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The Versatile Blogger Award – or How Nice to Be Back
Good morning! And that’s the first time in a few weeks that I could honestly say that. I have been waking up lately and instantly feeling stressed out because I’ve been working in the mornings and...
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First Tentative Sip of the Kool-Aid
Ding! I gained the next level: not only did I dye yarn I spun myself, I also knitted with it. I used Kool-Aid to dye the 60 grams of Finnish sheep wool yarn that was my first handspun. It’s fair to say...
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My First Love
More twist can be better! I learned this when finishing my second handspun. I’d watched in horror as the skein of yarn I just plied wound in on itself. My first yarn didn’t have enough twist. At first...
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Stupid Is as Stupid Does
It’s safe to say that I’m a bit peeved. A few weeks ago I searched high and low, and could only find one store in the whole city that sold a few tops of spinning fiber. The store stocked fulling fiber...
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Half-finished Merino of Doom
I finished the first half of the 100 g of merino I complained about in my last post. I think my twist is again better or more even than the last time, but I did have more trouble keeping the single an...
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A Broken Bone, and Broken Plans
Yesterday I learned that I did actually break a bone on Monday when I fell with my bike: it is a teeny tiny fracture in my right elbow. A GP told me I will probably need to hold the elbow stationary...
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Better than Ever, I’m Back
So I realize I just broke my arm and then went away for, like, two months. But I forgive myself, because, you know, the broken arm turned out to be both a more and less dramatic experience than I had...
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Achievement Unlocked
Back during the Olympics, I unexpectedly took part in (and won!) the Ravellenic games. I was able to do this only because, having broken my spindle bone (and how fitting is it for a...
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One Hat and Scarf, Coming Right Up
I’m giving myself points on being a nice sister, since I’m knitting a new hat and scarf for one of my brothers (the other one didn’t have anything he needed knitted when I asked). I’m so happy that he...
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Pure, Unadulterated Awesome
That is what this hat is. This whole post is going to be shameless bragging but I guess that’s ok because I also write about the times when everything I try to do turns to complete shite. Ok? Ok. First...
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Fun with Delightful Techniques
The Apis Dorsata Mitts I’m knitting for Christmas are coming along nicely. I got most of the first mitt done on Sunday. Of course I did nothing but knit the whole day, but it was so worth it. I even...
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All the Pot-Holders
I have a new book that I’m ridiculously excited about: Patalappuja á la Carte, by Jaana Vehkasalo (Ravelry link). It’s all pot-holders. And nothing but pot-holders. Of course it is. The book was...
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Aranami Shawl
Over the weekend I couldn’t work on Christmas projects, so I began a new project that randomly struck my eye on Ravelry. Now this shawlette is probably doomed to languish in the UFO bin. It’s the...
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Giant Honey Bees
We had about a week or so of beautiful, snowy weather (or it could’ve been two weeks, I don’t really have a sense of time worth anything.) So I was planning to take pictures of my finished Apis Dorsata...
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Stripes
So I came up with one more Christmas project. Aran weight, super simple socks in a women’s size, so why not. Socks whip up really quick when there are only 48 stitches in a round. These were quick even...
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Giraffe Bookmark
I nearly forgot! I’ve been planning for a while to make a giraffe bookmark for Christmas – just as a little addition to another, bigger and better gift. The bit about it being a giraffe is the point....
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Double the Yarn, Double the Trouble
I am confused and it’s not the first time. And this is no time to be confused – this is the time for decisive action. A couple of hours ago I suddenly realized that there is one more Christmas gift I...
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Woollen Nethergarments
Nearly two weeks of the new year have gone in a blink of an eye. I have been on vacation, and then sick leave (it’s just sinusitis). For the duration of my vacation I experienced something that turned...
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I must have been good
Christmas 2013 was the Christmas I was absolutely spoiled with crafty gifts. It’s rare for me to afford a sweater quantity of yarn, for instance, but with a giftcard I could treat myself to that...
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Lost and Found
I’ve gotten well and thoroughly used to how convenient Ravelry is for keeping track of projects. I’ve used it to check the care instructions on yarn knitted years ago, I’ve used it to remind myself to...
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