Black Hole
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Well this has been one of those days. I had a few hanks of yarn that have somehow appeared around here in the past few months, and they needed to be put into storage. I have told you about my … Continue reading
Lorette
One Sock
So I did finish the first sock of the pair. After all that measuring of the foot, I got to the last row of the toe decreases and had John try it on before I grafted it closed. I knit … Continue reading
John’s Sock
This is a moment that all of you that are sock knitters know well. You get close to the part where you start the toe decreases, and you are SO CLOSE! About a billion hours ago, I measured that against … Continue reading
Right.
I sort of disappeared again. It’s been a bit of a busy week or so, and I just forgot about the blog. I didn’t forget about the contest though! Karen from Nova Scotia won, with this: There once was a … Continue reading
Blogiversary! Free Yarn!
Here we go again! Another year of blogging. Let’s see, this whole thing started in 2004 with this entry. Since then, there have been 623 posts, including this one. There have been 8557 comments! You guys can be a talkative … Continue reading
The Lace Will Rise Again
Or: Frogged:
State Of The UFO’s
Here we go. I’ve been a slackard when it comes to blogging and knitting. I’m hereby posting photos of some of the things from the top of the heap in hopes of inspiring me to get knitting. There are a … Continue reading
The Church of Bluegrass, Day Whatever This Is
Let’s sum up, shall we? I fracked up both of the knitting projects I brought with me because I’m totally distracted. One is a mostly stockinette shawl, the other is a completely stocking stitch sock that I’ve knit a million … Continue reading
The Church of Bluegrass
Yes, it’s that time of year again. We’ve had tickets (and hotel reservations) for this years Wintergrass festival since about two days after last years event was over. We debated for a bit about whether to go or not, since … Continue reading
Our Girlie
Riley October 2000-February 27, 2013 Our sweet puppy left us yesterday, with her best friends around her. We’re both heartbroken and spent much of yesterday looking at the hundreds of photos that we’ve taken of her since she adopted us. … Continue reading
Test
Or, New Knitting Project Sheesh. I’m trying this from the WP app to see if this works better on the ipad. Let’s try a photo, shall we? Those are my new socks. The yarn is Lorna’s Laces, color is the … Continue reading
Baycation!
Or, Hawai’i! And that pretty much says it, right? I only have crummy phone photos for you, and not many of those. Yes, I brought the “real” camera, and yes, I’ve taken lots of “real” photos. I just forgot to … Continue reading
Oh For Pete’s Sake
Or, January Project Update Or, I Hate Having The Flu I could just stop there, right? Be careful what you wish for, is all I have to say. The past few weeks at work have been a bit busy, to … Continue reading
Cast On Sunday!
I am officially bored with everything I’m knitting. I actually like all my projects, but they’ve all been in progress for so long that they are starting to grow mold. There is only one thing to do in that circumstance: … Continue reading
True Blood Faery Ring
FINALLY! This one is done done done. Excuse me if I must post a gazillion photos, I’m so freaking happy this is finished. I’ve never made a tassel before! I used a piece of cardboard to wind the yarn around, … Continue reading