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I've made a lot of progress since I last blogged about my Fieldwork Cardigan: both of the back pieces are complete, and now I am working on the front left side. It's definitely at that tough-to-photograph stage, so this is probably the last time I'll be posting photos til it's complete!


I find I am zipping through this pattern now that I'm so familiar with the stitch pattern, and it's possible that I can have it finished in a few more weeks, even with the TNNA Trade show this weekend.

Since I finished a few projects over the weekend that I'll be posting about on Friday, I started a Louie the Lovebot (though I'm not sure if I'll be adding on the heart - if I do, it will be after the fact using duplicate stitch rather than intarsia). Also,  I needed to have an "easy" stockinette project to work on!


Finally, I haven't made much progress on my Baah! socks, but they are going to Columbus with me and I expect I'll be able to finish sock #1 and maybe even start the second one. It's 12 hours round-trip to drive, and this year I'm taking the Megabus rather than renting a car - finally, I get to knit on my way to TNNA! It's a dream come true!


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  1. UnknownJune 19, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    what a lovely selection of projects :) Your cardigan looks very interesting, I love your socks too

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    1. Handmade by StefanieJune 19, 2013 at 4:30 PM

      Thanks! The pre-blocked pieces really don't do it justice! I will be pretty excited when it's time to put it together and block out the pretty lace design!

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  2. CarolJune 20, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Your Field Work cardigan is going to be so pretty - what a cute design!

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