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A Busy Day Off!

Posted on: Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 in: Fiber Types, Knitting, Merino, Projects, Recipes

Tuesdays are supposedly my day off, but I almost always manage to pop by the shop at some point in the day, and at the very least I call in a couple times over the course of the day. Combine that with a few other things that were swirling around today (nope, no details) [...]

A Rampant Case of Start-itis

Posted on: Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 in: Knitting, Matt, Projects

Yup, I’ve been bitten by the bug. Or maybe I can blame it on Spring coming last Friday–the promise of something new? The grass outside is greening up and bulbs are poking their heads out of the soil–why can’t I start (several) something new?
First off, here’s justification…..

Yup, the adorable little jacket is completed [...]

Projects! Projects!! Projects!!!

Posted on: Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 in: Knitting, Projects

Alright, so it’s about time I actually KEPT a promise here…..many times, when I say “I’ll be back tomorrow”, something gets in the way of my sharing with you. So here I am, just after midnight on Monday night (so technically, it’s Tuesday…..and “tomorrow” is here) and I’m keeping the promise to show [...]

Empty Needles? Not For Long!

Posted on: Monday, March 16th, 2009 in: Bamboo, Dogs, Knitting, Matt, Novelty, Pagewood Farm, Projects

Recently, I finished several things and freed up a variety of knitting needles. Or, more accurately I wrapped up a couple things that were on cabled from my set of addi Click needles, so that meant those cables were free to be used for new projects–just a switch of the needle tips to a [...]

I’m In Love With Jo

Posted on: Monday, March 2nd, 2009 in: Dogs, Knitting, Matt, Merino, Mohair, Projects, wool

Ah, the ups and downs of Michigan weather—Thursday night, when driving home around 10 p.m., it was like 46F, yet on Friday morning, this was the scene on our front deck

and it’s been nippy ever since (it got down to around 4F last night, and daily highs have been below freezing, too!). Despite the [...]