Surprising myself, I actually only worked on the Color Affection shawl while I was on vacation. I usually have more project ADD, but who am I to question it. I cast on as I usually did with travel knitting, in my seat waiting for the plane to take off.


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I had a to do list a month ago. And a week and a day from  takeoff how am I doing?

• Booking a hotel   Hilton here we come
• Booking a train to Paris Eurostar wee! Granted I don’t think there is an alternative…
• Planning Paris (right now we have Louvre and food, its a short list) - We have a Guide that’s a plan right?
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I had a to do list a month ago. And a week and a day from  takeoff how am I doing?

• Booking a hotel
• Booking a train to Paris
• Planning Paris (right now we have Louvre and food, its a short list) - We have a Guide that’s a plan right?
• Having a vague outline of the trip
• Gathering friends for meals/drinks  There may not be an exact schedule but we have ( Read more... )

My sister and I have been discussing going on vacation during the summer together since the fall. On Sunday, we met and booked a flight for the last week of August. Where are we going? London with a day trip in Paris.


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Reasons why I should never plan to do a post a knit night. There was sake, sushi, surprise friends, a Bellini. And my iPad never came out of my bag.  Through a very scientific process I have chosen a winner.

You can even see the steps in the process it began with post it notes and scissors.


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So I’ve been trying to take over the world. It’s a nightly process, I’ll get to it. In the mean time I am slowly working my way through a  few other places.  I have masks, I will be cleverly disguised.


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As the title says. I missed the Blog’s Birthday, way back on the 7th of February. I for some reason always think it is near the end of the month. Sigh. Also the last post was 300.  That’s none too shabby. From the far long ago place of designing the JL scarf.  Which has an updated pattern at the usual link or on Ravelry.


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For those who have been playing along I have been on Nerd Wars Team Mythology, for three tournaments now. For T7 I and another team member will be writing regular posts for the Team Mythology Blog. We will be talking about, myths, legends, folktales, lore, fairy tales, and who knows what else.


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As I mentioned yesterday my reading has been consuming my knitting time. Pretty much from when I started and finished Cold Days. I’ve been reading and asking around for recommendations for new books. I also have been going through my kindle for all those books I grabbed when they were $1.99 or the like and reading the ones that jumped out at me.


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If you have visited the Etsy shop, Ravelry Group or taken a look at my patterns, you may have noticed a regular addition.  He was also on my little Christmas Card. Who am I talking about?


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