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Comfort Knitting

2008-05-13T01:37:00Z

This week has been all about a sock. I'm using the skein of Woolarina Yarn that I got from MDSW to make a pair of Celebrate Socks (by SockPixie). This yarn is some wonderful comfort knitting-- it has the elasticity and warmth of wool with the soft...

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A long time coming

2008-05-08T07:08:43Z

I lost my knitting groove for a while there. Knitting, and writing, and lots of other things fell by the wayside while I settled into a new routine, a new job, etc. Well, we're at the end of the school year, I'm off from June 15 to August 15, and ...

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Steampunk Spats Pattern

2008-01-23T23:28:04Z

Steampunk Spatterdashes Kate Grice Materials: Moda Dea Bamboo Wool (133m/145yd) or equivalent: 2 skeins US 7 (4.5mm) straight needles US F (3.75 mm) crochet hook 2 1” (25mm) buttons Gauge: 20 stitches x 25 rows to 4 inches on US 7. Size: Wome...

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Cripes. It's almost Christmas.

2007-12-14T20:53:01Z

The big news, for folks who read (or used to read) this blog, is that I got a new job! Yay! This means my blogging time went i n the toilet! Boo! Well, that and the fact that I cannot locate my cable for my camera. Or my charger. Or my camera. An...

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And the sweater progresses

2007-07-27T04:33:36Z

The Ink sweater is coming along rather quickly, especially on the 10.5 needles. I've finished the front and back, and am now about 1/3 of the way through the first sleeve. Sadly, grey stockinette stitch is about the least interesting thing I can t...

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A sense of accomplishment

2007-07-15T22:56:13Z

Tempting is finished. I ended up spicing in three rows of the chocolate brown wool. It actually looks quite nice with the chocolate brown/aqua decorative ribbon. Pictures forthcoming. I've now started on the Ink Sweater by Black Dog Knits. So fa...

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Four chocolate evening

2007-07-12T07:40:10Z

So close. I was this close to finishing Tempting tonight, and then things went awry. I've been working from a very limited supply of yarn. About a year ago, I bought eleven balls of Filatura di Crosa Luna yarn in a caramel brown. It was intended ...

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Bad blogger. No cookies.

2007-07-01T00:59:42Z

Oof. It's been too long, eh? Truth is, I hit sort of a period of funk in which I didn't want to do much at all, let alone craft. Such are the perils of depression. It's easing up a bit with a long run of grey-and-rainy weather, so now I feel all ...

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A different fiber hobby

2007-03-08T06:01:04Z

[Apologies to anyone who also reads my SCA blog for the crossposting.] I've been waiting on an order of fabric for Himself's SCA garb (to make a long story short, one of my partners has decided he'd like to play SCA with me). It finally arrived t...

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Challenge

2007-03-06T09:38:56Z

Challenge, originally uploaded by tattycat. No blog is complete without pictures of cats. Here are two of mine. Vlad (on top of the condo) decided to usurp Alice's spot as Queen of the Mountain. Shortly after this photo was taken, she la...

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