June 20, 2007
by Julie
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The Coreopsis was a gift from a neighbor and it’s done phenomenally well down by the mailbox where nothing ever gets watered. I had no idea when I bought the seed for these hollyhocks that they would reseed themselves so … Continue reading
June 19, 2007
by Julie
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Yesterday afternoon I stopped at my LYS to pick up a few essentials and couldn’t resist the Lorna’s Angel. I spent the afternoon playing with fluff and whipped up these sweet little booties. The pattern is available here.
June 18, 2007
by Julie
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Yesterday afternoon I pulled out the superwash roving that Madame Purl so kindly helped me dye (It’s second from the right on the fence). Teyani advised spinning it thinner than I want since superwash will bloom and fluff up a … Continue reading
June 17, 2007
by Julie
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Also this week my final reveal package arrived from Kristan who’s been a great SP10 pal! Thanks Kristan for being a good swap pal! The fabric will be fun to use, the sock monkey is so fitting and I’m really … Continue reading
June 16, 2007
by Julie
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My Monkey Swap socks arrived and boy was I surprised! My spoiler had been my spoilee in Secret Pal 8 and we’ve kept in touch ever since. She went well overboard and sent the nicest package with socks made from … Continue reading
June 15, 2007
by Julie
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In addition to spending far too much time on Ravelry, I’ve managed to finish the Web Socks by Erica Alexander (was a subscriber pattern on the IK website but it’s not there at the moment). They are knit with Koigu … Continue reading
June 14, 2007
by Julie
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I don’t often go in for the meme’s but as Carole said, this one is very worthwhile. It’s pretty simple: make a list of the things you’re doing to help our environment. 1. Our town has biweekly recycling pickup and … Continue reading
June 13, 2007
by Julie
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It’s been a very exciting mail week around here. My TeaSwap package arrived from Valerie full of all sorts of wonderful goodies. She’s recently been to Australia so I got lovely things from both there and California. I’m a fan … Continue reading
June 12, 2007
by Julie
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Roy is off the needles and blocked out quite nicely. He’s 4 inches wide and 48 inches long so he’s quite a respectable scarf. I used single fold bias tape to edge the tea towels, one tan, one chocolate, and … Continue reading
June 11, 2007
by Julie
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Roy is off the needles and onto the blocking board after his warm soak in the sink this afternoon. I used all but a few yards of black and he turned out to be about 50 inches long so not … Continue reading
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