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07 May

No wonder I can’t breathe!

Yesterday afternoon, I was looking at the yard and notice some giant standing weeds.   I knew I didn’t want to just get them down in the next mowing and thus replant the same damn things.    So I went out and pulled up the giant nasty weeds.    I was out there all of about 10-15 minutes.  [...]

11 Apr

Gloves required?

Well, maybe you won’t need Kevlar, but this is one seriously HOT pair of Fingering Yarns (~700 yards apiece):

I started with fuschia at one end of the reeled hank, moved to pink, then orange, golden yellow, and brillight yellow, then let the colors migrate.   These were made from the same dye pots on the same [...]

08 Feb

#@&%(*&%$^#)

(cross-posted from the other blog)
Dammit dammit dammit
So I pick up the phone and start to call in my first order with the new mill — to get the ball rolling on the Merino-based sock yarn.   I was going to order 20 hanks.
The person in charge of the wholesale accounts informed me that as a [...]

24 Aug

Charity Knitting

Charitable knitting is supposed to be charitable. And usually it is.
Knitting for charities often involves hats, caps, scarves, socks, blankets, preemie sets, dishcloths, and a host of similar ’small’ projects that can be completed quickly, don’t require a major investment of time or materials, are usually quite appreciated by the recipient, and everyone feels [...]

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