Monthly Archives: January 2010

Impulse Buy

Posted on January 8, 2010 by cheryl

I was at my local thrift store yesterday, to pick up a couple of mason jars. But then this caught my eye: A vintage/antique Mah Jong set. It looked to have all the tiles, since they made an even layer … Continue reading →

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FO: Drops 78-11 Cardigan

Posted on January 7, 2010 by cheryl

I missed out on having this be my 20th sweater of 2009 by a week. Darn. But I could have had it done if I hadn’t decided to do a lot of small projects instead. So now it will be … Continue reading →

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2009 Recap

Posted on January 4, 2010 by cheryl

2009 was a pretty productive knitting year. Here are most of the year’s projects: 1. Cabled Capelet, 2. Green Eco Wool Cowl, 3. Doubleknitski hat – gray side out, 4. Eco Cowl, 5. Gaia, 6. Kyra, 7. Wurm, 8. Myrtle … Continue reading →

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Brrrrr, it’s cold!

Posted on January 3, 2010 by cheryl

This has been a really cold winter so far. Our poorly insulated 100+ year-old-house hasn’t been helping things, either. My ankles are almost always cold. Drastic times call for drastic measures. Or legwarmers. I used some of the leftover Cascade … Continue reading →

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Hope your New Year’s Day was better than this.

Posted on January 1, 2010 by cheryl

The day started out pretty well – we slept in late and then had latkes and home- made yogurt for breakfast. Then it went downhill, at least for The Pontiff. First he broke a glass. Fortunately, it wasn’t anything precious, … Continue reading →

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