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Two Down

All over the blogosphere–specifically the crafting blogosphere–are posts about how knitters turn on the TV as background noise while they knit or to make row after row of fingering weight stockinette more bearable.  My mother would always turn on Victor/Victoria while working on a long sewing project.  Or they knit while their spouse watches football […]

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Team Woolie Ewe

The Ravelympics start in 10 days.  I am competing in the Sock Hockey and the Designer Original Dance.  My socks will be toe-up anklets with a crocheted ruffle–all of my own design.  Swatching is finished although I am still wiffle-waffling on the stitch pattern to use.  I am also a co-captain for Team Woolie Ewe; […]

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Around and Around

My work on Boy Blue continues swiftly–so swiftly that even Matt commented on its size.  I love the colors that I chose even though I had to order more of the dark brown. While crocheting this, I noticed that I crochet just as tightly as I knit.  The center of the blanket is messy as […]

Craft Book Cross-Over

I started a new project (yes, I know I haven’t finished those socks yet–don’t judge me).  Take a look– Wait, what?!?  That’s not knitting!  No, indeed.  I appear to have become one of those most befuddling and envied of knitters: the duel crafter.  How’s that for a comic book character?  Duel Crafter–able to wield both […]