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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Rowan Roadster

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I'm soo happy to have this one finished: Pattern: Rowan Roadster from Rowan Magazine Number 33 Yarn: Rowan All Seasons Cotton (10 ball...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I've been tagged

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My lovely friend Ruth tagged me with these questions: "The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the ques...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Breaking the silence

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I've been unusually quiet this past couple of weeks: work's been hectic, and then I went away for a long weekend with Joe to Colorad...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Woolen Treasure

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I subscribe to the DenverKnits email list and last week Donna Druchunas had advertised an event at Woolen Treasures in Loveland: "Jun...
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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Buttons?

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Buttony is pretty much complete... except for the buttons, that is! I trapsed around a couple of the big craft chain stores today, with no s...
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Thursday, April 17, 2008

I Love Knitting

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The title isn't a proclamation of what you already know to be true. It's stop 8 on the Colorado Yarn Tour -- a new yarn store in Den...
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Colorado Yarn Tour -- Summary

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What's the Colorado Yarn Tour? Well, Nachaele had a fun idea to visit all the yarn stores in Colorado this year, buy a skein of yarn in...
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Friday, April 11, 2008

Lacy Summer Socks

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So much for finishing them before Easter, but here are the finished Lacy Summer Socks: Pattern: Lacy Summer Socks from Joan McGowan-Michael...
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Knitty Cat

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Stop 7 on the Colorado Yarn Tour is Knitty Cat in Centennial. I am lucky to have a wide selection of wonderful yarn stores in my neighbourh...
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Wee Tiny Sock

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Wee Tiny Sock , originally uploaded by samjoepics . My wee tiny sock arrived the other day, and it's a beauty! The yarn is Fleece Artist...
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Monday, April 07, 2008

Elizabeth Zimmerman (February) Baby Sweater

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I am so very happy with how the baby sweater turned out: Pattern: Elizabeth Zimmerman's (February) Baby Sweater on Two Needles from Kni...
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Sunday, April 06, 2008

Eventful Weekend

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What a great weekend! Friday night the Yarn Harlot visited the Tattered Cover in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. More than 200 knitters were the...
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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Sugar and Spice

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After hearing the good news that my cousin and his wife welcomed a baby girl to the world on Easter Sunday I've been knitting on an ador...
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Slimline Jacket

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I finally finished the Debbie Bliss Slimline Jacket: I'm fairly pleased with the outcome. The main appeal for me was how snuggly soft t...
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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Wee Tiny Noro Sock

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My friends Kelly and Stacey sent this swap my way -- the Wee Tiny Sock swap . There's certainly no shortage of leftover sock yarn in m...
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

A Knitted Peace

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Stop 6 on the Colorado Yarn Tour is A Knitted Peace in Littleton. A Knitted Peace was one of the first yarn stores that I visited when I m...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

I'm in luck

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Just a quick update on the slimline: I found the cashmerino astrakhan yarn in elusive dyelot 32! There is a store in Oregon that had 1 skein...
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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Easter Blessings

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So far the day has brought some wonderful news... My brother phoned to tell me he got engaged to his lovely lady. I'm thrilled and could...
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Thursday, March 20, 2008

The good, the bad and the ugly

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Bad news first: I did run out of the yarn for my snuggly soft slimline last night. I literally reached the row before casting off on the 2nd...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

We (may) have a problem

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I've been working on the Debbie Bliss Slimline Jacket again. In fact I've only got a shoulder and a collar left. But I'm rapidly...
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