so i took advantage of the last 80 degree day my part of upstate new york will probably see this year toasnap some pictures ofamy new scarf and gloves. here are the specs well start with the scarf pattern clapotis by kate gilbert source knitty fall 2004 materialsanoro silk gardena45 silk 45 mohair 10 lambswool in 269a3 skeins sizea7 brittany birch single points started september 21 2008 completed...
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i really intended to post last week but there is so much going on. im having a hard time keeping it all in a row. there is thing 1 that i cant talk about and thing 2 that i also cant talk about thing 1 is causing me much stress not bad stress but definitely stress. and then my inlaws are coming to visit this week so the whole weekend was spent cleaning and not doing much in the way of fun. well i...
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this past weekend i threw out a little challenge to my knitting group. in honor of earth day i asked everyone to bring a handknit cup cozy to our most recent event. its a small item that could have a big impact so i got right to my own challenge. first i made the kureyon coffee cozy by michelle molis. you can see mine here. totally inspired by the gently spaced increases i set out to try my own in...
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im a little sad and envious tonight because earlier i took the love monkey to the airport to leave for a weeklong business trip to london. yes that london. its his first time and unfortunately hell be mostly tied up in meetings. i dont care if its silly or clingy i miss him when hes gone even just for a few days.i thought about f for fat or food or some other loaded topic but frankly im tired of o...
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i cant quite put my finger on why im so driven to finish certain projects and why i come to detest others. its usually some kind of roadblock that leads me to set aside a projectthe need to seam or pick up stitches or some kind or error that causes me to have to rip back. but other times for no apparent reason i just no longer enjoy knitting something. this is why i have a growing number of projec...
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