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p=. All together now – _awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!_ As you can see, Jill had to roll her sleeves, just once, so she has room to grow, but I was actually worried about it being too small – no worries! I agree with “Chris,”:http://chrisknitz.blogspot.com the sleeves on this pattern are disproportionately long in relation to the body of…

So, remember that lovely Finn roving that we bought from the farm that we reserved fleeces from for Spring 2007? (Before we had our own sheep even.) Finally, after all of the farm hoopla, I managed to spin 2 bobbins full for plying. p=. And then, amazingly enough, I plied it into what will from…

p=. _Purple Iris from our front yard._ Life has been a _RIDE_ lately. So, out of pure exhaustion, I’m going to attempt a sort of pictorial wrap-up, with more details to follow soon. The last day of April we went and met up with a group of local spinners at the gracious Sherry’s house. It…

After “Melanie”:http://pinklemontwist.blogspot.com mentioned reserving a fleece for next spring it made me think …. with all of these angora bunnies around here, we are going to need some wool to send out to be processed to make a blend. I’ve found a place to send them out for processing, the “Wooly Knob”:http://www.woolyknobfibermill.com/ here in Indiana,…

My first experience with the Secret Pal gift exchange was SP5, and my secret pal was the awesome Cathy of “Frog Monkey.”:http://2monkeys.blogspot.com/ And now, as my second SP experience, SP7, is over, I can introduce you to my recipient _spoilee._ She is the wonderful Becky from “MoonlightFrogger.”:http://www.moonfrog.com/blog/ Cats and Dogs don’t surprise me so much.…

p{margin-top:250px;}. _A lone tulip I found in our yard has opened up to welcome Spring._ p{width:100%;clear:both}.   This was my UFO(UnFinishedObjects) list at the end of my first year knitting a couple of weeks ago, along with edits: -Lapghan #1- _going to leave it as a square, or maybe make a pillow out of it…

She is +amazing+, and I’d like to introduce you to Gwen: p=. !/images/gwen_060104.jpg! of “DaisyDo.com:”:http://www.daisydo.com p=. !/images/daisydo.jpg! I want to thank Gwen for getting to know me and spoiling me accordingly! She’s been a great secret pal, and a wonderful new friend. Here is package number 3: An adorable St. Patty’s day card – a…

My first year of knitting, a review to come, but for now – “My humble beginnings.”:http://starzabove.com/article/i-taught-myself-knitting