Category Archives: Knitting

Woohoo, warm day!

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Dawn

We got up to about 82 today! It felt heavenly! We were wearing sandals and leaving the jackets in the house! Unfortunately, we only get one day of this glorious weather! Tonight it’s supposed to cool down into the 40′s … Continue reading →

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Pictures of my nest tote and latest dishcloth

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Dawn

I finally finished Elisa’s Nest Tote this past Sunday night. After sitting for 2 months, I found out that the handles were easier than I thought. It was knit with Patagonia Nature Cotton by Araucania, which has a thick and … Continue reading →

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Brrrr! It was so cold today!

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Dawn

Windy, plus temps only in the low 40′s for a high. It just wasn’t pleasant and didn’t feel like spring. It seemed more like a late February to late March sort of day! Ugh. Jasmine had to go to the … Continue reading →

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Mid-April KAL

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Dawn

Here’s my progress so far, on the mid-April KAL. It’s at the end of the 2nd day’s rows. I love that the stripes are mirror images of each other and the contrast-colored stitches, look like little rabbit heads! Everyone at … Continue reading →

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Yummy recipe!

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Dawn

The Rachael Ray dinner was delicious.  I just finished eating it for the second time tonight!  We cooked up 6 chicken breasts, at once, since that would make 2 supper’s worth of sandwiches for the 3 of us.  We only … Continue reading →

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Knitting Contest

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Dawn

I found a knitting contest today, at Modest Purls.  You just have to mention what colors you like! My April KAL cloth, will be finished soon!  I’m about to go up and knit, now! It’s a pretty spring scene! Sarah … Continue reading →

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Mid-March KAL ’08 – Easter Bunny

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dawn

This month’s dishcloth, was an “illusion” cloth! That means we knitted the design twice, once in the lighter color and opposite in the darker color. So, when it’s on an angle, you only see the design rows, to make a … Continue reading →

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Finished Socks, Cold Weather and Brett Favre!

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Dawn

Pictures of the socks. Finally! I finished the second one, on 2-27-08, but was too busy, to get the pictures posted. They keep my feet warm, and are very pretty. I wore them to my knitting group last night! Yarn: … Continue reading →

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2nd sock is done! I have a pair!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Dawn

While I knew it wouldn’t take long to finish the toe and do the kitchener, at the end, last night I was just too tired and after lots of frogging, finally got it all good and just set it down … Continue reading →

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Mid-Feb 08 KAL – Finders Keepers

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Dawn

This was designed by Susan Schaefer of Harvest Moon Designs. It was a fun knit. I loved working with 2 colors and how the pink made little windows, for the green to show through. Here’s a close-up of the stitch … Continue reading →

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