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Archive for September, 2008

First Project: Garter Stitch Scarf Complete

Posted in First Projects, Knitting, tagged , , , , on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Whew! done.
This scarf probably needs another 10 inches or so to really be a good length. But I was tired of the yarn, bored with lack of pattern and frankly ready to move on. I’m glad I found my scarf groove. I’m moving onto a couple of other projects. Both are scarves, but I’m playing [...]

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A Visit to Silk Creek Alpacas

Posted in Events, General Interest, tagged , , , on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

September 27 & 28th are National Alpaca Farm Days. Luckily, my friend Bil and his wife, Julia, just opened their Alpaca farm in Cottage Grove, Oregon – Silk Creek Alpacas. They hosted an open house today. They had kettle corn (yum!), trivia for the kids, coloring pages, bushels of fiber (very soft!) and, of course, [...]

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Found My Scarf Groove

Posted in First Projects, Knitting, tagged , , , on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It took a while. I’ve started, unraveled, started, unraveled, started, unraveled… started, had my toddler unravel, etc. etc. etc. When at my folks’ house for a short vacation, I picked up some clearance yarn at Michael’s craft store just to play around with. I might have been the ability to focus a little more clearly, [...]

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Knitted Acts of Kindness: Junie Moon’s Bandage Brigade

Posted in Acts of Kindness, Crocheting, Knitting, tagged , , , , on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The knitting and crocheting community is compromised of men and women with the biggest hearts I’ve seen. And Junie Moon is at the head of the class. In a previous post, I featured her knitted washcloths and touched on a few of her other projects. The response has been terrific and I asked June to [...]

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Sometimes People Make Strange Things From Yarn

Posted in Amigurumi, Crocheting, Knitting, tagged , on September 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I’m fascinated by the odd things that people make from yarn – whether it’s knitted or crocheted. I’ve found some interesting ones from the last week or so to share.
Henry VIII from Caffaknitted

Crocheted Bike in a Wooden Box

Ernie Eyeglass Holder (forum info and pattern)

Dissected Lab Rat (pattern or completed work)

Crochet BLT from NeedleNoodles

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Around the Yarniverse: Links of Interest for Knitting and Crocheting Fanatics

Posted in Pattern, Yarniverse, tagged , , , on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s officially the end of summer, which means that it’s time to start those holiday projects, right? Well, if you need some inspiration, these posts tickled my fancy this week and thought you’d enjoy them, too.
K2TOG, A Knitting Blog (The Oregonian): Color Me Blue: This is a fun post about the fear of color that [...]

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