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Pair number two

The second pair of socks in my twelve pair for the year challenge. Not bad, a bit more than an hour and a half to spare! I had a bit more yarn left than I thought that I would, but … Continue reading

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Works in progress

I am now have the first sock for February finished and progress has been made on the second one. I love this pattern, from my Woolgirl Sock club. The pattern is Love Letters by Irishgirlie Knits, designed specifically for last … Continue reading

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hack hack

I am not at all happy about being sick. I have way too much to do at work to be sick. I don’t get anything done when I am sick. I’m generally grumpy about being sick. Hopefully I’ll be better … Continue reading

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If I am not careful…

If I am not careful, a couple of things might just happen around here. One, February might slip away with out my noticing, and second I might have a few more finished projects instead of WIP’s floating around. I finished … Continue reading

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Design features

Every once and a while, things don’t quite pan out. Take my Ginny project for instance. In an attempt to circumvent the fullness in the sleeves I winged it and took the extra fullness out of the pattern. I did … Continue reading

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Coo and Coy

Occasionally, I do a bit of test knitting for Anna over at Mochimochi Land. Recently I had the opportunity to knit these cute little critters. They were a lot of fun to knit and they have already been claimed by … Continue reading

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Finally blocking!

I finished the pieces of Ginny several months ago and have put off blocking them long enough. Today she went into a soak and is now drying. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to start putting the pieces together!

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Winter Whites…

It is January. Therefore it must be winter white sale time. My version apparently involves knitted washcloths. Many many knitted washcloths.

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finished knitting

My needles have been pretty busy lately. I have been promising Fee for quite some time that I would knit her a sweater. Fortunately Sam came up with the perfect solution, Grrlz ‘n the Hood. It was a fun knit, … Continue reading

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Farewell 2010

2010. It has been quite a ride. I am taking it as a good sign that my pen ran out of ink this afternoon as I was finishing up my shift at work and I felt that it was finishing … Continue reading

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