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January 2006 - Posts

One stitch forward, two stitches back

Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:47 PM by margot
The Grumpecue baby blanket is making me grumpy. I've barely made any progress since I last blogged three days ago (Saturday). Which is not to say that I haven't been knitting. In fact, by Sunday morning I had started the third wedge. By Sunday afternoon Read More...
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Pull over

Posted Saturday, January 28, 2006 8:53 PM by margot
No, not Pullover, pull over. I got pulled over on my way to class this AM. Overdue inspection. I tried to sweet talk my way out of it, but I guess I'm not young and cute enough to do that anymore. Pity. So I spent the afternoon reminding myself that auto Read More...
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Baby Blanket Begun

Posted Friday, January 27, 2006 4:52 PM by margot
My friends Bill and Ann are expecting a small human in May. At least we're assuming it's a human. It could be a monkey. Either way, she will need to be kept warm. [Bill, if you're reading this, don't tell Ann, OK?] The lumpy blue stitches along the bottom Read More...
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School's in!

Posted Monday, January 23, 2006 11:19 PM by margot
First day of a new semester. My first class met tonight. I love the first day of class. No pressure, no homework due, and usually the lecturing is low-key. Since this class is the second part of a four part class, we got to have all the fun of the first Read More...
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Blog for Choice Day

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2006 11:38 AM by margot
Excuse this brief interuption. Pictures of knitting and cats have graciously stepped aside for Blog for Choice Day. I am a firm believer in addressing the root cause of things that need to be changed. Making abortions illegal won't stop them from happening. Read More...
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Kitty Pi

Posted Saturday, January 21, 2006 9:30 PM by margot
*sigh* Break is over. School break that is. School starts Monday. Looking back, I wish I'd gotten more done, like organizing and cleaning around the house. And of course, more knitting. On the other hand, I really needed a break, since I've taken classes Read More...
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eBay craziness

Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 11:05 AM by margot
eBay is one of my favorite online distractions. I think it's the killer instinct for a bargain instilled in me by my mother. I love a bargain, and there are bargains galore on eBay - if, and only if, you're patient. Also if you're not stupid enough to Read More...
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Shiny new toy, er tool

Posted Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:31 PM by margot
Hmmm, it's been almost a week. I dunno, just didn't feel like blogging. I finished a few more hats for Afghans for Afghans , but they look quite a bit like the others, so I won't bore you with pix. Since I haven't been knitting much, what have I been Read More...
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The rear view

Posted Monday, January 09, 2006 10:52 PM by margot
Kelly responded to yesterday 's post thusly: Errr...how did you come upon a WOKO bear? Some clues for Kelly (if you live within ~100 miles of me, you can play along): Wild Bill Sargant gave her to me about 4 years ago. He also gave me the nickname Saint Read More...
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Quick knit, quick post

Posted Sunday, January 08, 2006 5:46 PM by margot
Lest you think that I'm trying to usurp Alison at the blue blog as the queen of blue by knitting 3.61 blue projects* in a row, I present to you a red gansey hat: This is the second of two hats I've knit for the Afghans for Afghans January wool hats for Read More...
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Three socks make a pair

Posted Friday, January 06, 2006 10:05 PM by margot
On New Year's Day, I completed what was to be the second of a pair of socks. You may recall that my decision to throw caution to the wind and knit each sock from a separate skein of kettle-dyed yarn resulted in a pair of socks that only vaguely, that Read More...
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New Feature: Finished Objects Gallery

Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 8:56 AM by margot
Have you noticed that once you start organizing one part of your life, you suddenly get the urge to organize other parts too? It started with the stash. I've been corraling unruly piles of yarn. Cotton fraternizing with recycled silk, sock yarn jumbled Read More...
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A blue hat

Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:05 AM by margot
I hear lots of Stashbusting resolutions floating through the blogosphere. There are even support groups if you're so inclined. If you're in stash-bust mode and would like to make a quick easy project or two, Afghans for Afghans is having a mid-winter Read More...
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Are we a pair?

Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 12:34 AM by margot
Or why you should really alternate two skeins of hand-dyed yarn even if your project is small and the skeins are from the same dye lot and they look the same. This doesn't even qualify for fraternal. Second cousin once removed perhaps, but not fraternal. Read More...
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HNY

Posted Sunday, January 01, 2006 1:54 AM by margot
Happy New Year! I celebrated by knitting the first stash skein while listening to A Prairie Home Companion New Year Special. I finished the Log Cabin Socks . I took a chance and knit each sock out of a separate skein rather than alternate rows from two Read More...
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