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McKnittey Musings — knitting needles

Hollywood Knitting - Barbara Stanwyck

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Gary Cooper toying with Barbara Stanwyck's knitting on the set of "Meet John Doe" in 1941. "Meet John Doe" was a Frank Capra film which was nominated for the Academy Award Best Original Story. The scene of Stanwyck typing is a wonder.

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Hollywood Knitting - Dale Evans

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Well, I do not know if Dale Evans was a knitter or not, but she really looks smashing in this hand-knit sweater. Dale was born in 1912 in Uvalde, Texas. Anecdotal evidence would support the premise she was a knitter as most women if that era learned sewing, knitting and other handcrafts as a necessity.

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Circo Cowl Mystery Knitalong Progress - Clue 2

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

I finished the second clue for Laura Nelkin of Nelkin Designs' Circo Möbius MKAL in Knitcircus Greatest of Ease in Ice Pop. I love it! It reminds me of jolly ranchers.

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Hollywood Knitting - Ginger Rogers

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

Fellow Texan Ginger Rogers knitting away on Swing Time. Ginger moved to Ft. Worth as a child.

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Circo Gauge Swatch

Posted by Kelli Ladwig on

I have been working on the gauge swatch while waiting impatiently for the Nelkin Designs Circo Mystery Knitalong (MKAL). I confess I often bypass making a gauge swatch for shawls, scarves and cowls because the are usually one size. However, for this project, which uses a gradient and every bit of the skein, it is important to make sure you are getting gauge so you have enough yarn.

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