Category Archives: Knitting

Sidetracked by an adorable 3 year old

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Jim

I’m within an hour or two of finishing my sweater.  Ive got about 3/4 of an inch to knit on the neckline.   Then I just need to weave in the ends and wash.  That’s it.  I could have finished tonight. … Continue reading →

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Flak, almost done

Posted on November 15, 2008 by Jim

I’m not quite done yet. I’ve completed knitting on the body.  The only thing left to do is knit the neckline, and then tie up all the loose yarn. This is the first time, in many, many months that I … Continue reading →

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Flak is getting close

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Jim

Tonight, I finished the pattern knitting on this sweater.  I reduced for the ribbing, and knit two rounds of rib.  The only thing left to do now is knit two inches of ribbing at the bottom, then pick up and … Continue reading →

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Just keep knitting, Just keep knitting

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Jim

Not much going on here right now.  I’ve been knitting away on my FLAK.  It looks about the same as the last post, only it’s about 6 or 7 inches longer.  I’ve probably got 2 inches or so to go … Continue reading →

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A New Project

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Jim

So, I said in my last post that I wasn’t going to allow myself to buy yarn for my next project until I finished FLAK.   Well, I really meant I wasn’t going to buy yarn for my next sweater … Continue reading →

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The Next Sweater

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Jim

I sat down tonight to do some election night knitting while watching the results.  I decided not to work on the sweater I’ve been working on for, well, way too long.  Instead, I decided to work a little more on … Continue reading →

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FLAK Update – My long term UFO

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Jim

I’ve been working on my sweater for a long, long, long time now.  Now that I’m knitting and blogging again, I think it is time for a FLAK update.  I checked back to see what my last update was. WOW! … Continue reading →

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A New Look

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Jim

I upgraded WordPress today. I was running an incredibly out-of-date version. I also decided to change the look of the blog. The whole old layout was getting to be kind of drab. So I found this layout, and decided to … Continue reading →

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Jayne, the man they call Jayne…

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Jim

It has been quite a long time since I’ve posted. I really haven’t done much knitting at all over the summer.  Now that the weather has turned cold, I’ve picked up the needles again. I finally started (and finished) a … Continue reading →

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Chemo Capathon update

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Jim

I don’t have any pictures to post right now, but I’m glad to say I’m caught up on my Capathon. For February, I knit Cap Karma Hat.  It was a pretty good pattern.  It ended up a bit longer that … Continue reading →

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