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Leland for Winston
Started: August 3, 2020 Finished: August 20, 2020 Yarn: Blue Ridge Yarns Footnotes - parts of two sets Pattern: ML Egan's Leland Needle: US 3 and US 1 Gauge: Pattern gauge: 28 sts and 40 rows = 4 inches. I did not get row gauge, so I am following the row instructions...
Unraveled Wednesday | 8.5.20
I don't know about you, but I have some serious Knitting-ADD going on right now. I can't seem to focus on any one thing and keep at it until it is finished! I spent some time last week going through my stash and odds and ends to see what I could find to make a sweater...
Sometimes Monday | 8.3.20
Yesterday, Garrison Keillor read Hands by Jack Ridl. The words were brilliant and when I realized it was this Jack Ridl, I just had to share with you. I am pretty sure I have run into Mr. Ridl a few times when I lived in Holland, and I had the pleasure of knitting...
Friday Finds | 7.31.20
What a week, eh? There is only so much avoidance one can do in any given week. I tried mightily to ignore, but sometimes that just does not work and that happened a lot this week. But despite the onslaught of bs, there were some pockets of goodness. And that goodness...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.29.20
Let the blue sky meet the blue sea and all is blue for a time. — Moncy Barbour I am in sea of blue knitting and it is so good! I am working away on my second Ranunculus... I have put the body on hold and have started on the sleeves. One thing I did not take into my...
An Intentional Being | 7.28.20
I am joining Honoré and friends again this month to share an update on my word. Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.22.20
The Mystery... she is finished! (and, as you can see above, I did have enough of EACH yarn!!) It needs to have all the ends woven in and some blocking, but this humidity means that won't happen this week. But I am sharing it sans blocking. I am not so sure I like the...
Sometimes Monday | 7.20.20
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind. – Neil Armstrong The past couple of weeks I have been reminiscing in my mind about the summer of 1969. Eight-year-old me was fascinated with the Apollo 11...
This Week | 7.17.20
One salvation in these endlessly mind numbing days has been The Slowdown. This week has been especially fun as each post has been about food. However, the Ode to Butter might just be the best thing I listened to all week! This week saw the end of the 100 Day Project....
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.15.20
Greetings Unravelers! The weather has been simply divine! I have been doing a bit of outdoor knitting and I am *this*close* to finishing my mystery shawl! I really can't wait to see what blocking does to the sections of lace! It might be one of the favorite pieces I...
Sometimes Monday | 7.13.20
'Cause a little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about. – John Mayer Joy of joys, this morning I found the temperature had departed from the 90+ degrees where it had been lingering far too long. A little bit of 90+ days go a long way, right? The weather...
Friday Finds | 7.10.20
It has been a very warm week here in Pittsburgh… I enjoy summer, but 90+ degree weather dripping with humidity…not so much. Hibernating in my house with the AC is not my favorite way to spend summer. But all that warm weather has made my gardens just explode! I am...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.8.20
Greetings, Unravelers! Summer has arrived in Pittsburgh in full force. We are on, what feels like, day eleventy billion of 90+ degree weather. My yard is entirely burned out, as is every yard in my neighborhood. Yard burnout brings a bonus though...it is not growing...
Looking Back | June 2020
Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. — Al Bernstein Something New My new "thing" this month is thanks to Bonny... yep, I quickly became an Animal Crossings addict! So.much.fun! (do you play? we should be friends! lol) Best “Oh,...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.1.20
My plan for today was to share a completed (and well-fitting) Zadie Jumpsuit. Well, it is completed but not so well fitting. I shortened the rise, so the pants fit well but I neglected to contemplate the length of the bodice (which I generally never have issues with)...
Intentional Living…finally | June 2020
I am joining Honoré again this month to share an update on my word! Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is...
Hello again, Monday | 6.29.20
“If your voice held no power, they wouldn’t try to silence you.” - unknown Use your VOICE. Use your VOTE. – The Chicks https://youtu.be/xwBjF_VVFvE I heard this last week and have not stopped listening to it. The words are powerful, but the images are even more so. I...
Garden | June 2020
We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough? — Wendell Berry This week Bonny inspired me to share my garden with you all. We have problems with deer so the "main garden" is a little like Fort Knox. There is fencing,...
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