Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I finished the Alpine Lace shawl/scarf from VLT last night. I really wasn’t sure that I was going to have enough yarn. In the end, I omitted one plain knit row from the edging to ensure that I could bind off. If my cast on hadn’t had such a long tail, I [...]
Posted in 2008 Knits, book review on April 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well, as close to all as I get.
I recently bought A Fine Fleece by Lisa Lloyd and it is the first book that I have looked through and thought “I would knit AND wear any of these.” There are two vests in the book and I don’t wear vests, but I would knit and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have made progress and am past the halfway point on my Alpine Lace shawl. I still like the pattern, the yarn, the stitchmarkers, and the Julip bag. Very much.
The shawl is bit more red-purple than it is coming across in this picture, but I like it anyway. My clematis came back this [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This one is my favorite.
This one shows the hearts really well.
But this one, this one captures me because of the blurry bunny in the background.
Posted in confessions on April 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Via the lovely Loopy Ewe. I only bought a teeny bit. Some Numma Numma Toasty in Blackberry Jam.
Some Loopy Legends in Theresa’s Italian Vineyards.
Some Araucania Ranco Semi-solid in Brick and Lime.
I’ve already planned socks for the AR in Lime. Sad isn’t it? lol
Posted in Uncategorized on April 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
So, apparently, I caused a little furor of contest entering. lol Who knew that a little STR would get you all up in arms. ;) Thank you for entering my little contest. I’ve had quite a bit of fun reading through blogs and checking out the commenters.
I used random.org to generate the random [...]
Posted in random on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Head on over to Cynthia’s and wish her a Happy 2 year Blogiversary, she’s having a contest to celebrate.
I’ll be back tomorrow with the winners of my contest.
Posted in bunnies on April 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
All bunnies today. Enjoy.
Hello. I am cute. Watch me wiggle my nose.
This one amuses me because it’s focused on the grass in front of the bunny.
Aw, look at that little eye just barely open!
Squeak, squeak, we’re five days old.
Posted in Uncategorized on April 11, 2008 | 54 Comments »
I’ve been thinking over ways to make this contest fun and fair. lol So I’m giving you three chances to win a prize.
Prize #1: STR Lightweight in Flower Power, one of the 2007 club offerings.
To win this, you must leave a comment on this post before noon EST Monday, April 14, 2008. [...]
Posted in 2008 Knits, Sock Hunter, Socks on April 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Sock hunters are an interesting subset of hunters. One the one hand, we are thrilled with the chase and the possibility of shooting our trophy, and on the other hand, we firmly believe in photographing, not capturing our prey. Finding our objective in the wild, observing its natural habitat, learning its behaviors, and finally, employing our [...]
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