Hey…. I can cook

I was called out twice by the daughters in the last few weeks in regards to my culinary skills. Ok, I admit to being in a culinary slump and taking the easy way out too often…
Call Out 1: The girls and I are at our monthly Saturday Women’s Breakfast, where in addition to [...]

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Ah… Nutkins!!

Finished!
Pattern:  Nutkins
Yarn:  Zen Garden handpainted superwash (60% merino, 30% bamboo, 10% nylon), in Avocado Spring colorway
Fun, fun pattern to knit, and super easy to memorize pattern.  Beware, though.  These TWIST quite a bit, which is not really evident on the pictures with the pattern.  If you don’t want the twisting, these are not for you.

Okay, [...]

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A Contest!

Ok… let’s see what you really think of me.   It’s easy…. vote whether you think I’ll finish the sock “as is” (see last post), or will I rip it back and do it proper?
I’ll randomly pick a winner from the pool of people who guess correctly, and the prize… a skein of sock yarn dyed [...]

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I’m a knitiot

I was all happy with myself this morning, knitting away on my 2nd sock, when Kaity says, “Um, mom, you’re not supposed to knit the pattern on the sole of your sock.”

poop… I know that.  The simplest stuff trips me up!
Even worse, I’m seriously consider leaving it that way and just starting my stockinette here.

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Serpentine Layla, Serpentine!!!

Look at this hawk. Isn’t he just beautiful?
No… people, the answer is NO! This picture will give a little more perspective… This is one of three that sit in the tree in the park, not 10 feet from our backyard. (The other two flew off when I opened the screen door [...]

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Practical has nothing to do with it

I love that yarn is so much more than something practical to make something practical out of. Often times it’s neither. Usually, it’s so much more.
Most of the time it’s art.
I cleared off a whole bookshelf in my office so that I could look at my sock yarn whenever I wanted to. [...]

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