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Here are a few shots from her book.

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I have been impatiently waiting for Abby's book to come out and it is a treasure!!

The life changing lesson I learned from Respect the Spindle is that spindling is eve… Continue

We are in Mexico with my sister and her husband. Sissy, Michael and Bob play golf. I prefer to sit in the cart and enjoy the day. Sissy and I had already decided that she was only going to play nine holes and then we were going to head back to the pool.

Well, Sissy totally muffed a shot on the 7th hole. For those of you who are not familiar with golf, that means she hit the ball so badly that it sort of hoped all of about twenty feet! I decided that I would be helpful and drive the cart up to h… Continue

I know I have fallen off the grid for the last few days but I have two good reasons.

First, a whammy of a migraine. I have been using a lovely medication for about a year that I absolutely love!! If has made my frequent migraines non-existent. The only downside is that only determined migraines get through the medical stockade. Set off by a huge change in our local barometric pressure, this one had a great start and took full advantage of the opportunity. Ever since I was quite young I've anthr… Continue

Remember my unique interpretation of Jared's hat? Well, the Knit Buddy winner from that blog e… Continue

We will be hosting a book signing for Mary Scott Huff. Kate has been busy organizing it and has a blog entry with all the details.

It will be a delightful even… Continue

Over the weekend I received a lovely link, in Ravelry, to a handspun, sock knitting, KAL. Yippee!! I clicked over to the Discussion Thread, said I would love to participate, added my note and went on with the rest of my weekend.

Yep, I forgot to join the group, can't remember the host's ID - nothing, nada, zilch!! Short Term Memory disaster!!

If the kind lady who invited me reads my blog, or anyone else who joined the Ravelry KAL for handspun, hand-knit socks, please take pity on me and send m… Continue

Now that I'm finished with my Learn To Knit Socks video series, I am ready to tackle some new projects. I would love suggestions!

Here is what I already have on my list

Mittens - I will be using DPNs and a two-color pattern. I haven't chosen the pattern yet.

Understanding a sock pattern using either DPNs or Magic Loop

Designing basics for an Aran Sweater - How to plan out pl… Continue

Love this hat!!!

And, look at the variations!

by rrevbbd (Ravelry)

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The winner from last week's Knit Buddy drawing is Redeemed. Congratulations!!!

We will be sending you one ball each of Marshmallow, Malted Milk, Ginger and Toffee colors of Simply Cotton Worsted. Enjoy!

I had forgotten how energizing it is once you have joined the sleeves of a sweater with the body! My cardigan is now my constant knitting companion! Remember, it is football season so I have lots of time to knit! :)

As you know, I went a bit crazy at the Sock Summit this summer! I am industriously knitting my way through the collection of yarns I could not resist!

Gail Smith from Windsor Farms Rabbitry is a… Continue

I'm ready to show you how to knit the heel flap, make the heel turn, pick up the gusset stitches, decrease the gusset and then head on down the foot! Next week I will show you how to decrease for the toe and do the Kitchener stitch. There are 6 videos in this segment because I wanted to be sure I presented everything in a clear, and empowering, way.

Just like I did with the first videos, I am going to start a discussion for each video in our… Continue

I grabbed a few extra balls of Simply Cotton Worsted from our office stash a few days ago. I was determined to knit up a couple of washcloths for myself. I wandered around in Ravelry… Continue

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Five more inches and I will be able to join body and sleeves!! That is quite an incentive!!

Thanks to a staff meeting this morning I was able to finish the second sleeve up through the increases. Now all I have is simple knitting around and around for the las… Continue

As you know, I am a huge fan of The Splendid Table. I woke up early on Sunday, began my fiber immersion day (more about that later) and listened to old episodes of The Splendid Table. Several weeks ago… Continue

I've decided that Friday should be an inspirational seque into the weekend! Check out this spectacular project at Painted Threads!

Just what I need to keep… Continue