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Stash

Into Madness

June 27, 2010 LYS

I am seriously going insane.  Remember this yarn shop I was talking about, Knitting in the Loop?  I swear, it’s killing me.  One brand a day, 50% off, for 7 days!  Thank God I’m working tomorrow and won’t be able to go.  But will my enablers help me? Today it was Mirasol and Araucania. So, [...]

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Stash Enhancement

June 22, 2010 LYS

Ya know, I’ve been traveling so much (well, it’s a lot for me!), that I am forgetting what week or what month I’m currently in.  Even more so, what have I blogged about and not blogged about and where have I been and in what order.  Terribly frustrating you know.  I mean I could sit [...]

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Purlescence Yarn

May 12, 2010 LYS

Hello world!  As some of you might know, I was just in sunny Sunnyvale, California.   Last week was a real intense work week for me, but of course, I HAD to find a yarn shop.  It’s tradition for me.  Everywhere I visit, it WILL be on my to do list to find a Local Yarn Shop and [...]

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Stiches West 2010

March 8, 2010 Knitting - General

Pictures of Stitches West 2010.  Tada…… Sadly, these pictures are the only proof that I was at Stitches West 2010.  But I promise you, I was REALLY PHYSICALLY there!! Last week was a crazy week for me.  I had a business trip to California which ‘so happened’ to coincide with the weekend of Stitches in Santa [...]

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Just Because

August 17, 2009 Stash

Arrrghhhh…….. sometimes I wonder if I have a yarn addiction or not? Just because……. Let me explain. Because I’m going to a workshop to learn how to dye with plants and weeds or something like that… I had to obtain some yarn to dye. Actually, let me digress about this whole dyeing thing. Geez, I [...]

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More Stash?

August 1, 2009 Stash

Boy, do I ever know when enough is enough? FedEx came today with a wonderful package…… Anyways……… I think enough said about that! On to my boy Franklin – I finally mastered the 2×2 rib tubular cast on, and cast on for this cardigan. Boy am I quite happy with the job done. I am [...]

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More Swatching

July 18, 2009 Stash

So lately, I’ve been having this terrible itch to start a new project, something for myself. And after the failure and mismatch of yarn and pattern, I finally grieved and was able to move on. Now, I bring you Aberlady. Another Starmore, from her book The Celtic Collection. As you can see, this pattern is [...]

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Pigmint Yarns

June 30, 2009 Stash

So hey guys, ever heard of Pigmint Yarns? Well, neither have I. Miss Danielle who is the owner of this indie operation e-mailed me a couple weeks ago asking my opinion on what colors would men like to knit with and wear? Of course, all I could do was give her my opinion and by [...]

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Where is the ball of yarn?

April 12, 2009 Stash

Let’s play a game. Remember those picture games that you would play when you were a kid? Well, look at the picture below and try and find the ball of yarn. Congrats! I’m sure you all found the ball of yarn, but the rest of the stuff that you see, pretty much represents my life [...]

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And The Craziness Continues

February 28, 2009 Stash

and here’s some more……. my latest grab bag purchase from WEBS. I see a lot of swatching in the near future. I’m actually very happy with the selection. Here’s a breakdown of what I got. Adrienne Vittadini Lisa Adrienne Vittadini Lucia Classic Elite Bazic Wool dive Teseo Fibranatura Baby Merino Filatura di Crosa Regina Filatura [...]

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