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What The…!?!?!

Posted on: Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 in: wool

is he up to

now……….???!?!?!

Monday Surprises!

Posted on: Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 in: Knitting, Projects, Sock Yarn, wool

I did some power knitting on my Eyelet Cardigan project over the weekend and finished the body on Sunday evening

I am, of course, biased….but I think it’s coming along BEAUTIFULLY and I can’t wait to get the sleeves on it and move it across the finish line. But something has crossed my path that [...]

The Many Faces of Michigan

Posted on: Monday, April 6th, 2009 in: Demonstrations, Knitting, Projects, wool

Sunday morning, while putting on a load of laundry in the basement, I spied this little beauty out one of the small windows along the staircase

Ah, the first signs of Spring, in the form of something flowering popping up out of the ground and getting ready to share some color and joy with everyone. [...]

Squared Off

Posted on: Friday, April 3rd, 2009 in: Dogs, Matt, Sock Yarn, wool

Just a quickie post to share a little with you……….remember these mini hanks? (mine’s on the right)

from my Tuesday dyeing spree? Well, it knits up BEAUTIFULLY

and surprises abound—these are NOT typical colors for me….but I love it!
I made more mini hanks on Wednesday and again on Thursday, and I also made some [...]

And They Look A Little Something Like This

Posted on: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 in: Fiber Types, Knitting, Merino, wool

The mini hanks are a success! (well, so are the big hanks, but I digress). Check out the pile that’s nearly finished

and the two that definitely AREN’T available (cuz I nabbed them for ME ME ME)

I will be dyeing more today (Thursday) and I did a bunch yesterday, too. Hopefully the entire [...]