Category: Knitting
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Startitis Is Going Around
Finishing this little hat will be hard as I start looking sidelong at big bulky hat and scarf patterns.
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All My Wool Socks Are in Phoenix
And my feet are in Philadelphia attending the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference. Thank gawd I have my mittens.
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Secret Sweater Reveal
Happy Tuesday, dear readers! My Greenies sweater is speeding along, but not there yet. How’s about that finished object I promised? All last fall, after finishing the ginormous blanket, I labored in absolute 100% secret on two sweaters, one for each hermanita. They were both getting ready to graduate, and I thought that a big…
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Here Comes the Future
(title thanks to the Handsome Furs) The apartment is clean, and I think I am ready for the new year. 2013 was ram-packed full of *stuff* Four library conferences. Three sweaters (you’ll see the other two in a teensy bit). One ginormous blanket. My first Coachella. KITTENS More time with Melba, the best puppy in…
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Ground Cover in Pictures
Last Saturday, I took part in the Ground Cover project installation. It was a wonderful, overwhelming two days. I knew the project was huge–300 blankets completed by some 600 crafters–but until I saw it all laid out and filling an empty lot, I didn’t realize just how huge it was. When the time came to…
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My Couch
The O w l s suffered an incident. Several, actually. I first discovered that my gauge was off. Then, while measuring to see if I could salvage the gauge, I discovered that the waist shaping began and ended too soon. I considered ripping back and adding more length, and then realized that I barely had…
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Word to the Wise
Storing your flip-top water bottle in your knitting bag with unlaminated patterns may seem like a good idea, but it’s not.
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O w l s Proceed
More O w l s! Last night I left behind waist decreases for waist increases. Tonight, Melba and I are sitting down to a nice British murder mystery and knitting ourselves to sleep. Achieving that end might take one of us less time than the other.
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It’s Monday?
Really? Hrm. That means it’s definitely November. All around the blogosphere, bloggers are blogging every day of the month, knitting a sweater in a month… I have always been amazed that November is marathon-project month. How did this come to be? November has been my busiest month ever since I entered the wonderful world of…
Anti-Quotidian 