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Anxiety
My plan was to finish today. I put my skein on the scale and it says that there are 50 grams left. UGH!I don't think I knit 10 rows today. And there was no knitting last night.Last week we went to the...
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Packing
I need an easy airplane project. The Issa Cowl (pattern purchased on Ravelry) fits the bill. It is knit with Spincycle Yarns Dyed in the Wool which will be coming in August. We will have copies of the...
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New Jacket Pattern
Lynda needs a new project and Blue Sky Fibers has a new pattern. Perfect timing. Mr. Canada Post picked up her yarn this afternoon and she should be knitting on Thursday.Pattern: Janesville Jacket...
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Hello from Vegas
We're here safely and had a great flight. It's only 7:30 but it feels like midnight. I might knit a few rows before bed. We went for a long walk this afternoon and it is very hot here. My iWatch says...
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Day Two
It was another busy day. Almost 20,000 steps. We visited the Conservatory at The Bellagio. A must on every trip. The work that goes into maintaining the displays is amazing. More lemons. And the...
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Happy Birthday Beth
Today is Beth's birthday - the reason for our trip. Like I need a reason :) Chocolate cake at The Cheesecake Factory. I took her to see Le Reve at the Wynn. Another blog post in just under the wire....
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Happy Saturday
It's day two of Beth's birthday. Tonight we are going to see Blondie and Garbage at the Palms. We first saw Garbage in Vegas in 1999 and when they were here this weekend we had to buy tickets. This...
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Packing
We're up in the room have a rest - we leave here at midnight on the red eye. I can't usually sleep on the plane so an afternoon nap sounded like a good idea. We had a great time at the concert. Blondie...
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Home Again
We made it home safely. I tried to sleep on the plane but it didn't work. I got home and slept for 5 hours. Now I'm feeling better. Since everyone else was sleeping I didn't want to turn my light on to...
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Visit from Mr. Canada Post
Silkdance from Mountain Colors arrived today. The colours are amazing.75% merino wool25% silk393m (430 yards)100 grams6-7 stitches = 4"Mr. Canada Post also brought in a box from Dream in Color. We...
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Harmonize
I had another visitor today. Mr. UPS dropped in. We received 216 skeins of Adelaide from Primrose Yarn Co.Meet Cosmos (on the left) and Forbidden ForestThis is Aphrodite (bright pink), Hermione (cream...
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Adelaide
There are so many awesome new colours of Adelaide. I need to finish Free Your Fade so that I can start something new :)I'm close. My ball is down to 37 grams. The Picot Bind Off is going to eat yarn so...
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Dyed in the Wool
The box from Spincycle Yarns arrived this afternoon. I was in a very teal mood the day I ordered. The great thing about teal is that it goes with everything - gold, pink, purple, rust, brown, black,...
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Spotlight
Rita came to visit with another beautiful shawl. It clashed with the shirt she was wearing so Sara put it on. If Sara had her way, it would be going home with her. If I had my way it would have stayed...
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Rosemary Hill (better known as Romi) designs beautiful shawls. I have many of her patterns favourited on Ravelry. Diana finished Harmonize Special Edition (pattern purchased on Ravelry). It is...
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Free Your Fade
I finished the cast off last night before bed. I need to block it this week and sew in the ends.The shawl is huge! I love it. I used 3 full skeins of yarn. You can make it smaller by using part...
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Rowan Magazine #62
We received another shipment of Lykke Needles.A short tip interchangeable set perfect for hats, sleeves and more! This set includes 9 durable pairs (sizes 3.25mm-6.5mm / US 3-10.5) of interchangeable...
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Mosaic Knitting
There was a bit of knitting tonight. Thank you The Amazing Race and Big Brother. I'm totally addicted to this cowl. You are only working with one colour per row. And the rows go quickly. How come I...
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Tidying
Alex (who does sample knitting for the store) spent some time in the store today rearranging the Adelaide. It was a mess. When the yarn arrived I didn't have time to bag up extras of each colour and...
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Thank you Mrs. Crosby
Ms. UPS brought in two big boxes from Mrs. Crosby late this afternoon.A few weeks ago I showed Drachenfels (pattern purchased on Ravelry) knit in Mrs. Crosby Hat Box. New colours came today that will...
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