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March 2005



Thursday Thoughts

Thursday, 31 March 2005 8:01 A GMT-05
I officially joined the Mariah Along and have been knitting every free minute I can find. Last night I completed the ribbing on the right side and did a few rows of stocking stitch. After checking out a few of the other KALongers blogs I can't wait t

Houston, We Have a Problem

Tuesday, 29 March 2005 7:00 P GMT-05
I was trying a few of the new blog features I am now able to use and made a not so pleasant discovery. When I add a referring web sites function to the gutter I discovered I am getting referrals from a porn site. A very nasty porn site. I have turned
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This and That

Tuesday, 29 March 2005 1:45 P GMT-05
Here is a fuzzy photo of my Conwy sock in progress. The pattern is from Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road. I started them last week when I was fiddling around with the Mariah/Guernsey Gals dilemma. They are sitting now, waiting for some sock knitting

It's The Real Thing

Monday, 28 March 2005 8:51 A GMT-05
These are the gauge swatches I knit before starting Mariah. They are knit with Cascade 220. The top one is done on size 7 needles. I got 5.75 stiches/inch. The pattern requires 5 stitches/inch. The bottom swatch I did on size 8 needles. I got 5.25 st
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Resurrection

Friday, 25 March 2005 1:27 P GMT-05
Sorry to be AFB (absent from blog). Our computer suffered a near fatal injury: corrupt registry to be exact. We scheduled the Geek Squad for yesterday and after 2 1/2 hours our agent was able to wipe the system and put us back to the beginning. I sp
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No Denial here

Monday, 21 March 2005 1:35 P GMT-05
Remember the lovely blue Cascade 220 I bought last week for the Guernsey Gals sweater? Forgetaboutit. 8 of the 10 skeins are packed up in the bag for a return to my LYS (The other 2 are destined for projects unknown). The yarn was yummy and the patte

Where is the Love?

Thursday, 17 March 2005 12:49 P GMT-05
Good Question. I'm not feeling it right now. The love that is. I do really like the yarn but I have a question for those of you that have used Cascade 220. When I wet my swatch last night real quick to give it a bit of a blocking, it, uhhhh, smelled

Curses

Wednesday, 16 March 2005 8:46 A GMT-05
Did you ever feel like your road through life is full of bumps and detours? I've hit a few bumps this week. Last night after watching "The Incredibles" I settled down to knit my swatch. I have my needles and yarn at the ready and I read th
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The Past and Future

Tuesday, 15 March 2005 2:23 P GMT-05
They're done!! The Broadripple socks are fabulous. The yarn, Koigu, is my favorite. The photo not so much. The next step for these socks is a swim in the washing machine and then they'll meet the other socks in the drawer while they wait their turn f
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A tisket a tasket

Monday, 14 March 2005 8:57 A GMT-05
Check out what's in my basket*! That's 10 skeins of Cascade 220 in color number 9326. It is for the guernsey I discussed the other day. Buying this yarn was an ordeal. Yesterday we went for a little ride to have lunch and check out a yarn store we'd
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Happy Friday!

Friday, 11 March 2005 12:35 P GMT-05
Yes. It's Friday! I am thrilled. How I love Friday!I worked on the second Broadripple sock for a couple of hours last night but I didn't make that much progress. I was also watching Survivor and CSI and both of these require watching as opposed to ju
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Come on Friday

Thursday, 10 March 2005 2:29 P GMT-05
I was late getting this picture taken so it is dark and shadowy. The sun is behind a tree. The color is a bit more accurate than the last photo but overall the picture is lousy. Last night I started right in on the second sock after I completed the t

Dissheveled

Wednesday, 9 March 2005 9:55 A GMT-05
I am so off today. Picture this: Last night I was happily sitting in bed knitting on the toe of the sock (yes the toe!) watching NCIS with the husband and daughter. The husband is on the computer. Outside the wind is howling and the snow is falling.

Do that to me one more time

Monday, 7 March 2005 9:55 A GMT-05
Have you ever knit something and said I want to knit this again? I have had a few things I've felt that way about and one of those was the Broadripple socks. I so enjoyed knitting that pattern the first time though I was tempted to start another pair

Just curious

Sunday, 6 March 2005 8:04 A GMT-05
I am sitting here reading blogs because I am trying to avoid cleaning the house. I always clean on Sunday morning when there are extra bodies to entertain N. I don't feel like cleaning, ever, but I like a clean house. Ack. I can't win.Anyway, I was r
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Flap Happy

Friday, 4 March 2005 12:04 P GMT-05
I finished the earflap hat last night and H wore it to school today. That is a homerun in our house. Sorry the photo is dark. I'm a knitter not a photographer. Details: The Earflap hat pattern is from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. The hat is knit on si

Gauge, Evil Gauge

Wednesday, 2 March 2005 10:59 A GMT-05
 Someone was a little nosey when I was trying to get a photo of the earflap hat in progress. Picasso is a laid back yorkie and not much really gets him going. Obviously there was something interesting in this book. I must say I agree with him. This
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DONE

Tuesday, 1 March 2005 2:55 P GMT-05
Yes. The Six Sox KAL spiral stashbusters are finito. Details as follows: Silja yarn in navy, white and purple knit on 2.5mm needles. The pattern was so well written with every technique linked to a page that tells just how to do it. The quirky knitti