sticks, strings & crafty things

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Handknit Holidays

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Thanksgiving weekend has been a lot of fun so far. For me, it really kicks off the holiday season. And in that spirit, I've been Christm...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Knitted mug cosies

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...just what every home needs! The pattern is 'Mug and French Press Jackets' by MK Carroll . I think they are adorable - perfect fo...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Back to prettier things

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Whew! Now that Rowan Major is out of the way, I can back to my prettier knitting projects: 1. Rowan Geno I've finished the bulk of the ...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Rowan Major

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Here's another FO for Joe that I've been calling his ugly sweater: The yarn is Rowan Spray, and this particular colourway had been s...
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Sunday, November 09, 2008

Mini snowmen scarves

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I'm starting to feel the excitement of the holiday season. I've started my Christmas shopping, and my Christmas crafting... To avoid...
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Thursday, November 06, 2008

Noro roadtrip socks

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These have been a long time in the making: I cast on in May when Joe and I took a roadtrip from Colorado down to the border of Texas and Mex...
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Sam vs The Stash

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I mentioned in a recent post that I have a ridiculous amount of yarn stashed away, and that I'm attemping to whittle it down. Thing is t...
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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Change of pace

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Last weekend I decided to put the knitting down and go stamping with a girlfriend. It made for a nice change, and I have some cute Halloween...
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Friday, October 03, 2008

Lacking focus

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I don't know what's going on right now, but I'm having a hard time committing to any individual project. There are however 2 thi...
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Monday, September 29, 2008

2nd Year Bloggiversary

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Come tomorrow, I will have been blogging for 2 years. Not bad for something I started out as a 'lets just see if I can do this'. I r...
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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Happy feet

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As the weather starts to turn a little cooler each year, the requests for felted clogs start coming in. The finished items aren't partic...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

6 Random Things

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Amanda tagged me with the '6 Random Things About Me' Meme. Here are the rules: Link to the person who tagged you. Post the rules on...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Baby Miter Blanket

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I finished the baby miter blanket yesterday with the leftover* corntastic yarn: *leftovers plus 2 extra skeins to make the colour scheme wo...
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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Serendipity, Buena Vista

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Stop 14 on the Colorado Yarn Tour was Serendipity in Buena Vista. Wow, what a store! Serendipity is a combination yarn store and gift shop...
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

The Colorado Yarn Tour continues...

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This summer Joe and I took Ian and Jessica up to Durango to see Mesa Verde. On the drive back to Denver we made a number of stops to add som...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008

More like a marathon, less like a sprint

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As you can see from my last post, I've signed up for the Ravelympics 'Sweater Sprint'. My chosen project is Rowan Geno. In 4ply ...
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Friday, August 08, 2008

Let the Games begin

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I've signed up to join the Ravelympics: My team: Team Colorado of course! The event: The Sweater Sprint -- I'll be attempting to s...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Yarn, Durango

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Stop #11 on the Colorado Yarn Store Tour was Yarn, Durango . As we were in Durango the other weekend visiting nearby Mesa Verde, I took good...
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