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Sweater Patches
Does everyone have a favorite “hang around the house” sweater? Mine is a ratty and worn olive green cardigan from Old Navy – I bought it, oh, ten years or so ago and it probably cost about $15.00. I love… Continue reading
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The Mystery Of The Missing Knitter
The problem with finding a series of books that you are willing to drop anything to read is that you want to drop everything to read them! I think I may have stumbled onto such a series thanks to my… Continue reading
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Oops!
Here is the Otter Rock Sweater in process; It may look a bit, um, odd because I took photos before the Oops. Well, actually before I said Oops – the Oops had happened. You can see the colors and… Continue reading
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Summer Knitting Re-visited
Yesterday we spent hours cleaning up the front and back yards – this was a family event, a gift to George for his birthday (next year, we are all pitching in on a gift card!). Needless to say, I was… Continue reading
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Pelagic Yarn Crawl — Spring 2011
Sarah and I took advantage of the LYS (Local Yarn Store) Tour in Seattle last weekend to investigate yarn shops we had not visited before. Diane, one of our students, accompanied us on the adventure – and we had a… Continue reading
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Eggplant!!
So, I Iay in bed this morning thinking, hmm, what should I knit today? I decided to focus on some of my active projects that have been languishing a bit — those that have sat untouched in my knitting bags… Continue reading
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Resolutions
I am home again after a fabulous weekend at the Beach celebrating my 50th birthday with my family. A great time was had by all! We ate, drank, laughed, danced, played on the beach and climbed on the rocks –… Continue reading
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Packing The Knitting
I have been packing my knitting for our 3-day family Beach trip (the trip is to celebrate my birthday – my Golden 50th!). Of course, a sensible person would bring something suitable for the car trip and something mildly… Continue reading
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Ripping Back
I decided to rip back a book – Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle to be exact. Now, quickly let me assure everyone that I am not actually tearing up a book! I am ripping back the book the way I rip… Continue reading
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Magic & Mystery
My son, Geoff, is a professional magician – so I have a little first-hand knowledge of how complicated it can be to make something look effortlessly impossible. Really, only another magician can appreciate a magician’s work fully. To the rest… Continue reading
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