I won an eBay auction last week for a photography lightbox and it just arrived today. So, of course I had to take a ton of pictures to try it out. I think it’s working just fine and it only cost $3.25 w/free shipping! You can’t beat that. The only thing is […]

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Here’s the progression of my three ply experiment. Not shown, but I took two lots of corriedale fiber and dyed one hot pink and one neon green with Jacquard Acid dyes. Then I added an equal amount of undyed fiber. Next, I ran the dyed […]

We’re having our first snow of the year today, but really just a dusting. It is cold though, setting at 29F with winds around 25 MPH. Burrr! I’m not much of a shopper in the best of circumstances and certainly never venture out on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Those bargain hunters […]

Not too much to blog about lately. I had surgery on my foot a couple of weeks ago and I’m just limping around waiting for it to get better. Geez, foot surgery is the pits!! I can’t even use my wheel as sitting with my foot down makes it swell too […]

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Pattern: Solace
Yarn: Elann.com Peruvian Highland Wool
Needles: KnitPicks Options circulars, US#8
Completed: 11/6/07
Notes: This is my mother’s Christmas gift. She saw the Solace I knitted for myself and promptly requested one. And believe it or not, she chose the purple! LOL