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  • Afterglow…

    Ok, usually I hate putting pics of myself on the blog, but do you see the look of absolute GLEE on my face? You wanna know where that look comes from? That’s me, NOT knitting a baby blanket! I’m doing a teeny, newborn sized baby hat in Knit Picks Shine with a brand new pair…

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  • Diana Has a Knitting Buddy

    Tonight Diana decided to sit down and knit an iPod Cozy (a la Sarah Bradberry’s Kids Knit! Simple Steps to Nifty Projects. She was able to complete the knitting all at once, and so now we only have to sew it up and find some kind of closure. Tomorrow, L. comes over to help me…

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  • WHEEEEEEEEEE! It’s Finally OFF the Needles!

    Yesterday was a very happy knitting day, indeed. The fall chill is definitely in the air, the leaves are dropping, and it was the first day of Standard Time, which though I dread the early nights it is nice to see the sun again in the mornings. My friend Steve came over and he had…

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  • OOOOOOh, Shine-y

    Ok, when is it too much? I do think I am addicted to KnitPicks Shine yarn. When I was reading the KnitPicks Lover’s board on Ravelry the other day, someone mentioned that certain colors were being discontinued. You can guess it took me all of about 30 SECONDS to surf on over and pick up…

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  • Unfaithful

    Time to ‘fess up! You know how I’ve been going on and on about my rainbow baby blanket for months and months? Well, I’ve been cheating. You see, the blanket is so big now that it’s not really a carry-along project anymore. So I’ve been carrying along the beginnings of a wide lace scarf done…

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  • My UFO Hall of Shame…

    Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. These are the ones for which I have evidence, anyway… My first cabled poncho was made from Alafoss Lopi–can you say itchy? I was a young knitter and didn’t know better. Plus I didn’t know yet how to make mirrored increases and so my increases look yucky. Rhoda says I should…

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