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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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And Then it Was December
November happened quickly, didn’t it? I am currently procrastinating while I’m supposed to be studying for a section exam, but as the picture above indicates, I did not come out at the end of NaKniSweMo staggering under a pile of completed sweaters. Details to come. How did you do in November?
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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…
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Layter – a celebration of sheep and wool
It’s Wovember!!! To kick things off we have a lovely post from two knitters I admire greatly: Kate Davies and Felix Ford. Enjoy! KDD & Co In case you haden’t noticed, today is the first of WOVEMBER! I thought I’d begin the month by showing you a garment that, like no other I can think…
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What Yarn?
Yarn? What yarn? I don’t see any yarn. Ohhh…that yarn. I wasn’t at a yarn sale. Maybe. It’s practical!!!
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Best Game EVER
The kittens have made up a game. After kitten wrestling, it is the BEST GAME EVER. Eloise sits inside a bag or a box, and Malthus attacks the bag (or box) from the outside. Eloise bats back, and the game continues until they are so wound up that they have to leap up and play…
Anti-Quotidian 