WIP Wednesday

Since it’s usually some time between FO’s over here, I thought I would try regularly posting WIP’s. My Trapeze Jacket is my exclusive Lost knitting and since I am waiting until Sunday to get Season 3 back…it has been languishing. Soon my pretty, soon. I have started the 2nd Anemoi mitt for my Aunty. I’m [...]

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Ahhhh….Long Weekend

So it was the first Long Weekend of summer (well, not technically – but it always feels like it) I stuck around home, my cousin finished the hardwood on our stairs – oh, I should take a pic of that…coming soon! We hung out, talked ’til the wee hours, bbq’d, walked, played simultaneous Sudoku {I [...]

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And here’s the rest

Tell me how it is that a four day weekend passes by so quickly? Maybe because they are so full. Saturday was spent reading — hey check out the new page dedicated to books. Located at top of page, 2007 Reads — finishing the first Jaywalker and dogsitting. I took care of Hunter and T-Bone [...]

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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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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 [...]

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May I Present…

The Oregon Felted Tote Pre-felting – for an idea of the size. Look at that bit of wool – that is all that was left after making the 2nd tie!Drying in the sun (temporarily behind a cloud)Dried and ties woven in. I plan on learning needle felting to embellish this bag. Maybe some embroidery and [...]

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Progress…of a sort.

Some of you may recall that I signed up for Stashalong on January 1st. Well. It has been nearly 3 months and here is how far I have gotten. 1)Sizzle: DONE – even though it didn’t fit : -(2) Anemoi Mitts: 1 DONE 3) Baby Blanket: No progress 4) Shae’s Darling coat: DONE ** 5) [...]

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Some Fo’s

It certainly took long enough – here is Uniscarfity blocking in the sun. (well, it was in the sun earlier) After FINALLY finishing the Endless Scarf, I cast on for the new pattern at FunDishCloth KAL. It was a quick easy pattern – a welcome treat after the tedious boredom of the ES. These were [...]

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Another one bites the dust

Just when I was about to give up myself…another UFO is completed. Phew. Behold: Sweet Mary Janes They are so comfy cozy too. They will be my new work slippers since my Gorillas tore open on the bottom. These are a little more dignified anyways. I had to take a sanity break from Uniscarfity. Trust [...]

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Darling Details

Still no model shots but we are 2 steps from having a completed FO – just switching the direction of the buttons and a quick press!I thought it was time to show off some of the embroidery added to Darling. The Hem The Collar The lovely wooden bead-buttons A closeup of the back of Uniscarf. [...]

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