I’m totally in love with this pattern. I posted on our Ravelry board that I might get addicted to this. Ya know those folks who knit a bazillion pairs of Monkey Socks or the knitters that created a trillion pairs of Jaywalkers???? Well… I think I might become one of the Nutkin people. I just […]
Continue reading →Sorry about the length but lets just get this blog up to date, shall we??!!!! How about a listy list? 1. Dana Haukoos, you just got a new job after nearly 11 months of no job. What are ya gonna do now??? He’s Goin’ to Disney World (or.. EPCOT to be more exact). On Dana’s […]
Continue reading →We have a lot of stress in our lives, just like any family. But… we also live a pretty quiet life. Yes, we’re busy and such but, we also just get to spend a lot of time together. Even if that time is just doing mundane things, we’re together. I’m so thankful that, for the […]
Continue reading →The blog has been silent for no other reason than there hasn’t been much going on. Or, more accurately, there has been a lot going on but not much to post about. Just the usual daily tasks. So… here’s a post of miscellaneous random things. 1. Anna Grace still hates getting her picture taken. AG […]
Continue reading →Lace Hem Topping Tank Yarn: Cotton Ease in the color Violet (191) Used 3 balls of yarn for a size Large Modifications: Added additional waist shaping and 2 inches of length. What I learned: That adding 2 inches of length works. Finally learned from all of my “too short” mistakes. I also learned how to […]
Continue reading →A lot of little fiber related things have been finished up or repaired over the past few days. (sorry for the flash…this house is dark on a good day but at night…hoo boy!) 1. Absinthe Socks I finished this project a few months ago, went to wear them for the first time and discovered…. A […]
Continue reading →Yep….actual knitting progress! I finally blocked the Forest Path Shawl. It is intended to be a bit more of a shoulder shawl. FPS on the Blocking Board If I had it to do all over again, I probably would have added some more repeats. I thought about doing that at time but I was trapped […]
Continue reading →Yep…I’ve been a bad blogger. So I am going to torture you with tons of pictures. In other words…I’m going to “catch up” all in one post. So….what have we been doing? I’ve been knitting on a tank top but I have no pictures. I’m still knitting on my socks but I have no pictures. […]
Continue reading →Yep…I actually have works in progress. Who knew?! Work in Progress: What to do with 20# of peaches…. Make a whole lot of peach butter. I’ve also made a peach cobbler and tomorrow we’ll make a peach something else. I still have 1/4 of the box left. Lots of peach eating goin’ on around […]
Continue reading →Absinthe Socks (Sara Morris, Designer) Shalimar Yarns: Zoe Sock Color: Passionfruit (I absolutely love this yarn. It is fantabulous!!!) Needle: US 1 Modifications: I had to lengthen the foot to fit my freakishly long feet. Added an extra 1.5 inches. Coulda/shoulda added more. If I had to do it all over again….I would […]
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