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A good friend of mine, Lisa Cox, has just started blogging , while starting a grassroots run for president . This gives you an idea of her energy level and verve for multitasking. Personally blogging while running for President. That's virtually unheard of , and may be the edge she needs to overcome the Romneyatch political juggernaut that has swept her state . Lisa's still figuring out the little niggling details, like inserting images, hyperlinking, and universal healthcare, but if I know Lisa,...
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You may know him better as my knit model. He's such a good sport. He's modeled knits made for people larger than I, or things made for me when I'm having a bad hair day and don't want to pose. He's my gaming partner, cycling buddy, yarn hoarding enabler, knitting companion, blog instigator, carpooler, and sweetie pie. He's a lot of other things too but I promised him that I'd maintain some of his mystery. I spent the weekend spoiling him rotten. Now that he's received...
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You may recall the Rainbow socks that I completed about a month ago. I had a good-sized pile of yarn leftover, possibly even enough for another pair for me. Weighing the remains determined that I only had ~80% as much yarn as I used for the first pair. So I decided to make an appropriate sized sock to use up the yarn. My plan has been to give them to the first person whom they fit which is why I've named them Cinderella socks. Of course I will select who gets to try them on; they won't go...
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When I was in high school I would hear the word matriculated bandied about. I knew it had *something* to do with college. It sounded so... important, complicated, and illustrious. I thought it might mean graduating with some sort of honor or perhaps at least making the dean's list. Imagine my disappointment when I learned from my trusty Webster's that all it meant was that you were accepted to a college or university and you had ponied up the enrollment fee. Said fee is much higher now that...
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The best part about making gifts for people who don't read my blog... Is that I can show my projects to you right away! That's Djevellue for Addie, daughter of my friends R & D. I picked up a skein of Socks That Rock from Juno when she last destashed. Since the skein was from when the STR yardage was shorter it was thus not enough yarn to make socks to fit me - unless I wanted short cuffs which I don't. I loved the yarn and the color and so I've had my eye out for a pattern to...
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I finally organized my yarn. I found a few treasures that I forgot I had and a few that I had forgotten where I'd placed them. Best of all I got inspired to knit with what I have. I also found some pre-blog FOs. Since I've been organizing rather than knitting, it gives me something to show off! For a couple of years, an LYS ran a promotion whereby they invited their customers to bring in a particular winter garment to be included in a seasonal display. At the end they randomly gave prizes...
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Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival was this weekend. Yesterday me and the boy went to pet sheepies and bunnies, fondle and procure fiber-y goodness and create general mayhem with friends. I forgot to bring the camera for the 4th consecutive festival, but Norma did a pretty good job of documenting the highlights in a fly by sort of way. I'm pleased with my purchases: the Hebrides sweater kit from Mostly Merino (website not up yet), 3 sk of Maine Organic yarn from Green Mountain Spinnery , 5 sk...
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Last week I posted the Counterpoint scarf that I made for Rob . We took a quick but adequate photo on his birthday when he received it and I planned to get a better shot during daylight hours. Well that turned out to take a long time. Thank the deity of your choice for digital photography. I could not have afforded to take as many shots as it took to get even a decent one. I'm not a great photographer. I think most of the pix that I post are pretty decent, but it takes from a handful to a couple...
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My team placed 25th in the Dragonboat Festival last weekend. We were 24th going into the finals, the top 25 teams (out of 77) got to compete in the final round. Our poor showing in the last heat was for the most part due to timing. It occurred less than an hour after our previous heat; we hadn't had as much time to recover as the other teams. After the initial disappointment of coming in last in a heat for the first time all day, we bounced back feeling proud that we'd made the finals. Not...
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So I run into my neighbor * at school the other day. Since she spends a good part of every workday (and some nights) on campus, I was surprised I hadn't run into her sooner and said so. Her confusion at that remark led me to realize that I haven't let you all know about my most recent life change. I quit my job to be a full-time student. Yikes! Back in June I did happen to mention that I had enrolled in a Computer Science program, but since I hadn't made up my mind yet about full or part-time...
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Last weekend I went to Falcon Ridge Folk Festival . I've been going there on and off (but mostly on) for almost 15 years. It's a weekend filled with music and dancing and camping and mud and sun and friends. I was delighted to see some old favorites like Eddie from Ohio , Wild Asparagus , Arlo Guthrie , Richard Shindell . And to discover new favorites: Red Molly , Tidal Wave . And danced until I had blisters. And then danced some more. There was also knitting. I finished my socks. That one...
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My Uncle Bill Bauer died last month, and this has hit me pretty hard. His diabetes had flared up pretty hard over the last decade, forcing him into early retirement. As a priest, early retirement is not a good thing, as the church houses you as long as you can say the occasional mass, but doesn't pay you enough to go out and buy your own home once you retire. Bill was a brilliant man, from a brilliant family that seemed to marry the best of faith and reason, and combined with a remarkable empathy,...
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Lovin' this warm weather. Though I feel rather sluggish because I didn't take the walk I'd planned for the weekend. Instead, I've been on a finishing frenzy all weekend. I actually only finished 2 items, though 2 others are *this* close. I seamed the Baby Kimono, now it just needs a closure. Another pair of glovelets are almost done, but I decided that I want the recipient to try them on before I finish the second one. I used this pattern for my aunt a year + change ago. I started this pair for me...
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My photo from my previous post introducing the new fiddle didn't have the proper light to show some of the finer details of the fiddle in question, so I'm including a couple of snaps here from the Bridge Instruments website to show the instrument off a little better. There is a battery clipped to the back that engages the internal electronics whenever a 1/4 inch cable is plugged into the bottom. There are two controls on the front for volume and tone. The hollow body resonates quite well, and the...
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Here it is, the six day sweater. We had a nice overcast evening; perfect for photographing those tricky oranges. Pattern: Knitting Pure and Simple Neck Down Pullover by Diane Soucy Yarn: Araucania Nature Wool Chunky, color 108 ~7 skeins Needles: size 9 + 7 (Addi Turbo circs + Brittany dpns) Size: I knit the small but at a slightly larger gauge to hit a target size of medium. Actual finished size = 45" Etc: Minor pattern wrangling due to gauge variation. Reversed the decreases on the sleeves....
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Why do I procrastinate on finishing? This lovely little kimono was knit + seamed at least two months before the baby for whom it was knit made her arrival. So why did I wait until after she was born to sew on the frog? That's all it needed - a 10 minute task. The pattern calls for a ribbon closure. While beautiful it seemed too fussy to me. So I used a frog instead. Pattern: Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono by Cristina Shiffman in Mason-Dixon Knitting Yarn: Cascade Sierra, purple (color more...
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In all probability I am the last blogger to post my holiday FOs. I think it's worth the wait. I don't usually give anything to the resident cats, but they were so clearly in need of another kitty pi. How did I know that one wasn't enough? Here's both cats with their first pi: You can't see it? Hope (on the left) is actually IN the pi. She was there first, then Oh wandered up and wanted to get it too. Only trouble is, there's not enough room in the pi for two cats. It's...
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I just got back from a week of fiddling up in the Great White North, or more accurately, the Great Sandy Nord. I attended for the first time the first annual Camp Violon Trad Quebec , where the likes of Andre Brunet, Stephanie Lepine, Martine Billette and Eric Beaudry crammed notes into our skulls by the shovelful. Because there were so many tunes to learn, there was absolutely no time to have any fun. The individuals in this photo, despite appearances are NOT having a grand old time at a Mardi Gras...
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I find " We the Robots " to be consistently amusing. Check it out....
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Shelagh said: "You have amazing restraint!" in reference, I believe, to my intent to knit a washerload of knits before felting my Lucy Bag. Hmmmm, perhaps. I guess my cheapskatedness is stronger than my need for immediate gratification. But because my need for gratification is not insignificant, the Lucy Bag in waiting motivated me to make the replacement green mitten for Dulaan (not pictured) and a kitty pi (pre-felted) shown here in its native environment in front of the heater: Those...
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I have no inspiration to blog a real entry, but just to prove that I'm alive, at least for the next minute or so......
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The whitepages.com site allows you to see a geographic distribution of individuals with a particular name within the United States. When I googled myself (Images, specifically), the first hit was from http://names.whitepages.com/Kansas/Robert/Rohr and contained the following image: I know of another Robert Rohr in Vermont who is a retired attorney with links to Margot's law firm. I think that's about all of the Rob Rohr that people around here can handle....
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For one of my classes last semester, we were encouraged to give back some of our tech skills to the community, encouraging the sense of service learning. I had been approached by the Champlain Valley Folk Festival to do some improvements to their web site for them. Since the organizers are good friends, and I believe in the cause, I offered to do the work for them as my service project for the class. Other factors took over my life, and I ended up volunteering at an intro to Computer...
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Ribbons... of the county fair kind. Look! These are a month or so old now, the fair was at the end of August. Rob and I went on opening day to check out the cows, ducks and sheepies, to watch chickens hatch and to count my ribbons. I had a heck of a time trying to find them all. My most precious knit of the bunch, the alpaca-wool blanket took me at least 20 minutes of ever-increasing panic to find (the homecrafts room isn't *that* big). When I finally found it I was simultaneously relieved that it...
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