Archives » December, 2007

Stash Enhancing

I was sucked into going to Three Wishes today for their year-end sale. How could I resist 25% off 900+ yards of yarn? Obviously, I couldn’t.
So I bought some Tahki Donegal Tweed (Central Park Hoodie?)

And some Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool.. which I was thinking I’d use for this lace cardigan. But it’s the same color […]

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Tie-Dyed Socks

Not really, of course. But I just love all the colors in this yarn. It’s the sport weight yarn by Plain & Fancy Sheep & Wool Co., which I purchased at the Estes Park Wool Festival earlier this year. Colorway is “Primary”.

I bought the skein to make socks for my husband. I’m doing the Garter […]

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Sweet!

And totally yummy!

Sweet Potato Burritos. (Shown prior to rolling and baking.) I love this recipe! The sweet yams make a great contrast to the beans and spices. But I find that the amount of water in the recipe is way too much - I only use half the amount specified. And I use whatever beans […]

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Monkeys Off My Back

Finally!
My Sort-of-Monkey socks are done. And they match pretty well, other than having different colors at the very top of the toe.
Some days I felt like this project would go on forever. The first sock went pretty quickly, but the second just dragged, and I had a really hard time with it. I don’t know […]

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Snow Day!

I wish I could post a photo of our beautiful mountains covered with snow, but since I don’t plan to leave the house today (for obvious reasons), this will have to do:

My deck this morning

My car

Yep, that’s 8″ of snow

Now pay attention guys… this is what 8″ really looks like.

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