I have a zillion projects I want to be working on currently, but I'm doing my best to try and finish off the things I'm still working on first. With the possible exception of Darren's winter sweater...

I finished my multi-colored socks (with just enough yarn!):


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One of my knitting friends has a wonderfully clear perspective on her knitting. If she doesn't like it, she'll pull it out and start over. A few months back, she spent a good two hours unravelling a sweater she had made - and worn - and has since reknit it into a cardigan. She explained that while she liked the style of the sweater, she didn't ( Read more... )

A girlfriend of mine at home once said 'You need to be really paranoid to ride a motorcycle - you have to look at every other vehicle on the road and think 'What is this person going to do to try and kill me today?'' She is completely correct in this ( Read more... )

As with any hobby, there are - these days - blogs and websites and a zillion things that people who have a specific interest in can read. One of my favorite blogs is by a Canadian lady who blogs as the Yarn Harlot*. She's been so successful at this that she now has in print half a dozen books, sells patterns, and pretty much supports herself that ( Read more... )

One of the good things about going to see my friend Judy in Ohio is that I got to give her the replacement socks I made her (she had made a pair of socks for herself that were a little small, so she gave them to me - sadly, they were a little small for me also, so I passed them on):


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Last Wednesday, Jackson and I headed west to attend the American Whippet Club's National Show in Huron, OH. I have a friend who lives about 100 miles south of there, so our plan was to go to her place Wednesday night, head up to Huron Thursday, stay at the hotel Thursday night, come back to Baltimore OH Friday and then come home Saturday. And ( Read more... )

The Little Black Dog, by the way, is doing really well, has survived all his treatments (though he'll need a final confirmation next month) and has done his level best to make sure he doesn't live anywhere but with us. My husband took him to work to show him to a few people and he spent his time cowering under the desk. Then, of course, he came ( Read more... )

Hmm - I wonder if I could manage this updating thing once a month...

So, since my last update, I have finished:

Adrienne's Nashville socks:


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Otis survived his neutering, and I'm sure he can walk much easier now that his enormous testicles are gone - it must be a small dog thing - my friend and I have a theory that dog testicles come in one size, no matter the size of the dog. They took another x-ray while he was 'under', and his spine is healing nicely, and whatever was going on with ( Read more... )

I've been knitting, on and off, since I was 8 or so. Some days I feel more energetic about it than others, but when I have the bug I often have several items on the go at once. I am, sadly, quite good at not getting things finished, which is why I tend to stick to smaller things like scarves and socks. That said, I even have a few half-finished ( Read more... )