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Finished bear No. 4
Bear No. 4 is ready for a new home. Last night, I finished up the fourth bear. He looks pretty good with his sister, bear number 3, and I am already planning to make a green bear with pants made of the...
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Slowed down by stiff yarn
This bear will finally get finished tonight. Okay, I admit it; when it comes to Red Heart SuperSaver, I've turned into a yarn snob. That yarn is so stiff, it starts to hurt my hands. Which is why I've...
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Maybe my next project should be socks
See what treasures are in store for us! Sock books with beautiful, intricate patterns and great ideas about techniques. I have two books sitting here on my desk, waiting for review. One of them,...
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And then there were five
The green bear with the dusty rose sweater is the latest — finished her last night. Last night, I finished up that last Red Heart Super Saver bear. As much as I was eager to start using the cheapo...
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I finished my last bear. Now what?
With the completion of my seventh bear, I'm moving on to other projects. For me, knitting is a hobby, not a profession. I write for a living. I knit because I love it. But I do dream of designing...
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Contest winners
We made almost 20 bears for our contest. Belatedly, I admit, I am ready to announce the contest winners. First, the random winners. Debra Procek of Dunellen won the book for crocheters. Deb, you have a...
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Just a few rows to go
Yesterday, I got into a discussion in the Simply Soft Worshippers group on Ravelry about good one-piece sweaters. A young mom from Tennessee was saying that she makes shawls all the time but is afraid...
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Flash your stash
Sometime between 4 and 5:30 this morning, water started seeping into my house again. I immediately got out Liz's shop vac, which is still here, and I filled that thing up in less than 10 minutes the...
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Reflections on this week’s projects
I started this turtleneck last December and have worked on it sporatically since then, mostly at meetings or vegging out in front of a television. When I got home Sunday after the Melissa Leapman...
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Tracking down books
It's time to finish up this Swirl sweater from Sandra McIver's book. Attention Prize Winners: I hope all the winners announced on Dec. 18 won't mind, but I didn't get all the book-prizes sent out til...
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