28 Jan
More progress has been made on the Houdini Sock that I blogged about the other day. What makes this sock different from any of the other ones that I’ve knit is that you knit the entire foot in one entire piece, decreasing for the heel at and kitchenering at the end. Oh Cat Bordhi, how [...]
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26 Jan
I’m here and it’s absolutly freezing but I’m back at Sarah Lawrence. I came back to snow and ice and an incomplete week of classes (thank you MLK Day) and while I now have a complete week of classes, there’s still snow and ice on the ground, it’s still under 32F, we’re supposed to get [...]
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18 Jan
I’ve totally be slacking as far as blogging goes for the past few weeks but I figured I should put in one last post before I fly back to New York City. Right now I’m sitting on the floor takng advantage of the free WIFI at PDX, giving poeple my tired evil eye-esc look when [...]
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08 Jan
Yep, it’s another Koolhaas Hat this time in Shibui Merino Aran. It was my last minute “must have something to kee me sane during our reschedual family Christmas get together” project. Thank god Knit/Purl was open on New Years Eve.
I also started the ubiquitous Noro Striped Scarf from the Silk Garden that I bought at [...]
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03 Jan
So now that I’ve dug myself from under the rock that I was under I got a chance to go to Twisted yesterday and my god….the cache that I came home with…
But first:
That is what I woke up to yesterday. There’s maybe half an inch of snow, but really – really?! Mother Nature apparently has [...]
Posted in fiber, knitting, yarn by: knitguy
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01 Jan
.I somehow slipped into the rabbit hole that is the end of the semester mixed with coming back home mixed with being lazy at home which lead to a sheer lack of posting, but I’m back! My flight from New York to Portland was ok. We were 45 min late getting out of the gate [...]
Posted in daring bakers, food, spinning by: knitguy
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