Not Dead, I Swear

So. I’m not dead. I just haven’t been motivated to blog. Instead of knitting more, which is what you would think you’d be doing if you are unemployed, I’ve been knitting less. This means no real output for the blog. Plus the projects that I’m working on are 1 lace [...]

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Book Review

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a book promoter and asked if I would like to review an advance copy of a book called Knitting the Threads of Time.  Being the “book ho” that I am, I said I would be happy to review an advance copy of the book.  Life has gotten [...]

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Waves of Grain

And it waves, oh how it waves.  Anyone having read this blog for a while will be fully aware that I can’t seem to make a small shawl.  When it came to Romi’s Waves of Grain scarf on Knitty, there was no way I was going to stop at making a scarf.  Oh no, you [...]

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Marelda

A little fancy from my head, translated into a warm trifle about my neck.

This little bit of nothing took 1.3 skeins of Reynolds Odyssey, or about 135-140 yards. I put the chart together last night, it took several tries, but I finally hit on the right combination for me.

It was so warm and lovely [...]

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Sock Hunter Episode 51: Bold Blue Socks

There is much to be said for a pair of comely, confident socks.  They are bold, adventurous, and remind me of male cardinals.  After all, bold socks need fear no predators.  They are happy to simply exist and hop about amongst the greenery.
Some days ago, I found the trail of just such a pair of [...]

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