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Bullmonty
Seriously Hooked
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 Posted - 07/30/2007 : 04:47:47 AM
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Love to see what you would say is your greatest knitting project!
as for myself, i'm rounding time and patience to tackle a lace project....soon I hope
http://designsbyhuileng.blogspot.com
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KarenB
Seriously Hooked
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Posted - 07/30/2007 : 05:35:10 AM
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Definitely my lace shawls. Although none of them was particularly difficult, they all required that extra portion of skill and patience that lace always demands. They are the FOs that gave me the greatest satisfaction.
Karen
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Atavistic
Permanent Resident
6604 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 05:55:05 AM
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I think writing my first pattern. I had been knitting for less than a year and designed it for a friend, who loved it.
Then I got it published at Chiagu.com.
I'm pleased.
Amanda Takes Off... and Amanda Knits
Hand and foot when harmonized forms martialism/but Military and literary when harmonized is art and this brings/philosophy. (Lee, Chang Hoo) |
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COgirl
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 07/30/2007 : 07:55:09 AM
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I can think of two or three. One is a traditional fair isle sweater that I knit last year or the year before, but I've also got a Dale of Norway sweater with a zipper that I made for my husband that would be right up there. The other is an Aran knit from several years back.
I'm currently working on Alice Starmore's Fulmar pattern from her Aran knitting book and I think that will be my ultimate crowning achievement when I'm done. It has cables on EVERY right side row, uses a thin yarn and size 1 needle with lots of stitches. I started it at the end of February, but put it down for a few hot months to work on socks. It's probably 40-50% complete at this stage and it will be a beauty when I'm done. |
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azknitter
Honorary Angel
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Knotingale
New Pal
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Ditzy Girl
Permanent Resident
USA
4712 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 10:46:24 AM
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So far for me it is lace, but this yr I am going to attempt a beautiful cable sweater using a Japanese pattern.
Zola, Seattle, Wash.
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Wonk
Chatty Knitter
United Kingdom
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DaniW
Chatty Knitter
USA
164 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 3:47:17 PM
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Teaching myself how to knit! |
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lucylocket
Permanent Resident
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KL
Permanent Resident
6041 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 8:48:46 PM
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| Knitting lace. KL |
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sandyt
Permanent Resident
3100 Posts |
Posted - 07/30/2007 : 9:06:07 PM
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| Knitty's Serrano lace cardi for my daughter! 2 sleeves to go! |
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knitwitt
Seriously Hooked
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 07/31/2007 : 09:05:55 AM
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Lace shawls -- most recent FO was the Children of Lir Stole from Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls.
Someday, I'd like to do some kick-ass Fair Isle, too.
--Jennifer
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alliwenk
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
373 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2007 : 5:02:33 PM
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Definitely it is my Rosy Fingered Dawn. This is a year old, and while I'm a pretty experienced lace knitter now, this was a challenge as the directions are a bit vague. I learned so much and it really is beautiful...if I do say so myself...
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cinderindi
Chatty Knitter
Canada
244 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2007 : 6:43:31 PM
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| Perhaps not the most difficult piece I've ever done, but my greatest accomplishment was the day I knitted a mohair/wool patterned cardigan for my Grandmother. She had taught me how to knit, and I grew up with all sorts of Grand-mother knits. So for her 85th birthday, I made her her first "grand-daughter knit". She has sinced passed, and the sweater is back with me. |
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sydo
Chatty Knitter
USA
225 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2007 : 05:22:00 AM
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Originally posted by azknitter
My Madli's Shawl.
http://tinyurl.com/2rtqg2
Trish
I love your shawl, Trish. It is beautiful, as is the light blue one on your Flicker page. Can you remember the pattern name for that one? I am currently addicted to rectangular shawls, knit with a slightly more substantial yarn----I have some sport weight cashmere waiting for the right pattern.
Right now my greatest project is on my needles! Gothic Leaf Stole in Sarah's Yarn Bamboo.
Sydo
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FLknitter
Chatty Knitter
316 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2007 : 7:14:32 PM
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azknitter
Honorary Angel
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 7:30:07 PM
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[i]Originally posted by sydoCan you remember the pattern name for that one? I am currently addicted to rectangular shawls, knit with a slightly more substantial yarn----I have some sport weight cashmere waiting for the right pattern.
Thank you!
The blue scarf is Sally Melville's "Painted Lace Scarf" and the pattern is here...
http://www.knitnet.com/common/support/pdf/lace.pdf
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SR5Rfan
Permanent Resident
USA
1232 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2007 : 9:13:13 PM
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Wow, you all have some wonderful accomplishments! So far, my greatest achievement is turning a sock heel without having to frog ... [:00]
Beth
"I was taught to respect my elders, but it is getting harder and harder to find one"
http://sr5rfan.blogspot.com/ Not much knitting on it, but it's a start ... |
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2totangle
Permanent Resident
1212 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2007 : 10:36:48 PM
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Somehow, when I was 17, I knit a pair of stranded Norwegian gloves from a pattern in Norwegian, which I don't speak. I'm not sure I could do that now.
These days, I proudest of the projects I've designed myself. Even though I haven't knit anything particularly hard, and I'm still not a good color knitter, it's nice to look back and recognize the points where you had the confidence to make your own choices on a vague pattern, then to question a published pattern, and finally to abandon patterns altogether and make up what you want. I don't know why it surprises me that if you spend a lot of time doing something, you do tend to get better!
Suzanne
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8kids4me
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2007 : 06:36:49 AM
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I have recently learned to:knit socks and all that goes with it(dpns, heel turning, etc), how to cable(and without a needle), and I made kimono sweaters for expected grandbabies. I'm pretty excited about all of that, but I would like to make a shawl for myself. Never done lace, and want something sturdy, so I will have to start the hunt for that.
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What is your greatest knitting achievement so far?
