Entries from May 2007
That’s right. My sock has been touched.
Yesterday Miss T, my little babe Cedric and I piled into her car and drove to Northampton to visit yarn mecca Webs and see the Yarn Harlot! Warning, this post is about to become picture heavy…..
Look! It’s Miss T herself, in the car just was we […]
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Ahhhh….I love long weekends. Dh was home for 4 whole days, which was so nice. Nice to have an extra set of hands, nice to get out and do some fun stuff as a family and nice to get in a little extra knitting time. (I will now try to dazzle you […]
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Tags: Radiant Twist · books · yarn p0rn · knitting · family · sweater
When we bought our house last year it wasn’t for the looks. The outside of the house was pretty much trashed. The vinyl siding was cracked. The front steps are starting to come apart (they’re brick). The backyard, looks like what we affectionately refer to as the prison yard. The deck is totally trashed. The […]
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1. The mystery thing marches on.
2. Only 6 more days until my next yarn adventure. How do I convince my husband to let me buy MORE yarn?
3. Monkey socks, as promised.
4. Lollygirl has inspired me…..I want to make these socks. Too ambitious?
5. A new colorway at […]
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Tags: Illusion Yarns · Radiant Twist · yarn p0rn · socks · family · lilypad landing · sweater
There are a few things I’ve been meaning to get put up, but time and energy have been against me! So, today is officially blog-catch-up day.
Sox Box Swap Contest: What is your favorite beverage and snack while knitting, and why? Be specific!
My favorite snack and beverage change with the wind, or […]
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Tags: kids · knitting · contest · cables and os · snacks
I’ve been looking forward to this past weekend for a while. Miss T’s hubby and son were gone and I conned asked hubby to watch both of our kids so that I could get away for a bit. Sometimes being a stay-at-home mom is so hard…..there’s no break, you’re on 24/7. Most […]
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Tags: yarn p0rn · knitting
A mystery. A surprise. Mysterious knitting has been popping up all over blogland for a bit now……and now I’ve got my own mystery. Since Friday I’ve been humming right along on my mysterious something-something and I love the way it’s coming out. The pattern is great and interesting, which is nice. […]
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1.What are your favorite colors? What colors make you cringe? Favs….red, purples, deep blue, browns, greens. I’m not a big fan of pink or weird oranges, but a touch of orange or peach is OK.
2.Are you a new sock knitter? How long have you been knitting socks? Probably an intermediate sock knitter. […]
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Tags: Uncategorized · sox box swap · questionnaires
I cast on for my Cables and Os cardigan from No Sheep for You this weekend. I’m very excited about it, but I think it might take a while.
I worked on it for about 2 hours last night and got it cast on and knit about 3 rows. The neat part about this […]
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Tags: socks · knitting · no sheep for you · cables and os
My parents came down over the weekend so that we could go out for our anniversary. We went to see Spiderman 3, which was a lot of fun and very LOUD since we saw it on the IMAX. Then today we went to Boston and took the kids to the Boston Children’s Museum. […]
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