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Flower Patch
Does everyone have a favorite sweater or sweatshirt, ratty and worn and irreplaceable? Mine is a treadbare mossy green cardigan bought at Old Navy a decade ago. I wear it around the house on a daily basis — and the… Continue reading
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Lesson Learned — Again!
How many times must I learn: check the errata for any published pattern? This time, my lesson took about 2 1/2 hours of bewildered fussing. It was my Lily of the Valley lace shawl — newly ressurrected and steaming along… Continue reading
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Bit By The Lace Shawl Bug — Again!
It always happens this time of year (um, and sometimes at other times of the year, but definitely and without fail at this time of year). Lace shawls!!! I love lace shawls. I love lace weight yarn. I love… Continue reading
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Back From North Carolina
We (George & I) had a wonderful visit with Sarah and the grandbabies in North Carolina! It was summer there — up to 80 degrees and cooling to the 60's at night. We played, shopped, helped out a bit. And… Continue reading
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The Hipster Hat
(I have been on Planet Family for the past week! And when I am there, I don’t seem to get into my blog – it is not just a matter of time, I think I use up all my words… Continue reading
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Slouchy Hat
I seem to be knitting a bright pink slouchy hat. It just kind of happened. Classic Elite Yarns’s “Montera Slouchy Hat” pattern showed up in my email one day last week. I thought: Hmm. How interesting. I have a… Continue reading
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The Pineapple Project
I am starting a new project! (see, no rationalizations, no excuses, no “well, it got gray and it looks like it’s going to rain…” just a straightforward: Knitters, rejoice with me for I starting a new project!) I started it… Continue reading
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Baby Legs & New Photos
Thank you, Sarah, for putting up new photos on my "On The Needles" sidebar (Sarah handles all the high tech parts of my blog — and she has a little fun with the naming of my "On the Needles" project… Continue reading
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Still Finishing The Same Projects
Well, the title says it all. I am plodding away on four lovely, but not terribly interesting projects. I am determined to get them finished, but am getting a bit tired of all 4 of them. I really don’t know… Continue reading
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Madrona 2012 Part 3
Just a few more yarn photos. After perusing the Market for Something Special But I Don’t Know What For Exactly, I fell head-over-heels for RainCity Fiber Arts’s colors! Specifically, this rich mix of greens (okay, I admit I had green… Continue reading
Warty Bobbles 