From the monthly archives:

November 2007

No Turkey For This Boy

November 27, 2007 Life

As I go through Bloglines and read the many thanks and gratitude of the Thanksgiving holiday, I pretty much had the toilet bowl chained to my side. Food poisoning from Tuesday till Saturday! I won’t go into the morbid details of this malady, but I assure you, it wasn’t pretty, didn’t feel pretty and it [...]

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Whitby

November 20, 2007 Finished Objects

      Pattern: Whitby by Nancy Bush Reference Books: Knitting On The Road Yarn Brand: Conjoined Creations Yarn Name: Flat Feet – to be released January 2008 Yarn Colorway: 9 Yarn Content: 80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon Yardage: Flat machine knitting sheet – 100 g Yarn Source: Conjoined Creations Needle Size: 2 1/2 US [...]

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Pure Genius

November 18, 2007 Knitting - General

NO….WIRE……HANGERS!!!!!!! – Joan Crawford, Mommie Dearest Not for me Miss Crawford. Look at this ingenius idea. First here you have, a plain wire hanger that Joan beat the shit out of her daughter with. Then viola!!!!! A SOCK BLOCKER!!!! This little ingenuis idea just saved me $30 for a pair of “crafted” sock blockers. It [...]

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Trading Spaces

November 13, 2007 Stash

Do you guys ever watch the show Trading Spaces or Trading Places or something like that? Well, I just made my debut in Trading Stashes! How exciting is that! I made a connection through Ravelry and this is what I got:     Isn’t it just lovely! Well, can’t say that I can make a [...]

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Get Ready

November 12, 2007 San Francisco

Get ready guys, California here I come! Again. I would love to meet all of you that read my blog from California. This time, it will be a LONG trip. I will be in Pleasanton and San Ramon, California for 3 weeks, starting December 3rd till the 22nd. I would like to sit and knit [...]

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Seams and Ribs

November 10, 2007 Knitting - General

Hi All, I am blogging about this because I am desperate for time and I need your help. I probably can think this one out, but I just don’t have the time. I’m making a regular pullover in pieces. The bottom is a 1×1 twisted rib. How do you do the rib in such a [...]

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I caved!!!!

November 9, 2007 Knitting - General

I did it, I finally did it. Never would I have thought that I would get a set of interchangeable needles after my first Boye set, eeccck, but look what came in today. So smooth, so sharp, so deliciously delicate……… so well organized.      

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Knitting Angels

November 7, 2007 Swatches

I must have been a good boy because I think that The Knitting Angels are looking over me. Look!!!! {edit: I had to pixelate the picture. Turns out that this is a secret project and everything about it is a secret. Yarn and pattern soon to be released at TNNA in January, so watch out!!!!} [...]

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Busy Bee

November 6, 2007 Knitting - General

Gosh, when it rain, it pours!!!!! All of a sudden, I’m getting an influx of projects to knit. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a great thing! These are all test knits, sample knits and model knits and that’s what I like to do. Cuz as you all already know about me, how often do I [...]

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Gail Knits

November 3, 2007 LYS

So, I think it’s official. I have decided that every time I travel out of town, I must visit at least ONE Local Yarn Shop (LYS), take some pictures, buy some stuff and come home and blog about it. It just feels like the right thing to do as a knitter (wow, I’m calling myself [...]

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