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What I’m Excited About In Knitting Right Now
1. Yarnover is coming up this weekend. I’ll be driving up to attend with my mother, another yarn-junkie. We’re both taking classes (fearless two color mittens and spinning cabled yarns). I’ll try to...
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Yarnover Recap in Photos
Last weekend, Mom and I made the joyful trek up to Yarnover. We shopped. Adorable felted ride-em horsies We took a Fearless Two Color Mittens Class from Mary Scott Huff. Mary started out the class with...
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Playing with Mom’s Drum Carder
During a recent visit home, Mom and I took some time to play with her new Pat Green Duncan drum carder. For those fellow fiber geeks who want to know, Mom has the hand-cranked Blender/Carder 8 Inch...
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I Love Blog Followers
Dear blog followers, I love having you around. You make me feel listened-to. I hope you stick around and that I can continue to entertain you. * Warning: I talk about knitting a lot. I hope that’s...
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A Cozy New Sweater Just in Time for Autumn
It’s going to be 80 in southern Minnesota today. The leaves are still firmly attached to the trees and stubbornly green. But in a few weeks all of that is going to change and I’m going to be ready....
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A troubling hat trend
I said I wouldn’t overdo it this Christmas. You know, with the whole knitting thing. Last Christmas I made myself a little crazy and I swore I wasn’t going to do that to myself this year. But somehow I...
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The Stupid Button Band Betrayed Me
It’s hard to conceal my ire. I was so proud of how this Reverb cardigan was turning out. The purple yarn was lovely. The pattern was easy to follow. I knew the cardigan would look super-hip on, and...
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Spinning woolen like it’s worsted
Tried a new experiment this week. I had a bunch of hand carded Corriedale left over from a previous spinning project. I decided to try spinning it worsted. I know, I know. Why go to all that effort to...
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Spin Guilt
After several months of no spinning, I’m back with a vengeance. And before I’m allowed to spin any new singles, I’ve tasked myself with plying the singles I’ve already spun. I need to free up some...
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Who Wants to do a Crafting Magazine Swap?
Last year around this time I made a commitment to avoid hoarding crafting magazines. I don’t want to become one of those little old ladies who can’t let go of her stuff. A person who lives in a house...
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