I hate it when he’s right.

I finished my first Kolenyitten tonight, tried it on, modeled it for T, and then he asked, “Isn’t that a little tight?”
UM, NO!!!!!
Yah, it totally was. I didn’t increase enough after the cuff (purposely! because these mitts run huge!) and they somehow ended up being even smaller than the last pair of Kolenyas I knit [...]

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Gramma’s Afghan

All this talk about that Hemlock Ring Blanket I made (which, really, is just a monotonous series of yo’s and k2tog’s and ssk’s once you get past the inner flower part) has had me thinking about the cabled afghan that my Gramma knit many years ago. Now THAT is a masterpiece! I’d been wanting to [...]

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The mouse in my pocket

I started a knitting group (I actually call it a “stitch and bitch”) in my little town last summer (with the help of one of my blog readers and Ravelry) and I’ve been kinda quiet about it because I actually belong to another stitch and bitch that I helped start about 4 years ago, and [...]

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It’s a wrap!

Literally.
I finished the Hemlock Ring Blanket for my Gramma in December. Not quite in time for Christmas, but since I was pretty lax about the whole holiday in general, I didn’t really sweat it. I got an email from her this past weekend (she’s so hip!) letting me know she got it and so now [...]

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True dat

I flew back to Chicago last week for a couple of days, and even though it was a short trip, I was actually proud of myself for not losing anything! (I am notorious for losing stuff on trips! Just ask me about my trip to Costa Rica last year)
So I’m feeling all proud and organized, but [...]

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2008 FOs

I’m honestly a little hesitant to post this mosaic, because I’m so disappointed in the quality of my knitting last year! (Especially when compared to last year!) But I think it’s helpful to look back and see what worked and what didn’t. I gave away over half the FO’s I knit, and while I was very [...]

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My matchy matchy Kolenyas

Because of all the snowfall this past Christmas, I postponed my trip back to Chicago and we also postponed our trip over to Sequim (pronounced Sk-wim) to see T’s p’s. So that meant I had nearly 2 weeks of lounging at home, knitting and …. well, doing little else, really. And even though I had a [...]

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No knead to worry!

I’ve been on a bit of a bread making kick this year. Last weekend I made a loaf of white bread (which turned out awesome) and some whole wheat garlic pizza dough (which turned out okay) and this weekend I wanted to make some homemade bread to bring to a friend’s fondue party on Saturday [...]

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A wonderful surprise

If there’s anything I like more than getting yarn (or a gift certificate for yarn), it’s getting yarn from a non-knitter! My friend Kelli surprised me this past Christmas by getting me two skeins of this beautifully hand-dyed ORGANIC merino aran-weight wool from Nurturing Threads. I’m admittedly not a big fan of variegated yarns, but [...]

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My Ravelry Donation Challenge

OK, so admittedly I was a little late to the Ravelry Love Fest. I’ve been a member since July, 2007 and I have definitely used it to catalog all my current projects and stash and even get ideas for new projects and stash, but beyond that I didn’t really use it. I never really ventured [...]

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