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Archive for March, 2008

Moonlight finishing

Progress note, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.
You know, this finishing business can be quite meditative.
Stitch…..
Stitch….
(Sigh.)
Still a long way to go….

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Finishing School

Friday night finishing, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.
Things to never, never say when you are finishing: 
1. “It’s not that bad.”
2. “No one will notice (fill in blank).”
3. “I can watch TV while I do this.”
4. “If I hurry, I can get this done now.”
5. “Another round, here, bartender!”
6. [...]

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Stitch…stitch….stitch…., originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.
Just me and the sweater tonight…some good light, and my trusty Vogue book to guide me…
The shoulder seams look a little funky and I’m trying not to notice. First they were too tight, so I frogged and tried again. Now, are they too loose? Hmmm….
(Sigh.) [...]

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A sweater for Lucy

a sweater for Lucy, originally uploaded by yarntherapy88.
I love to knit for kids! I wish I had finished this one before Easter. It has more colors than an Easter basket.
Lucy likes red….see, it has some red in it! Do I like these colors more than Lucy does? Dear Lucy, [...]

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Memoriam

A call that we all dread…it came, last night.
“Grandpa died,” said my relative, briskly, into the phone. “At St. Vincent’s. 2 AM.”
“I’m…so sorry,” I murmured.
I am not resigned
to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground.
So it is, and so it will be,
for so it has been, time [...]

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Lolly is a wonderful knitter, weaver, and blogger. Her Project Spectrum is inspiring! This year, her theme is “Elements” (as in earth, air, etc. — not uranium!) – and this month, we are challenged to make something “fiery.”
Oooh, I found something fiery in my stash….(who knows when or why I bought [...]

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A cable news transcript:
Jeff Greenfield: If you’re joining us from home, this is a very special night in the LYS. After hearing about new yarn and fiber for so long, a group of knitters is finally going to step up and decide: what is their next project?
Wolf Blitzer: It’s a big night, Jeff. [...]

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