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What to do when ordered not to knit

I’ve gone ten days without knitting so far and I have the weekend to go. Fondle yarnOn the first day of the “prescribed” no knitting, fate played a cruel trick and Mr Postman delivered...

No knitting for a week…

That’s what the doctor said. I have knitter’s elbow (aka “tennis elbow” but I don’t play tennis…) or bursitis and something going on with the tendon in my right hand between the middle and...

Favorite Toys

The picture of Rosie and her favorite toy got me thinking about all our dogs favorites. Each have had very different preferences. Stanley LOVED racquet balls. Give him a new racquet ball and his...

Knitting Rest

I haven’t knit on anything for three days and I have to admit I’m missing it. I’m not quite sure what I did, but the joint between my right middle and ring finger is...

Happy Valentine’s Day

After finishing my shirt cutting marathon Saturday, it was time to get down to the rewarding part—sewing. Sunday morning, as he sipped his morning coffee, I finished sewing on the buttons. The fabric is...

More knitting

Here’s another picture of the cape/poncho/shrug/bolero. EkebyI have three of Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton’s Noro books, and bought the Iro yarn to knit the Ekeby vest from book one last year. Sunday I knit it...

Cabled Shrug/Bolero redeemed

I think I’ll probably knit it again. After the small turned out to be too large on me, I was a little disheartened. So I decided to gift it to someone. I gave Dianne...

Close to the sewing machine

The Shirts“January” didn’t actually get finished in January due to mechanical problems, but Tom was quite understanding and wore his new Dogs on Hawgs shirt last Thursday. Not wanting to get in the same...

Really small things

It just so happens that on two different lists there were links to two different fiberly things in minature, so it compels me to share them. Teeny Tiny Knitting I once had a friend...

The VK Cabled Bolero/Shrug experience

When I took my first home ec class in 7th grade (or was it 8th?), we were given a test that began “1. Read all instructions.” I “failed” the test because the last instruction...