Knit/Crochet/etc: Weakened/Weekend Creations

It’s amazing what you can and cannot get done when you’re flat-out. I never feel like working when I’m sick or injured. All I want to do is eat ice cream, watch movies and veg. So needless to say, this weekend was a bit of a bust work-wise. But throw yarn craft [...]

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To Do: Chevron

Everyone is making chevron scarves from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. I especially like Larissa’s colorway– mmm Socks that Rock! Yo quiero!

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Knits, Drugs and Rock ‘n Roll

I am either the clumsiest or the unluckiest person on the planet. This past Wednesday at my ultimate frisbee game, I managed to find the deepest hole in the field, stick my foot in it and torque my ankle hardcore. So I’m back on crutches again. But things don’t look as bad as last [...]

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Knit: Dropped Stitches.

Do you ever drop a stitch and no matter how carefully and attentively you attend to the gaping hole, you just can’t figure out how to fix it? Yes, that’s where I am tonight. There should be a simple solution, but I just can’t find it. And it leaves me feeling completely helpless to keep [...]

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Knit: A Sunny Saturday Spent Dashing About

What a beautiful day! I spent much of it outside at the farmers’ market (opening weekend!), biking, adding to my 100mi/July, and on the porch of the LYS. (Yes, I think my LYS fears have gone out the window. Apparently easy come, easy go!)
I am totally fed up with novelty yarn at the [...]

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Knit: Firsts and Knitty’s Isabella

Some big firsts in my knitting life, folks!
I broke the bank a bit (tee hee) but I over came my LYS fears! I was enjoying a lovely latte and some soup in the coffee shop adjacent to the LYS when that familiar feeling washed over me– maybe I’ll just take a peek at [...]

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To Do: Back to the streets

I’m heading back to the streets to Runagogo: 100 miles by July 4th.

I was in a great routine last summer and early fall but a severe injury set me back this winter. But a new round of Runagogo has me inspired to find my legs again!
Join! It’s never too late.
In other news, it’s another beautiful [...]

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Knit: Poncho and *Real* knitters scare me

Is it wrong that I’m intimidated by my local yarn store?
It is a treasure trove of color and textures. Potentially full of exciting and inspired ideas. And yet, whenever I walk in, I just freeze up. I avoid eye contact. I can’t remember why I came in. This weekend, there were such beautiful yarns in [...]

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What exactly have I been doing with myself?

Well, I suppose we have to go all the way back to March 20th if I’m to account for all of the missing time. Well, I gave a talk in NYC for work. We were staying in Times Square, which was crazy, hectic and lame. Apparently it is the tourist season. But [...]

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Other joys of returning home: Catchup!

The conference and the vacation were fabulous (details to follow).  But internet access was pretty limited. So a real joy of returning home has been catching up with all of my daily-read blogs. Generally, I’m waiting on pins and needles for the next update, so sometimes it’s nice to have a backlog. Beautiful design, near-professional [...]

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