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#7DayLucetChallenge Day 4- Look what I did!

Yesterday was filled with a busy work day and a Presidential debate (NOT a good time to practice new skills!).  Today, when I picked up my work to tackle Day 4’s challenge, I was happy to find myself falling easily back into cord-making.  Today’s challenge was making a cord with pre-strung beads.  Look at what […]

#7DayLucetChallenge Day 2: starting to make cord

It took me a few tries, but once you get going, this cord is amazing.  It looks just like i-cord, and is much faster to make.  I used Lamb’s Pride worsted, always my go-to yarn for trying something new.  My hairspin lace loom works great.  I know this is the first step to making cord, […]

This week in knitting: Lucet challenge and new socks on the needles

My friend Jennifer, aka Stitch Diva (www.stitchdiva.com) has started a 7-day Lucet challenge.  Every day she will send an e-mail with instructions on braiding with a Lucet.  If you don’t know what it is and don’t have one, no worries, she teaches you how to make one with stuff you have around the house – […]