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Gosh, that looks really complicated!

cute! i'll have to see if i have the right needles and some yarn.

that hat is so gorgeous. i wish i could knit!

You guys, I am obsessed with this cardigan pattern! I want to make it, but a little longer like some of the versions I've seen on ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library ... t-cardigan

My problem is I don't knit enough to know what vegan yarn sub would be good. And I've never knit a real garment before. Could you guys help me out?

The pattern calls for "Malabrigo Yarn Lace," which is merino wool.

you just need the same weight yarn. so any vegan lace weight yarn would be fine. for a sweater, i would use some sort of acrylic/nylon blend.

i like that. if maude louise kicks my asparagus again, i'll frog it and do your cardigan. i'm almost done knitting xmas ornaments so that will get kicked up the list.

Let me know when you plan on starting! We could try and knit it together. It will take me a while to track down some decent yarn (or rather the money to pay for it).

I have that hat in my queue! I'm in!

I just discovered that there was a PPK group on ravelry. I joined - pickledsj!

i'm gonna start the hat soon!
sometime this week.
xo
kittee

yeah, me too- tells you how often i check my account on ravelry! the groups been there for over a year and i never noticed! thanks for the heads up.

i looked at my maude louise cardigan yesterday, really looked honestly at it, and think i like your pattern better-- hell, i like anything better than that thing.
i do want to try something that's top down, but want to find something free........ i am going to see what i can find out there.

All of your creations are so lovely!

Esme, you are the knit ruler! Teach me your ways.

I wish I knew how to knit. I started a scarf almost 5 years ago and it's still sitting in a bag, needles attached, at the back of my closet.

i am thinking about this http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library ... knit-cardi
only not the reverse stockinette. i have a nice dark grey that would look good in this, maybe a bit longer.

i also liked antipodes http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/antipodes but think it's a bit too complicated. also don't have anything strange to edge it with and that usually doesn't end well.

i looked at the project pages for both and hate to say that all the antipodes projects look like something i'd never wear in a million years. the pattern pics are so loose and floaty but i'm not a loose and floaty kind of girl... the project pics for allegoro look a little more realistic, so i think i am going to go with it.

Those look cool! I'm still stuck on the other cardigan even if the pattern is 4.95. If I end up getting it I'll send you the PDF.

ZOMG! I started it yesterday and what a freaking joy to work top down. and it looks so damn cool. someone here (can't remember who) told me that once you knit a top-down you never go back and i was too much of a dope to follow up.... wish i had!! that was what kept whipping me with the other cardigan was the joining.... now i don't have to worry.

Wait, which one did you start? The one I mentioned or the free one you linked to?

I'm working on my first pair of mittens! They're a little sloppy, but I'm learning so much: magic loop, thumb gusset, increases, decreases, sizing it for myself. I found a bunch of free classes through the knitpicks site: http://www.knitpicks.com/Tutorials/Knit ... rials.html

After working these mittens I think I'll actually be able to tackle a pair of socks.

Featherweight seems like it would suit a yarn with a lot of drape, so something like bamboo or linen could also work.

The free one. I'm so predictable.

I miss making mittens. When the kid was little I made them like crazy. Thumb gusset, ah how i miss you!!

I just finished my first mitten and it's sloppy and weird looking, but I learned so much! Kitchener stitch succccks.

i always have to look up the first few stitches because i can never remember how to do it, but i think it makes the seam so much nicer than sewing. i'd rather finish with a kitchener than anything else. and i like the repetitive-ness of it.

anyway, finished socks:
the long-awaited for penispoocakewafflesocks


see the tiny wangs? they're hard (ba dum!) to see in black. i probably should have swapped the colors. oh well.


and these... they're supposed to look like an hourglass, but they didn't really come out nicely with stripey yarn. they look a lot better in pictures where people used solid. oh well. they're not for me.


right now i'm finishing up some space invaders socks that are awe.some. they're going to my ex's girlfriend for christmas. but i sort of want to keep them for myself.

I love the penispoocakewafflesocks so hard! You're so talented! Three great tastes in one single sock. and poo. Genius!

this made me laugh so hard.

I love your socks! I've never been good at making socks...

My needle is the smaller kind: the sewing needle.

This is a giant clutch.

I didn't like it so much right after I made it but now I want to cuddle it like a teddy bear while I sleep.