Merry Christmas

I hope your Christmas (or holiday) was filled with family, friends, good food, and a little knitting.

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Spread a Little Cheer

You know you’d like a pan of fresh cinnamon rolls for Christmas, too.
I already dropped off my first pan or this picture would be more impressive. lol
Recipe from the Pioneer Woman.  Though I changed up the icing by mixing cream cheese with powdered sugar, extra milk, and a tablespoon of real maple syrup.  [...]

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Ok, Seriously!

I made a disgusting pot of separated, not really toffee, but it was supposed to be toffee, GLOP this morning.  See, I had this great idea that I should make toffee for my family and friends for Christmas.  You know, more handmade than store bought since the funds are rather slim this year.
So, I set [...]

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Have a Dickens of a Christmas

My Lacers group was asked to demonstrate at the local Dickens of  a Christmas again this year.  I was bound and determined to have a nice period correct outfit, so my sewing machine and I made peace.
I think it turned out just fine, even if we did have a few knock down drag out fights.

This [...]

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All I Want For Christmas

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Curled Up

I couldn’t resist a picture of Beau. He looked so cute all curled up on his bed.  He even has his own pillow.

I threw in this photo too, just to prove that he is a well loved puppy. Do you think he has enough toys?

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Hat 1 for Christmas

Not too bad, right? A nice squishy hat for someone for Christmas. It’s Knit Picks Swish Bulky, though I don’t remember the color names. I used US 10 1/2 Clover bamboo DPNs and the basic hat pattern from Ann Budd’s The Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns.
The question is, what combination do I [...]

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Midnight in the Heartland Shawl

Well, I ran out of yarn again.  I think I knit one more repeat of Chart 2 than I should have.  That would be 5 repeats instead of 4 repeats and as a result I ran out of yarn for the third chart.  In the end, I cut six rows from Chart 3 in order [...]

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This Lace is Getting Me Down

Seriously.  I think I may have overloaded a little on the lace.  Gail, then Minttumaari-huivi, then the Kryptonite Spider Net poured off my needles.  I promptly cast on for Aquila (another Ulla pattern), Percy, and the Heartland Lace Shawl.
It was fine at first, but now I feel a sweater calling to me.  I just keep [...]

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Puzzled

This is sort of a rant-y post, so I’ll warn you now.
Last night, after I had posted all of my lovely pieces with their ribbons, I decided to check the scorecards on the back of my tags.  This is the first year that they’ve had scorecards at the State Fair and I was curious to [...]

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