Coffee Table Update 1

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Coffee Table Update 1


This is the first of my "Coffee Table Update" vlogs!

Coffee Table Updates will report on old, current and new works in progress!

In this episode:

My Vintage Project! 

The Earth Strip Wrap - by Kaffe Fassett, in Rowan Magazine 42 and available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from the Rowan web site here....Earth Stripe Wrap!

My Epic Project!

Marie Wallin's Fairisle Club Blanket 1 - sorry, membership is closed.....but her new Fairisle Club 3 is open for sign up here.

My Current Project!

Marie Wallin's Lovage from her Windswept collection one collection! 

I'm converting it to knit in the round from the top down! There are many Lovage projects on Ravelry! 

Marie offers a print for you service to continue providing this pattern collection via her web site here.......Windswept. This pattern can also be purchased as a single pattern on Ravelry - Lovage.



Happy Knitting!

x Anne

Comments

  1. Moo26 July 2017 at 12:33

    Bravo! I am enjoying hearing you visit about your projects. The way that you organize and coordinate your projects makes me realize I need to adapt some of your ideas to my own work. Thank you for sharing!

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    1. life ldc29 July 2017 at 08:56

      Thank you! A pretty box, a basket, it's all part of the experience :)

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  2. Rachel Berry15 February 2019 at 03:36

    I like the idea of top down. How difficult is it to convert a pattern?

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