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holiday knit #1 for the year:


the hooded capelet from loop-d-loop in rowan big wool. big yarn is neat. big circular needles are expensive! i almost want to make myself one to make the needles worth having. at any rate, the project took about the space of a movie. the yarn is so soft that i wasn't sure whether i should knit it, or name it and keep it as a new pet. i have about 1.5 skeins left over, so i think i will make some mittens to go along with it. a muff would work better as a set, but who wears a muff? not my mom, that's for sure.

mods: added a few inches by increasing 2 stitches on rows 14 and 16. used the k2, slip 2, k2tbl bind off.

also, i finished the suss sweater. it knit up very quickly, but finishing was a drag. i hate sewing pieces together- so i didn't for a while. eventually you just have to suck it up, and take it like a knitter.




i knit it mostly in the round, except the the first 16 rows. the pattern can be found in wedding knits, by suss cousins- although i used her twisted yarn rather than the snuggle. the yarn is soft and knits up with a cool popcorn look, but had quite a few knots. i'm so pleased with the way this turned out, i almost want it to get cold so i can wear it. almost.

in case you were wondering why i didn't bother to straighten the covers in that sweater shot:



sir goofsalot can't get enough of a freshly made bed.

next up: cobblestone. i've been dying to start this since i first saw the pattern. in fact, i'm going to go work on it right now.