tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135160022011-07-29T05:07:53.677-04:00my little knitting corner of cyberspaceKnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1941100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-14869673021101719442008-11-24T13:07:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:08:11.854-05:00

Apparently I am a sheep. Why? Because I could not resist this scarf and had to follow all of the other people who have made it and cast on for one of my own!It's the "noro scarf" that I keep seeing all over the 'net. It's made from 4 balls of at least two different colors of Noro Silk Garden which are alternated every two rows. The result is fantastic... I love how the colors shift slowly

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Hi folks!I know I owe you a post with photos but I can't oblige at the moment (my photos are on flickr which is blocked at work. At least I can still access blogger during my lunch break!).I started early on planning for the holidays but even so I am feeling a tad stressed already. ugh! Does anyone else get this way? I am such an organization-freak that I need to feel organized and ready

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-28328684314304647902008-11-12T13:10:00.000-05:002008-11-12T13:19:58.532-05:00

Sorry for no knitting updates here! I offer this photo by way of explanation... This is my reality every weekend in the fall. Our driveway is under there somewhere.

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-81550476103716752602008-11-01T08:10:00.005-04:002008-11-01T08:57:52.867-04:00

I need to do some blogging catch-up and I'll start with the F.O.s from over the summer!  Some stuff I've blogged about and some stuff I started and finished during my blog "hiatus".  You might remember these...they are stockinette socks in Opal Flamingo yarn.  I love them!  They're a teensy bit tight but they fit.  I was working on tweaking my pattern and have now done so and the new version fits

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-79346021772747643002008-10-31T09:20:00.001-04:002008-10-31T09:20:44.160-04:00

I have no idea if this will work or not... I'm trying to email a post with a photo from my phone. If it works you'll see a jack o' lantern below!Either way, Happy Halloween!

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Yeah, I know, I've been absent from the blog again. But no...really, guess where I actually went?Can you see it? Here's a close-up:Now can you tell? Yup! That's right. I went to RHINEBECK!! (aka, the New York State Sheep and Wool Festival.) I was so excited to get the chance to go since I've never been before...it just all worked out so well. We were heading north to visit the in-laws for the

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Hi folks!  I'm here...I'm fine (in case anyone was wondering).  I know I've taken a bit of a blog hiatus.  I've been super busy this summer, lots of travel and not a whole lot of knitting, and I figured that when summer was over and fall arrived I'd get my blogging mojo back again.  I've been doing some thinking and am just not sure if I want to keep up with it anymore, ya know?  I'm just not

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I've seen this one around the blog-o-sphere and decided to self-tag again.  (heh.  Hopefully this doesn't make me a complete loser!)  ;o)   Rules: You must answer the questions using only one word. Then tag four others.   1. Where is your cell phone? desk 2. Your significant other? work 3. Your hair? brown 4. Your mother? memory 5. Your father? generous 6. Your favorite thing? knitting 7. Your

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Last weekend we drove north to visit my in-laws, and I had a bunch of knitting time in the car. I finished my Summer of Love Lace Socks! I LOVE them. They're going to be so comfy (when it gets cold out, heh).I think the cuffs came out rather matchy, considering I wasn't even trying. I love this yarn color so much.Project Specs:Pattern: Summer of Love LaceSize: mediumNeedles used: Size 1s (both

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So much for trying to keep up with my blogging! heh. Well, I have lots of updates for you today. I just posted about my socks that I finished, and here's where my WIPs stand. You may recall I was making a bag out of some STR Heavyweight. I had originally tried a woven stitch but was not enjoying knitting it and so I opted for stockinette. Well, I finished both sides and did most of the strap...

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I read this meme over at Chicken Knits and decided to join in!Here's the deal:The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person

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And now back to your regularly scheduled KNITTING blog. ;o)One of my LYSs recently changed ownership and moved to a new location. My dear sweet husband agreed to accompany me on a search for the new place. We found it pretty easily, and it is in a cute little area where shop fronts look like they haven't been updated in years...but in a good way. It has an old timey charm.Anyway, of course I

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Okay, I'm finally back with photos! I was planning on doing this all in one post, but I think that might be a bit overwhelming, so I'm going to split it up. Especially since it's all different topics anyway.First up...more flowers! We planted these bulbs last fall, and they came up nicely (although all the leaves flopped over). I forget what they're called...somewhere I have the little tag from

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Um...Hi!   So yeah, I sorta dropped off the face of the earth again for a while there.  Call it laziness, I guess.  I kind of ran into a lack of energy to blog and read blogs and comment...  Sort of hard to explain but sometimes I just get overwhelmed with the little things and need a break.  So I've been taking one.  The other thing is that when I get home from work, there are SO MANY other

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Yeah, I know.  Original title, huh?  A knitting blog about yarn.  heh.  ;o)   I just placed an order at Blue Moon Fiber Arts...whee!  I had SUCH a hard time deciding what colors to get.  I love so many of them!  Some are not "me" but so many are that it was nearly impossible making a decision.  Especially since I am not a very decisive person!  I got three skeins, two just for some fun socks and

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I finished my little brown bear! This project required a lot of assembly after the knitting portion was done. But it was fun, and I'm quite pleased with the results. I think I got his arms and legs on a little too far forward, but he's still cute. I learned quite a bit making this! The pattern, as I've said before, is well written. And the bear is made entirely from scratch...you knit the

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I finally have some photos to share. I've been busy knitting and sewing up my bear and boy do I have photos to share. :) I finished my Whidbey the Bear but he deserves his own post, so first I'll get to my other stuff.I finished the first of my Summer of Love Lace socks. I LOVE it! It fits perfectly, and I love this pattern, and how the colors did their almost-striping thing.Here it is, with the

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I'm still here!  The weekend got away from me without much time for a reading blogs let alone a post.  But it was a good weekend...full of house chores and stuff that left me feeling like I had accomplished something.  Lots of laundry, a good housecleaning, yardwork...mowing the lawn, cleaning gutters (okay DH did that) but I got up on the ladder and scrubbed some of that green stuff off some of

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I finally took my scarf off the blocking pad...and here it is! I'm very pleased with how this came out, and I have to say I'm rather proud of it. :o)It blocked nicely too. Here you can see the scalloped edges, which is a feature I love about it. And the blocking helped the scallops at the ends, which didn't naturally want to scallop as much.Specs on this project:Pattern: Fuchsia Lace Scarves,

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So, guess what I finally dug out?Yup! My Flower Power STR from the August Rockin' Sock Club kit from last year. I've been seeing these socks all over the 'net and have been wanting to start these forever. I love the colors together...even though I'm not totally crazy about the browns in there. But I realize that I need to branch out from my usual pinks and purples and blues, and this particular

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-46605834350227323262008-04-26T17:55:00.002-04:002008-04-26T18:00:16.481-04:00

Look at me, two posts in one day! ;o)I just moments ago finished my little iPod cozy...I had been trying to find just the right button (something fun and pink) but then decided just to use a random one I found in my sewing box. I'd found some neat ones at the store but they were too big...they were round in a 3-dimensional way...I wanted something flat for when I stuff this in my purse.Anyway,

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Hi! Settle in...this will be a long one! ;o) There will be lots of photos though, I promise.I finally have a little breathing room and a chance to catch up, both here on the blog and in my house. It's been a busy few weeks with each weekend taken up by lots of house chores, and I honestly haven't had the energy for a real blog post! I discovered I can email posts to blogger (which are those

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Tonight I have to call in to see if I have to report for jury duty tomorrow, and then again tomorrow night for the next day.I was just reading my county's website FAQs for jury duty and came across this...note the words I have bolded below:    Q. Will I have to go through any security measures when I enter the Courthouse? A:  Yes, all persons entering the Courthouse are subject to a security

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Thanks to all who have voiced their opinions on the Blogger vs. WordPress issue!  I appreciate the comments.  However, I think for now I am going to stay put here at blogger.  Even though I like the comment-email feature, blog stats and ability to create separate pages over at WordPress, I think to make matters easier I will stay here for now.  One thing I do like about Blogger is the ability to

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Yup, apparently so. That worked! Okay, so, I can email posts in if I want. Good to know.So anyway, sorry about that, back to regular things now. Well, sort of. This isn't really a knitting related post, but I hope you'll stay for a moment! See, I am trying to decide if I want to move my blog over to WordPress. I actually started one over there just to be able to fiddle around with it and

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-74708247995557628442008-04-18T12:57:00.001-04:002008-04-18T12:57:43.551-04:00

Hi!  Is this working?  I am emailing this post.  No need to respond, unless you want to!  :o)

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Okay, so this is going to be a sort of half-effort post, and I apologize for that. :) But it's almost time for bed and I just want to get this out there!I have now finished the front, back and two arms of my Whidbey the Bear, and I'm still loving the project. I'm not completing this at any great rate of speed but I'm enjoying it, and as I've mentioned before, it's not a high-speed knit

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I had a really fun yarn shop experience the other day. I decided to stop in to my most local shop (I am lucky as I have a few to choose from) after work last week to see if they carried the Berroco Chinchilla that the Whidbey bear pattern called for.I wandered in and the lady whom I know to be the owner greeted me enthusiastically. She and another lady were sitting at a high-top table knitting

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Hi! Still here. Sorry for the long no-post spell. I've just sorta lost my blogging mojo for a bit. This happens to me now and then...but I think I'm not the only one...right? I know I've read some of your blogs and you get this too.I have been knitting a little, not a whole lot though. Not really sure what's bothering me and making me not want to knit, but again, I suppose we all go through these

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I finished 'em! And I love them. Okay, so, these are kind of goofy pictures but of all the ones I took they showed off the socks and pattern the best.I'm happy with how the contrasting colored toes, heels and cuffs worked out.My comments on this pattern/project: First off, make sure you cast on loosely!! This is crucial, trust me. I used one size larger needle for this too.Also, I did fewer

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-75604680304402881332008-03-20T20:39:00.005-04:002008-03-20T21:16:36.112-04:00

...but I'll share what I've got.And what I have is a half a sock. Or, in more optimistic terms, three quarters of a pair of socks.I decided to keep on going with these Fall Embossed Leaves socks, and try and finish them now rather than later. I was debating whether or not to leave them until the fall, but I decided that I can make other fall-colored socks then, and why not finish these now. That

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-71652376107146838842008-03-13T19:36:00.001-04:002008-03-13T09:50:18.766-04:00

I was tagged by Gypsyknits for a meme! (Sorry it's taken me so long to do this...!)Here are the rules for this one:Post the rules on your blog.Link to the person who tagged you.List six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.Tag six random people at the end of our blog by linking to their blogs.Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs. Okay, here

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-8758043893137901912008-03-12T19:57:00.003-04:002008-03-12T20:02:36.689-04:00

Okay, so, I was in the process of writing up a draft post, and while researching links and such, I came across something too cute to resist. Go check out my sidebar...meet Micro Maddie! You can "adopt" a little "pet" (links to the site are below the micro maddie)...you can choose lots of different ones...and then make your pet any color you want. I chose gray, for our sweet Maddie, who doesn't

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As promised, I'm here to report back on the Favorite Aunt-in-Law hats! On Monday, I received in the mail two lovely handwritten thank-you cards from my husband's aunts to whom I'd sent the hats. They were very appreciative and seemed to really love them...one aunt said that this was the first hat she'd ever had that really fit her! They both really seemed touched, so that pleased me to no end.

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-37346236848532570472008-03-11T19:55:00.002-04:002008-03-11T20:06:26.368-04:00

Okay, so, I'm kind of stalling here since I have no knitting progress to report. ;) So instead, I shall regale you with Tales of the Moose...Last night that little cat had me in hysterics. By the time I got home from work, my husband was already there (usually I beat him home). He was kind of grinning and told me that there was "something" on the dining room floor. I immediately thought by his

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Hiya! So, last week we went away for a little midweek ski trip getaway to Bear Creek. We had a great time! Okay, I'll be honest, the skiing conditions were definitely quite slushy and the very definition of "spring skiing"...but this meant the weather was warm enough that we were able to dress down and not have to bundle up so much. We had a blast!The resort there was really great. We stayed at

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-84161158601189846092008-03-01T15:26:00.006-05:002008-03-04T08:52:09.227-05:00

Well, the hats are in the mail, winging their way to my favorite "aunts-in-law". (I think I'm going to coin a new term here...I mean, why isn't there a term for anything other than mother- or father-in-law, brother- or sister-in-law? What about cousins and aunts and uncles?)We had some lovely sunny weather here this weekend and went for a nice long walk in a park near where we live. It was so

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-589943795689710392008-02-24T17:14:00.004-05:002008-02-28T22:23:26.061-05:00

First off, let me just say that I promise there is a knitting aspect to this post, if you're willing to get through the wordy part. :) Trust me, the background story is helpful in understanding the reason for the knitting part. (At least I hope so. It's possible that this will make no sense at all.)Oh, and one other thing...I feel a little bit like I want to start sharing just a little more about

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So, I've been a little under the weather this past week, I think I've got a case of the flu. It's kind of knocked me flat and I am still feeling pretty crappy. But better, I think. Finally. I did get a little knitting done during my downtime, and finished the Foliage hat. I think it came out kind of neat. I wasn't sure if all the yarn colors were going to detract from the pattern of the hat

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-91967230243254289922008-02-18T18:58:00.004-05:002008-02-18T19:08:20.322-05:00

So, since I finished all of my mini sweaters and DH's hat and mittens and that sparkly pink bag, I decided it was okay to let myself cast on something new.Oh, the possibilities!!I decided to get out this ball of Noro I'd picked up and try my usual roll-brim hat.But I got to the crown will about 12 rows still to go and was out of yarn. I ripped it out, and wound it back into a pretty yarn cake (

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-60763287015824198652008-02-18T14:10:00.001-05:002008-02-18T14:08:10.457-05:00

Hooray for sunshine! It's been so gloomy and rainy and yuck around here that when it was finally sunny (a couple of days ago) I was so much happier. And since it was finally sunny out, I got some better photos of my sparkly pink bag. I've even already used it, it was awesome! It's small but the perfect size for money and lipstick and such.Here is the whole bag:And here in this closeup you can

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-44728453777487865592008-02-16T16:56:00.001-05:002008-02-16T16:59:29.667-05:00

I finally got around to taking pictures of my husband's hat and mittens...I needed to do this while not letting him see since his birthday isn't for another couple of weeks.Anyway, you've seen the hat before, but here it is again:I still really like how it came out. Here's some detail of the stripes:And now, finally, I have the mittens all done too:And here's some detail of the same striping

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-14258751749579473782008-02-15T11:44:00.004-05:002008-02-15T08:55:23.955-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day! Well, day after... I'm not usually an over-the-top valentine person, but this year I had some fun with it. I brought some chocolates in to work for my coworkers and also made a couple of knitted valentines for a couple of friends.But first off, here's what my sweet husband gave me:And this awesome-smelling candle, Velvet Petals:It's PIIIIINK!! :)And this is what we had

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-76429615963809390562008-02-13T08:53:00.004-05:002008-02-13T09:08:31.768-05:00

Ick.That is how I would describe the weather hereabouts today. It was snowy and icy yesterday, and overnight it got warmer and started raining to beat hell, and now the area has turned into a giant puddle. bleh.So...I finished my Sparkly Pink Bag last night...love it! Although due to the aforementioned craptastic weather, I have no photos to share. The ones I took inside were just not doing

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-31676610314610289692008-02-11T09:24:00.001-05:002008-02-11T09:25:41.747-05:00

Anyone notice? I made a couple of tweaks in my formatting here...hope the smaller font size doesn't bother anyone's eyes... ;) I made it gray instead of black, too, hopefully that'll soften it a little. I think I like it.That is all.

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-81123545043782625302008-02-09T18:45:00.000-05:002008-02-09T19:05:49.495-05:00

I was named by Lynn over at Knots in a Row for the You Make My Day Award! How nice is that? I don't know much about the origin of this award. All I know is it made my day too, thanks Lynn! :o)I know you're supposed to nominate a list of others...though I would rather just say this: all of you whose blogs I read and comment on, with whom I've chitchatted on email and by comments...consider

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-90193980836798333442008-02-09T17:29:00.000-05:002008-02-09T18:08:52.381-05:00

It's not a secret that I tend to get distracted from my main projects by the charms of knitting and various other craft projects from time to time...as was evidenced by my recent lengthy list of WIPs...heh. I just can't help myself! ;)I was once again sidetracked by a small project (in my mind, small project = justifiable!) and made this:I am totally charmed by the tiny sweater. I've seen them

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-81516027458480212782008-02-03T15:30:00.000-05:002008-02-03T15:34:47.686-05:00

I'm here to report on my completed Twinkle Toes socks:In fact I am wearing them right now and I love them! Here's the picot cuff:I made the leg portion of the socks a little shorter than some of my other socks, and so far they're staying up well and I love them!Specs on my Twinkle Toes Socks:Pattern: Plain stockinette with picot cuffNeedles used: Size 2 (size 3 for cast on)Yarn: Gypsyknits Sock

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-82952049664667245342008-02-01T18:32:00.000-05:002008-02-01T08:28:22.674-05:00

I'm back with photos of my punch needle project. I haven't worked on it in a couple of days (I haven't even knit much...I don't know where my evenings are going!) but this weekend ought to bring some good crafting time. So, here's the kit I got for the punch needle project. I got mine at my local Michaels.As I mentioned in my last post, the whole thing is worked from the back. The design is

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-47871981375754161422008-01-29T08:37:00.001-05:002008-01-30T10:00:45.532-05:00

This is just a quick hello! It's been a few days since I've posted, but I do have things to share! I finished my Twinkle Toes Socks and I also started my little sparkly pink evening bag, Girl's Night Out. Photos to come soon, I promise.I also got sucked into something new. It's a totally new "craft" for me, and a coworker and I were chatting and she is the one who introduced me to it. I'd never

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-28513174515427218652008-01-24T11:34:00.000-05:002008-01-24T12:44:11.115-05:00

Just wanted to babble about some random thoughts. I'm sure I will have many in agreement with me when I say, ravelry is fun! I joined/was invited a while back, but haven't really been seriously spending time in there until very recently. I think I was a tad overwhelmed with all that was involved with just putting a project in there that I sort of left it and wandered off. But, I think they've

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-49757340071052895912008-01-23T13:25:00.001-05:002008-01-23T13:45:55.499-05:00

Well, I did it. The gray socks and blue beaded scarf are no more. (Okay, well, technically the half-sock is still in existence, but I pulled out the needles. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to wind up the yarn again. But for all intents and purposes, it is frogged!)It felt good! I made notes about what went wrong and what I think I want to do next time. See, I like to keep good notes

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-80353503242839385872008-01-22T09:22:00.000-05:002008-01-22T13:12:03.935-05:00

First off...you guys are awesome!! To all my loyal readers and commenters...you made me feel much better about my WIPs! :) There I was, holding my breath when I went to read my comments, and not one of you made fun of all my long list! Thanks! I was afraid I'd get comments like "NINE?! gee, whatsa matter with you, can't you concentrate on ANYTHING? I mean, commit already!!" heh. But no. You had

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-490927148269072012008-01-21T21:30:00.000-05:002008-01-21T21:50:49.917-05:00

Okey dokey. So...this is the post where I am coming clean and owning up to all those WIPs in the sidebar... There are lots of them!! Even for me that's a bit excessive. Please don't judge me! Yarn and needles and projects just suck me right in with their clever wiles...But here's the thing...I am the kind of person who gets themselves all in a tizzy if I have too much going on, and especially

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-36975678601986644782008-01-17T08:28:00.000-05:002008-01-17T09:31:09.686-05:00

So, I've been thinking. I think I want to frog back and partially re-knit a hat I made last year. This one:That would be Coronet, from Knitty. See, here's the thing...the cabled brim is knit first, and then you pick up stitches around, and knit the rest of the hat. But what you do is pick up the stitches with the wrong side of the brim facing, so then when it's all done, you fold the brim up

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-72735988740024104752008-01-13T14:06:00.000-05:002008-01-13T14:30:27.960-05:00

...I finished a sock. Just one, but still. And I even got outside to take pictures in the sun!I give you Twinkle Toes the first:And picot cuff the first:Fits great, and I like how extremely colorful it is! And the picot edge is quite satisfying. I'll probably start the second sock tonight.I've also completed the little finishing details on (and have finally taken a photo of) my DH's hat, the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-30307011449735278722008-01-05T10:34:00.000-05:002008-01-05T12:14:26.887-05:00

Back with some promised photos of WIPs and my Christmas yarn haul!First I'll start with the yarn my sweet, sweet, wonderful husband gave me for Christmas. I did give him a Christmas list with some ideas of things that had been on my wishlist for some time...and he came through big time!This is a recycled yarn that looked fun...it has a ton of pretty colors in it and I thought it would make a

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-48476120967941694572008-01-04T09:56:00.001-05:002008-01-04T12:34:35.418-05:00

Hi! Just popping in here for a moment...no photos to share, just some thoughts and knitting babble.First off, I just wanted to say how nice it is to have "met" all of you loyal readers who stop by here...it's so nice to get little comments and emails and such. :) Just wanted to say that I appreciate it, even if I don't say it enough.Knitting-wise, I've got a slight case of startitis right now.

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-37064243604633293532007-12-30T16:39:00.000-05:002007-12-30T17:55:31.603-05:00

Hope everyone [who celebrates it] had a nice Christmas! We certainly did. It was both fun-filled and family-filled. My husband and I are both off all week, so it's really felt like a nice, long, holiday.We spent Christmas day with my cousins and their respective families. Since there were a lot of people, we'd decided ahead of time not to exchange gifts. However, I wanted to do a little something

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-63477666595010170292007-12-21T11:44:00.001-05:002007-12-21T12:35:29.883-05:00

I was just over at Peaknit's blog, reading her post about Warm Fuzzies...those well-loved and well-worn toys we loved as kids. And I got to thinking about it...my "warm fuzzy" from my childhood--a dog named Henry-- is somewhat actually knitting-related! I learned to knit as a kid from my mom, and then took it up again briefly when I was about 12 and made my Henry an outfit.Warning: picture-heavy

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-23796209187747765352007-12-21T10:16:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:24:24.076-05:00

And what I mean by that is that I am now on the first of my 12 whole days in a row off from work!! Yay. Not that I don't like my job, because I really do, and I have great coworkers, but, this will be a much appreciated break. My husband is off the same days I am this year too, and we're not traveling this Christmas, so it's 12 whole days at home to do what we want. So nice!I'm finally back here

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-11006390246916526882007-12-10T18:20:00.000-05:002007-12-10T18:45:48.952-05:00

Hats are coming along...slowly. I have almost completed my FIL's hat, and here's a WIP shot...although I'm further along than this now:I'm almost done with that, and once I am I'm moving back to my husband's hat. Then it'll be this yarn for my MIL's hat:For my friend's gift, I have decided not to try the Anemoi mittens now, I just don't think I'll have time to do them before Christmas, and I want

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-5664234471689989322007-12-06T09:24:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:15:53.253-05:00

As I have no knitting photos to share at the moment, I will instead hopefully appease you with Moose photos, while I yammer on about my Christmas knitting plans. :o)What mouse? I will sit on your mousepad now, thankyouverymuch. And look! I fit. And I'm cute, sitting here on the very small "carpet".I know I previously mentioned grand plans of seven hats...nope, that's not happening. (See? I knew I

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-62685993330570796352007-12-05T10:31:00.000-05:002007-12-05T11:10:44.805-05:00

Since I don't have any real knitting updates to post about, nor any photos to share, I thought I'd post this. Here is a little Christmas question & answer list that I found over on Karrie's blog, Too Little Time. I decided to jump on that bandwagon and answer it too! (I'm also borrowing her idea of making it colorful and Christmasy!) :o)Rules are to copy and paste to your own blog, replacing

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-36366969708553133612007-11-26T12:55:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:07:46.595-05:00

Before I get to the hat stuff, first I just have to say that I can't believe I forgot to mention in my last post the way my Feathery Lace Wrap ended. I was so close to the end, and I managed to screw it up! I was dumbfounded...I had knitted the entire thing just fine...it had been on a couple of plane trips, various car trips, worked on in front of the TV, while holding conversations...and yet,

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-18074278806247952312007-11-25T21:35:00.000-05:002007-11-25T22:05:33.824-05:00

Well, surprise of surprises, I have an unexpected F.O. to share!I took my Feathery Wrap along on our road trip for Thanksgiving, more as a secondary project and I never expected to finish it! But I just got into a groove with it and then realized that I was actually nearing the end. It was one of those projects that as much as I was enjoying knitting it (I was enjoying it so much that I almost

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-79668583259888940632007-11-20T09:32:00.001-05:002007-11-20T10:27:16.328-05:00

Hi. Just checking in to say hi, since I know I haven't posted in a while. I've got nuthin' for you today, other than a wordy edition of my current WIP status, and some potential plans for Christmas knitting.First, the WIPs. I have updated my sidebar with my current projects. The observant among you might notice I've snuck yet another thing in there. I had mentioned a while back that I was tempted

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-39908809218541237602007-11-10T13:33:00.000-05:002007-11-10T13:41:15.714-05:00

Check it out! I actually finished something!! Bet you thought I'd never do that, huh? It was getting a little out of hand here for a while.But here we are, completed Solstice Slip socks:And, to prove I really did finish both socks, here's both of them (I ought to make another sock blocker):Yay! I'm so excited to finally finish them. When I realized how close I was this morning to finishing them,

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-58012615028955971052007-11-04T08:50:00.000-05:002007-11-05T21:20:34.474-05:00

Lately I haven't had any FOs to report on because...I haven't finished anything. HA! Imagine that. I have certainly had a rash of Startitis, and while as we all know it is exciting and fun to start new things, it's also bringing me down a little because I am not finishing anything. Yes, I am aware this is of my own doing. And also because I am not finding oodles of time to knit, so when I do knit

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-63822005258865307472007-11-04T08:46:00.000-05:002007-11-04T08:48:36.832-05:00

Isn't he great? We got the kit with the turkey parts at an apple festival a few weeks ago, and then picked up a pumpkin last week. He makes me laugh!

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-41895161112444246182007-10-29T07:27:00.000-04:002007-10-29T11:42:07.434-04:00

I know I promised a photo of my soon-to-be frogged Fall Embossed Leaves sock. So I'm here to make good on that. Here's a photo of it, as far as I got. As you can see, I was almost done!! erg. But that foot section was way too big, seeing as it had a lot more stitches in it than it was supposed to have. But you can see how fallish the colors are...I love it.Here it is after I reclaimed the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-28098972529309879002007-10-29T07:25:00.000-04:002007-10-29T07:26:52.276-04:00

Okay, I know everyone's probably posting this one, but I can't resist. It just hits too close to home! :)

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-3526279352347126962007-10-25T08:48:00.000-04:002007-10-25T09:48:30.681-04:00

For anyone stopping by who hasn't gotten their October Rockin' Sock Club yarn yet, have no fear! I won't breathe a word...except that I got it in the mail yesterday and I like it! Both the yarn and the pattern look neat. I'm way behind on those RSC projects at the moment...having not even finished my June kit Solstice Slip socks yet! Ah well. I decided that I just wasn't happy with trying to

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-68000912504365523052007-10-24T12:33:00.000-04:002007-10-24T12:42:36.021-04:00

Argh! My Fall Embossed Leaves sock is in Time Out. Why? Because I messed up. Waaaaaay back at the gusset, I didn't decrease enough for the foot...but then I proceeded to knit the entire foot, and didn't discover my mistake until I started decreasing for the toe. *sigh* So, the sock is in time out right now until I decide what I am going to do. See, I'd definitely just rip it back to the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-63319411419654869082007-10-16T13:31:00.001-04:002007-10-16T19:31:49.675-04:00

Just popping in to say Hi. I don't have any knitting photos for you right now, nor do I have any finished knitting to report on. So instead I'll post this photo from Vermont last weekend. More on that later.I have been doing some knitting, but mainly I've been doing a little reorganizing, especially regarding my notebook of completed knitting. I like to keep detailed notes on my knitting projects

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-10118033288302375412007-10-05T13:00:00.000-04:002007-10-05T13:11:55.904-04:00

As I've been yammering on about lately, I have a baby shower to attend/host for my sister-in-law. And as a Knitter, to me the words "baby shower" just say "GO, go now and knit something cute!" So that's what I did. At least I think it's cute, and I'm pretty sure my sister-in-law will too. She likes to make things herself, so she has an appreciation for things handmade, and that makes it all the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-32924139272541282932007-10-03T15:21:00.000-04:002007-10-03T15:35:30.382-04:00

I'm just stopping in to say a quick Hi, and give a text-only update of what I've been knitting. (I'm sorry...I need to take photos of things which I will do later but for now hopefully this will suffice.)So, I've been frantically knitting away at my baby shower gifts for my sister-in-law for this weekend. (This being my main excuse for not blogging...I have been knitting you see...deadline

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-17409553832555230772007-09-26T08:38:00.000-04:002007-09-26T09:10:06.695-04:00

I wanted to post about a project that I actually finished a while ago, but hadn't taken one final and in my opinion necessary photo of, which I wanted to do before I shared it.I mentioned a while ago that I was working on this project, a small bag to hang on the handlebars of my bike. I've been using it and I love it. It's the perfect size for the necessary items like cell phone and wallet.I came

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-61568894773886333982007-09-19T15:03:00.000-04:002007-09-19T15:27:23.940-04:00

This is just a quick post to show some WIP photos, and to test posting photos with the new online photo site I'm using now. I decided to use Flickr, and I need to test how the posting of photos here will work. From what I can tell in my blogger preview, it's working as expected. I'm just not really sure how it's going to behave. So if anyone has any troubles, please let me know! :)So on to the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-40027768332769997322007-09-13T09:34:00.000-04:002007-09-13T10:10:20.132-04:00

I completed my first Mason-Dixon Knitting "warshrag":As I mentioned before, fun to knit! And quick...this took me about two evenings to knit. I already started dreaming up all of the fun I could have, getting seasonal colors and all. But I need to see if I'm actually going to use it first! ;)See how well it goes with the kitchen? :)~~~In other knitting news, I fell victim to the wiles of yarn...

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-45435605798293506892007-09-10T14:17:00.000-04:002007-09-10T15:17:26.510-04:00

So, last night my husband and I are standing by the dryer folding laundry, and he says to me very matter-of-factly, "Is that a praying mantis on the screen behind you?" I look around, go over to investigate, and sure enough! This was on our screen (click for SUPER BIG BUG):(Yes, it was on the outside of the screen...DH went outside to take a photo.) I thought that was pretty cool. The praying

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-58019380357075276972007-09-06T16:50:00.000-04:002007-09-06T16:50:36.937-04:00

When we were on vacation at the shore recently, I purchased a ball of “souvenir yarn.” As I’ve mentioned before, I like to get yarn as a souvenir since I know it’s something I’ll both use and enjoy. Then I can think fondly of the place where I got it while I knit it up and when using the finished piece.While I do have a fairly significant stash, it's mostly random leftovers. I am not very good at

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-64104985240562030982007-09-04T09:56:00.000-04:002007-09-04T10:06:37.637-04:00

So I’m back from another blog hiatus. I’ve been back from vacation for a little while now, but still getting back on my feet. It’s amazing how much stuff gets backlogged when you don’t keep up with it on a regular basis!I am SO ready for fall now! I love love love it. It is my favorite season, and I am already dreaming of crisp cool days and gorgeous leaves. I’m not even that upset by the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-15454417732877296772007-08-17T10:36:00.000-04:002007-08-17T10:36:41.797-04:00

Leaving for a week at the shore, and I can’t wait! We’ll get to see my brothers and other family types, and relax for a week at the beach. Can. Not. Wait. :)I’ve done a lot of my prep work so that there’s less to do chore-wise once we’re there…I made chicken chili for our night’s dinner (everyone does dinner one night dinner so it’s fair), and I have the stuff ready to make cornbread (homemade),

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-73067278584775431252007-08-11T17:32:00.000-04:002007-08-11T18:08:16.291-04:00

...because I now need to frog this half a heel I did, to shorten the foot.One thing about toe-up socks, which I have given a fair chance and am learning to like, is that I am never sure when to start the heel. Especially with the short row heel. I suppose this is something that will come with practice, which I am willing to give it. The first pair of toe-ups (with a short row heel) I did was the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-81964888341979735762007-08-08T17:53:00.000-04:002007-08-08T18:41:27.287-04:00

As Lynn kindly and so rightly reminded me in a comment on my last post, this love of fiber many of us have in common? Much more fun when you share. :) So here we go.I recently purchased a kit for a fair isle hat that I could not resist. It's from KnitWhits, and it's called the Siena Hat (in cotton), in the Napa colorway. It came in this adorable tube:I'm excited to learn how to do that braided

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-43672008904366466842007-08-07T17:58:00.000-04:002007-08-07T18:29:10.839-04:00

On to the June kit! I finally started the June Rockin' Sock Club kit. And so far I love it! The colors are gorgeous, and I am enjoying the pattern too. Here's the skein of yarn:It ranges from a magenta to red to an orange and a light pink...and everything in between. The color name is Firebird. Aptly named, I think! Here it is wound into a ball. I love seeing how yarns look when they're wound up

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Here’s proof that I really did finish the second installment of the Rockin’ Sock Club. Here are my completed Knee High to a Grasshopper socks in Silkie Socks that Rock yarn, Walking on the Wild Tide colorway (wow, those are long names, huh?!).As I mentioned, I finished sock #2 on our camping trip. It was the perfect thing to bring along since I already knew what I needed to do having already

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It’s done! I felted/fulled the pink bag. In all truthfulness, I did so a few weeks ago. I know some of you were interested in seeing how it turned out…so I’m sorry for the delay! Anyway, I think it came out kinda cute. It sure didn’t shrink as much as I thought it would, but that’s okay. It also took forever to shrink even as much as it did. The yarn was a loosely spun 1-ply, the kind that

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Ahem. Long time no post, again. My apologies to my loyal readers…if you’re still there!! I do have some pretty pictures to show you, so hopefully that will appease you.So, during my latest blogging hiatus, I was both here and very busy (no excuse) and also away on vacation (definite excuse as we were in the middle of nowhere). We went camping on Lake George, in upstate NY. So much fun! Well, okay

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I'm so excited!! I just had to write this quick post this morning because I discovered something fun, and it is something that I wanted to share with you because you will understand more than my muggle friends. (I did tell my husband and he was kind because he knew I was happy, but he doesn't really get it, ya know?)So, I was eating my shredded wheat this morning, flipping through channels on TV.

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1. I've decided I really ought to be more organized with my posts. It has occurred to me that perhaps people don't like the long, rambly posts where I just go on and on about everything. Any thoughts from my few regular readers? I know I tend to do that a lot (and this one will be no exception), but that may not be the best for reading. I'm not sure whether people prefer lots of short posts or

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I finished my first grasshopper. Yay! I like it. I still love the yarn, the colors, the softness. The sock fits pretty well...it's not the tightest sock I've ever made, but I'm not particularly picky about such things. So, I like it! And I'm not one to suffer from Second Sock Syndrome*, so I'll cast on for that one of these days. I actually like doing the second sock better because a), I'm

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I have now completed the knitting portion of the Very Pink Bag. It's ready for felting, so when I am done with the Marit purse I'll felt them both.I added my i-cord handles, and tried to make the colors contrast each other. I wasn't completely sure of how long to make them, since with felting it's pretty much a crap shoot anyway. I just made them so they looked proportionately right to me. I do

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This is almost old news now, but I got my June Rockin' Sock Club kit a week or so ago. I love it! Just in case there are still some people out there who haven't gotten theirs yet, I won't post spoiler photos. But I will link to them in case you want to see!Here is the yarn and the pattern. I think it's a cute pattern, and I LOVE the colors in the yarn. This is an outdoor, natural light photo of

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Finally I have something complete to share with you. I whipped up this quick little project in between working on other things since I wanted to be able to wear it right now and enjoy it. It's just a little thin scarf, actually an i-cord, to wear during the summer. I got this yarn because I liked the color (I think also partly because it's something different from my usual!) and I have a bright

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I got tagged by Nell for the Birthday Meme. The rules are that you're supposed to go into Wikipedia and type in your birth day (month and day, not year) and see what comes up. Then post 3 events, 2 births and 1 holiday that occur(red) on your birthday. Then you tag 5 friends.So here goes! My birthday is August 22.3 events:1770 - James Cook's expedition lands on the east coast of Australia. (

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Hi! Me again. What's that? I haven't been around? Yeah, I know. *sigh* It's been a heck of a couple of weeks. Nothing bad, just completely overwhelmingly busy at work. That's, um, not to say I do my blogging (and blog-reading, which I'm also WAY behind on) from work...nope. Well, I do some at lunchtime, but that's legit. :) No, see the thing is, I've been covering for a coworker for the

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Ah, whoops. Time got away from me there. I'm still here, still knitting, just not blogging. Nor have I even been reading other people's blogs, for some reason. Not sure what happened. Well, I guess what happened is that spring/summer arrived and now I have to be a grownup and mow the lawn and weed and water the flowers and things like that. And we've been biking too! Such fun to get out of the

KnittingMoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619919203639878562noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13516002.post-55919216057414277802007-05-21T17:34:00.000-04:002007-05-21T17:46:28.271-04:00

This was a great weekend for knitting. I got a bit accomplished on both my first Grasshopper sock and the Whoa! Pink Bag, which I’m now calling it because every time I look at it I’m blinded by how bright it is. I love it though.First up, the Pink Bag…I’m cranking along on it, still knitting in the round. I’m getting wide enough stripes that I think even once felted it will still have good

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