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Archive for April, 2008

SOS and WsIP Wednesday

Posted in Knitting, Summer of Socks, wip wednesday on April 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »

The sign-ups for the Summer of Socks opened today and close on May 15th. I participated last year and it was a blast! The Feather and Fan Cardigan: I am in over my head, people. Way over. Way, way over. I hope to have it finished by the first day of Summer of Socks so [...]

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Send Happy Thoughts

Posted in off topic on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

My oldest, dearest friend and her family have been evacuated from their home which is threatened by wildfire. Please send happy thoughts their way. And maybe some rain, if you have any to spare.

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Blogging the CT Sheep Festival

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on April 26, 2008 | 9 Comments »

Today was the 99th annual CT Sheep Breeder’s Association Sheep, Wool, and Fiber Festival. I had a blast. It’s not nearly as big as Rhinebeck, but it has all the requisite features of a good event. AFBC (Assorted Fiber Bearing Creatures) RRGF (Really Really Good Food) FR (Fellow Ravelers) VLFP (Various Local Fiber Producers) (not [...]

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An Open Letter

Posted in life, off topic on April 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Dear Sen. Obama, I believe in change. I believe we can heal this nation and seize our future. I believe in Yes We Can. But, sir, right now, I want to know how you’re going to help us with this: Respectfully, Jen

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Happy Earth Day

Posted in holiday cheer on April 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Think globally, act locally–small changes can make a difference. That seems to be the battle cry of Earth Day this year. I have been working to make small changes in our home. I only use reusable shopping bags–even if that means I bag my groceries or purchases in the car or at home (because I [...]

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It worked!

Posted in Knitting, tagged on April 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »

The goddesses of knitting are truly smiling upon me. The swatch behaved just as I thought it would, giving me a gauge of roughly 6.1 stitches per inch after I laundered it the way I would launder the finished garment. Hooray! Now I’m looking around for something to sacrifice so that my work on the [...]

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Adventures in Swatching

Posted in Knitting, tagged on April 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Last night, while watching Battlestar Galactica, I knit up a feather and fan swatch for this cardigan (Ravelry link, sorry). What a perfectly delightful stitch pattern! Anyway, the pattern calls for a gauge of 6 sts/inch and I got a gauge of 5.8. I tore out my swatch and started it again on smaller needles. [...]

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Friday is Yarn Day

Posted in yarn on April 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Yes, it’s true. Look what came in the mail today: Enough yarn to make two sweaters and a skirt (for me), And a kick-ass book. How much do I love KnitPicks? A lot! Do you love KnitPicks?

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You Know You Do Too

Posted in Knitting, yarn on April 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I have a friend who is doing me an enormous favor by giving me weekly acupuncture treatments and only asking that I cover the cost of the needles, which turns out to be about $10/treatment. I offered begged pleaded with her to let me pay her for her time but she flat-out refused, so I [...]

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Not Really Newsday Tuesday

Posted in off topic on April 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »

And now from our not-really-news desk: The USGS released a report yesterday that predicted a 99.7% chance that a “big” (being defined as magnitude 6.7 or greater) quake will strike Southern California within the next 30 years. This is NOT news, USGS!!! There were no less than four earthquakes in Southern California registering 6.7 or [...]

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