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Category Archives: knitting
Summ-er(ar)-y Things
WOW, it’s been a long time since I blogged. Things have been crazy here as usual. Here’s a rundown: ~The Boy LOVES his pump. Not so much the insertion sites, but we all see the ease with which the daily … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, insulin pump, knitting, Maryland, spinning, Uncategorized
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Mail Call!
Recently, the postman has been busy delivering things to my house. I entered the Survivor Pool on the knitting website Ravelry, and lo a behold, I won!! Since I enter tnis pool, as well as one for Dancing With the … Continue reading
Posted in knitting, socks, spinning, Uncategorized
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It’s A Giveaway!
Lately, my taste in blogs has changed. My normal blog-surfing is knit-blogger blogs. I still love me a good knit blog. . . but lately, I’ve run across another online community that really makes me feel like I’m not alone … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes, knitting, Uncategorized
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Collecting
Yesterday I learned that a cute little yarn shop in a neighboring town was closing down. It was almost noon when I checked Ravelry and found the information. Just to be social, I called my sister with the info – … Continue reading
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How I Make Yarn, Continued
Okay, when I finished up over there, I was talking about ‘carding’ the fiber with hand cards – mine are Ashford student hand carders, 72 point. Once the fiber is nice and smooth, I then roll the fiber into rolags. … Continue reading
Posted in fleece, knitting, long draw, spinning, spinning wheel, trigger finger
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Winter Wonderland
Maryland winters are crazy. Absolutely. Crazy. This year we had the longest Fall ever – it stayed in the 60′s and 70′s well into December. Matter of fact, I was wearing short sleeves the week it turned over into “Winter” … Continue reading
