Vegan Pal Questionnaire – Answered!

I joined the Vegan Pal 2 Swap for several reasons, the biggest of which is I CAN’T WAIT FOR FALL. What is/are your craft(s), and how long have you been doing it/them? I’m a knitter and a crocheter. I’ve been crocheting since 2003 and knitting since 2005. I knit more than I crochet, but I [...]

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And The Winner Is…

Renae! Who is, sadly, without blog. The random number generator randomly generated the number 12, which means Renae wins the sock yarn. Renae, I’ve emailed you for your address. Thank you to every one of you who commented — I really appreciate seeing everyone’s name and hearing what you like about springtime knitting. I’m with [...]

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Welcome!

Hey, I see you found your way over here! Thanks for stopping in. I’m still getting the blog the way I want it, so things may be moving around for a bit. But I have all the major things settled in, and I’m glad you’re here to visit. If you came from my old blog, [...]

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Having found my sub-niche

Thanks to everyone for your sympathy in my last two posts. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to reply to all of you directly — Blogger doesn’t give me your email addresses all the time. Grr. This week has gone better (dark chocolate and Merlot have kept me just out-of-it enough), and is ten times [...]

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I Am With My People

My day started all virtuous-like. I went to the chiropractor (where I heard, again, that I’m running sideways, and to stretch ALL THE TIME), went to the gym, then stopped at various stores for those necessities I mentioned. And then apparently I made a vow to devote my writing time equally between normal writing and [...]

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We Interrupt This Blog!

For a special News Update! [important newscaster voice] There’s a new community knitting project in the Knitblogville! Every knitter knows that Barbara Walker’s Treasuries are indispensable. We use them constantly for designing, for help with a difficult pattern, and for pure inspiration. Sometimes, though, the mostly black-and-white and small pictures keep us from seeing the [...]

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A Series of Interconnected Links…

… to keep you entertained while I am busy elsewhere. Doing things that aren’t knitting. They mostly involve hot chocolate and schnapps (peppermint). And some rather brilliant conversation, in my opinion. In the Knitting Blog category:If you don’t already read Mad Hair Day, and I’m guessing you don’t, go run away and check it out. [...]

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*Smack!*

In the swirling madness that was my wedding preparation, I forgot that Sunday the 23rd of July was my blogiversary. * Way to go, little blog! * I started this bloggyblog in the hopes that it would take the place of the monthly newsletter I was sending out to all my past crochet students who [...]

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Carmen Miranda-izing the Babies of California

We have been challenged! Stephanie mentioned an effort by a lovely woman named Jeanne in California, all about bringing breastfeeding education and support to low-income families in her area. Part of her plan includes handing out adorable knitted fruit and/or vegetable hats to the wee ones in the hopes of instilling smart nutritional values for [...]

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