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Belated Birthday

limedragon — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:47:00 +0000

After almost two months of crazy deadlines, I was eager to knit something at a relaxed pace. Since my birthday was coming up, I thought I ought to make myself something. I chose this design, because I thought it might go well with my dresses. ...
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Potholder Mania

limedragon — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:04:26 +0000

Back in May, it was potholders and hotpads all the time, as I worked feverishly to finish the set of five I needed for this swap. Even though I dithered about it at first, I couldn’t resist joining Hot Pads! And Potholders – The Swap. We had to crochet five potholders, and we could use any color, but had to use the same pattern for all five. ...
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Winners! And another new design!

limedragon — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:57:37 +0000

Thanks everyone for the great comments on the previous post! Here are the numbers picked by the Random Number Generator matched to the commentors (The first two get the copies signed by Stephanie).

9-knittymama
33-turtle
15-Megan S.
28-Linda
22-Cassie
10-Eryka Jackson
5-Amy
36-Bev Adam
4-rina

I’ll email the lucky winners later today; congratulations, and enjoy the comic! (If you missed out, you can check to see if your LYS is a retailer, or ask your LYS if they’ll do mail order for you.) I submitted a sock design to the Sock Wars IV organizer and it was chosen as one of the pattern options. ...
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New design, and contests!

limedragon — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:54:06 +0000

Boy, it’s been a while since I last blogged. Where did the time go? Lately, I’ve felt like a snail… I concentrate on something for what seems like a couple hours, only to find out nearly a whole day has passed by. Since Starbucks has pretty much discontinued decaf Frappucinos, I’ve been thinking that I may as well take up caffeine again, maybe that’ll help. :) I can now finally unveil a new design I’ve been working on: ...
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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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Gift #3

limedragon — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:55:02 +0000

Here is the last of the gifts I made for my recommendation letter writers!

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Forgetful, Part 2 (or: Gift #2)

limedragon — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:02:21 +0000

I have been quite scatterbrained lately. I handed in a recent design project last Friday and now have more time to catch up on this blog. However, I completely forgot to take additional photos of the below FO before mailing it, so you’ll have to do with incomplete shots....
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Forgetful, Part 1

limedragon — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:26:54 +0000

I can’t believe I kept forgetting to post about this! I can now share the secret knitting project mentioned in this post.

I was lucky enough to be one of the sample knitters for Cookie A’s new sock book...
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Lotsa Stuff

limedragon — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:40:57 +0000

Mugs:

If anyone is still looking for a knit cable mug (like this), I saw one this past Saturday (the 14th) on the Clearance table at the Starbucks located in the Southtown Shopping Center (at 494 & Penn).

Sock Competitions:

It’s too late to sign up, but a new Sock Madness begins on March 18! I signed up for this iteration, but several commitments have come up suddenly so I don’t know how I’ll fare. Also, another Sock Wars will begin in May; sign-ups are still open (I’m not sure when they close). A new element, teams, has been introduced this year.

Local Events:

Quick reminder! There’s only 2 weeks left for the ASI Bohus exhibit, so if you haven’t visited yet, do stop by soon! (According to the museum website, it ends March 29; however, the MN Knitter’s Guild website indicates the exhibit ends April 5?)

The Melvilles (Sally Melville, and her daughter Caddy Melville Ledbetter) will be hosted by The Yarnery on Sunday March 22. They’ll be talking about their new book. (Details are in the sidebar here.)

Yarnover comes next month, April 18. I’ll be taking Susanna Hansson’s Lapland mitten class, and can’t wait!

And in May is Shepherd’s Harvest, the local mecca for fiber enthusiasts!

We sure are lucky to have lots of fiber events this spring! :)

Gift #1

limedragon — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:05:02 +0000

Late last year, I asked a big favor from three very busy people: letters of recommendation. I could have sent thank you notes, but decided I would make each person a handknit gift. Here’s the first one!

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