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bad …

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Kathie

… blogger … somewhat bad knitter. Life got busy with a new job and somehow 6 months or so just flew by.  The new job is great, but I just haven’t had the mental energy to keep up with everything. … Continue reading →

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11in11 update

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Kathie

Well, I continue to mess with the master list of eleven cabled items and eleven pairs of socks, buy hey, it’s my list so I can do whatever I want. For cables, it occurred to me that two hats finished … Continue reading →

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idio(m)t

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Kathie

“Your eyes are bigger than your stomach.” I wonder what the knitting queue equivalent to this idiom is  … “Your imagined spare time is bigger than your reality” perhaps? Revisiting the 11in11 idea, I’ve had to apply a little common … Continue reading →

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eleven in eleven

Posted on January 1, 2011 by syb

(aka the “Happy New Year’s” post) The first knitting plan for 2011 is to do a self-imposed sock club (a la the Yarn Harlot’s of 2010) to finish 11 pairs of socks in the year.  Mine will be a little … Continue reading →

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year of scarves update #10

Posted on December 12, 2010 by syb

Tenth and final update on the Year of Scarves.  It worked out pretty well and the final count is twelve scarves (or shawlettes) for 2010.  Having a goal of getting one done each month (even if I didn’t actually stick … Continue reading →

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year of scarves update #9

Posted on November 20, 2010 by syb

Getting close to the end! This is the ungrateful one’s (or her boyfriend’s) un-Noro scarf in Moda Dea Tweedle Dee. She wanted something in these colours and I was lucky enough to find plenty of each colour from two different … Continue reading →

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year of scarves update #8

Posted on October 16, 2010 by syb

Well, the year is winding down and I may actually make it (remember the goal?  A scarf for everyone as a gift this year?). I got Mum’s done just in time and it turned out beautifully.  I really like the … Continue reading →

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year of scarves update #7

Posted on September 27, 2010 by syb

So, far from having all the spare time in the world now that I’m down to just the 2-credit internship to go, I’m swamped with work.  It might have something to do with still not being very good at saying … Continue reading →

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knitter season

Posted on September 16, 2010 by syb

Stephanie (the Yarn Harlot) has it absolutely right … it’s knitter season. Reason to feel less gloomy about the shorter days, colder weather, and impositions on our life.  Instead, rejoice!  More time curled up on the couch with bad movies/TV … Continue reading →

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year of scarves update #6

Posted on August 23, 2010 by syb

I’m a little slow getting to this, but I have been a bit busy … My milkweed is finished and is just lovely.  I will definitely be making this pattern again. The car-pooling Karius is also done, as is 220yds … Continue reading →

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