Category Archives: Knitting

More dishcloths and Emily’s graduation

A picture of our family and a picture of Vollrath Bowl, at graduation.  From left, Gary, Emily, Sarah, and Dawn, taken in our backyard.  At Vollrath, you can see Lake Michigan in the background.  South sits to the south, in … Continue reading

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Summer Days

Wow, I have been such a horrible blogger and then as it went on and on and on, I knew it would be a big job, so I put it off even longer!  We are going from meals in the … Continue reading

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Snowing lightly outside right now

I have no idea what the evening hours will bring.  So far, it’s just snowing lightly and accumulating a little bit.  Right now, it’s nothing to worry about, but eventually, the snow will become heavier and the winds will get … Continue reading

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Yummy Summer Salad

Chicken Pasta Salad with Blueberries Blueberry Vinegar: 1 cup fresh blueberries 2 cups white vinegar 2 T. sugar Salad: 1 (9-oz) pkg. frozen French-cut green beans, thawed 3 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts(about 1-1/2 lbs.) 3 cups cooked spiral pasta … Continue reading

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Mid-April KAL and Some Flower Pictures

The mid-April KAL was called April Showers and designed by Deborah C. Tilley. It does look like falling rain. The yarn is Sugar””””n Cream Faded Denim and was knit on US 6 needles.  My Moebius wrap is getting ever wider … Continue reading

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Finished Dishcloths

Wow, it doesn’t take long to get behind here! I have 5 dishcloths to post. February – Kiss Me (hot purple in Bernat handicrafter yarn on US 7 needles – Lisa Millan of Digknitty) Mid-February – Circle Cloth (Tan Sugar’n … Continue reading

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Tinkering with the blog again

Was trying to get my header image to link back to the front page of the blog and I kept messing everything up. I’ve spent way too much time tinkering with it. Maybe now I can get back to knitting … Continue reading

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Mid-February KAL

This one is fun. It’s like a ballband, but with round windows, instead of rectangular bricks. For the pattern, tan is color A and the Fiesta ombre is color B. A is the color in the foreground and Color B … Continue reading

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January KALs

The beginning of the month dishcloth, was a garter stitch ice skate designed by Emily Jagos of Designs by Emily and the mid-month one was a sample of garter stitch, stockinette stitch, seed stitch and some lacy diamonds, designed by … Continue reading

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Playing Catchup Finally!

Holy cow! I got so busy at work and just had no time for extras. I was barely even getting email read, let along posting in my blog. Someone quit, then someone was hired, but then she had to be … Continue reading

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