I'm so excited to finally get to go to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Luckily for me, I've befriended/made more knitting friends. Should be a good time. I will pass on the Lamb BBQ though. I'm a carnivore, but just would rather enjoy the fiber of my favorite yarn-producing critters instead of their meat this time ( Read more... )

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Ok, this one is kind of out there. I found that there are lepers in Vietnam who need bandages ( Read more... )

I'm about to rip out this vest that I had knitted for myself. It does not flatter either me or Hubby. I guess I should have looked in my closet at my favorite garments before picking out a pattern. I never wear vests. NEVER. They just don't look good on me. Hubby can pull them off, but not this one ( Read more... )

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I cleaned out my lovely knitting basket last night. I could not believe how much stuff I had crammed in there. I put back all the skeins of yarn from the "oh I'm gonna make that" pile back into my stash ( Read more... )

This is night 3 without good sleep. I slept on the couch last night so as not to wake Hubby with my sniffling, snorting, gurgling and other just-trying-to-breathe noises. Also to watch one of my sleepytime movies (it was "Evil Under the Sun" this time, thanks again Chase!). Even a serene cozy English mystery couldn't counteract that much post-nasal ( Read more... )

Here's the first mini Magic Loop sock. The ends aren't sewn in yet. Once I got that little phamplet, it all made sense. I guess to make a bigger size, I'll just have to add in more stitches!


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