Carpooling

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entry post for Bella Knitting’s contest

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Of portraits and prizes

Last week over coffee at my Aunt’s, my little cousin drew this for me.

She took a few creative liberties - I wasn’t wearing a skirt, purple lipstick nor do I have green eyes (unless I was at your blog checking out your latest spinning).
Kira looks like she is in a rush doesn’t she?
At the last [...]

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Happy Bloggiversary!

To me!
Today I am celebrating 2 years since I started blogging. I kept thinking I would write something profound but…thinking is a skill I am short on these days…still fighting off a cold and…not getting a lot of sleep so…
In lieu of something profound, let’s celebrate!
                        
Until December 7th, all commentors at the blog will be [...]

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And the Sock Yarn goes to…

Sarah of Bella Knitting!

For correctly identifying this dreadful prosthetic hand as belonging to this man:

FBI Agent Alex Krycek of the X-Files.
There he is, with his fake hand on some poor man’s shoulder - this shot reminds me of Jonny Depp’s fake arm in Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
Because this is such fun, [...]

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Come for the yarn pron, stay for the Contest

Well - I think you have waited long enough. I couldn’t even begin to tell you what has kept me from the computer for the last week —- even I don’t know.
At long last, here is the yarn I bought in Alaska.
             
5 skeins of Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed in burgundy : destined [...]

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End of (holi) Days + Contest

After losing Trivia again.

Yep - I was knitting in the bar.

So cozy.
The big Chef’s night - which included singing, dancing and juggling waiters as well.

Not all of us could wear our hats so well.

Our last port of call: Ketchikan. The salmon were running.

Dolly’s House.

Here’s an interior shot of my favourite bookstore. This chair is conveniently [...]

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Dabbling in Dyeing: Part 2

I think my favourite part of Project Spectrum 2 is how far outside my comfort zone it is pushing me. During the last colour segment I tried my hand at dyeing some self striping yarn. It didn’t work out the way I had expected - but I still like it.
This time I used Eunny’s Tutorial [...]

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Flash Your Stash!

Where did the time go? This time last year I was pretty new to blogging and joining Flash Your Stash really expanded my blog connections — also my knitting horizons! I had no idea the amazing stashes out there…such as TurtleGirls. Seriously, go check it out. Totally incredible.I decided to just Flash the Stash that [...]

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Lucky Me!

This arrived for me in the mail today!
I won a contest at Jessalu’s blog and this was the generous prize package I received. My very first skein of Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn in a fabulous purple, blue and red colourway - hmmm all the colours of royalty… Some truly yummy treats and a great [...]

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I am so excited!

I am hosting a contest!

This little blog is very, very close to receiving it’s 200th comment!! Let me tell you, I did not expect that to be happening - and certainly not before the end of this month…I thought maybe mid-April. But readership and/or commenting has grown over the last few weeks and the time [...]

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