Archive for December, 2006
Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Last FOs of the year
A family member has been having circulation problems and needed something cozy to help warm up a bit. Voilà:
One pair of legwarmers and bed socks. (As usual, the photo is on Flickr. Click for a larger view.)
Materials:
Legwarmers: ca 10 balls (165m/50g ball) Bambino babyull (superwash merino baby yarn); knitted with two […]
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
First Attempts
I found myself totally brain dead after a batch of exams, so I gave in to the pull and picked up the spindle. I have two 4oz bags of of Cormo roving, and have decided to spin one of those in shorter bits as training. I can knit the mess up into a bag or […]
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Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Going over to the Dark Side
I told you I’d done something some of you were going to laugh about . . . and about which the rest of you were simply going to shake your heads and wonder what insanity had prompted me this time. I also told you I’d tell you about it later. Well, welcome to “later.”
I’ve been […]
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Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
A reality check
I talked to my brother a few days ago, and we were talking about the lack of light at the moment. It is, I think, the hardest adjustment for those of us who come from sunny climes to make.
“Yeah,” he said from the comfort of a sunny North Carolina day, “I know. It’s the […]
