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The almost-finished sleeve of a light tan sweater, held up in front of a lighted Christmas tree.
A light tan sweater with an unfinished sleeve on double pointed needles
A pale yellow and pink textured hat is half knitted on a set of circular needles. A light purple cake of yarn is sitting behind it, with a stack of finished hats off to the side.
A wobbly pile of hand knitted hats sitting on a work table
A light peach knitting project held up with a cloudy sky, wooden dock, calm lake, and distant mountains behind
A very messy workspace, with several small toys partially knitted, and open pattern book showing an adorable tiny teddy bear pattern, and several bowls and baskets of yarn.
A small square of textured knitting in natural white wool, held in a hand with a sunny garden in the background. The yarn is from a local sheep and the pattern is/will be Blackberry Sheep.
A large, colorful sculpture in a garden on a sunny day, next to a flowering tree. The sculpture is "Wind Sculpture VII" by Yinka Shonibare. It is six meters tall, and is shaped like a flowing piece of cloth. It is covered in bright patterns, with yellow and pink base colors. There are yellow grasses growing in sweeping clusters around the base of the sculpture. The tree is a type of magnolia with large pink flowers just starting to bloom, and no leaves. Many many tourists pointed to it and said "hey, a cherry tree".
A hand holding a sock-in-progress on four double pointed needles, with an olive green suitcase in the background. The sock is made of green and tan variegated yarn, and is knitted toe-up.
A multicolored sock modeled on my foot. The toe of the sock is dark green, the sole is bright yellow, the instep is raspberry pink, and the heel and cuff are aqua. The pattern is Kumiko from Pompom magazine, and the yarn is brown sheep lambs pride superwash sport.
A woman standing on a porch, wearing a dark blue cabled cardigan over a green t shirt and jeans. The cardigan has yarn ends still loose. The pattern of the cardigan is Aidez from Berrocco and the yarn is Harrisville Designer.
A dark blue cabled cardigan with one open seam is lying on a work table.
A woman is wearing a dark blue cable knit cardigan with plastic clips holding the side seams and sleeve seams together. She is holding the front of the cardigan together with one hand, and taking the picture with the other.
A cabled raglan cardigan being sewn together. The two back raglan seams are completed, and the front pieces are laid out in position and partially sewn together. The sweater is knit from chunky dark blue wool, and is spread out on an old wooden drafting table with a gray cutting mat.
My hand holding a tapestry needle with a broken length of chunky blue yarn, above the cables raglan sweater I'm trying to finish by sewing the pieces together.
There are two panels of a dark blue cabled sweater lying on a work table. The sleeve and the back panels are stitched together for about an inch at the underarm. There is a small ceramic dish with a tiny pair of scissors next to the sweater, and a hand resting at the top of the raglan.
In the foreground there is a folded knitting project in a white basket and in the background is a very beautiful very fluffy black dog, pointedly looking away from the knitting project. The project is a stockinette sweater in pale gray fingering-weight wool. The pattern is Boxy by Joji Locatelli and the yarn is Tosh Merino Light.
A cream-colored swatch of knitting lying on a clear plastic measuring grid, with black circular needles on top. The swatch is half stockinette and half slip-stitch ribbing. It is very soft and cozy. The yarn is cascade eco wool purchased about twenty years ago.
A work table covered with half-knitted projects. From the bottom left: a blue Cloudsley sweater, a blue, pink, and white Trove sweater, a gray Emery pullover, a cream Kallias sweater, a green sock, a multi-colored Kumiko sock, a Sea Glass sweater in many colors, a dark blue Aidez cardigan, a pale gray Boxy sweater in a cream colored basket, several balls of yarn in a dark gray basket.
All of the pieces of a dark blue cabled cardigan sweater are spread out on a work table.
A small rectangular blanket, knitted in chunky yarn in color blocked garter stitch. The pattern is How to Log Cabin from Modern Daily Knitting. The blanket is made of rectangles of different colors, including cream, blue, green, and maroon.
Several balls of yarn and two knit swatches are arranged on a gray felt mat on a working table. One swatch has stranded colorwork in shades of blue and green. The other swatch has gray and green yarn in narrow stripes, with a band of lace in each color at either end.
A photo of a woman wearing a very colorful striped sweater. The sweater has an angled construction that makes the stripes align diagonally across the chest. It has a short ribbed collar in cream colored yarn with flecks of other colors, then stripes in light blue, orange, light green, yellow, and pink. The torso has diagonal stripes in blue and the cream speckled yarn, then a large wedge of garter stitch in the cream colored speckled yarn. The pattern is Enchanted Mesa by Stephen West.
Many balls of yarn sitting on a gray cutting mat on a very beat-up working table. The closest yarn is cream with flecks of all the other colors, and the rest are pale pink, bluish-lavender, orange, green, and yellow. Most of the yarn is obviously crinkled as it was recently unraveled from a finished project.
A multi-colored partially-knit sock on circular needles and a ball of magenta yarn are sitting on a couch in front of a very fluffy black dog. The dog is looking up at the camera with a vaguely disapproving expression. The socks have a dark green toe, yellow sole, light blue heel, and a magenta instep knit in a textured pattern.
A hand is holding a partially knitted sock above a white basket with balls of yarn. The sock has a dark green toe, a yellow sole, and a blue heel, with about an inch of magenta knitting completed on the instep. The cover of a knitting magazine is partially visible below.
A paper sewing pattern is spread out on a table. There is a folded piece of blue fabric, a pair of scissors, a spool of thread, and the pattern envelope on the table as well. The pattern envelope shows six versions of a sleeveless dress.
The picture shows several colorful handknit socks lined up on a tan sofa, with a man's feet (also wearing handknit socks) at the end of the line. The socks are made of different variegated and self-striped yarns. There is a very fluffy black dog in the background.
A photo of a woman on a porch wearing a yellow sweater. The photo is cropped to show mostly the sweater. The sweater has long sleeves and about six inches of lace around the hemline.
The yoke of a multicolored sweater, lying on a scratched wooden table. The sweater is knit in 1x1 colorwork and has a slight striped look.
The yoke of a dark blue silk sweater, twisted on a set of circular knitting needles, lying on a wooden table. The sweater has a textured back and the front has only been joined together for two or three rounds of knitting. My hand is holding the side of the sweater flat (not entirely successfully).
A green and tan variegated sock, held up and folded over, still on the needles.
Several partly completed knitting projects lying on a table. There is a dark blue cabled sweater that needs to be sewn together, two green toy chickens that need to be sewn together, the yoke of a multicolored sweater, a basket with a multi-colored blanket, and another basket with several balls of yarn, a crochet hook, and a single small crocheted circle.
A partially knitted sock with a dark green toe and a small strip of bright yellow stockinette, held above a white basket holding several different colored balls of yarn.
Four partial balls of yarn sitting on an open magazine. The magazine pages show a pair of socks made in a patchwork style, titled "Kumiko Socks". Each ball of yarn is a different color: one is teal, one bright yellow, one dark green, and one raspberry pink.
A blue-gray piece of knitting with a cabled pattern, held above the pattern cover, a row counter, and a ball of yarn.
Two small knitted chickens, made of green yarn and not yet finished or stuffed, lying on a tan couch.
An inch or two of colorwork knitting, with a Heather blue yarn stripes with red and cream dots.
A pot full of pink yarn and water, on a stovetop that seriously needs cleaning.
A partially knitted green and tan sock on double-pointed needles, held up in front of an airplane window with a cloudy sky.
A small knitted swatch sitting on top of several balls of yarn.
A pair of red and gray handknit socks, folded on a tan tablecloth.