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Hello Everyone! My knitting frenzy is paying off - I am in the home stretch of the "Outside the Box Vest". I managed to get a good sum of knitting done last night whilst the Idiot Box talked to me. What was on, you ask? I have not a clue. Nothing note worthy,...
Never measure anything in bed….
Oh boy - so, I am just a knitting fool. And, as I was a such knitting fool last night, I measured - in bed people, yes - in bed. Yeah. It seems that everything looks bigger in bed! No pun intended - truly. I measured and it was 9 inches - but in the cold light of...
The knitting continues…
I am knitting frantically on the vest. Each row completed is one closer to finish. Not saying it is a race, but I do feel compelled to finish this - and soon! I want to see if what is in my mind's eye will be what the finished product looks like. I feel a bit like...
Hello, My name is Kat and I am a Knitting Enabler….
It has been less than 24 hours since I enabled another knitter in casting on something new.... It is a good day to stay indoors - being as it got to a whopping 11 degrees outside today! I think it is even too cold to take photo's to show you all the snow we have been...
Frigid Friday
BRRRRRR! It is cold outside, gentle readers! And, we have even colder weather headed this way for the weekend! Temperature currently 22 degrees Fahrenheit - wind chill 5. Yeah - cold! Usually Lake Michigan keeps us a bit warmer in our winter months, but our...
I was never a wife of Henry VIII
But, I do have a Tudora obsession! A knitting lesson for you all ... when you cannot sleep Tudora is the answer! Insomnia + Elizabethan Brilliance (add in some Aurora 8 Italian Merino from Karabella yarns for good measure) and the outcome will be one that is most...
It's a doggy world!
Hello Everyone! Happy Wednesday to all of you! Winter is rolling right along here in West Michigan - and we have some storms looming on our weekend horizon. This is all wonderful, except after next week I will be traveling in to Grand Rapids every day for school! ...
Primarily speaking…
Yes, it is Primary Day here in Michigan. Our much touted, moved to a new date because we think we are so important primary. As a result of our moving the primary - we don't have all the candidates on the ballot. There's some brilliance huh? I have not had any...
It's a black and white world…
There is a saying here in Michigan - if you don't like the weather, wait 15 minutes and it will change. This is what I woke up to this morning. Snow falling from the sky and a fresh blanket of whiteness covering everything. A clean slate for a Monday - that is a nice...
If you seek a pleasant peninsula…
... you will have to look else where today. Well, if you like rain, sleet, or snow - you have come to the right place. We had a bit of all of them today. It was a lazy Sunday - some knitting, some spinning. There was some puppy snuggle time too! Hope you all had a...
The great debate…
Hello Everyone! I started a "live" knit along this morning. A LYS in our area is having a "block a month" knit along for the Manos Four Season Afgan. I joined in the hope that the group motivation will keep me inspired to knit the afgan, which I will have finished...
The cure for what ails you
When life tries to give you lemons - knitting with your own homespun yarn takes all the sourness out of the day. Add to that a good dose of Grey's Anatomy and ER and suddenly I've got the world on a string - merino string! Have a good Friday everyone!
Some days it does not pay to get out of bed…
Hello Everyone! Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go in any direction that you think it should? In fact, the direction it takes is not even one you imagined in the "it could be worse" thoughts - because it is worse than you imagined? Well, that would...
Thoughts on a Wednesday
Hello Everyone! I am managing to stay current in Blog 365. I have "A" completed for the ABC Along. I have spent some time each day to spin, which works for NaspiMoMo - National Spin More Month. Whew - this is almost like a job!! I have spun up some Kid Mohair that I...
Rain, rain go away…
Hello Everyone! It is just pouring outside - and I mean pouring. There is a river flowing through my backyard. I'd take a picture, but it is raining too hard!! We had thunderstorms roll through last night and had some tornado warnings north of us. Yes, it is...
Global Warming?
Hello Everyone! Well, all the snow is gone away. It is over 50 degrees out. And it is January 7. And, it has been raining steadily all morning. Can someone please tell me if I should be wearing spring clothing or winter woolies???? Odd weather, that is for sure! On...
It's all about Alice…
Hello Everyone! Shhhhhh.... don't tell anyone, but I escaped today with Alice. Yes, we ran away together - to Lansing - to St. Distaff's Day - at Threadbear. Alice loved it there. We walked in the door and the aroma of sheepy-ness was a fragrant perfume wafting...
Catitude…
Hello Everyone! It has been a relaxing weekend - for me and for the wee beasties that abide here! I got the cats a "scratching board" complete with catnip. While Noel was totally aloof to the new item - Maddie was purely hedonistic - or is that catonistic! She...
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