Category Archives: Running

New yarn arrived, YAY!

OMG – my order arrived yesterday from Bare Sheep Yarn. Seriously, the pictures just cannot do this yarn justice – it is just gorgeous!! I am so excited, can’t wait to knit with it. The bamboo/merino blend is wonderful! It … Continue reading

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Only 6 months?

So I was perusing my project pictures this morning & came across my very first knit FO. The date ought to be easy to remember – 2/8/2008! So I’ve been knitting 6 months. Wow, I’ve come a long way in … Continue reading

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Think, Knit, Run

Not necessarily in that order and, as I’ve moaned before, not all at the same time.  This morning, I came as close to doing all 3 at once as I can…  I ran, I thought, I planned a new project.  … Continue reading

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Day of finishing & beginning

So this morning I woke up to the sound of a mosquito buzzing in my ear. One of the most unpleasant ways to wake up, though not the worst. In Florida, the absolute worst way to wake up is to … Continue reading

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Salazar Slytherin

Salazar – this pattern was inspired by the gorgeous sock yarn I found, Salazar Glam. I wanted to find a stitch pattern that would have the variegated yarn shown off well, so I knew it needed to contain slip stitches. I came across this stitch & I think it works well with the yarn. Continue reading

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New pattern ideas

So last night, I was flipping through some stitch dictionaries & leaflets at the table.  My son spotted one that is a series of stockinette & leaf stitches done together to form a tree.  He told me that I have … Continue reading

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Random stuff

I’ve got a couple more cool shots from the camping trip that I’m putting up here… too lazy still to get them out elsewhere still. he he he First day back in the office is under my belt now, yay! … Continue reading

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Simply Tonks

So we’ve been back from the camping trip for a couple of days, but I needed a bit more time to recover & relax before getting online much. Plus the boys have been monopolizing the computers a bit, too. LOL! … Continue reading

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Camping & knitting

Well, had to sneak in a bit of computer time this morning, as we’re heading for the campsite soon – no computer time for a few days (wah-wah-wah) for me.  Dad will be holding down the fort at home, making … Continue reading

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Next pattern, Tonks

I mentioned the sock pattern I’m working on now in my post yesterday, Tonks. I wanted something that was easy to memorize, after Potions Master, which couldn’t really be memorized. I found what I was looking for, something easy that … Continue reading

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