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  • One Down, One More in Progress

    Lookie! I got a sleeve done! Unfortunately I still don’t think I’m going to be done with the whole sweater by Sunday, but once in a while, miracles do happen. So, just in case I’m due for one, I’m going to keep at it. Either way, I can taste FO status coming. C’mon everybody, say…

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  • Today’s Sweater

    Thanks to those who commented via the comments and Plurk. As you can see, I did start the sleeves. The first one is getting close to being done, but alas I have admitted to myself that there is absolutely no way that I can get the sweater done by the baby shower next Sunday. It’ll…

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  • Too Distracting!

    Dear Michael Phelps, Congratulations on being able to achieve that which so many thought would never be done again. I am a fellow Marylander, and, with the exception of a minor dozing off incident last night, I have been watching you with most rapt attention and cheering you along. But you see, Mr. Phelps, therein…

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  • Daily Affirmations

    When you knit something as small as a baby sweater on size 2.5 mm needles, progress can seem slower than slow, and very ungratifying. Especially for a sometimes hyper ADD knitter such as myself, who wants it all, and wants it all, NOW. Some time ago I read on Kelley Petkun’s blog that she uses…

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  • Rain and Knitting

    We had a sudden downpour this afternoon that included tiny, marble-sized balls of hail. (Haildrops? Whatever.) I tried to catch a photo of the action: Meanwhile, not a whole lot of action on the inside today, either: Does it look any bigger than it did the other day? The stitches are so tiny that sometimes…

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  • Can’t Talk Now… Busy Knitting.

    Ack! Just found out yesterday that the baby shower for the recipient of this baby sweater is in two weeks! I don’t think I’m gonna make it, but I’m gonna try! So here’s today’s update: This is the cable I twisted at the pool this evening just before coming home. No dropped stitches, yay! I…

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