Monthly Archives: February 2007
Breaking News: Preschooler Attacks Yarn
I entered the playroom to clean up tonight to find this: Upon closer inspection I found this: (You might want to cover your eyes if you’re sensitive) CUT!!!! The weapon: An oh so cute and very tempting flower cutter. More … Continue reading
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That’s More Like It
Looks a little more like it could possibly turn into a bear, doesn’t it? As it is for new knitters, it’s all about the tension. I’m getting better but this bear will certainly be bulletproof. Little Man considers himself to … Continue reading
Filed under crochet, finished objects, kids
Must Make Amigurumi
Take one first birthday just a month away. Add a cute amigurumi toy needed for that birthday. Do one and a half hours of intense crochet. Get this???? (That’s a bear butt, if you’re wondering) My crochet experience is limited … Continue reading
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A rant of sorts
So we were watching Motherland Afghanistan last night, a documentary in which an Agfhani doctor returned to Afghanistan to train doctors in a womans’ hospital in Kabul (named the Laura Bush Maternity Ward). Nearly one in seven Afghani women die … Continue reading
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Am I the only knitter in the Twin Cities not here …
Am I the only knitter in the Twin Cities not here this weekend? I prefer to avoid the Wasteland, I mean the Mall of America, at all costs. The Skeptic will only go if he’s been tricked by well meaning … Continue reading
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Where did these come from?
Oh my gosh, it’s a nearly completed pair of socks! A better view of the colorway: I was up to the heel on sock one Tuesday night. The Skeptic’s aunt passed away so we drove back to Wisconsin for the … Continue reading
Filed under packages, Project Spectrum, socks
Mittens
Clever titles simple aren’t here today, so let’s just get to the business, shall we? Eunny Jang’s Anemoi mittens: Yarn: New England Shetland by Harrisville Designs Needles: size one double points from Knitpicks Guage: anywhere between 8-9 stitches per inch … Continue reading
Filed under finished objects, handspun, mittens
Love is…
Packages: I am amazed at all this goodness! Doublepoints, fabric, chocolates, tea, a notepad, soap, a delicates washbag, two lovely patterns, a button, a gorgeous hankie with crocheted edging that I just want to carry around all day…I hope I’m … Continue reading
Filed under finished objects, spinning, swaps
How to beat cabin fever/Whiplash entry
Find an old, beat up child’s table that’s too rough to use. Get the baby to sleep. Grab a pile of paper in your three year old’s favorite color and grab some scissors and a cutting mat. And your three … Continue reading
Filed under kids, Project Spectrum, Whiplash
Growing….
I think what amazes me the most about having children are the sudden changes. For the longest time, they seem to stay the same: same games, ideas, routines, even the pants that they wear. Then all of a sudden, you … Continue reading
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