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So, a while ago I found out that a friend of mine at work was expecting her second child. They were going to wait to find out whether the baby was a boy or girl - making it a surprise. I'd wanted to do an Elizabeth Zimmerman Baby Surprise Jacket for a while, but hadn't … Continue reading A baby surprise – jacket

Imagine my surprise when I discovered a comment from Torchsinger, tagging me! I've never done this before, but I'm game. The Rules: Rules are posted at the beginning. At the end of the post, the player tags 5 people and posts their names. Then the player goes to each of the “named” people’s blogs and … Continue reading Tag! I’ve never done this before!

I've been intrigued by the numerous sock clubs on-line for a while now. However due to budge constraints, I haven't joined any. Well, this one caught my eye. Wool 'n Word is starting a sock club with yarn from my area. I love the idea of supporting local artists (I love supporting those from far … Continue reading A new sock club!

I'm sitting and waiting for a flight -- delayed 3 hours so far, and making great progress on sock 2. However, I'm afraid I've been busted by my pal - I have no idea how it could have happend, and I'm afraid to say what the slip was incase she's still not sure who I … Continue reading Sockapalooza busted?

Okay, I'm pretty sure the yarn is going to be the Crystal Palace Panda Wool, and this pattern, Garland Lace Socks is what I'm going to knit. I bought it from The Loopy Ewe and it arrived today!!!! I also got some new cool yarn, but don't have a picture yet.However, I have a second … Continue reading Pattern? Check!

So I finally had a really good weekend. Unfortunately it did not really include knitting. E & I got to spend some fun time together rather than just driving and arguing. We made her valentines for class and yesterday we skied. I wish I had pictures. It was a lot of fun to have a … Continue reading Great Weekend

Okay, 3 days later than I said it would be, but I didn't miss the deadline (I hope). No pictures today, but I did finish the first of E's new socks, and she picked out some new yarn for me to make matching socks for the two of us. So I'm not short of things … Continue reading It’s in the mail!

Okay, so I guess it's not always about knitting. I'd been seeing the beaded stitch markers all over the web, and had definitely been coveting them. Well, during a routine web search I found this page. It was especially serendipitous, as I'd been at Wal-Mart earlier and had been thinking the clasp rings would make … Continue reading Stitch Markers!