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F-Day Update

August 25th, 2007 | Comments Off

The Hourglass Sweater is no more. Pictures and commentary forthcoming.

I didn’t rip Rogue today. It took me three hours to rip Hourglass, and frankly that was enough frogging for one evening.

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Book Review: Never Knit Your Man a Sweater

July 25th, 2007 | Comments Off

Cover of Never Knit Your Man a Sweater

Author: Judith Durant
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Rating: 4 Skeins
Buy Never Knit Your Man a Sweater on Amazon.com

Many of the projects are variations on timeless classics. Beginning knitters in particular might find this to a valuable collection of pattern essentials: basic socks, hats, mittens and sweaters. A few of the sweaters would look more at home on Fred Rogers than say, Freddie Prinze, Jr., but most of the patterns could be knit for a man of any age.

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Distracted

June 1st, 2007 | 9 Comments

Lake Michigan from 30000 feet up

The view out the airplane window was interesting enough to distract me from my knitting. We were flying over Lake Michigan straight into a fiery sunset. Tiny pinpricks of light began appearing along the coast, their motion revealing familiar landmarks. I-43. Lake Drive. Marquette Interchange.

I stuffed my knitting back into my bag and waited for the landing.

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