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did you know that the fastest knitter in the world is hazel tindall of the sheltand islands, at an amazing 255 stitches in just THREE MINUTES?  if i could knit that fast, i could finish my sweater, regardless of just having had a baby :)  the american record holder is kaete brady of new hampshire, at a mere 215 stitches in three minutes.  whew!  i ( Read more... )

not that i have been able to knit, or be in public, since maya was born, but today is worldwide KIP day!

wow.  i just noticed that it's coming down with a fury outside.  see, i wouldn't even want to go out in public today.  it sounds like a tornado or something.

kind of wishing that i wasn't stone dead tired.  kind of wishing that i *did* have ten ( Read more... )

why? 'cause of the arrival of our baby girl!!! more later...

that's right, kids, you too can be a runaway bride!  or at least look like one.

and...

love martha, love her freedom poncho.

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well, mom's cardigan has taken more brain power than i had hoped.  for some reason, this pattern has been a complete puzzle for me, resulting in three or four frogging sessions, and one, only one, completed piece.  which is a sleeve, no less.  but a perfect sleeve, and that's really what's important, isn't it?

the cable blanket is still on the back ( Read more... )

check it out!!  a whole blog devoted to knitting bunnies.  i, of course, must knit one now.

in other news, the only thing i have left on the baby cardigan is sewing up the seams, putting on the buttons, and blocking.  which is the least fun, so i've moved on to other projects while i wait to get excited about finally finishing it.

in other project ( Read more... )

just when you thought that you couldn't have your breakfast and knit it, too.

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