie

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

This ripple, also be known as Plum Pudding III, is the third one I’ve made with the RHSS ‘Plum Pudding’ variegated yarn from my yarn fairy, Sandi. This one’s particularly Red Heart-intensive, as it also has RHSS ‘Dark Orchid’, ‘Petal … Continue reading →

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2013 #16 – My First Round Baby Ripple

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

This was my first time to use SmoothFox’s Beginner’s Round Ripple pattern. Because I was crocheting with sport yarns instead of the recommended worsted weight and because the two yarns I chose were quite different from each other, fluffy white … Continue reading →

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Thrifty Mitts

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

This winter I knit these brown tweed fingerless mitts for DH. They were a quick little project thanks to my favorite mitt ‘pattern’, so simple it hardly qualifies as a pattern. These mitts are just K2P2 ribbed tubes with slits … Continue reading →

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Baby Ripples

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I was recently asked if I’d mind making a few baby blankets for a local charity. . . of course I don’t mind! This gives me a good reason to dig into the sport-weight charity stash that’s accumulated in our … Continue reading →

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Silent Auction Options

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

You may remember that I emailed photos and descriptions of my ‘Field of Wildflowers’ granny afghan, Morphos shawl, and Ketjusilmukkahuivi scarf/wrap offering them for a Haitian mission’s April 27th fundraiser. Due to a limited amount of silent auction display space, … Continue reading →

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Any Excuse is a Good Excuse

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

The thrift store closest to where we live is, sadly, in the opposite direction from our usual driving routes, so whenever I have excuse reason to go that way I try to allow time for a visit. I’m so glad … Continue reading →

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2013 Ripple #15 – Golden Juniper

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I am lazy. lol. I once again used the name of an interesting variegated colorway, this time ‘Golden Juniper’, instead of coming up with a ripple name of my own. It’s from a discontinued yarn line, ‘Caron Perfect Match’. I … Continue reading →

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A Treasure Hunt

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

DH and I went to a nearby library’s used book sale on Saturday in the hope of finding photography books for him and at least one weaving book for me. While jumping up and down trying to stay warm in … Continue reading →

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I Crocheted a Ketjusilmukkahuivi!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

A What? Ketjusilmukkahuivi. Someone in Ravelry explained that’s Finnish for ‘chain stitch scarf’. For those of you who can read Finnish, here’s the Ulla (Finnish on-line knitting magazine) post with Raijis’ original project and pattern. The rest of us can at … Continue reading →

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2013 Ripple #14 – Salsa!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

As I told you earlier, I decided to exchange a partial additional skein of RHSS ‘Real Teal’ for the overabundance of ‘Coral’ that was revealed when I started crocheting this ripple’s original color plan. My new design has one and … Continue reading →

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