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Knitting In A Fjord

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The Bibliophile 2 sweater is going to be well traveled. I’m not sure if I was in a bay or a fjord so I picked fjord because it sounds prettier.

We sailed out of the bay and I sat on our balcony watching nature go by. I think I have added maybe 3 inches to the body by this point of the trip?

I can’t help but want to transport back to this view. Turquoise water, snowy peaks and bright blue skies. We really lucked out with the weather on this trip for the most part.

All of the crazy weather happened back home with tornados, flooding and downed trees. Not the most relaxing to come back to!

Happy Knitting!!

Bibliophile 2 Collar

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The Bibliophile 2 collar is complete!

This crew neck collar is a whole whack of twisted rib. Which is interesting as the cuffs were not to be done in twisted rib? Most muggles won’t notice anyway but it does seem odd. There is the outside chance I read the pattern wrong.

I do have some travel plans upcoming so I think I am going to consolidate this down to suitcase knitting. I’ll get a ziplock/flat pack bag to shrink it down for less space and only pack those tools I need. Hoping I can finish on the trip to take some fun photos.

Happy Knitting!!

Two Sleeves and Starting A Neckline

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I finished the second sleeve on my Bibliophile 2. Just like the first sleeve, I left the stitches live just in case I need to adjust.

I think I did a pretty good job matching sleeve 2 to sleeve 1. Having all those stitch markers REALLY helped. And then it was just a lot counting to make sure the last few rows matched. I did decide to dig up needles to start the collar.

This pattern has a few pattern variations available for the collar. I chose the crew neck with a little modification. I had a little trouble getting the stitches picked up. I needed US 5s and I wanted to use the needles I had one hand. The first sent of fixed circulars was too big so I used a smaller size. It was slightly too small but I am making it work.

Here’s to finishing this collar and on to the soothing stockinette of the body. Happy Knitting!!

A Single Sleeve

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The first sleeve of the Bibliophile 2 is complete!

That 2×2 ribbing felt like it would never be done. I did make the choice to leave the stitches live and I’ll put some waste yarn in. I want to wash and block the sleeves before I bind off. I have been burned by sleeve length in the past and this way I can rip back or add if I need to without picking out a cast off.

I have even got the needles in and picked up for the second sleeve. Im tempted to find needles and get the neckline picked up as well. Do all the fussy bits now so I can cruise for the rest of the body.

Happy Knitting!!

The Season Continues

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I have finished the ripping out of the Bibliophile 2 sleeve sweater.

I decided that 2026 has been hard enough and I don’t have to take down my Christmas lights unless I want to. So I have been running them a few nights a week while I am knitting or watching TV. They just bring me cheer and honestly just the amount of light I need to see this blue yarn.

I am pretty close to the total length I need for this first sleeve and then I can just bust out the second to match this first one. It will mean a lot less measuring (hopefully).

Happy Knitting!!

Ripping Back

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I started watching Veronica Mars as a evening binge watch. And turns out that is not good counting knitting….my Bibliophile 2 has a sleeve that needs ripped back.

Not only did I not use the correct pattern instructions, I didn’t even count correctly in an attempt to do the wrong set of instructions. It is meaningful enough and soon enough in the sleeve to just rip back. It would be WAY worse to try and repeat this hodge podge of mistakes on the second sleeve.

Sigh, I guess I get to enjoy this yarn a little while longer! I think I will roll back to that first locking teal stitch marker.

Happy Frogging!!

Bibliophile 2 Separation

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The slog through the increases on my Bibliophile 2 sweater are done!

I do think I am going to do about an inch of body and then start the sleeves. So there is less sweater to turn in my lap while knitting sleeves. I have a US 7 fixed circular that I think I can start with but will need to move to DPNs or my Addi interchangeable needles to finish.

I might also get a second set of needles and knit the collar too before I finish the body. I am not worried about running out of yarn and I think my mojo would benefit from doing the fiddly bits first and not saving them for last.

Happy Knitting!!

Fires And Sweaters

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Now that the 2025 Pigskin Party is over, I am going back to some hibernating WIPs. First up is the Bibliophile 2 from this summer.

I am mad at my Cozy Classic Raglan so I picked up this one 🙂

It took me a minute to figure out where I was in the pattern. Even though I had electronically saved on my phone with markups. Turns out I need to finish the raglan increases before I can divide for sleeves. The rounds are long at this point as I think I am up over 300 total stitches.

My momentum is spurred by the fact I can work round and round and round on the body mindlessly when I get there..

Happy Knitting!!

All Spelled Out

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The Raiders Beanie aka Dee’s Retirement Hat now has all the letters.

The colorwork on this was intriguing. I had only been doing the Swiftie and Chiefs version up to now. These are just many iterations of the Touchdown Beanie by Katie Carlson. The Raiders chart was actually kind of nice as the letters were very straight and close together. Meaning I rarely had to trap my floats. Which was very nice

I did choose to carry my main color across the back and I’ll just snip the long tails to weave in. I can’t tell from this stage how my tension is, so fingers crossed..

Happy Knitting!!

Ripping Back The Sweater

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I decided I was unhappy with the Cozy Classic Raglan. I hated how my increases looked an I wanted to start over.

So I have ripped back to the collar ribbing and wound up the yarn. I need to count and make sure my stitch markers are in the right place as a first course of business. Next up I need to watch the videos on her increases to make sure I am doing them right. If I am not, I can learn to do better. If I am…..I might choose my own increases.

But for now this is going into timeout out. And I may put my sweater mojo back into the Bibliophile 2 sweater….

Happy Knitting!!