January 31, 2008
by Julie
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My library card holder has taken a battering so it was time for a replacement. It’s just a piece of craft felt with a pattern drawn in pencil and then stitched over with variegated embroidery floss. I used three strands … Continue reading
January 30, 2008
by Julie
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What do you do when the power is out all day but knit a toe? I was dismayed to find I’d goofed half a row on the sole of the foot but decided it was not worth ripping back half … Continue reading
January 29, 2008
by Julie
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I’m not sure why I didn’t immediately label the needle rolls once I’d sorted needles into them. Partly, I think it’s because my needle sizer doesn’t do half sizes and I was looking around for one that does. At any … Continue reading
January 28, 2008
by Julie
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I did start the heel at knitting but lost count at one point so I set it aside to rip back at home and try again. This heel morphs right into the foot so it takes longer to do since … Continue reading
January 27, 2008
by Julie
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After some reassurance at the Woolpack yesterday, I began the gusset last night. I woke up fairly early this morning and finished it up so that I could attempt the shortrow heel this morning at knitting, there might be someone … Continue reading
January 26, 2008
by Julie
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Feeling the loss of the Toasty Toes and Bloomin’ Feet swaps a few close friends and I decided to make a teensy swap of our own. Socks are due April 1st so we’ve named it the Silly Sock Swap. As … Continue reading
January 25, 2008
by Julie
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The Dobbs vest travels with my anywhere I need mindless knitting and makes significant progress at the weekly allergy shot sessions where the staff peek over the counter and boggle at the knitting. I am now about halfway to the … Continue reading
January 24, 2008
by Julie
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Scaruffle from The Knitter’s Book of Yarn is all finished. It’s knit with Karabella Lace Mohair on size 5 and 9 needles and beaded with white seed beads in the garter stitch section using a size 13 crochet hook. The … Continue reading
January 23, 2008
by Julie
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Last night for dinner we had spinach gnudi with spicy Italian sausage in tomato sauce (literally fried the sausage and dumped a can of crushed tomatoes over then added some seasoning). I’ve never tried gnudi before so it was quite … Continue reading
January 22, 2008
by Julie
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There isn’t much exciting going on today. Each January I assemble all of the previous year’s recipes into a file. Most of my free time today has been dedicated to that task. It’s kind of interesting to look at the … Continue reading
