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B. A. B. L. E.

November 20, 2008 Books

Remember S. A. B. L. E? Well, this trip to San Francisco – Book Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. Every time I travel, I go a little nuts. This time, same amount of money spent, but all on books. And the crazy things is, I don’t even understand the languages in some of these books. I [...]

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Just for me!!!

March 27, 2008 Books

Well, the timing was a little off, just because the post man screwed up the delivery, otherwise, I would have got my birthday present TO MYSELF on the same day as my birthday. Remember this? Well, that is what I bought for myself!!!!! I don’t care if my non knitting friends think that it’s ugly, [...]

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Knowledge Evolve

March 7, 2008 Books

I can start by telling that my knitting is evolving by looking at the books I am starting to buy. Meg Swansen? Alice Starmore? You gotta be kidding me!!!! I wouldn’t have touched those 2 knitting Goddesses with a 10 foot pole, but look: Well, I am particularly interested in this one from the Celtic [...]

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Did I tell ya?

February 6, 2008 Books

Did I tell ya’ll that I love Laura? Well, I also love Blaise and Wannietta. Blaise so kindly borrowed Tudor Roses from his Library and offered to share the Henry the VIII pattern with me. And you know what’s funny? Coincidentally, my interlibrary loan came in the same day!!!! And now I have: To make [...]

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Kinokuniya

January 31, 2008 Books

Oh My Gosh!!!! Remember all the pretty patterns in this post? All the Japanese patterns seem to come from this Japanese Chain Bookstore called Kinokuniya. And I just found out that there is one in Malaysia!!!! Well, the reason I’m so excited is because my parents live there in the same city close to the [...]

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All Things Japanese

December 23, 2007 Books

Phew…… I sure am glad to be back. I had mail stacked up to the ceiling (all bills), new yarn to catalog, new yarn to take pictures off, update my blog, meet my sponsor (which I soooo didn’t this morning because I overslept!), unpack, laundry and the list goes on. Notice how the yarn stuff [...]

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The Berkeley Stash

December 17, 2007 Books

Hey all, I thought I would get more excitement about the yarn shops in Berkeley. And as I promised the stash acquisition. 2 skeins of ShibuiKnits Socks 10 balls of Elsbeth Lavold Hempathy. I’m not sure what I can make with this? Would 10 balls be enough for a sweater? Maybe a cabled vest. Hmmmm……. [...]

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Nut Job

September 18, 2007 Books

My infection is getting worse, my knitting infection that is….. As if EVERYTHING FROM HERE is not enough, look what more have I added to my plate! Yeah, a whole damn afghan, book all spiraled bound and ready and all. And test knitting for Kelly. But I can’t help it…… I’m so infected………..

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I caught a bug

September 15, 2007 Books

No, no, no….. not the conventional kind, but I seem to have caught or maybe re-caught the knitting and blogging flu. Lately, my head has been brewing with excitement as I think about all the things that I can blog about and all the new and exciting things that I could be knitting in the [...]

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It’s time

June 9, 2007 Books

It’s time to post again. Geez, I’m being really bad about this blog thing these days. I remember how I used to have a fan base and I posted like at least twice a week. Well, now, things just seemed to have moved into another direction. Let’s see, update. Depression lifted, so I get out [...]

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