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It’s About Time!!!
Geezzz… a lot of time has passed since I last posted. I have been trying to use iWeb but I am getting more and more frustrated with it. I decided to come back to blogger again and see how it goes here… There has been a lot of knitting going on. I have some new…
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Yarn crawl halfway around the world
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh what we will do for yarn! Here we are in Florence (the one in Italy) with Beatrice Galli in front of her yarn store. I googled “yarn shops in Florence Italy” and up popped Beatrice’s store. It was Monday before we left, and I emailed her for the hours for her shop, thinking I…
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Why we do what we do
Here is why we do what we do. This is Bertha (on the right) and her sisters and niece, all wearing their prayer shawls that Bertha knitted for them this past year. Here are three of her nieces wearing scarchos that she knitted in 06. She is a prolific knitter, and has at least 3…
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‘Tween 2K6 and 2K7
Hi there! Check out my cool felted Dansko clogs from Carson! I finished my mom’s sweater–here are close ups of the frog closure. And the completed closure– I will bring the completed sweater for show and tell on Sunday. Hope to see you there!
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"Tis the Season!
I can’t believe it, 2006 is almost over. This is a time when we all reflect on the past year, our triumphs, our sorrows, our life. It is time to take an inventory of our lives, to look at where we have been, where we are now, and where we want to go. Knitting marks…
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This old sweater………………
Hi there Knit Wit buddies and possibly some Cast-On subscribers! Here are some photos of what I am currently doing with old sweaters. Brenda Dayne brought this sub’s colors ject up a couple of weeks ago in her podcast. I painted my house last April and I am still putting everything back together. The location…
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Just in time for Christmas!
Happy Holidays! Hope you are recovered from your turkey-tryptophan feasting activities. This post has a couple of quick to knit holiday ideas for you, plus one bind off technique that will become your favorite!This cute little scarcho was knitted by Bertha for her niece, Cassie. Cassie is 8 years old, and loves the color pick.…
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Welcome Knit Sibs!
Hey there–how are your pointy sticks and string? The weather is cooling and our needle are warming up. What’s on your needles? Here’s what has been on Fran’s—This is Maya’s new dress knitted especially for her by her mom. Just in time for the cool weather. The neckline and hem are trimmed with fun fur.…
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I take it back, I take it all back
Did you ever hear me rant about the “mean yarn shop lady” in Encinitas? It’s well known that I like Common Threads, it’s like a home away from home. Last Friday, I had the yearly doctor stuff in San Diego. In less than an hour I had been pap smeared, pelvically scanned, and boobicably squished.…
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