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Owen’s Blanket
I finished Owen’s wool blanket and gave it to him today (tho he was actually more interested in a stuffed penguin at the time — poor timing on my part!). It is the Moderne Baby Blanket from Mason-Dixon Knitting —… Continue reading
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What A Week!
It had not been my intention to leave photos of myself up on my blog for a week! lovely tho the cowl is… Last Saturday, my mother-in-law Helen (who will be 94 on March 18th) fell in her apartment and… Continue reading
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Scalloped Ruff
Okay, I really really really am going to go fix something for dinner…right after I put up a couple of photos of my Scalloped Ruff (by Pam Powers). I used Brooklyn Tweed's Loft (Sap colorway). Love the yarn! Exquisite colors,… Continue reading
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Baby!
We are going to have a new grandbaby! Sarah is pregnant — due around Halloween! This will be Sarah's 3rd child (Max is 6 yrs old and Gwen will be 4 in May) and our 4th grandbaby (Sonja's son Owen… Continue reading
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My Dash To Madrona
When I realized that George's knee replacement surgery was scheduled Valentines Day, I did not really mind. When I realized that was also the opening day of Madrona, I resigned myself to skipping the Yarn Market this year —- at… Continue reading
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Madrona Yarn
I did make it to Madrona's Yarn Market last weekend! And I have the photos to prove it 🙂 Sock yarn for Sarah (she actually plans to make socks with it! usually she's doing fingerless gloves or shawls with sock… Continue reading
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The To Do List Game
I have a tremendous to-do list today — things that have been piling up and really must get done soon. So I have been playing "Lesser Evils/May As Well/What If You…." It goes like this. First I look at the… Continue reading
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The Last Alpaca Blanket!
Last night I wove in the last ends on Sonja's & Jordan's Alpaca Blanket!!! It is a big, beautiful beast! About the size of a football field and weighing in at about a ba-jillion stitches. The garter/slip stitch combination makes… Continue reading
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In Which I Am Too Smart For My Own Good
Knitting from someone else’s pattern is always an education. Currently, I am being schooled by Vicki Square’s “Lace Back Top” (VogueKnitting Spring/Summer 2012). This is a birthday request present for Sarah. It is just the kind of thing she will… Continue reading
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“Join Without Twisting”
I am designing a loose drapey vest based on traditional counterpane patterns — and knit with bright poppy linen yarn! Claudia Hand-Painted. It will be done in components — just like a counterpane would be. And I started in on… Continue reading
Warty Bobbles 