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Back-to-Back Baby Knits(1): Elijah de Olifant

Posted in in progress, knit, life, project spectrum on June 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Holy Back-to-Back Posts, Batman! And the topper, you can expect another one in the next couple of days.
This isn’t the the most exciting project ever, as it is still in progress. But I actually was hoping for some feedback about some mixed feelings I am having related to these Back-to-Back Baby Knits… If you don’t [...]

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Progress: Carol Brady’s Kitchen BFL

Posted in in progress, project spectrum, spin on June 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »

After those first jitters about embracing the Project Spectrum Air colors (grey, white, yellow, i.e. colors I do not typically knit or wear), I am charging full speed ahead. As a start I will share with you some of the spinning from this past weekend.

Back in April, I caught the spinning bug again (it comes [...]

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Thinking about Local Yarn Stores…

Posted in life, stash, travel on June 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Yesterday, Glenna wrote a very nice post reflecting on the “Yarn stores [she has] known and loved.” I started to leave a reply but found myself going on and on, so I thought rather than clutter up her comments section I would post some thoughts here.
Despite living in Stockholm for almost 6 months, I have [...]

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Goodbye Earth, Hello Air

Posted in in progress, knit, life, project spectrum on June 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I woke up this morning and realized that June and summer had somehow arrived without my noticing.
I have never been that crazy about summer. For the past 16+/- years I’ve lived in locales where summers are long, hot and humid. I despise humidity: the haze, the heavy air, the feeling that you need a shower [...]

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