Spoo-oo-ooooky Success!

It’s Hallowe’en! In lieu of a party this evening, Andrew and I holed up in the apartment with candy and movies. And I knit the last repeat on my (slightly belated) lapghan square. It’s now all finished, packed up, and waiting to be mailed tomorrow morning. I forgot to take a finished picture before I [...]

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Hiatus Summary Part II: Knitting!

First, another episode of yarn acquisition that should have been included last time:
Before I left on my honeymoon, I had a lucky windfall in the yarn department, courtesy of Lime & Violet. In their Charity archives, you’ll find this post, putting out the call for donations to help a gorgeous pit bull named Roo raise [...]

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Wherein I Wish For a More Interesting Life

Ok, not really. My life is pretty interesting now, what with the whole “I just got my Master’s” and “I’m getting married in just over 6 weeks” situation. But my day-to-day existence, and particularly my needles, aren’t really all that thrilling.
There is the ongoing epic apartment cleaning quest. I have vanquished the kitchen and bathroom, [...]

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In Which New Projects Abound

Last weekend was a very busy weekend, as Andrew and I went back to PA to take care of some wedding details and visit family. We did a lot of running around, but I did get a chance for some knitting related activity! Before we left on Friday I was almost finished with my [...]

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Very First FO!

I’m finally proud to post my very first finished object!
It’s not much, just one of Grandmother’s Favorite Dishcloths, but I’m very excited about it. It’s Lion Brand Lion Cotton yarn in colorway “Denim Swirl,” since Andrew and I have a blue scheme going on in the kitchen. I learned that yarn overs are nothing [...]

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