Changes in the Air

There have been a number of changes around here lately.
Weather – a heavy frost Friday and hard freezes on Saturday and Sunday have brought the growing season to a screeching halt. And to add insult to injury, it snowed on Saturday.
A lingering UFO becomes an FO – I finally finished the Spring Forward socks which [...]

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Happy Socktoberfest!

Whoosh!! That was September zipping by at the speed of light. The good news is, now it’s time for Socktoberfest and the celebration of all things socks!
My plans for Socktoberfest 2009 are quite modest:
-Finish up the socks that I’ve been carrying around as my “travel project” for the last two months. And…
-Follow the TTL Mystery [...]

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Knit On

So, a few days ago I was doing a few chores around the house, thinking about writing my next blog post (on trying to hold off a rampant case of Startitis) when I got a phone call that my Mother had had a stroke and was being taken to the hospital. There followed several days [...]

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Love at First Sight

The minute I saw this pattern, I knew I had to knit it. It reminded me of another Cookie A pattern, my beloved Pomatomus socks with it’s twisted stitches and flowing ridges, which was fun to knit and produced perfect fitting, beautiful socks. I was a goner for this pattern.
Pattern: Marlene by Cookie A
Yarn: Madelinetosh [...]

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Caution: Post May Contain Actual Knitting Content

Look! Actual knitting! Actual finished knitting! Very exciting times indeed.
Pattern: Sunshine Socks by Cookie A.
Yarn: ShiBui Sock, color “Kiwi”
Notes: Once I got settled on a yarn, these socks went quite quickly. The pattern repeat is intuitive and easy to follow. I like knitting socks with repeating charts like this, since they seem to go quickly. [...]

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Ravelry Made Me Do It

Happy Ravelry-versay to me!
Today is my second anniversary with my much-loved Ravelry! It’s hard to believe it’s been two years – I can’t even imagine anymore what it was like before Ravelry – the pattern search, the ability to organize your projects, yarn and needles, the online community. I’m quite certain that I am a [...]

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Long Time No See

Hello Blog!
How have you been?
Yes, it’s been awhile, but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about you. You’ve actually been in my thoughts quite a bit.
What’s that? Oh. Yes – I’ve been busy. Very busy.
You see, it’s Gardening Season here and from about mid-April to mid-or-late-June it’s just crazy/insane/frantic out in the yard. I drag myself [...]

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It’s not George Clooney’s Fault

Hello my knitting peeps! (heh – I always wanted to use that phrase) I bet all three of you were beginning to wonder what had happened to me. A romantic European tour with George Clooney? Piloting the space shuttle? On the run from the Mob? No! I’ll tell you what happened to me – May! [...]

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Confession

I have a confession to make:
I haven’t been working on the English Rug.
I keep thinking, “Oh, now isn’t a good time. Tonight, while I’m watching TV – that’ll be perfect.” Except, when I’m watching TV I just sit there like a lump, or read a book or…..knit. Yes, the lure of intriguing new sock patterns [...]

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Monkey-ing Around

Between the English Rug and the opening of the Garden Season, the knitting has been a little quiet around here lately. It has not, however, disappeared.
Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A
Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy, colorway “Giant Peach”
Notes: This is actually the third time I’ve knit Monkeys; however a couple were gifts and the pair meant [...]

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