Who would have thought

spinning something thicker than lace weight goes so much faster… In all of the last year I’ve managed to finish one spinning project, the 10 oz of Lorna’s Laces Black Purl, which according to my usual practice I spun into 2ply lace weight (circa 40 wpi) – it took from October of 2008 until this [...]

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Laying Plans

I like plans, I don’t always follow them, but I like making them – they make me feel organized, productive, and excited about all those things I’m going to do. I don’t like big event life plans – I find God tends to laugh at those and then tilt the universe so they become impracticable [...]

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Under the Weather

or rather under the influence of the weather, I have begun the annual ritual of preparing for Christmas, more specifically preparing my knitting plans for Christmas. Naturally, this involves trips to yarn stores and online yarn orders. Notice I said “trips” to the yarn-store… Earlier this week I made my first foray out for Christmas [...]

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Whoa and Blerg and Y-ay

First off – Happy New Year!! (Only half a month behind!!) The Whoa: * I’m supposed to submit my thesis in less than 10 weeks!! * We are moving to Moncton!! For those of you unfamiliar with Canadian geography here is the map showing Toronto and Moncton (the distance is a mere 1,522km/946mi and almost [...]

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Arabian Knights 0.5 – Blocked

Last night I stayed up (watching movies – Red Dragon – quite good, love Norton) until I finished the first half of the MDAN shawl. Now it is blocking. It is actually probably a good thing I chose to block this half on its own – it already takes up most of the bed it [...]

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Bitter Green Specs Update

Soo… the yarn is now skeined (on my handy but ever so s.l.o.w. niddy noddy), soaked (in SOAK no less), set (with much smashing against my shower wall) and now hangs in my shower in an attempt to dry (but as it is now chilly here this will likely take days). I ended up with [...]

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I plied and plied

and then suddenly… it was done. I have finally finished spinning and plying so here are the specs – Bitter Green Fiber: 100% merino Colour: Hand-dyed shades of green and blue-green Amount: 4oz of fiber From: a ravelry destash Yield: 2 nearly full bobbins Spun as: lace weight 2 ply on the highest ratio on [...]

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I have FO…

the first in a long while. I just really love this picture… Ace of Spades Mitts Pattern: Alice’s Queen of Hearts Gloves Yarn: Knit Picks Telemark in Cardinal and Black (one skein each 103yds/50gr) Needles: Knit Picks nickle plated dpns, size 2.5mm For: Christmas pressie Size: one size fits… well I guess most women Notes: [...]

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Call Me Kate the Great

With mom away I get to run the house. This morning by 10AM, I had planned the menu for the week, sorted all the laundry, tidied up the freezer, and was at the grocery store (note to self – it opens at 8AM could have saved time if I’d known that). By 1ish… I had: [...]

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There is too much, let me sum up

1. Spent last week (last Saturday to today) at a cottage up in the Muskokas.  The cottage was lovely, the lake was lovely, but I am so incredibly not a lake person.  Give me a swimming pool (heated) (not to mention my internet address- I will never catch up) and keep the bugs.  I did, [...]

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