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    My Son Said I Needed to Blog This…

    more animals …and so I did. 16 years of wedded bliss today! We’ll be celebrating tomorrow. More later! Listen to this article

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    Knitting Helps

    Last week’s time change means that we all of a sudden have been plunged into darkness–the deep, gloomy black kind of sky that sets in even before I get to leave work for the day. I really hate it because the skylights in our new building at work, though they show the light brightly when…

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    A Tale of Stitches

    Yesterday I had the good fortune of attending Stitches East in Baltimore, with my friend Dina from knitting group. I really had a great time! It was different from attending the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, because that show has a decidedly more local, and small farmer, flavor. This was fun because I got to…

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    Stick to Your Knitting, Trish

    You might be wondering why I haven’t been focusing on my knitting in this blog lately. The truth is, there hasn’t been much knitting to blog about! So I thought I’d show you the progress on my giant garter stitch mitered square. Believe it or not, that bit has about one and a half skeins…

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    We Got the Spirit!

    I started a new hat again! This time, it’s a plain stocking cap, in my daughter’s school colors. I plan to make a white band, and then write “Lady Hawks” in duplicate stitch on the front. I’m so bad at secrets. I was trying to keep this as a surprise for my daughter, but could…

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    What Am I Knitting?

    Is it a kitty collar? Nope! It’s a square, believe it or not, knitted in the method of Vivian Hoxbro’s Domino Knitting technique. See? The corner is beginning to form: This first square is HUGE, with the sides being 72 stitches wide. I’m using Noro Kureyon yarn, and I am thankful that I have more…

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