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Archive for January, 2012

Sprouted Cap

Posted in free patterns, Knitting, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2012 |

After I finished the garter stitch layette, I was ready for something a little less garter-stitch-paired-with-unusual-constructiony, so I went for Diane Soucy’s Easy Baby Cardigan. I love this pattern. It’s so quick and easy, and very very cute. I like to make the collared version, so as soon as I cast off, I started thinking [...]

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I’ve been knittin’!

Posted in Knitting, tagged , , on January 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »

After I finished the Mister’s slippers, the only thing I’ve wanted to knit is wee tiny baby things. Not for any particular reason, mind you, just that I feel like knitting wee tiny baby things. Babies are everywhere and they need to be covered in wool. That’s just the way it is. I made a [...]

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Yay Snow!

Posted in Knitting, Weather, tagged , , , , , , on January 21, 2012 | 3 Comments »

I know people don’t usually say that, especially those Seattleites last week who just aren’t used to a lot of snow. Today, though, in my little corner of Connecticut, we’re having the first real snow storm since the fierce and terrible storm which blew through on Halloween. We’ve got about 8 inches of snow out [...]

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Wonky

Posted in Knitting, tagged , , , on January 19, 2012 | 2 Comments »

So the temperatures around these parts have been more and more consistently in the  “cold” range. Which means, unfortunately, that our house is rather a bit colder as well. Cold enough that even the Mister, who generally eschews foot coverings unless going outside (and then it’s only shoes, no socks), asked for a pair of [...]

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Sunday Seven

Posted in meme, Reading, tagged , , , on January 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Argh, I have no inspiration for a blog post today, even though my desire to make a blog post is high. How does that even work? Anyway, I guess that means it’s time for a meme! Google led me to something called Sunday Seven on Patrick’s Place. Today: Seven Books I’d Like to Read in [...]

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An Existentially Fraught Book Review

Posted in Reading on January 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Tonight I finished reading the most amazing and painfully beautiful book, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Wow, you guys. I mean really. I read the entire last half of this book with tears streaming down my face, I was so moved. In the interest of not spoiling the book for anyone who is [...]

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Catkin!

Posted in Knitting, Zombies, tagged , , , , on January 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »

At last it’s finished, and I absolutely adore it! [ravelry] The colors are so bright and cheerful! And it is so warm and cozy, too! Now I can’t wait for it to get well and truly cold! Exclamation!

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What, what?

Posted in Knitting, Weather, tagged , on January 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »

After I cast off Catkin a few days ago, I came down with a rather nasty cold, and so, even though it’s technically finished, I still haven’t blocked it or sewn on the buttons. I hope to do all that today and have a photo shoot with the thing tomorrow. Meantime, I’m going to try [...]

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Almost There

Posted in Knitting on January 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Here is Catkin, 2 rows shy of casting off. I have no idea how big the thing is, it’s jammed so tightly on the needles. I guess we’ll see. *girds self*

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How to Beat Your Friends at Words With Friends Without Really Trying

Posted in off topic, tagged , , , on January 1, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Hey all you Words With Friends addicts out there! I’ve been asked in a few of my games how I score so many points, so I thought for my first post of the New Year I would share some of my strategies for racking up points. I don’t always win, but I do fairly well [...]

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