by Kelly
Books! One that I purchased at
near cover price (gasp) and 2 others from a library sale.
Yes, I'm getting overconfident again. I'm dreaming of a lovely, warm, knit sweater that won't break the budget because I made it myself.
But I do know my limitations, and I can see at a glance that
Viking Patterns for Knitting and
The Celtic Collection are out of my league. Ah, but look at the eye candy inside:
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| The Celtic Collection |
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| The Celtic Collection |
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| Viking Patterns for Knitting |
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| Viking Patterns for Knitting |
Meanwhile, the Debbie Bliss book has patterns that are still beautiful, and might actually be attainable one day:
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| Celtic Knits |
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| Celtic Knits |
I love, love that dark blue sweater above. And once I get past the basics of sweater construction, that's the first one I'll tackle.
Meanwhile, it's time to go to the closet and break out the simple sweater project that has been reproachfully falling on my head lately, and calculate what I will have to do to make the gauge. (*sigh*) Where did I put that calculator?
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