Wednesdays: Works in Progress

First up:  Boston Terrier Mittens.  This pattern is fun, fun, fun.   I had lusted over these mittens on Lorette’s blog for quite some time.   One reason is that this little miss entered our lives in December.  Her name is Kinsey, she spent her entire life in a puppy mill and has many health […]

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Magic Loop

After finishing the Jaywalkers of Doom, I jumped right in and cast on another sock.  I don’t know what got into me but I decided to try magic loop like RIGHT NOW.   And, initially, I completely hated it.   It was way too fiddly and fussy and such.   And, much of the first […]

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Jumping Back In…

I decided that I would wait to get the blog going again until after Anna Grace was finished with school. And that was a fabulous plan until you factor in the news that we’re getting ready to go on vacation. Tomorrow. Vacations always mess up good blogging routines.   And since I currently have no […]

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Do I Look Familiar?

Remember me… loony knitter that had 2 more children in 2 years… all while being over 40?  Sound familiar? Well, let me get things caught back up. The Drawer:   In my last post I discussed the idea of cleaning out a drawer of little jewelry boxes and my fear that if I did that, […]

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Good News, Resolutions and Such

We went to see Mr. Specialist yesterday.  Mr. Specialist specializes in…..neurosurgery.  Georgia Kate’s head circumference increased rapidly over a short period of time plus she has a very odd fontanel and that earned us a referral to a neurosurgeon.  Baby girl had already had an ultrasound on her head while she was in the hospital that […]

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Two Fronts, One Back

Finished both fronts and now it is time to start/attach the collar.  This next step has me a tad baffled.  Nowhere in the pattern is the word “sew” used.  If I’m interpreting things right, I attach this collar as I knit it but the instructions are either a tad vague or I’m over thinking things. […]

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Let’s Just Catch Up

I’ve been trying to get back to the blog but so much has gone on…where to start.  I finally just decided the best way to do this is with one, long, never ending post.  So here it goes. One day a tree tried to kill me…… or… the day Facebook saved me from certain doom. […]

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