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WIP Wednesday

I’m currently somewhat MIA and cannot upload photos, but I’ve finished Eileen, and I just love it. The size came out just the way I wanted. I haven’t been able to give it a final blocking yet, but hopefully I’ll have some photos for you soon.
So now I’m back to the Alpine Lace Shawl and […]

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Knitting in my Sleep

I’m sure sometimes we all feel like we knit in our sleep. Or at least that we could.
Yesterday I had the joy of having a colonoscopy. (Just a screening - it’s a joy being 50.)
Of course, I took some knitting with me for the waiting room. Since the anesthesia they give you includes some sort […]

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Eye Candy

I love this photo I took of some allium in my front yard. Click to make it bigger, and look at the right edge of the photo, just above the center. You’ll see a little bee coming in for a landing.

And how about some knitting stuff, too?
This is my start on Eileen, from “No Sheep […]

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Cookie-Margene

The Cookie-Margene socks are finally done!

And my foray into the world of toe-up short-row toes and short-row heels is complete.
I like the looks of the short-row heels, especially with the variegated yarn, but it seems a standard short-row heel is a little too shallow for my foot. I guess I have a high instep. Anyway, […]

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WIP Tuesday

And a sneek peek at an FO.
I’m making headway on the Cookie-Margene socks, though I suspect that after this pair, my sock mojo will be seeking out Margene’s sock mojo for a rendezvous somewhere in the Caribbean.

The Alpine Lace scarf is getting bigger, but very, very slowly. I really like this pattern, but it’s taking […]

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