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Still Knitting

I had to take a picture.  I knew you wouldn’t believe it unless you saw it.  Here, look: This is the blanket I started last week.  Yes, last week.  It’s hard to tell from this picture, but it is actually as tall as me already.   There, for a bit of perspective, I put one […]

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Handspun Sunny Day

The sun is shining and it is a gorgeous day.  I got out with my camera and snapped some shots of my most recent handspun yarn. The above yarn was a blended colored roving.  The variations on this is fantastic.  You will find gray, brown, blue, and green.  Knitting with this yarn will be a

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Save the Bonobos…Save the World

Totally non-fiber related, but still a good cause, and you could win a sweet sounding book. Check out Susan’s Blog: Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm: Save the Bonobos! Book Giveaway After doing a little wikipedia research on the Bonobos, just for my own curiosity, I found out they are dirty little monkeys, in a really funny

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Can I be a Finisher?

Watching my son lay around and pondering the universe made me start thinking about my knitting universe. Since I started spinning, I have not picked up the needles. I began to get the itch. The feel of the fiber sliding over my fingers as magically thread turns into something of value. Yup, I must knit.

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The Day After The Game

            The football game was a bunch of fun!  The Broncos B team beat the Packers, sorry David.  The A teams tied.  Drew didn’t play as much as we would have liked, but all in all the game was a blast. The boys were both all smiles after the game, I told them they should

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