Monthly Archives: November 2007

Socking around

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Shannon

Yep, still here. Busy but productive couple of days at work. Leaves me tired and not very crafty in the evenings, to say the least. I did however make some progress on Shane’s socks Shane laments that it still needs … Continue reading →

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Maple Spinning

Posted on November 24, 2007 by Shannon

See. Turning Maple is turning into singles… And guess who spun it using the Long Draw technique instead of my usual inch worm style. HOLY what an awakening! It was so so so much faster to spin like this!! I … Continue reading →

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About Lemons & Frog ponds

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Shannon

About Lemons. About life giving you lemons and making Lemonade. Thats my mantra lately. Just take it and do the best with it you can. So About Lemons… Remember the Elegantly Simply Baby Blanket? Yes well I havent knit a … Continue reading →

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measuring up

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Shannon

So I bought this Oh yeah, a scale baby. And it was so, SO cheap Affordable. All my sources said a scale would cost me big bucks if I wanted digital, and accuracy to less than an ounce. But Wal-mart … Continue reading →

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Spinning Fool

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Shannon

Ahhh, the satisfaction of almost 5 straight hours of spinning. Heck yes you read that right. Yesterday we got all our chores done early, took care of the kiddos needs and then in the early evening after supper we set … Continue reading →

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Make me stop

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Shannon

Make me stop looking at new patterns. Revoke my Interweave subscriptions, Block all web pages containing viewable patterns and fit me for blinders. I’m absolutely in love with the Tanglewood Cardigan on Webs Whoa momma in love, In fact I … Continue reading →

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Blending

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Shannon

Certain things make me feel clever, and feeling clever makes me feel powerful and competent. Learning how to blend fibres to attain other shades gave me that clever feeling. Last week when I took the combing and carding with color … Continue reading →

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Big Ambitions

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Shannon

So I was inspired by Kate Gilberts recent post tallying up all her on going projects and projects waiting in the wings, and I thought I should probably do something similar. If only for my own amazement at the sheer … Continue reading →

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Winter Hats and Blankets

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Shannon

So long story short, I started a new hat for Rena. Its This hat from Interweave Knits Fall 2007. I’m making a scaled down version to fit a 4 year old noggin, albeit a large 4 year old noggin. I … Continue reading →

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Combing and Carding

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Shannon

Combing and Carding with Friends Yesterday was the much anticipated Combing and Carding with Color Class at Gemini Fibres Rochelle was gracious enough to let me tag along in her car up to the class and we met Maggie there. … Continue reading →

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