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WIP’ed!
(Note: in knit-speak WIP stands for Work In Progress) You can pronounce it with a long “i” or a short “i” — I am feeling both wiped and whipped by my works in progress tonight! It is the fact that… Continue reading
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Sometimes You Have To Play A Little
I love my “knitting work” – commissioned (or non-commissioned) Pelagia Fiber Arts pieces or teaching our knitting classes. But is means there is a certain amount of “have to do” in my knitting life these days (kind of like it… Continue reading
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Two Crazy Weeks And Three Vignettes
I have been traveling during the past two weeks: a few days in Portland (unexpectedly) to help my parents (my Dad had some sudden health issues), then home for about 12 hours before flying to Spokane with daughter Sonja and… Continue reading
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Joyful Ferocity Update
And what of the Joyful Ferocity? A little history: the Joyful Ferocity was commissioned by my dear friend, Joyce, back in autumn. She sketched an exquisite line drawing of a flowing jacket-type garment and chose our Dawn color way (wisely,… Continue reading
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The Knit Stitch Is An Elegant Thing!
Teaching our knitting class has made me really think about the whole knitting process, the knit and purl stitches, the knitted fabric. I think it was the “right side and wrong side” discussions that led me to the existential-esque questions… Continue reading
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A New Lapboard
I have a new lapboard and I could not wait to try it out (how quiet a life I lead!). My lapboard is my desk when I am stationed in my leather chair – and is especially useful for holding… Continue reading
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Management Issues
I am hiding from the left-front of the Joyful Ferocity. I could say I am just taking a break, but if I am going to be a slacker I might as well be honest about it. It is not the… Continue reading
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Dinking Around Instead Of Knitting
So, this afternoon, I had some quiet time and could have settled down with the nice complicated front-left of the Joyful Ferocity or the Gull Pi Shawl (I’m still in love….) or the baby blanket or the baby matinee jacket… Continue reading
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Gull Pi Shawl: The Beginnings
So far so good. The Gull Pi Shawl is 40 rounds old and actually looks a little like a lace shawl. I began on double pointed needles (9 stitches cast on) and once I got past the wind-chime stage… Continue reading
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A Cast-Off Stole And A Cast-On Shawl
The cast-off stole is, of course, Sonja’s Pelty Stole which we finished at Stitches. We (shamelessly) made her wear it to the hotel lobby bar where we (shamelessly) made her parade to and from the ladies’ room in it –… Continue reading
Warty Bobbles 