Ignoring Vivian

Yes, that’s right.  I’m ignoring the sleeve problems on Vivian for the time being.  Instead I’m focusing on another project that is coming along nicely.
I started Harriet from A Fine Fleece on Wed. and I’m already done with the back and fronts.  I’m hoping to have this done by July 1.  At which point, I [...]

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Things That Make Me Go, Hmmmm

“We can not be afraid of the future and we can not be prisoners of the past.” ~Pres. Obama today on Clean Energy

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Sometimes Karma Sucks

I must have been tempting the knitting fates. I was excited about finishing another sweater. They had all turned out marvelously well. The fit was lovely. I decided to take a chance and try the lovely Vivian sweater by Ysolda Teague. I knit and knit and knit then put it [...]

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Wait, It’s June, Right?

Um, yes.  It’s June.  Not December.  We have not skipped ahead six months.  We do not have frantic Christmas shopping to do.
I do have a knitted, felted, Christmas decoration ready to go.  I used Cascade 220 because I think it felts well and is a nice workhorse yarn.  The pattern is a Pick Up Sticks [...]

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So Amused

Obviously still working on my Poinsettia Wreath.  The inaugural  felting in my new machine went well.  It really beats the pieces.  I did have one panicked moment when I realized I had forgotten the ribbon down the stem that keeps the stem from felting together.  A quick trip to Hobby Lobby procured the ribbon and [...]

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Artichaut

True to previous form, I seem to have knit another gigantic shawl.  No, really, it’s huge.  I mean, I like big shawls.  I like the visual impact, but this one is so large that it hangs to my knees plus a little bit.

Knit in Briar Rose Fibers Angel Face, a 100% laceweight alpaca that is [...]

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A Note from a Frantic Knitter

Dear Friends,
You know that I love you.  We’ve shared so many things together: dance recitals and good books, finished knits and favorite movies, wine and laughter.  I wouldn’t trade your friendship for money.  Unless it was a lot of money, because I’m a little poor right now.  I mean, if I could win the lottery [...]

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