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Winter Wonderland

October 31, 2011

Just in time for this crazy cold snap on the east coast (and yes, it is chilly here in NC!) I found myself with most of a ball of yarn, the right needles, and 2 finished projects with 4 hours of time to kill. I had just finished another project in the yarn and am [...]

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NomNomNom

October 19, 2011

One of th HPKCHC classes this month was to figure out what someone participating wants and make it. One of the mods wanted cookies. So – I made her cookies. Crochet cookie coasters. They were a ton of fun. I had so much fun – I wrote up a freebie pattern for them! Cookie Surprise [...]

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Upcoming Classes at Yarnhouse

October 17, 2011

Now that the Charlotte Area Yarn Crawl is over – no fear – there is still lots and lots of goings on at Yarnhouse! This coming week, I am teaching Tunisian Crochet on Wednesday night (6:30-8:30). There are till spaces left in that class – in that class, we will be starting a Tunisian Crochet [...]

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Presto Chango!

September 5, 2011

So, I had this woven scarf that I was never going to wear. I made it as a sample for a beginners rigid heddle class I taught earlier this year. The yarn was cool – a cream color worsted weight (Encore maybe – I don’t even know, it was in my stash) and a skein [...]

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What I did with my summer…or why I haven’t blogged much

August 16, 2010

This summer I did two very big things. First – I finished my MBA in late May! Then in late June I took the Senior Professional in Human Resources exam. And passed!!! I won’t lie – it was hard. I have a full time job – which I work very hard at – and have [...]

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My inner-farmgirl

July 1, 2008

OK – I admit it – I would be quite happy living in the middle of nowhere baking pies and stuff – well as long as I had internet and plumbing – the idea of stoking the fire every day for heat, not so much. . The whole working the land, maybe not, but having [...]

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Shedir

June 24, 2008

One of the women I work with sent me an email and asked if I would be willing to knit a hat for her SIL who is going through Chemo. I said yes. Pattern: Shedir from Knitty Yarn: Rowan Calmer Needles: Addi size 3 Mods: None Notes: I cabled without a cable needle. I have [...]

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Stash Diving

June 13, 2008

Today we have a stash dive. I probably have other things I could have shown you today, but it seems a shame that this has been hiding in my stash for so long. This is Lime n Violet The Cloakmaker purchased from the LnV shop. 425 yards of squooshy happiness – superwash wool. This is [...]

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Where’s Bob?

June 11, 2008

You may have noticed a lack of WIP pictures the last few weeks. I was out of town and then I started the craziness that is wedding/baby gift knitting. I have 3 weddings and 2 babies to knit for as well as a chemo cap I was just asked to knit this week. So most [...]

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Spring is here!

May 23, 2008

And because I love spring so much (because it marks the return to warm weather!!) I bought some awesome spring yarn! Michelle’s Pretty Pink Cactus – A Loopy Legend! 485 yards of pink and green superwash merino happiness! Purchased at The Loopy Ewe! The pictures don’t do this justice. This is some gorgeous yarn! I [...]

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