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Archive for August, 2007

Is Listening Reading?

Something strange has been happening to me over the last few years.  I can’t read books anymore…strange right?  For some reason in the last few years I’m almost completely unable to concentrate on a page in a book for more than a few minutes without my mind straying.  That can be to a knitting project I’m [...]

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May’s Socks

 Ok, this is going to sound really silly but in all my sock knitting I”ve never made a plain pair socks. I always include all over ribbing or a cable or lace or something but never just a plain ol’ sock….
 
What the hell took me so long…?!
A) I’m making socks ( which is always a [...]

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Its My Blog…

…and I’ll write what I want to…In the last few days I’ve had writer’s block because I’m so worried about entertaining people with this blog but screw that…I’m here to share things with my family and friends (knitters and personal).  That’s why I started this thing…
I’m not going to try and be The Yarn Harlot, [...]

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All Good Things…

All I have to do is finish my Hand to Hand Pullover, Baby Russian Prime, socks for my best friend May, and my Selbu Mittens then I can play with this….
Yarn: Raspberry Cheesecake by Sockpixie I saw this yarn on Claudia’s Blog and fell in love with the colors….I wanted to knit a pair of socks [...]

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GLMC

I got the WG #67 in the mail two days ago along with a copy of the Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook (did anyone notice there are about 50 ways to cast on in that book, that’s a topic for another day).  Much to my disappointment there is no pattern for a child’s version.  There is a picture of the Norwegian Rose [...]

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Ok, I give in….

…I’ve decided to join the legions of Potter fans but I’m cheating a bit.  I just picked up books 1, 2 and 3 on cd from the library and borrowed books 4 and 5 from a friend.  Can you say Harry Potter overdose?  I”m ready though…I’m shedding my muggle-ness.   I actualy started listening  to book [...]

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Finished BSJ

A few days before leaving for camp I cast on my first Baby Surprise Jacket and fell in love with Elizabeth Zimmerman and knitting all over again.  The genius behind this pattern is why I study knitting. I actually read knitting books.  You don’t see James Patterson by the side of my bed.  NOoooo I have Barbara Walker, [...]

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