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Now, this is one FO that I'm really proud of. I'm getting a bit of a reputation at the shop. People are starting to ask me to make things that they want to have, but not necessarily want to make. Such is the case with this shawl.

Cathy at the at the shop comissioned me to make this shawl for her. I was in the middle of making that devil tank, so the yarn and pattern sat on my vanity for a few weeks before I even looked at it. Then, it took me a while to get into it after I started because it ha… Continue

Well, prepare yourself, most of the next FO posts will be Christmas gifts. That means that, in an effort to make everything in time, they may not be anything structurally spectacular. They're not going to be garter stitch washclothes, mind you, but they aren't going to be fingering weight fair isle sweaters either. And a perfect example of this is the scarf I'd made for my FIL.

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I have a neighbor, Peggy, who's been a realy help to me. She's a stay at home mom also and has been there to watch my girls in an emergency. And, as you kow, emergencies come all too often in my world.

Anyway, I wanted to do a little something to show my gratitude, and, being on the poor side, it needed to be something small. (are you catching the tiny refrences?)

Well, Peggy's got an itty bitty Chihuahua. He's a bitty teeny one too. His name is Thor and he's adorable. I thought a dog sweater… Continue

Remember in the last post when I told you that I knit another porject out of French Girl Knits and totally loved it?

Well, this is it.



Meet Wrenna. My loverly orange cardigan. I love it. It's perfect. And, it's very, very orange.… Continue

Back in September I met my archnemesis. My total enemy. The bane of my existence. Wanna see it?



This is Nadine. Nadine is one of the patterns from the book, French Girl Knits. Now, I don't want you to get a wrong impression of the book. The book is full of beautiful patter… Continue