A New Adventure—Silent Knitting
A new discovery! Silent Knitting.
What is it? Knitting is always great! Knitting with friends is even better!
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The Sweater For ME!
A WIP (Work In Progress) On Our Last Visit… In a former post, I shared with you a picture and “harrowing” story of casting on when one is distracted. An NBA Playoff game would be a great example. (It wasn’t even my favorite team playing! Go Jazz!) When I straightened out the mess I made…
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Lesson Learned
I learned a valuable lesson this past Monday. Here’s the back story. I Hate Seaming I Hate Seaming My last blog post concerned seaming–how much I hate it, specifically. I mentioned a project that I was about to undertake, a knit-in-the-round summer top called Seven Sisters Top. I posted a picture of the completed project…
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I Hate Seaming!!!
I have a confession. I really despise seaming knitted pieces. Did I say ‘despise’? I should have said HATE! I hate seaming. So…my next project is a summer pullover in soft, lightweight cotton yarn by Blue Sky Yarns. The BEST thing about this project? Hardly any seaming at all! It’s knit from the bottom up…
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Knitters, let’s catch up!
My, it’s been a while! Lots of things have happened over the course of the last days, weeks, and years! Hopefully, you checked out my Facebook group UFO Yarn Challenge. I started it in January and I’m having so much fun with it! I give away prizes every month! You can check it out here….
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UFO Yarn Challenge
Hello friends and fellow knitters! It’s been a long while; lots of interesting things going on in my world that I’ll tell you all about in a later post. Right now I want to share with you a Facebook group that I’ve been working on. It’s called the UFO Yarn Challenge. There are dozens of…
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Knit A Blanket | A Great Knitting Project for Beginners
Once you’ve learned the knit and purl stitches, what would be a good first project? A blanket is a straight forward easy choice. You will be able to see results quickly in comparison to other, more complicated projects. What size blanket should I knit first? I never enjoyed knitting doll blankets. They always seemed too…
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Patterns, Patterns, and More Knitting Patterns!
I love yarn. Simple truth. But as much as I love yarn, I absolutely adore knitting patterns. (Just like Albus Dumbledore in the 6th Harry Potter book)! ESPECIALLY free ones! A Scary Sight Recently I opened my lovely knitting ‘closet’ and saw THIS: In the lower left-hand corner, there is a space in which I…
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Knitting Tips for Newbies (from an Old Hand)
I’ve been knitting for almost 40 years now and I think I’ve learned a thing or two about the art/craft of knitting. Lying in bed one night waiting for sleep to (eventually) come, I pondered my knitting history and thought of some of the things I wish I’d learned when I first started this amazing…
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A Cool Organizing Tip!
After several years of teaching school, I find myself craving organization in my home. Y’all probably remember that my DH and I lived in an RV for 18 months or so. You probably also remember that we moved into a 2-bedroom apartment back in February of 2019. What you may not know (because I probably…
