Author Archives: Manda

About Manda

I knit and do math!

One Hat, Two Hats, Old Hat, New Hats!

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Manda

Three hats to share today and all of them are free! First on the menu is my very first pattern.  It has never been blogged here, but I feel like the timing is right. The Combination Summer Hat is Crochet … Continue reading →

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Nairi

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Manda

Nairi (pronounced ny-ree) is a cute little garter stitch scarfy/shawly thing.  This simple scarf/shawl hybrid was designed with the beginner in mind. No purling required, completely reversible! If you have a scale, it is easily customized to any yarn weight … Continue reading →

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I’d like you to meet my sweater…

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Manda

I started designing/knitting this on August 17th.  By September 17th, the knitting was done.  Since I’ve never done a sweater before, I took a particularly LONG time laying out the pattern.  It is graded from XS to 3X (28-52 inch bust).  Ease … Continue reading →

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Lovely Buttons from TheHickoryTree

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Manda

Long story short:  I’m designing a sweater. I can’t show it to you just yet, because it is missing a sleeve…but I can show you the amazing buttons I ordered for it. I tried looking for wooden buttons at all … Continue reading →

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August Laceless KAL – Clue #4 – Pictures!

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Manda

 Since I’m sure that everyone is  comfortable with Short Row and Stripe Sequences, why don’t we just cut to the end of Short Row Sequence #6. The Bind Off is pretty simple.  I carried the CC yarn up the side … Continue reading →

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August Laceless KAL – Clue #3 – Pictures!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Manda

I’ve been waiting for Clue #3.  My favorite part of any project always involves increases/decreases/shaping. The method I’ve chosen for this shawl is simple.  You’ve probably seen it around in shawls by Susanna IC and many others!  We’re going to … Continue reading →

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August Laceless KAL – Clue 2 – Pictures!

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Manda

Wow!  Has it been a week, already? Fortunately Clue #2 is super easy.  Maybe I felt a little bit guilty about making everyone count through 333 garter stripes.  Maybe I wanted to give others time to catch up. We’re going … Continue reading →

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August Laceless KAL – Clue 1 – Pictures!

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Manda

I figured it would be more fun for the veteran knitters if the Laceless clues were pictureless as well.  But for those who are beginners, or would rather confirm their knitting with visuals, I’ll be sure to have pictures nearly … Continue reading →

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Resizing the Depeche Mode Shawl

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Manda

Since several people have been asking nicely since the shawl was released yesterday, I went ahead and made an estimated size table. Note that you want to get as close as possible to the specified gauge to make these estimates … Continue reading →

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Depeche Mode in Tangled Summer 2011

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Manda

To those that know me in person, THIS is what I was carrying around in my backpack spring semester. To those that know me online, THIS is why I didn’t blog during spring semester! Depeche Mode is my contribution to … Continue reading →

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