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I have to tell you, I love using the circular needle "Magic Loop" method. There's virtually no ladder up the sides and I don't keep dropping those pesky little stitches.
And now for the haul. While I was in Austin my sister took me to a knitting store on the Northwest side of the city--a place called European Knits. The shop is in the owner's living room and is quite small. She carries quite a bit of Anny Blatt, some Regia, Noro, Takhi, Stacy Charles, and some other brands I wasn't familiar with. That's where I got the sock yarn you were admiring up there.
But this was the real treasure she carried:
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And finally, for the next installment of HISMTH (How I Spent My Thanksgiving Holiday), here's the sweater I started:
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It's two-color reverse stockinette. It seemed like a good project to start in Austin because it requires very little concentration--there's no shaping so it's straight up 'til the armholes. As a matter of fact, it was a little too easy; I got bored with it pretty quickly. Which led to the Koigu (again, more later).
That picture is a little dark. I hope you can see the colors better on this edge shot:
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This might get put on hold again until I go back to Austin in three weeks.
In the meantime I have sweaters to finish, both for me and for the shop, so I'd better get busy!
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