Category: Knitting
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2016 By The Numbers
Thank you all for your kind words on my last post, everyone. After I hit publish on that one, I put a dent in a box of tissues, and can now put my sadness away for a while. If you’re looking for a happier post, or just want to ogle another knitter’s stash, I think…
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Yarn Hop Day Two
Hello All! If you are just tuning in and wondering what this yarn hop thing is about, check out yesterday’s post. All caught up? Let’s talk about day two. When I’d first proposed this scheme to my adventure buddies, I had no expectation of them spending an eight hour day with me, let alone signing…
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Yarn Hop
Hello dear readers! After getting myself into a grump thinking about Thanksgiving, I did my best to return to a better mood with lots of knitting. That helped a lot, and discovering that 10 Things I Hate About You is now on Netflix erased all the rest of my grumpiness. Today, I bound off my…
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A Moment of Calm
This has been an overwhelming week. Mitten school was amazing but exhausting, and when I returned there was a week and a half of work waiting for me. But for the next little bit, Querido has found football, I have some simple knitting, and we will attempt to center ourselves before things get hectic again. …
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Big Yarn
Tonight, briefly, a closeup of some very big yarn. Although I am comfortable picking (also called continental) now, for this super bulky yarn I found I got better leverage throwing. What are your strategies for knitting with bulky yarn?
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Missed One
Hello all! It’s a little early in the month to be falling behind, but alas: I was sucked into the Stranger Things vortex last night. On the bright side, it’s the perfect accompaniment to stockinette.
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Unstuck
Well hello again everyone. I think a month may have gone by, but I’m not sure. I didn’t see it pass. November is the month for doing all the things, so let’s see how long I last doing a post a day. Sound like fun? For most of October (which truly was barely here before…
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Similar But Not the Same
Happy Thursday Knitters! Here in Kansas summer and fall are still duking it out in a battle of cool nights, muggy mornings, and afternoon sun, but I’ve begun to wade into my stack of fall magazines and patterns. It’s a bit overwhelming. Fall is the season that most designers live for, and there is so…
Anti-Quotidian 