Not Feeling the Sock

I’m in need of some serious sock mojo.  I don’t even remember the last time I knit a sock.  It’s one of those things that seems to go in spurts.  But I haven’t been on a “sock spurt” in a long time.
Normally this wouldn’t bother me – I’d just wait for the muse to return.  [...]

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Not “Here I Am”, but “There You Are!”

A pastor’s wife once told me that something she always tried to impress on her daughters was that when they walked into a room their attitude should not be “Here I Am!” – but, instead, put their focus on others, not themselves…. “There you are!” 
I always liked that.   I try to remember, my focus should not be on [...]

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Some Kids Never Grow Up…

… and that’s good.

For the last year all my daughter has talked about is wanting a big party for her birthday with all her friends and family, and a Jolly Jumper. A BIG jumper, and it had to be a princess castle.

This is for her 18th birthday… mind you, not her 3rd.

I made sure [...]

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Proof that I’m Alive

… and still knitting.
I dropped Lily (the non-knitting daughter) off at school today in the usual spot, and as she gets out of the car she starts laughing. She leans down and picks something out of the gutter. A stitchmarker! “Do you think it’s ours?” she asks?
Yeah, I’m pretty sure it is )
Here’s the [...]

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"So, you’re just a sock knitter??"

I’m not a yarn stasher. We all know this about me. I don’t just buy yarn to buy yarn, no matter how much I love it. I know… I’m odd that way the knitting world. I generally just buy yarn with a certain project in mind, when I’m ready for it.

An exception to this is [...]

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Cost: $3.99, Weight: 3 oz

This is just a beautiful little bit of nothing! (click pic for bigness)

Pattern: Ene’s Scarf, from Scarf Style

Yarn: KnitPicks Bare, laceweight, dyed by Kaity, about 3/4 skein

Needles: KnitPicks Options, size 6.

Comments: I STILL managed to goof up the diamonds on the border, after all the drama of casting on…. but it doesn’t look bad. The [...]

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Lockdown – Another Perfect Knitting Opportunity

At about 10:00 today I see the Sheriff’s helicopter circling town and get a text message from my youngest telling me their school is in “lockdown.” Well, that’s a little scary – for her AND me! Luckily, I have some connections and the hubby’s scanner, so I was able to find out what was going [...]

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