Tag Archives: knitting

And after that, a tail~:>

Posted on June 6, 2010 by K

And a BIRD.  Or a FISH!—> <“K It looked better in the headline, though, darn it – I still think it looks like a  pert little bird. Here is the progress on the horse pattern I’m working on. I started … Continue reading →

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Let me tell you a yarn~:>

Posted on June 5, 2010 by K

Ha.  Did you see that?  I came up with a mouse!!!  ~:> Murphy comes home in two weeks and three days.  I just had a sort of vision of me, two years ago, reading these words as I write them … Continue reading →

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Wrong Side of the Mirror pt.2

Posted on March 29, 2010 by K

What I made for Easter. Both Linda and Julie have lovely free patterns for knitted Easter eggs. So I tried them out. Linda’s are knitted with the Magic Loop in the round, Julie’s on the flat. I’m not very good, … Continue reading →

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~Notes from the wrong side of the mirror pt. 1

Posted on March 28, 2010 by K

Lessons learned from The Amazing Race:  Sometimes, when what you are doing involves an instruction, direction, command, commandment, list of requirements, contract, or law – attention to the details actually matters.  No matter how stupid you think the detail may … Continue reading →

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Building the stable

Posted on January 19, 2010 by K

We don’t sleep. G is camping out on the floor of the living room because Skye is now limited to living in the front hall, the only room with a dependably impermeable floor, until we can get a handle on … Continue reading →

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Hatching

Posted on January 5, 2010 by K

Okay.  I’m wanting to write things.  I haven’t written a dang essay for months.  And I’m not good enough at any of the things I’ve been doing to offer some amazing how-I-do-it piece.  I’ve traded in opining for knitting and … Continue reading →

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Me: makey-makey

Posted on November 8, 2009 by K

I am no artist.  I am a slap-dash scrap quilter.  My craft is only good enough to make reasonably sure that what I produce holds together, at least till somebody tries to actually use it.  Maybe. This is actually my … Continue reading →

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