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Remember me? I know we've had an on-again off-again relationship through the years but 2 posts in the last year is really pushing it, I know. It's not you, it's me. I mean it's not me, it's um, Ravelry. Please don't hate Ravelry. I mean, just because it has project templates that make it so easy to showcase my projects ...

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 ...

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. ...

The Cinderella socks are finished. I *think* they'll fit the person I had in mind but I won't know for about a month when I see her next.   The yarn is leftover from a pair of socks that I made for me. I'm not thrilled with the short rows, the same technique I've been using all along made small holes in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...