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Gwen’s Sacque
I have photos of Gwen's sacque: The sacque is one of the patterns we have designed for our layette knitting class. I am planning to complete other pieces when we are on our vacation at the Oregon Coast. Sarah and… Continue reading
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July Knitting And Adventures
For the past three weeks it has gone like this: teach knitting class Thursday evening, then pack up Friday morning and head out for 2-4 day trip, come home, unpack and deal with “home stuff” (and maybe go to a… Continue reading
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Matinee Jacket
I finished the Matinee Jacket (and booties and bonnet) a few weeks ago, but it has taken a while to get photos of Gwen wearing it! We had quite a heat wave (so she was not sporting woolies for a… Continue reading
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July Fourth
July Fourth dawned bright and beautiful (unusual for us) and I told myself that since it was a holiday I would knit only “for fun” projects that day. I do not know why I thought I would have time to… Continue reading
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Portable Projects
During the summer months, I appreciate being able to take my knitting with me (beach, park, festival, car trip, etc.). So, I make sure to have a couple of portable projects going at all times. Only certain projects make the… Continue reading
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About Summer
I have delusions about summer — much like my delusions about the Christmas Season. Every year, I approach “the lazy days of summer” with visions of myself knitting for hours – on the deck in the afternoon (what the heck,… Continue reading
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WWKIP Day
WWKIP Day — i.e. World-Wide Knit In Public Day Where did I knit? At Santa Clara University — our Sasha's graduation! I managed to complete 6 rows of Gwen's blanket (the Baby Ull one) — 288 stitches per row. About… Continue reading
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Puddles of Pink
Yesterday, Sarah laughed and said, "Mom, you have piles of pink all over the house!" And, indeed, I did.Although I prefer to think of them as "puddles of pink." Fronts and back of Gwen's Kimono: Gwen's Dress Bodice (left) and… Continue reading
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Knitter’s Archeology
The Joyful Ferocity is our major design project. Even with our pink distractions, we have been plugging away faithfully at the sleeves (Sarah) and the jacket skirt (me). On Monday, we had both come to “okay, what’s the next step?” … Continue reading
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Baby Fits
I am taking a break from my provisional crochet cast-on (125 stitches of ribbing in a bamboo/cotton yarn that splits when you look at it – and I probably should have done the crochet chain more loosely…anyway, my eyes were… Continue reading
Warty Bobbles 