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Happyy Halloween 2010
I always underestimate the week before Halloween (I had “sort lipsticks” on my to-do list this week! really? I am lucky to be getting a load or 2 of laundry done while Sarah has the kids at a birthday party… Continue reading
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The Grand Spokane Yarn Shop Hunt
Sarah and I (along with other family members) were in Spokane over the weekend to see Gonzaga Univ.’s production of Romeo and Juliet – my son Geoff played Mercutio (splendid performance by all!). We found we had about an hour-and-a-half… Continue reading
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Two Finished Projects!!
I am delighted to say that my "check off the circle" approach to working through my knitting projects is paying off. I have checked off 18 of 50 steps and have completed 3 projects of 9! I have made significant… Continue reading
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A Time To Let An Error Stand
A couple of days ago, I found an error in the “cable” section of my Cape Christmas project. The mistake was about 20 rows down and consisted of a traveling (crossed) stitch done on the wrong row. It looked like… Continue reading
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Bronze Medal!
I finished The Bronze Socks! And I am delighted with them. I had begun them as my Winter Olympics challenge project –the idea being to complete the project between the opening of the Opening Ceremony and the closing of the… Continue reading
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Progress Report
So far, I have 6 check marks (out of 50). That works out to 2-a-day for 3 days. Not counting today — which is not over yet. I admit that I have been busy in other directions today and have… Continue reading
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Too Many Unfinished Projects
It has happened again. Knitting-wise, I have bitten off more than I can chew (without choking and gagging – I did a little of both today as I stood staring at my mountain of knitting bags trying to decide which… Continue reading
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12 Reasons To Sew My “ One-Needle Q’mitl “Together
1) I finished knitting it and blocking it, like, 2 weeks ago 2) I have had “Sew qu’mitl” on my to do list everyday for, well, 2 weeks 3) I told Sarah I would sew it together, um, 2 weeks… Continue reading
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Tam Progress
I promised a status report on my tam and here it is: nearly 2 inches tall. Yep, that’s it. But it has been an interesting 2 inches. Nice slippery yarn on double-pointed needles. The Channel Island cast-on was an adventure… Continue reading
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Knitting Tams
My friend, Joyce, asked me for a tam pattern – I almost typed “recipe!” But, actually, my preferred method of knitting tams is more a recipe than a pattern. Ann Budd’s The Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns gives me all… Continue reading
Warty Bobbles 