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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Diamonds and Pearls

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pattern from The Knitter's Book of Yarn yarn from a 49 cent thrift store sweater size 8 Denise needles I really like this little shawl. ...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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It's thirty degrees cooler. It's raining. Apparently I'm the only one happy about this. Pattern: Citrus Yoke Pullover (Interweav...
Sunday, May 18, 2008

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It's too hot. Four or five weeks ago, we missed Sunday School because it was snowing hard enough that the plow came by three times. It...
Sunday, May 11, 2008

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There's a thread over on Ravelry asking whether cheap yarn detracts from the knitting. Why on earth would it? I'm almost done with t...
Thursday, May 08, 2008

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Still busy here. I've been on the elliptical first thing every morning, worked my way down through the yoke of the Citrus Yoke Pullover ...
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Saturday, May 03, 2008

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I somehow got really busy really fast. It started with the wire mesh shelves I bought at Costco a month ago. They made it up to the sewing r...
Friday, April 25, 2008

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I solved the mystery! Those green lace socks don't fit because instead of purling the wrong side of the heel flap, I slipped every other...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

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My mother doesn't appreciate my taste in fabric, at least not when it comes to the skulls. But these have to be the most wonderful skull...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

I Want This Quilt!

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This is the quilt I'm suddenly so motivated to work on -- Scrappy Squares by Carol Clark, pattern in Traditional Quiltworks #70. I'...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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I'm loving my personal sock club -- so far I've opened up two little brown bags and cast on two pairs that I probably wouldn't h...
Friday, April 11, 2008

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I cast on for another lace shawl last week and it was a nightmare. The chart was great, but the yarn and needles weren't working and I c...
Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Sorta Swirly O Socks

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Edited on 2/21/13 so I can link up to Show Us Your Socks at Patchwork Times. I really liked the texture of the yarn I used for these, Kni...
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Monday, April 07, 2008

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It's been quite a while since any of the free patterns at Elann really made my heart go pitty-pat. Then today I saw the Voyager Lace Sto...
Friday, April 04, 2008

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Yesterday when I said I was up to my ears in schoolbooks, I didn't realize I'd be up past midnight just trying to get a little bit a...
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Thursday, April 03, 2008

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I have the books. I did have to drive fifty miles out of my way to pick them up, and was told that it wasn't the driver's fault they...
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

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I am ready to scream. I got up early this morning and spent the whole day within sight of the front windows. I kept the kids quiet-ish, the ...
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Monday, March 31, 2008

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It feels like I haven't accomplished anything this month so I went back through my blog entries to see if I had forgotten something. Wha...
Friday, March 28, 2008

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The website said our order will ship within three working days and take an additional three to five working days to get here. So how can the...
Sunday, March 23, 2008

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Trimiters finally has handles! I'm glad I went with the purchased handles instead of making due with I-cord. Even if they are slightly...
Friday, March 14, 2008

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Still knitting toddler socks and I haven't made much of a dent in my pile of fingering weight odds and ends. I have used the most exciti...