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Tag Archives: Knitting
What was that I said about overthinking?
Good grief. Honestly, I have been trying all sorts of getting-self-to-write strategies and I am just going to admit I am stuck, mostly because I keep second-guessing myself. “It’s boring” “It’s not cheery enough”… for Pete’s sake. We’re just coming … Continue reading
A Finished Object Doth Bloom in Spring
Happy Spring! Actually, by the time I hit Publish, it will be nearly time to wish everyone a Happy Summer Solstice. However, most of the original draft of this was written in April. At least I keep life interesting for … Continue reading
Posted in BenKitty, Books, Knitting, Making Things, stranded colourwork, Tessa
Tagged Books, Cats, Hats, Knitting, Pansy Garden Tam, Projects
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Sick (still), On the Mend (more or less), yet Busy (sort of)
Oh Heck. Let’s just throw caution to the winds and begin with a cat photo or two. OK, ¡basta! (Spanish for “enough!”) There can (and no doubt will) be more cat pics later. Sick (still): Pain is not my friend, … Continue reading
Posted in DustyCat, Knitting, Making Things, Quilting, Sewing & Stitching, Spinning, Tessa, TimKitten, Writing
Tagged Cats, chronic illness, Chronic Whatsit, CPH, Designing, DustyCat, Friends, heart cables, Knitting, lace, Lake Ontario Hoodie, Liz Hoodie, Project Reports, Projects, qiviut, Qiviut Shawlette, shawlette, shawls, Tessa, TimKitten, Unwelcome Cousins, Writing
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Just For Fun
Hi there! Today, I have something a little bit different for you: A video podcast! TOPICS include: Showing off Projects Yak Yarn Pr0n; Wee cutenesses; Cabin fever; Crafting and writing as ways of gathering myself together when everything around me is … Continue reading
Posted in Felt, Felting, & Fulling, Knitting, Sewing & Stitching
Tagged Blogging, felt toys, Knitting, podcast video, Projects, sewing, yarn pr0n
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The Welsh Gardener
I got up early this morning, determined to Be A Responsible Home Owner and do some much-needed weeding and shrub-trimming in the front yard before it got too hot. Quick but satisfying breakfast (Melody’s Maple Granola, yum), soul-empowering Morning Coffee, … Continue reading
Wandering but not Lost
You folks are the best! So many great suggestions in the comments on my last post for That Which “Shawl” Be Next On My Needles. (Heh) Your suggestions gave me a great excuse to go wandering around the Ravelry pattern database. (It … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting
Tagged colorwork, gradient, Knitting, labyrinth, making, ombre, Ravelry Pattern Library, short rows, that uppity organ, ZoëCat
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Rhinebeck: All the Everythings
Once upon a time, long, long ago, in the eighth decade of the last century, shepherds in Duchess County, NY, gathered at the local fairgrounds to buy and sell ewes, with an eye towards enhancing their breeding lines. Three decades later, … Continue reading