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Knit-Along AAR

January 05, 2008, in Miscellaneous by

A few months back, I organized a knit-along for some of my friends whose husbands are deployed.  This week I got emails from two other SpouseBUZZers that they too had participated and finished their knitting.

The knit-along is complete!  And we have pictures!

To recap:
The knitting pattern is the Danica pattern from Knitty.com
The scarf takes three skeins of Patons Soy Wool Stripes

Here’s me, clowning around with my new scarf:

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And here’s a picture Heather S sent of her scarf (May I point out that I taught Heather to knit less than a year ago?  I am so proud of her skills!):

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And I was thrilled to see that we had additional participation from the SpouseBUZZ community!

KJ posted pics and the story of the scarf she made for her boyfriend at her blog, Musings:

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And Melanie shared pictures of her scarf over at Duck Soup (but I can’t believe she’s going to allow "farm gunk" to get on such a beautiful scarf…):

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Our knit-along was a roaring success!  Anyone up for another?  Eventually, I plan to make this pirate hat for GBear’s son if anyone else wants to join me…

Let me know if you have an idea for another knit-along in the comments section.  Or if you also made a Danica but didn’t let me know, please share!

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About Sarah

Sarah has been an Army wife for only eight years so far, but what an eight years it's been: 5 duty stations, 4 branches of the Army, 3 deployments, 2 years of failed attempts to start a family, and 1 baby born a week after a nine-month deployment.

Sarah spends most of her time these days involved with various baby playgroups on post. She also spends so much of her time in sweatsuits that her husband says she belongs in a Wes Anderson movie. Sarah's hobbies include making babyfood and trying to squeeze in a bit of knitting in the evenings. Notable projects include a stuffed Chinook and a four-fingered glove for Joan D'Arc's husband.

Comments

  1. Love My Tanker says:
    January 5, 2008 at 7:10 am

    You guys totally ROCK!
    Now, will you consider selling these to those of us, namely me, that cannot do this wonderful work? :)

  2. Andi says:
    January 5, 2008 at 10:08 am

    Oh Sarah….
    I think you're going to have to plan a trip up this way to give me those knitting lessons I missed out on while in town for SBL3.
    I want to learn!
    Your scarves look beautiful, ladies.
    Question, do you have to sew to knit? I don't understand this "backing" thing. I don't get along well with sewing machines.

  3. Marine Wife says:
    January 5, 2008 at 11:45 am

    Those are beautiful!

  4. Melanie says:
    January 5, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    Andi, blocking is when you wash a knitted item and mold it to the size and shape you want. You don't have to sew unless you feel like cutting your fabric and then stabilizing the cut edge. :)

  5. airforcewife says:
    January 5, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Oh, those are beautiful.
    And I think that the Angry Son would LOVE that pirate hat. I'm going to have to make one after I learn about socks for AFG.

  6. Tressa says:
    January 5, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Wow! Those are beautiful!

  7. Robin says:
    January 5, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    Wow, those are absolutly beautiful.

  8. Andi says:
    January 5, 2008 at 4:30 pm

    Thanks, Melanie.
    See, I didn't even get the term right. Eh, "blocking," "backing," it's all the same, isn't it?

  9. Butterfly Wife says:
    January 6, 2008 at 6:33 am

    Such talent. They are all so lovely. Great idea, Sarah.

  10. audette says:
    January 6, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    I'd be up for a knit-along! Actually, for those interested, I teach knitting at the Ft. Bragg Frame and Design Center. For Free. (just in case anyone is in the area…)

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    December 1, 2008 at 2:44 pm

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