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Wee Gifts

limedragon — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:22:18 +0000

Needing to recover after a large project earlier this month I was looking for something fun and quick to knit when I found out my parents’ neighbor had a new baby. Perfect! A couple of little gifts would do the trick. ...
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3,000!

limedragon — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:57:01 +0000

First, congratulations to Tracey of Frugal FuzzyBritches who left comment #3,000 here early in February! I didn’t even realize I was close to another milestone until I logged onto my dashboard and noticed the even number! She chose a gift certificate to The Loopy Ewe as her prize, and picked out an awesome color of Trekking XXL.

Second, Eryka of Spare Room Knits nominated me for a Kreativ award; thank you!

As a new nominee, you are encouraged to:

Copy the award to your site.
Link to the person from whom you received the award.
Nominate 8 5 other bloggers.
Link to those on your blog.
Leave a message on the blogs you nominated.

Here are my nominations, in alphabetical order:

Akamai Knitter, she of the wonderful spinning, knitting, and beading
Criminy Jickets, he of the witty posts and handsome socks
Knerq, check out the awesome garter stitch mitts she recently made
Knittymama, who made a Calorimetry headband for her husband
mega(k)nits, who has boggled my mind by deciding to move to Nicaragua

Last week, I was occupied with several things: taking a technology break, working on a wonderful knitting project, and catching up on some TiVo recorded shows and the third season of Numb3rs. We had almost no sunshine last week, which for me is ideal TV-watching weather. When it’s sunny, the glare from my windows makes it hard to see my TV (I don’t use blackout curtains). I can’t wait to show you the finished project, but that’ll have to wait for Wednesday!

Meanwhile, I did finish a few little things earlier this month....
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Dog Days

limedragon — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:09:15 +0000

It’s been a while since I last updated you all on Dad. He was able to go home in early October (nearly a month after the surgery). Last week, he had trouble breathing and the doctors found fluid around his lungs, so he was re-admitted to the hospital for treatment. He’s still at the hospital as he is currently struggling with nausea and loss of appetite, but hopes to be able to leave soon.

Since September, I’ve been working on two projects, but haven’t blogged about them. One of them is a test-knit I volunteered to do: Polarbears’ Cables and Colors baby set. ...
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Diversions

limedragon — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:53:29 +0000

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Bunny, bunny

limedragon — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:35:04 +0000

I’m taking a break from Ravelympics 2008 (more about that later) to show you all my latest FO.

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Guess what I’ll be doing this weekend…

limedragon — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:41:53 +0000

Finishing up this cutie....
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Multiplicity

limedragon — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:54:43 +0000

I managed to squeeze in some time to knit a few hats for k3tog’s Preemie Hat drive.

My goal was to knit as many hats as I could get out of a 68-gram leftover ball of Bernat Softee Baby. So how many hats was I able to get from that 68 grams? ...
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Bibbage!

limedragon — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:10:15 +0000

As I was working diligently on the baby set for my cousin, I realized I would be remiss if I didn’t whip up a couple of bibs to include in the package. I went stash-diving and found a couple of colorful cottons.

If you think the cast-on (bottom edge) looks wonky on this bib, you would be correct. I had the bright idea to make a ruffled edge. So, after consulting Stanley’s Knitter’s Handbook, I cast on twice as many needed stitches. But I goofed, and forgot to take into account the proportions of garter stitch. Someday I’ll try casting on thrice the amount needed.

(These colors remind me of Cotton Candy…)

(This last picture is my favorite!)

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Baby Cardi

limedragon — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:17:44 +0000

Remember the purple hat and booties I made for Cousin R’s baby? Here’s the last piece of the set I made.

I didn’t want a set all in the same color, so I chose a marled yarn in a coordinating color for the cardigan. This piece is actually what attracted me to the pattern leaflet when I bought it earlier this summer.

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Return of the Cuties

limedragon — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:27:51 +0000

Some people left comments on my previous post about how they hadn’t been able to knit during their time on Jury Duty. Fortunately, I have been able to take along my knitting and work on it while waiting. Our introductory video even showed yarn and needles when listing suggestions of what to do while waiting!

It was a bit odd on Monday; apparently most knitters in this week’s jury pool used the Kellogg Blvd entrance and had their knitting confiscated by security. I used the 4th St entrance and had no trouble. The Jury Supervisor was awesome! He went to the security station and picked up the yarn and needles and returned them to their owners.

It’s also my first time inside the Ramsey County Courthouse. I never realized (it’s so different looking at a building’s exterior up close and personal than from afar) that it contains fabulous Art Deco features. Even the tiniest detail, like the women’s restroom door handle, is gorgeous.

More knitting�more baby items in my favorite color!

You aren’t seeing double. I knit the same hat and booties again, this time in a lovely purple. These are for another Rachel (with only one L this time), who happens to be my cousin. She was expecting a girl in October; naturally I wanted to knit a few things for them.

I picked up some Louet Gems, and had trouble with the gauge for the hat. As you can see, it turned out smaller than the Panda Wool version. Eeep! It blocked out well, but might not fit for a very long while. This time around, I got the garter stitch border on the lace edging correct. It looks much nicer!

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