Yarn Swift

I got a new yarn swift, and wound up a couple of skeins of yarn. It is so much easier than doing it by hand. Since I started knitting socks, most of the yarn comes in skeins, so it’s definitely worth getting the swift. My cat is really excited about it as well.

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The Coast

 

During the heat wave we had, I went to the coast to cool off. The beach is so relaxing, I wish I could have a summer house there. It’s nice to see the fog when the temperatures in the city are near 95. I didn’t get to see any tide pools, though. Those are my [...]

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Fireworks

I went and saw the fireworks downtown, next to the river. I don’t think I’ve been to a fireworks show with so many people since I was a kid. The fireworks were pretty good, and I saw some in nearby neighborhoods.
I haven’t been knitting too much lately. I’m trying to finish up some WIPs before [...]

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Moving

I’m in the middle of moving to another city. It’s hard to go through all my stuff and get rid of things I don’t need. I tend to accumulate a lot of junk that I don’t want to get rid of. I haven’t moved in a long time, so there’s a lot of stuff that’s [...]

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Mingus Problems

 
I got a new sock bag, from www.etsy.com. It’s pretty nice, and has a bunch of pockets on the inside. I am using it to hold my Mingus, which are in progress. Although, I realized my gauge was off, so I’ll have to restart with a larger needle. I like using the size 2.25 or [...]

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Spring Break

Last week I visited northern Arizona for my spring break. I went hiking in Sedona, at the Bear Mountain trail. It was pretty difficult, partly because of the altitude. I live at basically sea level, so I really notice the difference at the several thousand feet level. This was taken close to the summit of [...]

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Gothic Rose

I’ve been working on the Meret hat, in Dream in Color Classy. The color is Gothic Rose, which I liked just because of the name. It is a really pretty kettle-dyed dark purple. I have some Dream in Color Smooshy, but I haven’t used it yet. After this, I’m looking forward to seeing how those [...]

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Spring time

I’m  I’m finishing up two pairs of socks, two sweaters, and a tee shirt that I’ve worked on since last year.  This is the Babydoll Tunic from Crochet Me. I may have to redo it, since the shirt is worked sideways for the top. It was hard to tell if it would fit until is was [...]

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Hedera Finished

I have finished my Hedera socks, having started them in April 2008. I did the soles on size 0 needles, and the leg and instep using size 2.5mm needles. I’ve started doing this for socks that don’t have some nylon in them, so they wear better. It takes longer, because I have to add in [...]

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Knitting Magazines

Apparently, Magknits has shut down several months ago. I looked at their site for patterns a lot, but hadn’t noticed that it was gone. Another site,  Knotions, has put up some of their old patterns, and has some new ones of it’s own. Along with the Twist Collective, there seem to be more online knitting [...]

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