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Friday, February 29, 2008

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My little boys need socks, so I dug out a skein of Knitpicks Felici and cast on with the Harmony dpns I got for Christmas. I haven't kni...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

a pretty little wisp of lace

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My Chapel Veil almost met a tragic end when I got bored with casting off and walked away from it. I know better than to do that, but I temp...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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It's like giving a mouse a cookie. Let your daughter see you working on a quilt (or knitting a Mystery Stole, or a sock, or anything els...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008

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This unexpectedly productive streak seems to be picking up speed! I'm ready to turn the heel of Quinn's second sock. They're jus...
Thursday, February 21, 2008

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We stayed home today! And in the time that I didn't have to spend behind the wheel, I dug out my sewing machine and did this -- The patt...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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My entire day has been spent getting ready for bedtime. I've done the dishes, got the laundry mountain caved down to an acceptably sized...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

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I really wanted to skip today. The week hasn't gone well. It started with the piercing migraine that would not die, and now that the pai...
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Saturday, February 16, 2008

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Turns out I do like the Mystery Stole after all. (Sorry Rachel, I'm gonna keep it for me -- but thanks for offering to take it off my ha...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Ulterior Motives

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We all know the real reason I was so anxious to get Mystery Stole 3 off the needles and (sort of) blocked. I was dying to cast on for Mystic...
Monday, February 11, 2008

No more rows to knit!

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Not on this incarnation of Mystery Stole 3, at least. When Bill decided to go to bed last night, I still had four rows left to go and decide...
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Sunday, February 10, 2008

I need to find more boxes

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My freshly arranged sock yarn got me so excited I decided to find some regular boxes and put my cheap acrylic on end the same way. That was ...
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Thursday, February 07, 2008

I'm glad I don't know

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The other day I found a Ravelry thread about how much people spend a year on stash. Some of the numbers were just unreal -- FIFTEEN THOUSAND...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

67 rows to go

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I'm a little obsessed right now. The end of my Mystery Stole is in sight and I'm getting desperate to see how it all works out. I pr...
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Monday, February 04, 2008

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The pattern for the shark hat is up! Quinn's favorite description of things is that "it will EAT people!" I need to knit tha...
Sunday, February 03, 2008

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Do shawls have sequels? Or are they called something else? I found out yesterday that there's a follow-up to Mystic Waters -- Mystic Lig...
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Saturday, February 02, 2008

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I've been torn. Deep, deep in my heart I know that what I wanted most was that new sock yarn from Elann. But there are all of those new ...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

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I got my butt kicked by a pair of fingerless mitts last night! The whole thing just bewilders me. I put on a movie and cast on for a pair of...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Another Sweater

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Yarn: Bernat Softee Chunky,slightly more than 3 skeins Needles: Denise size 10 Pattern: Oh So Cool (Creative Knitting, March 2008) This make...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

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That snow they were predicting actually did get here -- eleven inches in our back yard according to my husband. I'm not planning on goin...
Friday, January 25, 2008

I should have gone back while I had the chance

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There was some potential here, but things didn't come together well. The pattern sucked, and I didn't make things any better by igno...