Winding Down and Grand Dreams (Or Knitters Always Dream Bigger Than Their Needles)

Ravelympics ended this morning for most of the Western Hemisphere as the Olympic torch in Beijing was extinguished and I only got one project for the Ravelympics done.  I’m sorry, Team Loopy, I failed you.  I had high hopes for myself.  Ravelympic glory inspires even the most humble of knitters to dream big.  While I [...]

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Temptation

I was able to get my Monkey Socks for the Ravelympics Sock Put done in four days: 

I think I could knit Monkeys for the rest of my life.  Honestly!  They are fun, fast, show off handpainted yarns really well and more addicting than Lay’s potato chips.  I know everyone else has probably knitted a dozen [...]

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“None of Us are Free Until All of Us are Free”

Today the Beijing Olympics started, a symbol of international sportsmanship and peaceful competition, in a country known for its horrible crimes against humanity.  Now I know the United States is not spotless nor is any country of the world but we can all agree that nevertheless regardless of who is committing the crime, crimes against peaceful [...]

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