Ran Out of Steam

Running out of yarn when nearly finished with a project has to be one knitting’s greatest slap-in-the face insults.  You are cruising along, the end in site, and then SLAP!!! Run out of yarn.  So close, but yet so far.
I was happily knitting along on the Mystic Light shawl Sunday, last clue in hand, making up [...]

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Cranky

Pardon the crankiness here.  Since my last post I finally decided to quit bitching about my weight and actually do something about it.  I joined LA Weight Loss, went through the 2 day detox and now on my second week of their program.  The weight is coming off, 7 lbs in 13 days.  BUT WHAT [...]

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Stuck

You probably wondering why I haven’t posted the remaining 19 items for my 101 in 1001 list.  I can’t think of 9 more items.  I’ve racked my mind, surfed other 101 in 1001 lists with no inspiration for what else I wan to accomplish.  I’ve even accomplish several items off my list so far: learn [...]

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What’s Wrong with Me?

Can I just confess that for once in my life as a knitter I don’t want any more yarn?  I’m not deathly ill, just very, very pleased with my stash at the moment.  My Fleece Artist Sea Wool collection is nearly complete.  The same can be said for my Socks That Rock collection except for [...]

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On Fire

I get it. I finally get cables.
For years cables mystified and scared me in the same breath. I admired their intricate dances across traditional sweaters, worshipped at the altar of anyone who could cable and was scared out of my wits at the thought of trying to knit one. Cables haunted [...]

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