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Half a pair of mittens

I did'nt look like I was being very productive today:  I was camped out in my bed, with my laptop and my knitting pretty much all day long.  I only emerged to: Shower and get dressed and eat my breakfast Use the facilities (several times) Eat dinner ** (a meal that Mark prepared) Try ... VIEW POST

Now I Need Mittens

Pattern is Winter Leaf Slouchy Tam (<--Ravelry Link).  Yarn is Cascade Cash Vero DK, a Merino/Cashmere/Acrylic blend.  The pattern was pretty straightforward, and the yarn is so yummy to work with.  There were a couple of spots where the written pattern was slightly different from the chart, but ... VIEW POST

Practice really does make…

I would say "perfect" -- but that's not really true, nor is it really my goal (well, it is, but I try to fight my perfectionist tendencies...) When I started really knitting, I wanted to be good RIGHT THEN.  I wanted to knit quickly and nicely and make really fancy things lickety-split.  Now, ... VIEW POST

Welcome to my sweat shop

I have been so productive, that I have hesitated to speak about the productivity, lest I jinx it. I am taking a break from the sewing marathon I've been immersed in for the last 2 days to share a few pics of what I've accomplished.  Last week, I made this fleece throw for one of my ... VIEW POST

This counts

Mark received this Christmas morning with the needle and a ball of a yarn still attached, however:  I spent a goodly portion of Christmas Day sitting in that exact chair knitting and knitting and it was done before we went to bed. So I'm taking credit for giving him a finished scarf for ... VIEW POST

I’m still alive

Well, apparently I dramatically exaggerated my potential early death from the crud because (a) I'm still alive and (b) I don't actually have the crud, which is weird, since I was sneezing so much.  Maybe I scared the cold away. Or maybe it really was rogue ragweed? I can finally show off these ... VIEW POST