Glimpses…

I just love my son…. overheard today:  “Errands are weird.  I just came back with a burrito, antifreeze, beer, and a water pump.”
“I’m going to double the number of socks and underwear I own, throw out what is old, and order all new stuff online – there, done, just like that.”

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The things that go on…

when I’m not looking!
What is this dog doing sitting at the table?

And, what is that wet mark on the table in front of her??
Ewwww…

Again, ewww.
In knitting news – I cast on for Waves of Grain from the most recent Knitty!

This is the Handmaiden 2-ply cashmere that I picked up on in Victoria on the Sea [...]

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…still a good day

This morning I’m enjoying my coffee out of
my new Guggenheim mug, a gift from my sis (my mom, Sis, and I have fun memories of our trip to NYC and the “Guggyheim) – snuggling under the beautiful new lap quilt my Mom made me.
And, this morning I also have a new FO!

Pattern:  Foliage Shawl, by [...]

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Horizons

Another knitting fear conquered… the knit-on border.

Easy-peasy, and actually quite fun!
Now I have to go through my Victorian Lace Today book and reconsider all those patterns I was afraid of because of the knitted border.
My knitting horizons have expanded.  I love it when that happens.
(This is soon to be a Foliage Shawl by MimKnits.  Why [...]

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Cobblestone!!

Presenting…. my variation on a Cobblestone!!

As you can see by this pic of the whole sweater, my sleeves are a little long (the cuff is rolled back in this pic) – but all-in-all I couldn’t be happier with the fit!

And, you can probably tell I did my own thing with the yoke.  I used the [...]

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