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		<title>The Four of Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, within the past year our house went from three to four and then back to three. I finished a this sweater as we were still four, and its christening coincided with a backpack in to Dogie&#8217;s favorite stick chasing lake to distribute some of his fur. Wie ihr wisst, im letzten Jahr [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you know, within the past year our house went from three to four and then back to three. I finished a this sweater as we were still four, and its christening coincided with a backpack in to Dogie&#8217;s favorite stick chasing lake to distribute some of his fur.</p>
<p lang="de">Wie ihr wisst, im letzten Jahr waren bei uns zu Hause erst drei, dann vier, und dann wieder drei Mitglieder des Haushalts. Als wir noch zu viert waren, habe ich eine Strickjacke gefertigt. Ihre Taufe traf mit einer Reise nach Dogies Lieblingsteich um ein bisschen seines Fells zu streuen zusammen.</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/6232638677/" title="lizzie and I by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6232638677_950cfbeac8.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="lizzie and I"/></a></p>
<p>The pattern was <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peasy">Peasy</a>. Knit with <a href="http://www.yarn.com/webs-knitting-crochet-yarns-elsebeth-lavold/webs-knitting-yarns-elsebeth-lavold-silky-wool/">Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool</a>. My row gauge didn&#8217;t quite match the pattern, and I also wanted full-length sleeves. Oh, and the leaves needed lace at the cuffs to match the bodice.</p>
<p lang="de">Der Muster was <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/peasy">Peasy</a>. Der Garn, <a href="http://www.yarn.com/webs-knitting-crochet-yarns-elsebeth-lavold/webs-knitting-yarns-elsebeth-lavold-silky-wool/">Elsebeth Lavolds Silky Wool</a>. Ich habe die Ärmel länger gemacht, und mit Spitzenaufschlag wie am Leibchen.</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/6233155194/" title="chosen for the peasy sweater by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6106/6233155194_d9643442a4.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="chosen for the peasy sweater"/></a></p>
<p>And the Beer? Le Quatre from <a href="http://www.redrockbrewing.com/">Red Rock</a></p>
<p lang="de">Und das Bier? Le Quatre bei <a href="http://www.redrockbrewing.com/">Red Rock</a></p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/6232637579/" title="toasting the peasy by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6053/6232637579_081c7cd835.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="toasting the peasy"/></a></p>
<p>It was Lizzie&#8217;s first time to Haystack. We got rained and hailed on, threw disk and went on hikes. I think she had a good time.</p>
<p lang="de">Es war das erste Mal bei Haystack Lake für Lizzie. Es regnete, und hagelte. Wir haben Frisbeescheibe gespielt und sind wandern gegangen. Ich schätzte, si hat Spaß gehabt.</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xmasberry/6241660341/" title="lizzie by xmasberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6043/6241660341_5ecd93967a.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="lizzie"/></a></p>
<p>Whenever we visited Haystack Lake, we&#8217;d stash a &#8216;good&#8217; stick or two for the next visit. Dry sticks that would float well and were large enough, but not too large either. At the lake shore there was one in just the place we left one last year. The same one? Maybe, maybe not. </p>
<p>Jedes Mal als wir bei Haystack Lake waren, verstauten wir einen &#8216;guten&#8217; Stock. Einen der trocken war, der git flössen wurde. Gross genug, aber auch nicht zu gross. Am Ufer des Teichs fanden wir genau so einen, genau dor wo wir einen letztes Jahr gestellt haben. Der Selbe? Vielleicht, vielleicht auch nicht. Egal.</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xmasberry/6242176782/" title="dogie's spot at haystack lake by xmasberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6242176782_6dba9c7ced.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="dogie's spot at haystack lake"/></a></p>
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		<title>Utah Saint</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xmasberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What has been going on with me? Somehow i have no free time. This winter i took on a side web site project against my better judgement and regretted it as the project expanded dramatically and then even more as the pay decreased dramatically as well. Ah well, lessons learned (and learned again). I have [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What has been going on with me? Somehow i have no free time. This winter i took on a side web site project against my better judgement and regretted it as the project expanded dramatically and then even more as the pay decreased dramatically as well. Ah well, lessons learned (and learned again). I have also been in the print studio a lot (Yay!) and enjoying myself there immensely, even as I take forever to do the simplest of tasks. What else? I&#8217;m taking a sewing class, oh, and i FINALLY finished a sweater&#8230; </p>
<p lang ="de">Was ist mir passiert? Irgendwie habe ich überhaupt keine Freizeit. Diesem Winter habe ich ein Web-projekt nebenbei angenommen und habe es sehr bedauert. Das Projekt wurde grosser und grosser, verlangt mehr und mehr Zeit, und nachher hat sich meine Bezahlung irgendwie verkleinert. Na ja, man lernt (immer wieder). Ich bin bei der Druckerei häufig zu finden und habe viel Spaß dabei, auch wenn es mir ewig nimmt um die einfachste Aufgaben zu erledigen. Und ich nehme an ein Nähkurs teil. Ach! Und ich habe ENDLICH einen Pulli fertiggestrickt&#8230;</p>
<p class="image">It started with this&#8230;<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4981476570/" title="utah raised and made yarn from jacob sheep by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/4981476570_828ecf3bfe.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="utah raised and made yarn from jacob sheep" /></a><br /><span lang="de">So ist es angefangen</span></p>
<p>I saw this gorgeous, earthy, local wool at <a href="http://blacksheepwoolco.com/">my LYS</a>. These Jacob sheep spend their time in Stockton, Utah (about 40 miles from Salt Lake City). As soon as I saw the yarn, I knew it needed to be my next aran sweater and I started looking for a pattern.</p>
<p lang="de">Ich sah dieses wunderschöne, erdige, einheimische Garn bei meinem <a href="http://blacksheepwoolco.com/">LYS</a>. Sofort erkannte ich, dass es meinen nächsten Aranpulli werden musste. Die Jacob Schafe leben in Stockten, Utah, etwa 60km von Salt Lake City. Wir sind praktisch Nachbarn <img src='http://littlemissmessyhair.xmasberry.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p class="image">first swatch<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4981477022/" title="jacob yarn -utah made by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4981477022_677947413f.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="jacob yarn -utah made" /></a><br />erste Musterprobe</p>
<p>I ended up choosing St Patrick from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fine-Fleece-Knitting-Handspun-Yarns/dp/0307346838">Lisa Lloyd&#8217;s A Fine Fleece</a>. The smallest size, however was 40&#8243; and although my other aran is that size, I wanted something with a shade less ease so that I could wear it more easily under coats. I removed some of the box stitch pattern on the sides, oh and then I worked it in the round instead of flat and used the saddle-shoulder join techniques from <a href="http://www.knittingtraditions.com/">Beth Brown-Reinsel&#8217;s</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Ganseys-Beth-Brown-Reinsel/dp/0934026858">Knitting Ganseys</a> book. There were more than a few moments where I worried it would be too small, or just weird.</p>
<p>Am Ende, wählte ich St Patrick von <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fine-Fleece-Knitting-Handspun-Yarns/dp/0307346838">Lisa Lloyd&#8217;s A Fine Fleece</a>. Aber ich wollte ihn ein bißchen enger machen da mein Celtic Dreams Pulli etw. 100cm ist und ich hätte gern einen Pulli der einfacher unter Jacken zu tragen ist. Auch entschiede ich ihn in der Runde zu arbeiten und den Schultern sie in <a href="http://www.knittingtraditions.com/">Beth Brown-Reinsels</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Ganseys-Beth-Brown-Reinsel/dp/0934026858">Knitting Ganseys</a> zu bearbeiten. Häufig befürchtete ich, daß der zu eng, under einfach seltsam, wurde.
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<p class="image">the result<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/5547942031/" title="local yarn by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5020/5547942031_6351393f00.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="local yarn" /></a><br /><span lang="de">das Ergebnis</span></p>
<p> The only odd things at the end are that there is a bit of striping in the yarn, depending how much of the white fleece was spun in in a particular section, and i should have probably modified the dropped shoulders of the pattern into more of a fitted sleeve.</p>
<p lang="de">Die einzige seltsame Teilen sind Streifen, die abhängig von wie viel weisses Vlies in einem Teil des Garns zu finden war erschienen, und ich hätte wahrscheinlich die Schultern mehr als geformte Schultern gearbeitet.</p>
<p class="image">the beer<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/5548524454/" title="the designated beer - mo'town brown by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5548524454_55461cb9a1.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="the designated beer - mo'town brown" /></a><br /><span lang="de">das Bier</span></p>
<p>The beer is called Mo&#8217;Town Brown, and was brewed by a local craft brewery, <a href="http://www.squatters.com/">Squatters</a>. Mo&#8217;Town doesn&#8217;t refer to music here, it&#8217;s a reference to the local nickname for a Mormon, a &#8220;Mo&#8221;, which makes Salt Lake City &#8220;Mo&#8217;Town&#8221; (although anymore it would probably be more accurate to call Provo Mo&#8217;Town, as its population is much more LDS than SLC&#8217;s is, but SLC is still considered the capitol of the Mormon religion, so&#8230;).</p>
<p lang="de">Das Bier heißt Mo&#8217;Town Brown und wurde von einer örtlichen Brauerei, <a href="http://www.squatters.com/">Squatters</a>, gebraut. Der Name stammt nicht von Musik sondern von einem Spitznamen der Mormonen her. Wenn ein Mormon ein &#8220;Mo&#8221; sei, dann sei Salt Lake City &#8220;Mo&#8217;Town&#8221;.  Obwohl heutzutage ist es etwas ehrlicher Provo als &#8220;Mo&#8217;Town&#8221; zu beschreiben, da einer größere Anteil ihre Bewohner LDS sind als die der SLC. Aber SLC ist immer noch als Hauptstadt der mormonischen Religion erkannt, also&#8230;</p>
<p class="image">joining<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/5547941971/" title="christening o' the sweater by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5547941971_424bd78a63.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="christening o' the sweater" /></a><br /><span lang="de">zusammen</span></p>
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		<title>chimay be down&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[but she&#8217;s not out. Technically, she is not even down anymore. Pattern: Seneca, by Jared Flood Yarn: Classic Elite Lush in Vintage Blue Needles: 4.5mm / US 7 Beer Pairing: Chimay Blue, a lush beer for a lush sweater Modifications: Worked body to 14.5” before joining sleeves. (longer than pattern &#8211; and possibly a bit [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4596983007/" title="seneca by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4596983007_a0d428bfa2.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="seneca" /></a><br />
but she&#8217;s not out. Technically, she is not even down anymore. </p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Pattern:</strong> <a href="http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/pattern_detail.php?patternID=90">Seneca, by Jared Flood</a><br />
<strong>Yarn:</strong> <a href="http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/product_page_detail.php?category_id=1&#038;item_id=17">Classic Elite Lush</a> in Vintage Blue<br />
<strong>Needles:</strong> 4.5mm / US 7<br />
<strong>Beer Pairing: </strong><a href="http://www.chimay.com/en/chimay_blue_220.php">Chimay Blue</a>, a lush beer for a lush sweater<br />
<strong>Modifications:</strong> Worked body to 14.5” before joining sleeves. (longer than pattern &#8211; and possibly a bit too long for me). Worked 4 rows after bottom cable of body, then worked decreases every 6th row (instead of every 5th). Interestingly, the schematic shows a slow decrease angle and then a rapid increase angle, but the pattern dictates the opposite.<br />
Worked sleeves to 6” before increases, then 17.75” before joining to body. (perfect length for me)</p>
<p><strong>Thoughts: </strong> I was hoping that the Lush would fluff up enough after blocking to hide the waviness caused by the decreases between cable rounds in the yoke. This is a main reason I stayed with the fluffy yarn even though it took 4 months to arrive. It doesn’t quite do the trick, however. I still like the look of the sweater, but i wish i could have done something about that.<br />
I like the drape of the sweater, however, and love how the back short-rows help the fit of the neck and give it a bit of extra length in the back.
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<p class="image">üppiges Getränk und ein üppiger Pullover<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4596939793/" title="seneca and chimay by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/4596939793_412f9285c1.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="seneca and chimay" /></a><br />lush, lush and lush?</p>
<p class="image">warme ärmel, warme arme<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4596945943/" title="seneca arms by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1146/4596945943_faced1ddeb.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="seneca arms" /></a><br />warm arms</p>
<p class="image">und ein warmer Rücken<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4596983187/" title="seneca by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4596983187_3d29ce6fae.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="seneca" /></a><br />and a warm back</p>
<p class="image">sop und ich trinken auf den Pullover<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4596982849/" title="a toast to seneca by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/4596982849_7551f2b208.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="a toast to seneca" /></a><br />sop and i toast the sweater</p>
<p class="image">Dogie bleibt unbeeindrückt<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xmasberry/4596964687/" title="dogie snooze by xmasberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1095/4596964687_2cdf016d32.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="dogie snooze" /></a><br />Dogie remains unimpressed</p>
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		<title>typing under anesthesia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[just got home from surgery. wow. that was fun. i still taste the anesthesia ,yum. this will be short, the drugs should kick in soon. I will write more on the sweater when i can put my head above my foot. I am actually almost done &#8211; even though i pretty well knit it twice. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>just got home from surgery. wow. that was fun. i still taste the anesthesia ,yum. this will be short, the drugs should kick in soon.</p>
<p>I will write more on the sweater when i can put my head above my foot. I am actually almost done &#8211; even though i pretty well knit it twice. </p>
<p>Good to see you again!</p>
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		<title>blue skies and broken bones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xmasberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, 2010. I had such high hopes for you. How are you looking so far? I have been sick twice. 2X! More than i am normally sick in 2 years. Is this in celebration of double digits? Not nice. Then, on SOP&#8217;s birthday, on a simple ski in the trees, but on a fairly flat [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/4390069263/" title="seneca sleeve by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4390069263_4072d1b888.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="seneca sleeve" /></a></p>
<p>Ah, 2010. I had such <a href="http://littlemissmessyhair.xmasberry.com/2010/01/04/welcome-2010/">high hopes</a> for you. How are you looking so far? I have been sick twice. 2X! More than i am normally sick in 2 years. Is this in celebration of double digits? Not nice.</p>
<p>Then, on SOP&#8217;s birthday, on a simple ski in the trees, but on a fairly flat spot with layers of differently texture snow, i heard/felt a &#8216;pop&#8217; mid-turn. Crap. We got patrol, and it was a fantastic ride out to say the least! Since we were back a ways, they got a snow machine for part of the trek &#8211; until the snow machine got stuck and the patroller and i buried. They all did a great job, but the clinic confirmed what I was pretty sure of already &#8211; my fibula was broken. Drats.</p>
<p>Last friday i had a follow-up appointment with the orthopaedist. The fracture has shifted and that means surgery. Double Drats.</p>
<p>The good news, however, is that I am now on my way to robot status! I&#8217;m getting metal in my leg!</p>
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		<title>Full Sail Gansey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mere 8 months later, sop&#8217;s Full Sail gansey is done! Bloß 8 Monaten später, der Full Sail Gansey ist fertig! A swim in the lake&#8230;Am See&#8230; SOP chose the beer this time&#8230;sop hat das bier gewählt and a fine choice it was!und was für eine schmeckhafte Wahl! Details/Angaben: Pattern/Muster Beth Brown-Reinsel: Design your own [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A mere 8 months later, sop&#8217;s <a href="http://www.fullsailbrewing.com">Full Sail</a> gansey is done!</p>
<p lang="de">Bloß 8 Monaten später, der <a href="http://www.fullsailbrewing.com">Full Sail</a> Gansey ist fertig!</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3810497568/" title="small lakes by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3810497568_0f8a27cf17.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="small lakes" /></a></p>
<p class="image">A swim in the lake&#8230;<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3809682129/" title="stick games by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3483/3809682129_fee0581ec1.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="stick games" /></a><br /><span lang="de">Am See&#8230;</span></p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3809682287/" title="gussets rock by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/3809682287_e8ed1fc178.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="gussets rock" /></a></p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3809682475/" title="wish we were sailing by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2598/3809682475_cbb638980e.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="wish we were sailing" /></a></p>
<p class="image">SOP chose the beer this time&#8230;<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3809682875/" title="pours so nicely by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/3809682875_174b36c858.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="pours so nicely" /></a><br /><span lang="de">sop hat das bier gewählt</span></p>
<p class="image">and a fine choice it was!<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3809685669/" title="what a gorgeous beer by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/3809685669_a1b20ccbf4.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="what a gorgeous beer" /></a><br /><span lang="de">und was für eine schmeckhafte Wahl!</span></p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3810500682/" title="full sail by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3503/3810500682_9ddd883074.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="full sail" /></a></p>
<p>Details/Angaben:</p>
<dl>
<dt>Pattern/Muster</dt>
<dd><a href="http://knittingtraditions.wordpress.com/">Beth Brown-Reinsel</a>: <a href="http://www.knittingtraditions.com/patterns_main.htm">Design your own Gansey</a></dd>
<dt>Yarn/Garn</dt>
<dd><a href="http://brownsheep.com">Brown Sheep Wool</a>: <a href="http://brownsheep.com/ns.htm">NatureSpun</a> Worsted in Butterscotch</dd>
<dt>Needles/Nadeln</dt>
<dd>2.0-3.0mm (many bent and broken beyond recognition)</dd>
<dt>Changes/Änderungen</dt>
<dd>A pattern based solely on changes. Used split welt with doubled yarn on 2.25mm needles to start. Graduated the ribs on the side to the ribs going up the sides to the gussets. Used neck gussets as well. Notice the ribs going all the way from the neck to the cuff? Not as easy as one might first think. One cuff is done with single yarn on 2mm needles and the other with doubled yarn on 2.25mm needles &#8211; we&#8217;ll see which lasts best</dd>
<dt>Beer/Bier</dt>
<dd><a href="http://www.fullsailbrewing.com">Full Sail&#8217;s Old Boardhead Barleywine Ale</a>. Supplied by sop, an excellent match for a fishing sweater. High Octane as well.</dd>
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		<title>back to the gussets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xmasberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOP&#8217;s christmas/birthday/earth day/memorial day/labor day(?) gift was/is/will be a gansey. He knows this. I am disclosing no secrets here. He picked out the yarn, even. (Brown Sheep&#8217;s Nature Spun Worsted in Butterscotch). I ordered the yarn in October at Black Sheep Wool and I think it arrived in November. I&#8217;m getting a gauge of 7.5st/10rows/inch [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SOP&#8217;s christmas/birthday/earth day/memorial day/labor day(?) gift was/is/will be a gansey. He knows this. I am disclosing no secrets here. He picked out the yarn, even. (<a href="http://brownsheep.com/ns.htm">Brown Sheep&#8217;s Nature Spun Worsted in Butterscotch</a>). I ordered the yarn in October at <a href="http://www.blacksheepwoolco.com/">Black Sheep Wool</a> and I think it arrived in November. I&#8217;m getting a gauge of 7.5st/10rows/inch on 3.0mm needles. I&#8217;m also getting a callous on my index finger that is regularly punctured by the needles.</p>
<p lang="de">SOPs Weihnachten/Geburtstag/Pfingsten/Tag der Arbeit (Mai 1? Wahrscheinlich nicht!) Geschen ist/war/wird ein Gansey. Er weisst es schon, ich enthülle hier keine verborgene Geheimniße. Er hat sogar die Wolle, (<a href="http://brownsheep.com/ns.htm">Brown Sheep&#8217;s Nature Spun Worsted in Butterscotch</a>), gewählt. Die Wolle wurde in Oktober bestellt und ist in November angekommen. Ick kriege 7.5 Maschen/10 Reihen pro Zoll mit 3.0mm Nadeln. Ich kriege auch Hornhaut auf dem Zeigefinger die mehrmahls von der Nadeln durchstochen wurde.</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3457630874/" title="sop's gansey by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/3457630874_3c6462c70a.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="sop's gansey" /></a></p>
<p>I am loving this project though. I&#8217;ve experimented a ton, using mock-up necks and underarms to get the look i want. I had told SOP about traditional ganseys and thought he might like one, so he looked at the Beth Brown-Reinsel book <a href="http://www.knittingtraditions.com/patterns_main.htm">Knitting Ganseys</a> and chose a sweater worn by the fishermen in one of the first images. No patterning, just a turtleneck with ribs on the shoulders. My great idea was to have the ribs go all the way down the sleeves. Then i get into the tricky part of that, the fact that the ribs need to go in a straight line all the way from the top of the turtleneck to the cuff. After a couple practice runs, i got it how i wanted it, as seen (partially) in the photo above. After ripping the first sleeve out a couple of times, I am now almost done with it and may start the second sleeve by the end of the month.</p>
<p lang="de">Ich mag diesen Projekt sehr, aber. Ich habe viel ausprobiert und versucht mit Lehrmodellen für den Kragen und Achselhöhlen. Ich hatte SOP über Ganseys erzählt und dachte er möge einen, also hatte er sich das Buch <a href="http://www.knittingtraditions.com/patterns_main.htm">Knitting Ganseys</a> von Beth Brown-Reinsel angeschaut und sich einen Pullover von einem der ersten Bilder im Buch gewählt &#8211; Glatt gestricken mit Riffelung (?wie nenne man ribbing?)  auf den Schultern. Meine tolle Idee war die Riffelungen von Kragen bis zum Ärmelaufschlag zu brringen. Nach ein paar Probeläufen, wurde sie wie ich wollte, wie im obigen Bild (teilweise) gesehen. Nachdem ich den ersten Ärmel 2x aufgezogen habe, bin ich jetzt fast fertig damit und werde möglicherweise den zweiten vor dem Monatsende anfangen.</p>
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		<title>perhaps a disappointment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xmasberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[it is not an underarm gusset exposé, but a totally different sweater that i started way later than sop&#8217;s, and yet finished way before his as well. (the 4.5mm needles may have something to do with that. who knew 1.5mm would make such a big difference?). Leider keine Achselhöhledenkschrift, sondern ein Pullover der ich nach [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it is not an underarm gusset exposé, but a totally different sweater that i started way later than sop&#8217;s, and yet finished way before his as well. (the 4.5mm needles may have something to do with that. who knew 1.5mm would make such a big difference?).</p>
<p lang="de">Leider keine Achselhöhledenkschrift, sondern ein Pullover der ich nach SOPs angenagen und auch gefertigt habe (es mag daran liegen, daß ich 4.5mm Nadeln statt 3.0mm benutzte. Wer hätte gedacht, daß 1.5mm so weinen großen Unterschied machen könnte!)</p>
<p class="image">First, the beer<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3457629700/" title="Old Rasputin Beer by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3457629700_75e481116b.jpg" width="500" height="376" alt="Old Rasputin Beer" /></a><br />
<br /><span lang="de">Zuerst, das Bier</span></p>
<p>New to our state liquor store (as far as i know at least), I had tried a couple <a href="http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/">North Coast Brewing Company&#8217;s</a> Beligian-style ales and quite enjoyed them. I thought the <a href="http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-rasputin.htm">Old Rasputin&#8217;s Imperial Stout</a> might be a nice contrast to the lighter color of the sweater, while the angora in the Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed could make the sweater very welcome on a cold Russian evening.</p>
<p lang="de">Neu bei uns (soweit ich weiss), ich hatte schon ein paar biere nach der belgischen Stil von <a href="http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/">North Coast Brewing Company</a> probiert. Ich dachte aber, daß das <a href="http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-rasputin.htm">Old Rasputin&#8217;s Imperial Stout</a>schön gegen die helle Farben des Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed Garns kontrastieren wurde und die Angorawolle vielleicht ganz willkommen an einen kühlen russischen Abend heissen dürfen.</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3457629822/" title="pentagon sweater by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3457629822_d312f72b44.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="pentagon sweater" /></a></p>
<p>Here, however, it was spring over the weekend. The tulips were not killed by last week&#8217;s snow, but a cool breeze in the afternoon made the sweater still very wearable.</p>
<p lang="de">Hier, aber, wurde es am Wochenende Frühling. Der Schnee von der letzten Woche hat die Tulippen nicht getötet und der spätnachmittaglichen Wind ließ man den Pulli gut anziehen.</p>
<p class="image"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3456812949/" title="completed pentagon sweater by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3456812949_9e8c151585.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="completed pentagon sweater" /></a></p>
<p>You may not know that <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xmasberry/sets/72057594138922689/">flying guy</a> is now in our backyard, after being set free from his downtown duties. Poor guy had now idea what he was getting into&#8230;</p>
<p lang="de">Ich schätze, daß Ihr nicht wißt, daß <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xmasberry/sets/72057594138922689/">flying guy</a> bei und jetzt wohnt. Er wurde seine Diensten in der Innenstadt frei gesetzt. Arme Seele, wenn er nur gewußt hatte was ihn zukam&#8230;</p>
<p class="image">no, too much beer has NOT been had<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3456812747/" title="whoohoo! by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3456812747_32f600bc2b.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="whoohoo!" /></a><br />Nein, es liegt nicht (nur) an das Bier!</p>
<p>Details/Angaben</p>
<dl>
<dt>Pattern/Muster:</dt>
<dd>Pentagon Aran Cardigan by Norah Gaughan</dd>
<dt>Yarn/Garn:</dt>
<dd>Debbie Bliss Donegal Luxury Tweed </dd>
<dt>Needles/Nadeln:</dt>
<dd>4.5mm / 3.75 mm</dd>
<dt>Changes/änderungen:</dt>
<dd>Used 3-needle bind-off for the shoulders. Arms knit in the round. Would have been easy to knit the body in the round as well, but at that point i was just going to follow the pattern&#8230;</dd>
<dt>Beer/Bier:</dt>
<dd>Old Rasputin Imperial Stout, North Coast Brewing Co.</dd>
<dt>Notes/Anmerkungen</dt>
<dd>It was very easy to knit. I mostly just followed the instructions.<br />
There was one error posted on the publisher&#8217;s site, and in my opinion there was an error in the cable chart as well &#8211; having to do with where the purl stitches should go during one section of cables in order for the seed stitch to work as charted in a later section. Other than that it was pretty mindless knitting. I tried to do something fancy with short-row shoulder shaping and then gave up on it.</dd>
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		<title>looking forward</title>
		<link>http://littlemissmessyhair.xmasberry.com/2009/04/16/looking-forward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xmasberry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[not to give anything away or anything, but i believe i will be enjoying a tasty beverage, i.e. a beer, this weekend. Nicht um ein Geheimnis zu verraten, aber ich denke schon daß ich am Wochenende ein leckeres Getränk geniessen werde&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>not to give anything away or anything, but i believe i will be enjoying a tasty beverage, i.e. a beer, this weekend. </p>
<p lang="de">Nicht um ein Geheimnis zu verraten, aber ich denke schon daß ich am Wochenende ein leckeres Getränk geniessen werde&#8230;</p>
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		<title>emerging</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bald sichtbar in der Achselhohle sopssoon to be seen in sop&#8217;s underarm good news the city voted at the end of March to keep with the area&#8217;s master plans. bad news due to the amount of time spent fighting the development, i did not run enough and will not be running the slc marathon this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="image"><span lang="de">bald sichtbar in der Achselhohle sops</span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77749314@N00/3407345524/" title="gansey_DSC_0082_medium by [x]masberry, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3407345524_aea9afa441.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="gansey_DSC_0082_medium" /></a><br />soon to be seen in sop&#8217;s underarm</p>
<dl>
<dt>good news
<dd>the city voted at the end of March to keep with the area&#8217;s master plans.</dd>
</dt>
<dt>bad news
<dd>due to the amount of time spent fighting the development, i did not run enough and will not be running the slc marathon this year</dd>
</dt>
<dt>good news
<dd>sop and i both got sculpture commissions</dd>
</dt>
<dt>bad news
<dd>sop and i both got sculpture commissions &#8211; due May 29 (but still really good news <img src='http://littlemissmessyhair.xmasberry.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </dd>
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<dt>good news
<dd>progress is being made on sop&#8217;s christmas sweater</dd>
</dt>
<dt>bad news
<dd>progress is STILL being made on sop&#8217;s christmas sweater and it is APRIL</dd>
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<p>Here&#8217;s to 2009 &#8211; which really just began for me.</p>
<p lang ="de">Auf 2009! Das für mich gerade begonnen ist&#8230;</p>
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