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a couple of people have asked about the loop-d-loop book so i thought i would post a few pics of some of my favorite projects.







i am sorry i am too tired to write much about them but trust me, they're great. and these pictures really aren't the best but you get the idea. i really like how she a lot of her patterns are constructed in the round with minimal seaming. the only thing that seemed odd was the sizing. now on some of the patterns it looked pretty normal but on others, it was way small. like bottom right top (with the high collar thing), the size large is a 34" bust. um, let me just say that you would not be able to get my rib cage into a 34" top, and that's not including the boys. well i might try and see if i can't fiddle with the math.

and i am still working on the ribbed top. just finished the armhole shaping and working up to the shoulders, which look like they don't require any shaping at all. i think i might try the three needle bind off on them. and clapotis is no more for the moment. i made a mistake early on that was too big to repair so i ripped the whole thing out. sigh.

i probably won't be posting until next week, as i am heading out to the desert for the coachella music festival this weekend. wish i could bring some knitting to do in the long, traffic filled car ride but i will probably be the one driving. and please, i do not knit when i drive. i've heard of people doing it but it sounds awfully treacherous to me. so i am off for sun, music, and porta potties (ew). i hope i survive this year!