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Curse be Darned
Remember this addition to the stash? It arrived early this year as a wedding present: Quince & Co. Osprey in Peacoat. Yarn as a wedding present is quite knitterish, I know, but there is a method to my madness. I mentioned that this yarn is being knitted into a sweater for somebody. Well, that certain…
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Hello Again
Goodness, where have I been? Since I posted last, spring came to Kansas. After the first day, which burst with chuckling robins, frolicking squirrels, cheery daffodils, and exuberant green buds, we have moved through fog, a heatwave, thunderstorms, and dreary dampness, which means it’s spring in the Midwest for sure. What else? The cats and…
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About that Stash
Thank you all for your comments on Melba’s sweater! She is taking the praise with great composure 😉 I have a FO to show you, just as soon as I get my photographer back. In the meantime, let’s check in on the stash. As you’ll recall, I ended last year with a lot more yarn…
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Dogzilla
After my initial failed attempt to knit Melba a sweater, I lost my enthusiasm but didn’t give up. On car rides, during movies, and at Knit Night, I pegged away at my wonky-shaped little green sweater. Lo and behold, it fits my wonky-shaped little Melba. The spikes were absolutely essential. Although Melba does not have…
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On a Roll
Good morning and thank you all so much for your lovely comments on the cape and shawls 🙂 I think I’m on a roll with finishing things…or maybe I’ve finally discovered the joy of bulky yarn. Last weekend, I fished around in my stash and found a skein plus a smidge of Quince & Co.…
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Fanks Mummy
The bridesmaids, being bridesmaids, got a lot of attention at the wedding, not to mention handmade shawls. But my mom did a ton of work too, so when it became apparent that I would have enough yarn but not enough time or emotional energy to make her a shawl too, I went for plan B:…
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The Extra Mile
Last year, I submitted you all to a lot of fussing about Christmas gifts, which I never revealed. The truth is…I fibbed. I wasn’t knitting Christmas gifts, I was knitting wedding stoles. Soon after Querido and I were engaged, I hit upon this brilliant plan. I was going to go the extra mile, and not…
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Sad Ears
My first attempt at knitting Melba a sweater didn’t go so well. The knitting part was fine. The wearing–not so much. After we released her from the sweater, she curled up in a sad ball on one corner of the couch to recover from her traumatic experience, I frogged the whole thing, adjusted *all* my…
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All the Knitalongs
Hello all, I’m back! I have been lurking terribly here, dragging my feet on putting together posts about FOs. But there’s lots of energy everywhere else in the blogosphere. Kate Davies published a cardigan version of Owls, Laura Chau updated her Top Down Shoulder Warmer, and BOTH Tin Can Knits and Holla Knits are starting…
Anti-Quotidian 