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Bucket Brigade and A Jacket; Finished Object Friday
~It all started with the free Craftsy class Bag-Making Basics: Drawstring Bag and Bucket Bag by Kirstin Link. I made a large bucket bag to hold my needle felting supplies. Then, Curls came for a visit...
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Bird Feeder x 2
– Look what the cat dragged in two grandchildren! Oh my! Oh my! What to do. I’ve got it! A bird feeder. I had bought a bird feeder kit from Joann’s last year. It had two kits in it. When Taylor and...
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Big Silver Bird
~Today we’re off to Hawaii to visit the grandkids. Hurray! A three week visit. We haven’t seen my daughter’s family in over a year so excitement runs high! Big Silver Bird, here we come! Oh, the plans...
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WIP – Turning Twenty
– It was about eight years ago I saw the Turning Twenty Quilt, by Tricia Cribbs, at the Crazy 9 Patch Quilt Shop, in Ramoma, CA. So I bought the pamphlet. Since this is the year to finish up projects...
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Finished Projects – Socks of Doom
– I finished February sock from the group “Sock It to Me 2013” at ravelry.com. This is the International Sock of Doom pattern. Knitting with the Sirdar “Crofter DK” yarn, that I had left over from...
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WIP – Tailored Scallops Cardigan
- I started this Cardigan about 3 years ago. Everything was going great until I noticed I had knitted the right front wrong, so I became a frog, rip it, rip it. This is a free pattern from Knitting...
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Turning Twenty Pieced
– I finished with piecing and sewing the pieces together. I have to say, “This is one of the easiest quilts to sew.” It took me about two hours to sew the pieces together. I would suggest this quilt...
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Here Birdy Birdy
- I have been watching the birds get ready for Spring, so I decided to help them. I took a few oranges, stuck a large skewer through them, and wired them to the tree. I, also, cored an apple, hung a...
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WIP – So Simple Silk Garden
- I am enjoying making a pair of socks a month. From the Sock It To Me 2013 group, at ravelry.com, I chose the “So Simple Silk Garden” sock pattern, since I like to do cables. The other sock is a...
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The Shawl is Done!
- Well I finally finish the orange shawl. I am really proud at how well this turned out. While knitting it, I was getting frustrated with cutting the yarn after each row for the fringe. Glad I did! I...
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Conspicuous In My Absence
~It’s been awhile. I didn’t plan on being on hiatus quite this long, it just worked out that way. When daughter Em called today worried that I hadn’t been posting I figured it was time. I was sick the...
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WIP Wednesday
~Son Michael is home! He loves to wear watch caps, so I dyed some fingerling to match a color he wanted a cap in. I’m knitting the Perfect Reversible Watch Cap by Nancy Elizabeth Designs. The only...
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It’s Official, Q’s a Process Knitter
- I love all of the bloggers I follow. When I’m not feeling well, they cheer me up. When I already have WAY too many WIP’s, I can count on them to post simply wonderful new patterns which I cannot...
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Finished Object Friday: Aprons and Cooking
~These finished objects were actually done before going to Hawaii. I just didn’t want to ruin the surprise for the grandkids in Hawaii by posting earlier. There is a special Orange Pecan French Toast...
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Knit San Diego
~It had arrived! Knit New York: 10 Iconic New York Projects by Emma King. A huge thanks to Tina Saunders at Peacefully Knitting whose give-away I won. The book contains patterns for knitting 10 of the...
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WIP Wednesday
~WIP Wednesday. Blogger Temptress Tina of Peacefully Knitting pulled me into the Capriole KAL with her post and picture of her project. I hand-dyed KnitPicks Bare Fingerling for the project. Really a...
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WIP Wednesday: Capriole Shawlette
~ I am totally loving the Capriole Shawlette KAL! Lately, A few of us have been commenting about some of the poorly written patterns we’ve been trying to knit. If you’re looking for a well-written...
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FO Friday: Spinning Apron
~Scraps of Merimekko fabric purchased by-the-pound at a Crate and Barrel outlet have been staring at me for about a year now. I’d been vacillating between quite a few different ideas on how to use the...
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On The Bobbin
~Spinning frenzy yesterday! Finished this BFL which I’d purchased in Jonestown, Texas. Quite lovely to spin, BFL is my fav. I noticed that there was so much static electricity in the air yesterday that...
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Then and Now
~My daughter shared photographs she’d taken, over the weekend, of my almost 10 years old, granddaughter and her dad, who were dressed-up for a father-daughter dance. When I saw her picture in profile,...
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