• Archive for February, 2009

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    More Swatch Action

    Friday, February 27th, 2009

    Remember these?

    Last night I ran them through the washer and DRYER and they came out beautifully. I panicked a little at the thought of machine washing and drying something hand knit, but they held up like champs. This yarn is FABulous.
    The sweater’s worth of yarn has apparently left Indianapolis and should be delivered today or [...]

    In Between: Swatches

    Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

    I don’t know what’s gotten into me, but I’m determined to knit myself a sweater. I went ahead and bought some gorgeous wool (Dream in Color Classy in Chinatown Apple) to knit a Central Park Hoodie. Then I realized that it’s February, and soon spring will be here, and I’m a fairly slow knitter, and [...]

    Flickr Inspiration: Crafty Owls

    Friday, February 20th, 2009

    My grandmother, Gee, collected owls.
    Everyone called my grandmother “Gee.” Nowadays it sounds very hip-hop and street, but she was just Gee, and I couldn’t imagine calling her anything else.
    Gee and my grandfather lived in a two-bedroom, smallish house in a small town in Ohio, and every room had owls in it. She had everything from [...]

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