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Tag Archives: Knitting
Playing Around With Color
Last week, in the midst of Glum March, I was desperate for color, any color to break up the monotonous dreariness. This week my outlook has changed. Even before the spate of lovely, sunny weather in the unseasonable 70ºs arrived … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, scarves
Tagged almost following directions, chromatic therapy, Color, Knitting, leprechaun trap
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A small tragedy
Don’t worry, no tiny chickens get hurt in this post. It is only that I have lost a button. Is this really a tragedy? Well, yes. A small one. You see, I love this sweater. I wear it all the … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, sweaters, Uncategorized
Tagged buttons, Knitting, me being stupid, nostalgia, preventable tragedies
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teeny tiny
One of my favorite things about Vogue Knitting Live was Anna Hrachovec’s knitted epic war: Gnomes VS Snowmen. I’d never heard of this warped, weird, and tiny world. And every bit of it is knit. Amazing. It made me giddy … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Vogue Knitting LIve
Tagged Anna Hrachovec, chickens, cuddly creatures, hope, Knitting, mochimochiland, strange stuff, vogue knitting
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A Plan
For the last decade or so I’ve resolved to knit small gift items all year long and tuck them away for Christmas gifts. Some years this has been a resolution without any results. Some years I actually manage to stow … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Knitting, Knitting
Tagged holiday knitting, Knitting, New Year's Resolutionss
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From Our Neighborhood in 2011
Happy holidays from our neighborhood to yours. May they be full of fun, food, and fiber. This is really the beginning of a new phase. Today we usher in a new knit season. The annual Post Gift Knitting Cast-on-athon. While … Continue reading
Holiday Knitting: Take 1
This year I actually thought I wouldn’t do any crazy holiday knitting. I would do some purchasing and some marmalade making and some baking and call it a wrap. But I think that there is just something in my biological … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Knitting, Knitting, shopping, Uncategorized, yarn
Tagged holiday knitting, Knitting, Owls, useless presents
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A Happy Ending
Sometimes things work out in the end. You may remember that about a month or so ago I had a discouraging encounter with a pattern and a favorite skein of yarn. The pattern was coming out nicely, and the yarn … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, Uncategorized, yarn
Tagged Knitting, Ravelry, Susan Ashcroft, TGV, Yarn
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Where I spent Hurricane Irene
This is where I spent Hurricane Irene: And, just in case I haven’t tempted you enough: Not too shabby, eh? It’s not everyone that gets to evacuate a log cabin in the woods by a beautiful lake because of tornado … Continue reading
Posted in families, Hiking, Knitting, yarn
Tagged Baxter State Park, Hilltop Handspun Yarns, Hurricane Irene, Knitting, Yarn
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Knitting on Mountaintops
When I told Cam about Knit In Public Day, which was actually a week this year, he reminded me that last year I Knit in Public on the top of Mt. Adams and in the dining room of the Madison … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Knitting, Uncategorized
Tagged Knitting, White Mountains, World Wide Knit in Public Day
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181 Days
There are 181 days left in 2011. This is what I want to knit: Finish Soay Finish the Pinkerton Shawl A Floofy Skirt for my daughter A Vest for my husband A color work project of some sort The Annabel … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Tagged color work, colorwork, Knitting, shawls, skirts, sweaters, vests
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