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Saturday, January 23, 2016

New Year, New Finished Object

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I started these socks right before Christmas. Well, you know how that goes - add hosting Christmas, while still unpacking from moving and we...
Thursday, December 31, 2015

Goodbye 2015

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Goodbye 2015...as I'm looking forward to 2016. Let's see what happened this past year (not necessarily in this order): Prepped o...
Saturday, September 26, 2015

Pumpkin Anyone?

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This hat caught my eye for a couple of reasons, quick knit and that I have a special 3 year old that could be interested in wearing this. ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Longest Summer...ever.

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I don't think it helped that my knitting project was a shawl, that I HAD to knit, but found it a bit boring. Don't get me wrong, I...
Friday, August 7, 2015

What a ride...

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Well, we ended up selling our house in a mere 16 hours. We moved 3 weeks later. I have to admit it was a tough time for me. While I was out ...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

House to a home and back to house...

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17 years ago tomorrow, we purchased our first home. It wasn't a big & fancy house, but it 'fit the bill'. We knew we co...
Monday, March 16, 2015

Progress and moving boxes?

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I can't believe my last post was 3 weeks ago. I'd say time flies when you are having fun, but I don't call the last 3 weeks fun....
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Turned Heel

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Goal complete! Thank you Daytona 500 for allowing me to sit and knit these heels, without feel guilty that I should be doing something els...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

Knitting along with these stripes

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It was a heavy travel week for me at work, so by the time I got home I was lucky to spend 15 minutes knitting then off for some shut eye. ...
Monday, February 9, 2015

Valentine Striped Socks

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Well, you should have figured that if I finished one pair of socks I'd immediately start another pair. Since Valentine's Day is at...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

Finished my striped socks

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Hot off the needles! Pattern: Toe up Socks by Sarah Peasley with Short Row Heels Yarn: Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso Colorway: Tiki Ba...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Home stretch with the stripes

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Well, it took a bit longer than I expected, and gave, for my thumb to heal up. I was being so careful in just knitting a few minutes each da...
Saturday, January 24, 2015

Heel Stripes!

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I rested my thumb for longer than I really wanted, but I figured if I didn't it would just lead to more painful knitting. So, I gave i...
Friday, January 16, 2015

No knitting, Just shopping

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My nice striped socks look exactly like this past Sunday's photo. Reason being a silly thumb ligament injury. I'm trying to be pos...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Stripes

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I am enjoying watching these stripes appear. As you may have noticed in the last post, I'm knitting from each end of the cake, so they...
Sunday, January 11, 2015

2015 and a new pair of socks

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I found this yarn from following Susan B. Anderson's blog . The dyer is Desert Vista Dyeworks and you can find her shop here . It is ...
Saturday, January 10, 2015

I thought I was finished back on November 3rd but...

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I decided to make these socks longer. I mean I had the yarn so why not. Right? So, New Years first project begins with a frogging of a...
Friday, January 2, 2015

Final Project of 2014 and it wasn't my socks

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So, you probably know I finished my blueberry socks on Christmas Eve (see prior post). Well, they were not my last project of 2014. My old...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

8PM on Christmas Eve and how is the sock you ask?

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Soaking! Literally. Moments before the Soak they looked beautiful fresh off the needles!  If you live close by you probably heard the j...
Sunday, December 21, 2014

Blueberry Socks

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I'm still going around and around on these socks. I started here on Friday night... Saturday night brought this: So close...so I...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Cranking on Socks...and laundry

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Reentry after a vacation is just the pits. There is unpacking, laundry overflowing, shopping for groceries, adjusting your sleeping schedule...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

Socks with a side of vacation

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I'm knitting away on my socks, however a very nice vacation put a little crimp in my knitting - ie: people/boat/bird/dolphin watching, t...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

All about the sock

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Because you know I'm all about the sock. 'Bout the sock no trouble. I'm all about that sock. Ok. I'll stop but I can't...
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neknitsandbeads
United States
I like to dabble in many things. I've made a few quilts, created a few necklaces/bracelets and knit a few scarves/socks. Here, as I venture into finer techniques in knitting, follow my progress...
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