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By: I’m a yarn carny who won a yarnie! « Feather and Fan

I’m a yarn carny who won a yarnie! « Feather and Fan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:46:52 +0000

[...] just have to say I really like carny slang. Even more than I like yarny slang. Here is some yarnified carny slang. (Sorry for the non-Ravelers, but there are a couple of [...]

By: LoopyKnits » Where's a Boll Weevil When You Need One?

LoopyKnits » Where's a Boll Weevil When You Need One? — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:07:34 +0000

[...] So I decided to try my hand at entrelac knitting, because I try to learn SOMETHING new with each project I take on. And once again, knitting has filled that essential spot in my life — bringing me humility. I keep slipping into automatic pilot and repeating the pattern in some funky freeform weird way that does not create a neat entrelac “woven” look. The stitches are more like, “Hello, I’m psychotic.” But I am stubbornly ripping out and re-doing. I am going to finish this darned thing so I can have more than just one finished project in 2007 (one sad little pair of socks), even if I have to foist it off on some unsuspecting person as a gift. I didn’t realize how many projects I’d tried and abandoned until I was updating this blog — yikes. So this one is a GO. You read it here first. I intend to get to another FO. [...]

By: LoopyKnits » Where’s a Boll Weevil When You Need One?

LoopyKnits » Where’s a Boll Weevil When You Need One? — Thu, 31 May 2007 04:30:21 +0000

By: LoopyKnits » Knitting with Bear Fur

LoopyKnits » Knitting with Bear Fur — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:10:49 +0000

[...] hold your breath about seeing this product on your LYS shelves, but there’s at least one knitter who can lay claim to knitting with chocolate brown [...]

By: LoopyKnits » 10 Beautiful Knitting Needles to Die For

LoopyKnits » 10 Beautiful Knitting Needles to Die For — Wed, 09 May 2007 10:09:50 +0000

[...] there have been some instances where they have traded their exquisite craftsmanship in bronze DPNs for some fabulous hand-knitted socks. HMM! Let the bargaining begin [...]

By: LoopyKnits » Durn the Fern

LoopyKnits » Durn the Fern — Wed, 02 May 2007 17:21:10 +0000

[...] okay — to be truthful, all this time I’ve been knitting and then tinking and then knitting again. So far, only about 90 rows. (Now, just another zillion to go.) But if no [...]

By: LoopyKnits » Knitting and Growling

LoopyKnits » Knitting and Growling — Wed, 02 May 2007 05:10:32 +0000

[...] in a dark yarn. (Freudian slip, heh-heh: I originally typed “darn” yarn.) I eventually frogged this version, after wrestling with it for a while and naming it the Tinky Brown Hairball Afghan. [...]

By: LoopyKnits » Belated Birthday News

LoopyKnits » Belated Birthday News — Wed, 02 May 2007 05:06:25 +0000

[...] included a (*squeal!*) set of Denise Interchangeable Needles and organizers for my other straights, DPNs, and circulars. He also got me a charm bracelet and will be adding knitting charms periodically. [...]

By: LoopyKnits » Sunday Splendor

LoopyKnits » Sunday Splendor — Wed, 02 May 2007 04:49:44 +0000

[...] can see, I *finally* resolved my digital photo issues, so I’ve also included a view of the Tinky Hairball Afghan, [...]

By: LoopyKnits » Oop! Ack! Catching Up Time!

LoopyKnits » Oop! Ack! Catching Up Time! — Wed, 02 May 2007 04:45:51 +0000

[...] this) took a closeup photo of my hands working with the Nautilus Cap’s green yarn and four DPNs. At least they waited until after I had tinked and reknitted it correctly [...]