Yes, bad pun, but a terrible strain of the flu, yes that one, the one that everyone seems to be getting lately, hit our home with a vengeance this past week. I wasn’t even able to escape it. Though my instincts tell me that my immune system was not at it’s strongest what with all…
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No time to blog, really
I won’t even begin to list the things I need to do, because if I have to one more time to one more person I may just seriously lose something! p{float:right;padding:10px}. !http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2344/2230648218_ff4c9c25cd_m.jpg!:http://www.flickr.com/photos/starzabove/2230648218/ I finished Angel’s pink sweater and she’s been wearing it since! Here it is blocking. I’ll try and get a photo of her…
Midmonth, mittens and MLK Jr.
p{float:right;padding:10px}. !http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2269/2207435167_da760ccd9c_m.jpg!:http://www.flickr.com/photos/starzabove/2207435167/ I finished the mid-month “Monthly Dishcloths”:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MonthlyDishcloths/ group cloth tonight. I think it’s a pretty pattern. “Details on Ravelry.”:http://www.ravelry.com/projects/starzabove/january-mid-month-dishcloth-kal p{clear:both}. p{float:left;padding:10px}. !http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/2207984663_117071f680_m.jpg!:http://www.flickr.com/photos/starzabove/2207984663/ Tomorrow I plan to cast on for “BooHopper’s 2nd Peekaboo Mitt,”:http://www.ravelry.com/projects/starzabove/peekaboo-2 as well as “MnM’s Other Peekaboo Mitt.”:http://www.ravelry.com/projects/starzabove/peekaboo They are going to help me knit them. It will make them that much…
Give Wool A Chance
“This is a great article”:http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2008/01/07/in_praise_of_cheap_wool.html about wool. Seriously, read it. I’m considering contacting Stephanie for permission to put a copy of it in with “our shop’s”:http://yarnalong.com next newsletter at the end of this month. The mid-month clues are up for the “Monthly Dishcloths Yahoo Group”:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MonthlyDishcloths/ and I’m enjoying this one as the clues come out,…
“Speaking” of decorating footballs
I survived my first public speaking engagement. I was *SO* freaked out about it. I am amazed I made it there. I am just not the type to stand up in front of even a small crowd of 60 people and talk. No, not me. But I did it, and I survived. I wasn’t booed,…
Our Second to Last Move is Pretty Much Done
There are a few boxes here and there yet to unpack and we have a bit more to do to finish up at the old house and get it on the market, but we are just about done. We need to wrap it up here at the new house, since we’ll be hosting for Thanksgiving…
I Hereby Give Myself Permission
I haven’t made an entry for so long. First off, I have been very busy, of course. Opening a “Spinning and Yarn Shop”:http://yarnalong.com does take quite some time. It’s fun work, for sure, but it’s still a lot of hours and a lot of work. Second, I think I have been hung up on the…
Yes, I’m still here, and the delay has been worth it!
I have exciting news! We are opening a spinning/yarn shop! I’ll share more details soon – you can imagine how busy I have been taking care of soooooooooooo many details. I have been knitting some. I will have to get on the ball, though, because I have many samples to knit!
A Touch of Whimsy for EmNm
p=. p={color:#3B432D}. Happy March from EmNm and Pickles, the dog! PATTERN: “Touch of Whimsy”:http://whimsicalknittingdesigns.blogspot.com/2006/10/touch-of-whimsy-hat-pattern.html YARN: “Paton’s Classic Merino”:http://store.knitting-warehouse.com/068855.html in the “Bright Red” colorway NEEDLES: size 5 US “KnitPicks”:http://www.knitpicks.com Options magic loop method NOTES: This was a fun pattern that I did a repeat here and there on, when it came to the lacy band. Using…
What a Wonderful Spin-2-Knit Pal
p=. Well I can tell you, my secret pal is a sweet heart! And I hope she/he forgives my absent-mindedness at not posting this sooner, since I received it several weeks ago! It’s a beautiful, Valentine-themed bundle of surprises! I can hardly believe he/she is a beginning spinner! She/he sent a VERY generous amount of…