Insaknity

In a fit of temporary insaknity I thought it would be fun to make a voodoo doll. Customized, of course, to bring good luck to my beloved Red Sox and bad luck to the Yankees (of course).
The pattern already existed. It was a small project. And I needed a distraction. After […]

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Wow - time sure got away from me this week!
Contest winners: I did NOT forget you! Prizes are going out today. All are packaged and ready to go. =) Wicked sorry for the delay, ladies. I guess I’m not the greatest contest hostess. Next time I’ll do better. […]

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Celebration.

4 ounces
144 yards
July Spunky Fiber Club in the Celebration colorway. I lovedlovedloved spinning the Shetland wool. It was much softer than I expected it to be and it was crazy easy to spin. The color combination out of the bag was - ummm - unique in appearance, to say the least. […]

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It’s finished.And it’s bigger than big.
More ginormous than gigantic.
It truly is LARGER THAN LIFE.
It’s a very fitting name for an startlingly enormous bag.
I like it very much though, in fact, I would even go so far as to say I still love it.
However, I fear it’s ultimate calling will be to hold and transport large […]

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The knitting is done, Jen!
You can start pushing now…

Baby Surprise Jacket by E.Z. (Knitting Workshop and The Opinionated Knitter)
Started: July 20, 2007
Finished: August 12, 2007
There was a brief, heart stopping moment around July 25th when I realized that I was NOT going to have enough yarn. Running out of handspun is terrifying. […]

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OK - so something you may not know about me is that I can really be indecisive at times. Thank goodness I didn’t have to make any decisions myself on winners and the luck of the draw was the deciding factor.
So what color(s) did I choose?
Therein (kind of) lies the problem. While I […]

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The plan was to have a finished bag for the contest winner(s) announcement tomorrow. Tragically, there has been a slight detour on that path to completion.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, and my inability to run either of the antique sewing machines in my house, I was unable to get a lining sewn in […]

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Wow - thanks for all the guesses, you guys! Keep them coming! =)
Despite a wicked busy weekend of work, errands, housework, some time spent with friends, and a little bit of house-hunting on Sunday, I was able to make some additional progress on the bag:

I made some “on the fly” modifications. I decided […]

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In more ways than one.
Just a few short years ago I remember initiating and helping to organize a book signing at the tiniest of tiny yarn shops.
Blogs were still sparse at the time, but gaining in popularity, and, at the time, I read only one blog. One. And I was gobsmacked. […]

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Four more down. I do more than crochet squares. Really.

See? I still knit, too. That would be a pair of finished Lace Cuff Anklets. The ends still need to be woven in, and the cuffs could stand a good firm taming to make them lie flat, but for all intents […]

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