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The Summer of Socks has begun and I’ve been a bit of a slacker. I’ve knitted one and a half of Fancy Silk Sock and then put it aside. All I have left is the cuff and having memorized the pattern, this got relagated to “knitting that can be done with everything seems too complicated”.  […]

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First, I had to get this done.

Then I had to finish this.

Then I…

because I wanted this

That’s right! Today is the big day…

I’ve been crocheting grocery bags like there’s no tomorrow. I haven’t photographed all of them, but here are a few.

The pattern comes from here.

I find the pattern pretty addicting to make. Pretty soon everyone […]

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S.O.S.

That’s right! The Summer of Socks 2008 has begun. I had big plans to finish up the two pairs of socks I have languishing on the needles. I did manage to gather much of my stashed sock yarn and take a quick pic. After the photo, I remembered the undyed sock yarn I bought at […]

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After Christmas last year, when it became apparent that there was little that any of us needed that could be purchased in a store, we agreed to make all of our 2007 Christmas gifts. By the time we were deep into the process, the handmade pledge popped up on the ‘net, and we were glad.
Although […]

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Cause and Effect

When I managed the knitting store, I realized that it was the adventure of a new project that excited me. There is something about trying a new yarn or learning a new technique that feels as if I’ve been surprised with a gift. Will I like the feeling of the new yarn in my hands? Will the […]

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