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one of many black shirts i wear to work

k5, p5 + four skeins of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino = 74 inches of orangy, reversable, scarfy goodness

MORE CRAFT STUFF TO STORE

I have been visiting thrift shops more than usual lately looking for cool fabrics in the form of bed linens, drapes and random amounts of actual fabric. So far I have two plastic containers full of second-hand fabrics waiting to be sewn into cool bags or cool softy things.

This accumulation of more stuff is all because this arrived a few weeks ago...

Yes, the craftyness continues to expand at an alarming rate...

INSERT WITTY TITLE ABOUT B&W STRIPES HERE

Get all of your hilarious jokes about pirates, jail/inmates, hamburglar, etc. out of the way...

OK, now that we have that taken care of, here are the fabulous photos of me wearing the finished B&W striped raglan...

YO, sup | here's another photo

Pattern: my own
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease, 6 skeins (I'm not really a yarn snob)
Size: small, I guess
Needle: US8

They say things come in three. After Moll and Raspy I feel that I am on a roll. This sweater was the fastest I have knit... it took maybe a month and a half, even after starting the first sleeve over after knitting two-thirds of it.

This sweater is also very light, both in weight and temperature. It was maybe 65 degrees (18 Celsius) and muggy today and I was very comfortable. The wool ease was good to work with. It did split at times, but what do you want for like $40?

I am also pleased that it was my first pattern. I just figured out the gauge, had Dan help with the math, and sort of made it up as I went. I will definitely make this again, although maybe not striped.

yeah, i'm all cool and urban | see the entire mural/graffiti

I'm really looking forward to designing more patterns. I think I really want to stay with cool men's garments since that seems to be something that is really laking in the knit/crochet pattern world. I mean, I really don't want to knit an ugly hunter green crew neck in some heavy yarn just because the average straight guy likes that. I'll just design what I want to wear and then knit it.

Now, excuse me while I run down to the coffee shop to get a chai latte to go...

HAPPY HOOKER

I was in a thrift shop last weekend and came across 10 skeins of Paton's Canadiana yarn. For only $10 I bought all ten skeins. It's 100% acrylic, but it was only $10 so I wasn't about to complain.

I'm not going to put the skull on the front, just plain gray...

The next day I was in a book shop and came across the new Stitch 'n Bitch Happy Hooker crochet book. I was excited to see this book for the first time because about a year ago, Debbie Stoller contacted me through this blog and asked me to submit a pattern. I, of course, did but it wasn't accepted, however. Oh well.

Anyway, I bought the book and realized that the new yarn I found at the thrift shop could be used for the Jolly Roger sweater (one of the only men's patterns, by the way.) I swatched with a hook one size larger and got exact gauge. Perfect! A new project.

PREVIEW: The B&W striped raglan is finished! Check back in a few days for model photos. Here's a photo just to hold you over...

I'm really happy with how this turned out

ONE ARM WONDER

Hey, this might work after all!