Category Archives: FOs

An apology

I’d like to give an apology to my readers, I haven’t been posting as frequently as I was.  There is a good reason for it though.  I normally post on my lunch hour at work, except with the onset of the good … Continue reading

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Finished and Searching

I finished casting off on Sevillano on Tuesday night and blocked it right away.  It’s silk, it dried inside of an hour!  Gotta love that. I realized last night, sitting looking at it still keeping Mabel warm, that there is … Continue reading

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[insert squeal of delight here]

A few things, almost all knitting related today! First off I finished my second Catkin on the weekend, on the 31st to be exact.  I love hand-died one of a kind yarns and I have a thing for buying local … Continue reading

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Back in the Saddle

Or at least back to work.  I still have a cold, but spending a week sitting on the sofa has reduced it to the snuffles. I did get some knitting done while I was away.  Actually I got a lot … Continue reading

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A Few Short FOs

Today is going to be short because it is one of “those” days.  My microwave is shot.  I missed my alarm by 45 minutes this morning, I’ve got more papers then I’ll be able to process & they all have … Continue reading

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Cream vs Coloured

Ria had commented a couple of days ago about the colour of the shawls. I really like the bright colours on that second one, and there’s really something to be said for how beautiful a pattern can be when done … Continue reading

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I had a bunch of FO to post

First up: for those keeping score, the Postage Machine just won. We were PM: 2.5 | Me: 0.5 after the last round.  It just had a fatal “error” occur and we’ve had to call the professionals to fix it.  Which … Continue reading

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Knocking off the list

I started this year with 33 items on my projects list – all WIP.  That’s counting the few things that I’ve cast on since Jan 1 (okay, 4 things). I now have 15 WIP and 4 hibernating projects.  Of the … Continue reading

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National Sweater Day

I saw the poster for National Sweater Day over on the Knitty Blog yesterday.  My thermostat is always set to about 18C in winter and because of Gadget I can’t really go any lower but I figured since I’m a knitter and all, … Continue reading

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Ankle Warmers

Finished the ankle warmers last night.  I’m not going to block them for the simple fact that I want them to stay relatively “tight.” Depending on what is happening this weekend I’ll try and get the pattern posted.  Or at … Continue reading

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