One person’s pooling – Another person’s pattern

As I mentioned before, I am in the midst of a Not Blue project. Like everything else I’ve made, it’s simple, small, and didn’t require any new materials, as there is still no job in sight for me. The yarn is Berroco Comfort, in the Mixed Nuts colorway. The pattern is a nice simple Drawstring [...]

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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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I finally feel…

…like I might be getting the hang of all this.
I’m a perfectionist. It takes a lot of effort for me to leave even insignificant errors alone. This can be a good thing, of course. I generally do good work and producing something I’m happy with feels very good. However, when I’m still in the “learning [...]

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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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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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Know Thyself

I should so not have taken up this hobby in the middle of the semester.
Not because it’s not great – on the contrary, I’m having a lot of fun with it despite the fact that I’m one of the least patient people I know. I am constantly drooling over all of the amazing things there [...]

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