May 21, 2006
by Julie
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Voila! This is my swatch for arrows. My stitch gauge is dead-on and the row gauge is about 2 rows off. The swatch is knit in the round on double point needles. I’ve never done that before so that was … Continue reading
May 21, 2006
by Julie
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Yesterday I made skeins of yarn into cakes of yarn and kept track of color names and numbers with snips of yarn and labels by stapling them to a sheet of paper. This is a little prep work for the … Continue reading
May 20, 2006
by Julie
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Trellis is off the blocking board and going into the mail later today. I found it to be a fairly easy pattern to knit that I could work on even at knitting with all sorts of chatting going on. The … Continue reading
May 19, 2006
by Julie
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I thought I’d lost all the azalea buds with a late hard frost this year but it’s managed to hold back a few and though it’s a lighter bloom that usual it is still screaming pink. There are wild blueberries … Continue reading
May 18, 2006
by Julie
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We are ever so happy to have the sun back! Despite the pollen wafting through the air I couldn’t resist leaving the doors open to the breeze today much to the cats’ enjoyment. Our shy Winnie was fairly basking all … Continue reading
May 17, 2006
by Julie
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OrangeOrange who?Orange you glad to meet me? Here’s the latest bag. This one goes to Carole who’s name I drew from among the folks donating to my Relay For Life fundraising campaign. I love the little stripey pocket. Thanks again … Continue reading
May 16, 2006
by Julie
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Although it’s been raining like crazy here there’s still a great deal of activity at the bird feeders. Yesterday I spotted the chipping sparrow and our returning Ruby Throat. We had a squirrel leaping from the pot onto the feeders … Continue reading
May 15, 2006
by Julie
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Jason made a lovely dinner for Mother’s Day with trout in browned butter and walnuts, new potatoes and dill, and kohlrabi steamed and tossed with Parmesan cheese. Dessert, though, was really the star. I only had to help the teeniest … Continue reading
May 14, 2006
by Julie
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Daniel has been busily making stitch markers in Art Metals class and I have posted a few sets for sale on my new Etsy shop. There was quite a bit of interest back when I got mine as a Christmas … Continue reading
May 13, 2006
by Julie
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Back in March I got some of this roving for my birthday. It reminds me of those huge white twisty suckers with the stripes of color twisting down the sides. I think I should probably ply this with plain white … Continue reading
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