Works In Progress

Lorena on June 13th, 2010

I am starting to think I have Gathered Pullover curse. Remember what happened to the first one? Now I’m making a second one. – I didn’t have enough yarn, so ordered two more skeins. They were not the same dye lot. – They’re very noticiably not the same dye lot. – I alternated and knit [...]

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Lorena on May 23rd, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I had a post wherein I did a bunch of flailing and asked what tank-top(ish) top I should knit… the end result was Buttercup, and I have the yarn and pattern and am ready to go. A couple of my knitter friends mentioned both here and Facebook that they also [...]

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It’s like a billion degrees outside. OK, maybe just in the high 90′s. And I know I live in Florida and it should be hot but SWEET ZOMBIE JESUS IT HIT 96 ON THE FIRST DAY OF MAY! That’s too early to be peeling my skin off and diving into the nearest ice machine. So [...]

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Lorena on September 13th, 2009

I have sixteen things on the needles right now. … … :blink: … What, too much? But, just look at them all! So pretty! So colorful! So fun to work on! (OK, maybe not those Viper Pilot socks…) So soft! How can I resist them?! (Note to self: no more knit-alongs until after the holidays! [...]

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