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Ended up going to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Fair twice, on Saturday with eccentricartist (who had an ATM suck her debit card into the depths and not return it, poor thing) and then again with Bemo, who was so taken by our stories of various interesting farm critters that he wanted to go also. Although the prospect of deep-fried Twinkies may also have played a ( Read more... )

Went to the fiber store today, meaning to pick up something for Cherbear's scarf. I browsed the Manos de Uraguay selection, finding some pretty colors but nothing quite like the shades on the Julia Stiles scarf. Plus, it was a little bit pricy, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy it without knowing if Cher would like the colors. So I wandered a ( Read more... )

This is what my current "learner scarf" looks like. The gigundo ball of yarn I was bequeathed started out as more pink and purple, and then changed to green/blue and purple with no sign of switching back, although who knows what lurks in the core of the beast? I don't mind, particularly, but I was a little bemused.


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I can now cast on like nobody's buisness. But the knitting part is proving more difficult - my stitches are very uneven and lumpy and I've unraveled my yarn twice because I did something mysterious which resulted in things Not Looking Right At All. So today in the car on the way to work, I restarted, making a big effort to make my stitches loose ( Read more... )