Okay, so I know I’ve been away for a while, but I have been thinking about you (I’m talking to the blog.). For a while there, though, there just seemed to be so much going on that I hadn’t the energy to blog. I’m even debating now whether to recount any of it. It makes [...]
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Just thought I’d pop in for a quick post. Not much going on here, though today it’s supposed to rain. I’ve been busy with the pups for the most part–my own and the abandoned neighbor pups. Upside: I’ve been doing a lot of walking! Downside: Falling in love with a pup that is not your [...]
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Okay, kids, I’ve been away for a while, and, now, for the life of me, I don’t know why! Well, okay, I do know why, but mostly it involves not really having anything to say. So, without further ado, I give you some Finished Objects. My first object involves lazy summer days–long, excruciatingly hot, you-could-fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk [...]
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All right, so I thought I’d show a little sweater progress. Here it is with a try-out button. I’m not too keen on the crocheted buttons because, in-person, I think they disappear a bit into the sweater pattern. Plus, since I don’t really wear jewelry, it seems a nice thing to add a little sumthin’ [...]
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Well, we’re about to go into Stage I water restrictions around here, though for the life of me, I’m not sure why we haven’t done so already. Eighteen months with little to no rain and no rain in sight before early summer, if then–planting season is right around the corner, too, and Medina Lake, mainly [...]
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One of the reasons Stuart and I moved out closer to the Hill Country is the darker night skies. Now, I realize that the more people that move out here, the brighter the night skies will get, but Stuart’s an astronomy nut, and I enjoy being able to look up and identify more than just [...]
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Well, I’ve begun Teva Durham’s Sidesaddle Cluster Pullover from her Loop d-Loop Crochet. It’s a crazy beautiful book full of decidedly not artsy-craftsy looking pieces. AND they’ve all got that texture that I so love! I mean, just look at those clusters! Unfortunately, I’ve already run into a teensy snafu. I don’t understand the pattern. [...]
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Once, when Stuart and I were coming out of a Home Depot (Stuart: De-pot, Me: De-poh, S: But it’s spelled de-pot, M: But you say, de-poh S: This isn’t France. CORRECTION: Yesterday, I wrote that Stuart insisted on calling the Home Depot, the Home Depot, but I remembered the story wrong. He wants to say, [...]
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Okay, okay, but I’ve been busy. Frustrated by my attempts at the Blueprint Crocheted Vest from Son of Stitch ‘n Bitch, I gave up temporarily for a little more instant (or so I thought anyway) gratification. I give you (drum roll, please) the Rectangle Bobble Bag from Oneskein: 30 Quick Projects To Knit And Crochet! [...]
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My first sewn object from Denyse Schmidt’s, Quilts, the Too Hot To Handle Oven Mitt–disaster: I’m posting this because I think it’s important to show the process. Also, because I, personally, like to do the occasional search for bad knitting for a good guffaw–I offer this as hope to all frustrated by said process. So, [...]
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