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Archive for January, 2008

On Fire-Spitting Hair Dryers and Scary Winds

Posted in Uncategorized on January 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »

My hair dryer spit fire at me just now. Big blue sparkling flames with a red glow at the end. I think that means I need a new one.
We had wind gusts up to 60 mph where I live last night. I was sitting, happily knitting, when the tornado sirens went off. [...]

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Tangled Yoke – Sleeves Are Finally Done

Posted in knitting, tangled yoke cardigan on January 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »

I finally finished living in the sleeve hell of Tangled Yoke. If this cardigan doesn’t turn out, I think I’ll scream after all the work I’ve invested in just sleeves!

I’ve also been thinking about my mistake mitten, and I believe it should be knitted on size 3 needles anyway… so I do plan [...]

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Heath Ledger found dead

Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It is a sad day.  Heath Ledger has been found dead at age 28.   That’s my age….
The article can be found here on CNN.

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Ugh!

Posted in knitting on January 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Why did I cast another thing on? Especially a charted something, when I was distracted? (Ignore the bad photo – it’s dark and gloomy here. And cold, did I mention cold?) I decided I needed to start those Endpaper Mitts while I was watching my FAVORITE Buffy speech. I messed up [...]

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Piecework: A Must Have Magazine

Posted in knitting on January 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I purchased Piecework magazine today.  The Jan/Feb 2008 issue is devoted entirely to knitting.  It has amazing articles, and most articles will have a pattern of a reproduction piece for the item being discussed.  The article on Knitted Rovaniemi Mittens has a pattern for Fingerless Rovaniemi Mittens at the end that are absolutely a must-have.  [...]

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How to do nothing.

Posted in knitting, nursing, random on January 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I have been BORING these last few days! I didn’t do anything this weekend. Seriously, I left my house ONCE in a two day period. Sometimes, with nursing, I get very tired of people in general, and feel like I want to be alone. I think I get tired of [...]

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Loopy Ewe Package!!

Posted in knitting, tagged on January 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »

I received my first Loopy Ewe order today!! It was fast fast shipping. I ordered Tuesday (late I think) and it arrived today. The packaging was perfect and protective. She includes a hand written note. She also included some samples of Regia Bamboo and Silk, and a needle inventory card.
I [...]

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Come on Friday…

Posted in cats, knitting on January 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »

It has been a long week. Not a bad one, but long, and I’m tired!!!
My kitty, Sam, loves to sleep on the radiator when I take a shower. He gets extra nice and toasty, plus he gets the bonus of being in the same room with me.
After getting out of the shower [...]

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Magic Looping and Casting On

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Yesterday, I went to my favorite yarn store. I told the store owner, Jane, that I planned on trying socks on two circs. Then, she showed me her sock on magic loop….
I always thought Magic Loop would be harder than that. (If magic is in the name, it has to be hard [...]

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First FO of 2008: Pomatomus Socks

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 5, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Pattern: Pomatomus from Knitty, Winter 2005
Yarn: Koigu KPPPM
I started these socks in November on the flight back from the BVI.  Then, I sat them down and forgot them until Tangled Yoke drove me back to them.  I absolutely love this pattern.  It’s not very hard, you just need to pay attention and be aware of [...]

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