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Knitting

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Wish list yarn

(Don't have it, unlikely to get it, but nice to look at) * Opal Bumblebee (no longer available, except at extortionate prices on eBay) * Opal Crocodile 1 in olive green ($12.95 / 100g) * Polo cotton in beige stripe ($5.95 / 50g) * American Alpaca in undyed beige ($5.50 / 50g,

NAYY

I've been seeing that on the Knitlist and the Socknitters mailing list for weeks, finally found a place to explain what on earth it means: The Acronym Dictionary.

Yarn tales

Started knitting my fourth sock today, the first two were trial socks, this pair is for my sister. It will be the first completed project I've done for someone who is not me, Hubby's sweater is still half done. I started the eternal sweater when we

Knit monster

I learned to knit when I was about seven, on green plastic needles using blue wool to make a scarf for one of my toys, a small puppy with floppy ears. Having just completed a sock, I'm looking to do more. The About.com sock knitting patterns index

Miscellany

Got sick, got better, got sick again, am still sick. Snow on ground, freezing cold office, ice in the air, no sunlight for days on end, temperature below freezing most of the week. Right now 110F/43C heat and wet-blanket humidity of summer sound wonderful. Pictures of London as it

Holey socks Batman!

Confession time: I knit. Not only that, I'm going to teach someone else to knit, starting with a scarf. Tonight I started on my first ever handknitted sock, and it's hard! The four needles are tiny, the wool is like red dental floss, and I seem

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