Scary Knitted Objects Alert!

Giant Pink Bunny this thing looks like some play structures I’ve seen inside shopping malls.
House, tree, bike…whatever, lets cover it in a cozy!
Voodoo Doll tell me you haven’t wanted one!
Recycled Knit House clearly they have too much time on their hands!
Grenade Cozies you too can make a fashion statement in Iraq!
Bomb Cozy Uhm,  its  [...]

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Last Days at Abundant Yarn

Tom, one of the owners, and fellow knitter, enjoying a laugh …a typical outcome at Abundant Yarn!

Sadly, one of my favorite LYS’s is closing.   This Sunday was the last potluck that they will have there, following many such Potluck Sunday Knit-Together’s.

Abundant Yarn has been the place to eat, drink and knit at for the [...]

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Shannon

My friend Shannon came to do lunch this week and finally pick up her knitting gifts!
Here she is modeling her beret and gauntlets.  I did remind her that it was August here, but she said she didn’t care, she was going to wear them anyway!
Perhaps its to make up for the fact that the hat [...]

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Sock Summit Loot!

Project Bag:  A gift from Major Knitter, when I saw the apples, I knew that was the one, its “goodfruit” after all!
Sock Summit Loot and Birthday Loot, as the Sock Summit was conveniently held during the week of my birthday!
Many of my knitting buddies decided to wait until the Sock Summit Marketplace opened [...]

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The Great Anna Z visits us at Sock Summit

Guess who just dropped by the booth to visit?
Anna Zilboorg, Gail was so excited and asked me to take a pix, good thing one of us had their camera:)
We made her take some yarn, I wonder what she’ll do with it???

Anna and Gail were so busy talking, I had a difficult time getting them to [...]

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Meeting Major Knitter

The highlight of Sock Summit!
Meeting my virtual friend in person:)
I read her blog “Major Knitter”, hang out in her group on Ravelry, “Finish or Frog It” exchange messages and even sent each other miniature knits for Christmas…and now we’ve met in person!

Jennifer and I got away from the Sock Summit crowds for a bit and [...]

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Adventures at Sock Summit 2009

This pix of Gail at the Abstract Fiber Booth set up says it all!

Here is our own sweet Jasmine modeling her new Mohawk and the Feather Lace Shawl knit in Abstract Fiber Constellation Mightysock, the merino-tencel blend, which has great drape for shawls.

And Susan herself, knitting  off her yarn bracelet thingy…I don’t know what it [...]

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Koi Ripples Stole Progress

This is one section out of three done.
And I still love this yarn and this colorway   Susan is a genius and my personal dye hero
Now I have to knit the lace panel with all those yarn overs, maybe I should change it, Wait!  Its my own design!  And I already knit [...]

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From 0 to 100 in one afternoon!

I mean from 0 stitches to over 100 stitches in this new lace shawl I started.
I got frustrated with the Swallowtail Shawl and needed some “space” as one of the moderators suggested in the Swallowtail Shawl KAL and Support Group.
Apparently my idea of “space” is to just start another lace shawl entirely!
Do I need my [...]

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Even More Instant Gratification Necklaces

Here I was having fun combining my wire pounding and bending lessons with the necklaces.

Turns out the little bits I practiced various techniques on (like the scroll pictured at top) were just the perfect size for attaching the “little pretties” that Susan brought home from Shipwreck Beads.

There is one missing from this group…a horror story [...]

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