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2011 Knit Challenge
I love hand knit socks. I can't say that I love to knit them though. Oh, I get all excited casting on the first one...I repeat, "the first one". However the project loses all of its luster by the time...
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Long Weekend = Lazy Times and FO#1 for 2011
(OK you non-knitters -- FO means Finished Object in the knitting world, so get your minds out of the gutter and remember that this is a knitting blog.)I've spent most of this long weekend doing nothing...
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Why I Love My Knitting Groups
I have two knitting groups that I regularly meet. The first group meets at Dunn Bros. Coffee every Wednesday at 11:30 and consists of ladies from all over downtown Nashville. Liana and I met met...
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2011 12-pair Challenge and 2 FOs
It probably was not the smartest idea I've had -- signing up for the 12-pair sock challenge and making my first pair of the year on size 0 needles. (Remember, sock-knitting is not one of my favorites.)...
View ArticleAttack of the Shawl Collar
I am proud to post that I am done knitting my Nimbus. All the ends have been woven in and it's ready to be blocked. (Well. . .almost.)I am not so proud to post that I sewed the garter stitch shawl...
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Don't Get Your Mobius All in a Twist
Well, it's OK if it's just a half twist. Today was my foray into the mysterious world of the mobius. Using the Easy Mobius Cowl and Cat Bordhi's mobius cast-on video, I ventured forth. It's quite a...
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Time to Relocate?
I just discovered that I live in the Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle of Productivity, that is. This picture came my way via Robin's blogpost @ The Knittin Coop who found it on Juniper Moon's...
View ArticleWho Says Chivalry Is Dead?
It's alive and well out here in the sticks (Kingston Springs). Nashville and the surrounding areas had a snow "event" this afternoon. My husband called me at work around 3:00 to tell me things were...
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Heat Wave? Whatever!
So I finally finished my Nimbus made from Berroco Peruvia Quick. It's squishy, soft, cozy and warm. Just what I needed on a 60+ degree day. (not!) But, it made me smile.The knitting and seaming has...
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Hope Springs Eternal
In defiance of the winter-like temperatures this week (30s/40s) here in Middle Tennessee, I am determined to remain hopeful and continue to look forward to warmer temps. Never mind that the maple tree...
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Stitches South 2011
Last week, I took 2 days of vacation to travel to Atlanta with TNKnitter for my first Stitches event ever - Stitches South. Was it worth it? Most definitely! Would I go again? Well, just check the...
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It is finished
Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there.~Clarence W. HallGod bless you on this Easter morning.
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New Toys
With my earnings from working the Handknitting.com booth at Stitches, I ordered a couple of new toys that came in today:A Learn to Spin Kitand a Rosewood NostepinneI cracked open the spinning kit...
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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
I have been a bad blogger. This I know. Funny how life gets in the way of good intentions, isn't it? Since my last post, I've:tried my hand at spinning - still need lots of practice;worked my 5th year...
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Lopsided?
We've all had them--those projects that you began with a gauge swatch, followed the pattern to the letter, were monogamous (no little side affairs with a sock or scarf), used your very best tools, pet...
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Living Spherically
One of my favorite movies happened to be on a week or so ago, Under the Tuscan Sun. I hadn't seen it in a long time, so I watched for a few minutes. One of the characters was relating some advice that...
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Happy New Year!
Long time, no post. Been busy busy busy, knitting knitting knitting, scarves scarves scarves. I spent the last 3 months making tons of ruffle scarves out of Katia Triana and similar yarns (do you call...
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So far...
2012 is flying by, isn't it? I'm sure it's like this for everyone. With celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary (went to New Orleans for the first time -- must go back!), work, kids'schedules,...
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Just Because They're Pretty...
Looky at what I found at Goodwill:It always make me a little sad to see something abandoned there that someone had put so much love and time into. I bought these for $1 each, have washed them, and will...
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Two New Loves
Yes, I took the plunge into spinning. I tried this once last year with a drop spindle I bought with merchandise credit from working a booth at Stitches South. I made some lumpy, bumpy, ugly,...
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