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Year of Projects–Week 24

 

So best laid plans and all means that I’ve not actually got an F.O to show you guys this week. Yesterday I thought I might even have two! I put both items in to block yesterday in the hopes I could do the finishing today and call them done. No such luck.

1 – Durrow

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I finished the sleeves yesterday morning and blocked them and the body. I rarely make sweaters that are not seamless but if I do I follow the good practice of blocking before seaming. In this picture they might look slightly skewed, but the main bit of blocking and drying has been done and I un pinned and rearranged them on the towel to finish drying properly. The aim for this week is to finish this completely. Sew it up and knit the collar. Should be feasible.

 

2 – Hare Vest

 

This is another vest based on Tiny Trees; this time with an added Hare/bunny chart. All this needs is the ends weaving in and it’ll be ready to post for F.O Friday.

 

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3 – Swatch for Dads’ Jumper

Knitted, blocked and waiting for it to dry before final measurement.  No photo of this.

 

I did take my crochet with me to MILs, and I completed 3 squares. Before realising I took the wrong sized hook with me and having to unpick them all when I got back! D’oh.

Hopefully Ill take some better pictures of the finished things for F.O Friday, and I might even cast on something new for WIP Wedneday.

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