Brown Sugar Lapel Vest

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One day while hanging out with dad browsing in one store my eyes gazed upon a particular sweater.  Suddenly my legs stopped and a grin came upon my face because it appeared easy. Its image remained in memory as the car parked in front of the house.  Immediately the Railroad Block Jacquard Design came to mind for the border, however with no ribber attached to the Singer chunky machine, the fabric would be too thick and probably look ugly on the wrong side.  What about intarsia?  Second thought it would probably be too thick as the Fair Isle.  Yes! a tuck stitch pattern would be the best solution.  In addition to a texture border what about a light brown rope design cascading around the center of the vest? Continue reading

A Knitter’s Intro to Windows Live Writer

Today while browsing around the Internet for information on backing up my blog because it now has over 75 posts and growing.  As always, the trusty One Cool Site had the answer!  It was a rewarding discovery to learn about Windows Live Writer which is an offline blogger editor.  Everyday when booting up the laptop the Windows Live pop up window comes on at startup and I would immediately close it..  Little did I know that it is a useful tool and will aid in improving my writing skills. Continue reading