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Gorgeous Summer Days
I am writing this out on our deck where It is gorgeous and warm — but gusty! Everything is quite still and then there is a great whoooosh among the fir trees to the east and a gust of wind… Continue reading
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Realization!
I realized, the other day, that I am doing last year’s knitting! Okay, maybe this comes as no surprise to you — familiar as you might be with my process by now — but it was a “lightbulb” moment for… Continue reading
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In My Process
Okay, now where was I? Oh, yes, The Beachy Q’mitl. There has been an out-of-town baby shower (which Sonja & I hosted), 3 days of taking care of Owen, and the 4th of July since I last wrote — so… Continue reading
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Add A Little Linen
I found some fabulous stitch patterns for the Beachy Q’mitl in Barbara Walker’s 2nd book of knitting patterns. Including Ribbed Leaf Pattern which “is reminiscent of the shapes of fossilized fern leaves traced in rock” and Duro-Europos Patterns which “come… Continue reading
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A Beach Q’mitl
These yarns want to be a Beach Q’mitl. Not that I have been looking to start a new project, mind you. Nope. It was not my idea at all. I have 2 baby projects to complete asap. And I am… Continue reading
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Baby Knits, Baby Knits, Baby Knits!!!
I am up to my ears in baby knitting these days! Finished projects: The Jacket and Booties from Knit One Knit All done in Frog Tree Ewetopia yarn — for my niece Emilia's baby (due in August) Matching hat knit… Continue reading
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Sunday Night Knitting Notes
1) am working the edging on the Leaves of Grass pi shawl — it is knit directly onto the circular edge (live stitches) — 72 points (16 rows per point!) 2) Am working on 2 garment designs in my head… Continue reading
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Nordic
One of my current design projects is a Nordic vest for my niece Jessica's baby — a little boy due in August (altho there is a baby shower at the end of June — so I have to get it… Continue reading
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A Good Week For Yarn: Part 3
Occasionally, someone offers us some yarn — and we are always delighted to add some interesting skeins or even small balls of left-overs to our stash. A warm thank you to those of you who have done so in the… Continue reading
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A Good Week For Yarn: Part 2
Sometimes one is rewarded for doing a good deed. In this case, our son Geoff had asked us to drop some papers off at a theater in Portland where he had performed this winter — since George and I were… Continue reading
Warty Bobbles 