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Breath In, Breath Out
Breath in 1-2-3-4Breath Out 1-2-3-4-5 As I type this, the littlest one is doing some sort of April Fool’s day trick with my refrigerator. My husband set it up for her, so I’m not too worried. But it...
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Never Say Never
Life’s Stash My thoughts on knitting with beads. 1. Pretty. Very pretty. 2. I can’t travel with it. 3. I have 2 children and a very large dog. Having beads in the living room is too tempting for...
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The Comic Relief
Lily just said, “You’re not funny, you’re Craaa-zy.” She might have a point. I’m running down to the Twin Cities (2 1/2 hour drive) on Friday to go to an all day knitting class on Saturday. Then,...
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Stash Enhancement
Mini Skeins for a Shawlette Shhhh…. don’t tell my husband. I might have done a little stash enhancement this weekend. You see, I was surrounded by beautiful yarn at Yarnover. It practically sat up...
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Well Begun is Half Done
Mary Poppins: Our first game is called Well Begun is Half-Done. Michael: I don’t like the sound of that. Mary Poppins: Otherwise titled Let’s Tidy up the Nursery. Michael: [to Jane] I told you she was...
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More of a Stash Stroll than a Dash
I’m not fast enough to qualify for a dash. I’ll give you the two minute update of what I’ve been working on: I am about 6 buttons away from finishing the Hygge Baby sweater. That’s the one I’m...
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Gauge, My Nemesis
Oh Baby that’s a big sweater! The Hygge Baby Cardigan is finished. Ends are woven in, buttons are sewn on, photographs have been taken. Done. That’s 294 yds of Stash Dash completed for those of you...
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Mwa-ha-ha!
Mwa-ha-ha! (That’s my evil laugh) I will win Stash Dash! I am one sleeve away from having a finished Solaris Cardigan. That’s it. One sleeve. Well yes, one sleeve and a lot of seeming. Yes, I...
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Synonymous in my World
I asked Adam which pattern he liked better, the chevrons or the stripes. He looked at me blankly and replied, “those are synonymous in my world.” Hmmm… guess I’m on my own with this one. I bought...
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A Cardigan Built for Two
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer true. I’m half crazy over the love of you…… …You’ll look sweet. Cuddled up neat. In a cardigan knit for two. Really? Those aren’t the original lyrics? As you might...
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The Glitterati
I’m a big believer in continuing ed for knitters. You take a class and you get so much more than just the skills to make a particular project. Tips and tricks for better knitting/finishing/etc....
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Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
So I sort of won Stash Dash. I say sort of because I finished over 4,000 yds of knitting. Which is more than enough to qualify for the 3K. However, since I was up knitting until midnight on the day...
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Make a List and Get Over It
My internal voice has been rather whiney lately. To be honest, September has completely kicked my you know what. It’s always a busy month and this year seems busier than normal. The best way to stop...
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Knitters Math
Confession Time: Math was not my favorite subject in school. In fact, I pretty much hated it until I reached algebra. Thanks to some great teachers (Mr. Boettcher being the best of the best), algebra...
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Taking the Crazy Train
Hop aboard, Folks! We’re taking the Crazy Train to Christmas Town! This is the train that makes you think that you can totally finish 1 sock, one pair of toddler socks, a blanket size scarf, AND a...
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Who Woulda Thunk?
Here it is, the Eve of the Eve of Christmas and the Christmas Knitting is all done. Well, sort of. I do have to help Lily finish her knitted gift for her Daddy (we’re calling it the Elf Sleeping...
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Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity lately. It might be the super fun adult coloring books that all the cool kids are doing right now, but it makes me think, “when’s the last time you did...
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January Thaw
Only in Wisconsin is there a 45 minute + wait for the car wash when the temperature gets up to 28 F! Which means this is officially a January warm up. Just in time to show off some of my new knits...
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Macgyvered
Lily is about as fierce as a 9 year old can be. This is something that will serve her well as an adult, but sometimes causes concern for her parents and teachers. She is intense, she is rational, and...
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Optimistically Speaking
My Optimist Club is doing a hat knitting contest. We do this every year or so. We see who can knit the most hats and we have a prize for that person. The prize generally consists of a homemade...
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