21st - 28th June '08Last week's Top Blog Posts on Knitting

27 Jun

Finished Fina

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Yarn Place Gentle on a 2.25 mm needle. 76,860 stitches, 218 rows, 55 grams, 52″ wide and 29″ deep. Model shots when I see DD again (she’s away at summer school). For now, a few blocking photos. I did a gentle block, not…

Did you know the 7th anniversary is wool?

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A and I just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe that our wedding day was that long ago! The exciting thing about the 7th wedding anniversary is that in the list of traditional gifts, the 7th…

26 Jun

Here she is, the new Green Gable. She is knit with Berrocco

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Here she is, the new Green Gable. She is knit with Berrocco Touche’ (sale yarn that’s been hanging out in my stash) on size 6 needles. The yarn is nice, even though it’s a bit heavier than I would have liked. I…

THE RED BOUNCE

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If you have children, you will know just how difficult it is to get a 20 month old child to sit still and pose. It appears that because she is wearing a dotted dress, she must bounce. It is the rule. So I believe. She…

Whoa Nellie!

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Thea’s cardigan is NOT supposed to look like this:Definitely that neckline is waaaay too low and waaaaay too wide. Sure, there’s a collar that gets added on later, but that’s not going to help enough.So, there’s only…

Yarn Harlot: Step One

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I have been working on the first of the two sweaters for Megan’s baby for two days, and I am here to tell you that this design gig is harder than it looks. I’m not a designer, nor do I play one on tv, but I’ve been…

Bathing Beauty

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Well, we survived Florida!Again with the firsts! Meli was the consummate traveler, which made her travel loving father very very proud and her crazy mama very very grateful. First and foremost, I flew drug free. I…

From Susan — De-Pantsed

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Okay.  So I’m wearing my cute new outfit today (see previous post) and was in the cafeteria getting coffee.  The cashier complimented me on my new dress.  I said, “It has these pants, too.” And she said,…

24 Jun

Book Report: 10 Things I Hate about Twilight

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It's been a long time since my last book report.  The one that brought me tons of new readers!  (The kind that like to Google “a million little pieces book report” anyway.)  The one that brought me my first nasty…

Anybody want a cat?

www.sheepinthecity.prettyposies.com27 commentsSocialRank

Okay, I have to start this by saying…no, I’m not getting rid of my cat. But last night, I was close, seriously close to giving him away. Remember….I love my cat, but there are just certain things that they…

Color

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Sorry to have been silent. After a month of much travel and more than a little work, my body rebelled and collapsed. So I’ve kept still. Keeping still is, I have learned, the surest cure for whatever ails me.It’s sad…

Ode to the Stimulus

www.grumperina.com56 commentsSocialRank

Five-thirty today a pretty check had shown up: seven years endured. Quick, walk down Mass Ave. to Craigslist Joe’s apartment: it’s time for an upgrade. The machine sews well, bobbin tension is shaky: tune-up fixable.…

23 Jun

Oh Yeah. It’s the Summer of Socks

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I totally forgot to make mention of that yesterday.My current sock-in-progress is my kick-off project for the Summer of Socks ‘08. I decided to start with some sportweight socks to give myself a little “atta-girl”…

Pattern Notes: Baby Bell Bottoms

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I have gotten so freaking lazy about the blog and pattern notes in particular, that it is a little embarrassing. I’ve been even worse about visiting my pals’ blogs and commenting, and I realize that staying in touch…

Absolute and Unbroken Continuity

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The memorial for Mom was so hard. But it was pretty great, too. The church was full of people, many of whom I didn’t even recognize. Others I knew by sight, but would never have been able to put a name to. I was way…

The Bi-Monthly Update

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The pace continues unchecked over here at Chez Insanity. I have a part time job starting on Tuesday for a company up in the City (also known as San Francisco). Twenty hours a week, not including my choo choo ride up…

Out in the barn.

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The house that C spent a few years designing, building, and pouring his creativity, time, heart, ambition, and energy into, with two partners, is the Editor’s pick for “Home of the Month” in the current issue of…

When it is 113 degrees outside you need… a hand-knit mitten!

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On Saturday it was too hot to leave the safety of the air-conditioned house. It was just disgusting outside. I love the Valley but this is the time of year I wonder why I don’t live in Iceland. Anyway, I got up…

Drill Happy

www.adamknits.com33 commentsSocialRank

It’s been 2 weeks, and the honeymoon period is definitely not over yet. I never knew you could have so much fun with a cordless drill! Just take a look at my latest project. It’s like I have my own little yarn…

Thoughts About Babies and Gender

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Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post.  I found both the comments with sweater suggestions and the comments talking about gender and babies to be interesting and thought provoking.  While I am still…

Goosey Goosey Gander

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While at Wheeler Farm for the Red Sweater photo shoot we were suddenly overtaken by a large gaggle of geese. Seven adults and an untold number of young cut us off at the pass crossed the road in front of…

Seventeen and counting

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TBC and I are happy to be celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary today. Now if you ask me, I will tell you that I am more impressed in the fact that we have managed not to do each other in through the years. At times…

Killing Time

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What did I do during my unexpected vacation? The first day or two, I watched a lot of TV. Really. Probably more TV than I usually watch in a year. The next few I still couldn’t drive but I felt well enough to move…

Monday, June 23, 2008

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  Monday Morning Mirth  I was visiting Uffish, one of my favorite sites, and found a vintage post about something that makes all of us giggle.Even men snuckle a little when the subject is brought up (but NOT in the w…

Tired?

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How about snuggling up next to Sleepy Sam? I kid you not, that’s his name, not given by me, but by Sandra Polley from this book.I was looking through several knitted toys books, to find a toy which I could make with my…

Debut

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Optic Waves Shawl was finished before our trip and made its debut in the mountains.Cool BreezeMoraine ParkBlocking really opened up the stitch pattern. Remember what it looked like before? Now you can actually see the…

Monday Prizes and Some Knitting

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First up, the knitting, as this IS still a knitting blog not a begging blog.Behold the beginning of the first sleeve of the Apres Surf Hoodie by the talented Connie, done up in Knitpicks Gloss in the color Pumpkin.So…

A winner and a poll

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Thanks to those of you that left comments on the embroidery hoops. Glad you liked it and wow, you guys have all sorts of shake your booty music taste! My favourite booty shakin’ song? Usually something vintage by Stevie…

Finished Object: Hyrna Herborgar

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Stats:Pattern: Hyrna Herborgar by Sigridur Halldorsdottir from the book Thrihyrnur og langsjol / Three-cornered and long shawlsNeedles: Addi Lace, size US 4Yarn: Habu Textiles Geelong Lamb wool A-98 2/26. I was given

22 Jun

A strange anniversary

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Long-time readers may recall that I am an ACoND: an adult child of a natural disaster. (I made that acronym up; someday I will write a self-help book and become the Dr. Phil of natural disasters. Except I won’t be a…

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