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For me, colour and texture rule and most of the inspiration feeding my imagination comes from the natural world. I see knitting as art, as viable as any other, and no matter what the tool or preferred palette, in human hands, magic happens.

Jane

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

MY LITTLE FREE_RANGE VEST KNITALONG: PT:5

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Pardon for the lack of stellar photography but, once again, it's raining so my light is some what eclipses. Still, I'm hoping you get the gist of where your little free-range vest is heading. by way of illustration, I doned my emerging vest on Headless Hilda so you can see where the fronts will fall. I've worked about another 6 inches since last posting while still casting on at the neckline every 4th row. I then draped the piece over my own body to see how far I should keep increasing. Since it hits just above by chest and has a nice vee-neckline,…
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Posted by Jane on 06/19 at 12:07 PM


Friday, June 17, 2011

My Little Free-Range Vest Knitalong Pt. 4

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This is about the time I confess that I'm liking everybody's Little free-Range Vest better than mine. My fault: I'm being miserly on the yarn since I have my other hanks in protective custody for other projects. But that's okay. This is just to guide you to your own little wonder.

 

So, I'm so excited. This morning I actually was able to go into the garden without the risk of being washed away and photographed my emerging vest…
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Posted by Jane on 06/17 at 06:08 AM


Wednesday, June 15, 2011

My Little Free-rAnge Vest: Pt3

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This is my favorite part, the adding of bits, modular-style. Up until now, my vest back has been a bit too skinny for moi but now the time has come to begin tailopring it to fit. The next step is to determine how much you need to add to your sides/shoulders to create your perfect fit. I generally do this by visual estimation, something that tends to work better for me than math ever did. So, next steps:

 

 
Recent Comments What a wonderful trip ! And so close-by .... And the time of year is perfect for a visit to Spain! I can see the JT/Amal group gathering around Gehry's Olympic Fish http://www.aviewoncities.com/barcelona/fish.htm - knitting with a view of the Mediterranean Sea - Just wanted to mention that Ryan Air is operating flights from London-Gatwick to Alicante, priced at ca. English Pounds 30. There's a good train connection between Heathrow and Gatwick.

By Lauragais on 2012 01 25
From the entry 'SPAIN & BARCELONA KNITTING RETREAT May 22nd-28th'.

 

 

 

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