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Buttons are Cheap 24 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am

This morning I went down to the fashion district and bought some ribbon and buttons for the layette set. That makes it sound simple, doesn't it?  What really happened is that because I live in a world...

Jinx 22 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm

I got an email yesterday from a very nice knitter, who was charming and lovely and I enjoyed her note very much, even though it's pretty clear she thinks I'm a bit of a lunatic.  She's concerned about...

Tidying up 22 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am

I know it's been a while since the Bike Rally ended, and I'm not really sure what happened to the time in between then and now, but I've still got gifts to give away and emails to answer - so...

Heirloom 21 Aug 2013 | 02:04 am

It's interesting to me that over all these years, I still can't predict with any real accuracy what points in a post will provoke questions or ideas amongst you guys. The comments are a constant sourc...

A big thing 17 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am

As I'm sure I've made you all aware, I am getting a new niece or nephew soon.  I may or may not have over-reacted to this by ordering about 2000 meters of fingering weight from the Loopy Ewe.  I have....

Welcome To the Flock 15 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am

Warning. This post contains an extremely cute sweater in a newborn size. It is possible that this sweater may trigger embarrassing cooing or squealing in otherwise healthy, normal adults with a usuall...

Just Add Water 13 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm

Faster than a speeding bullet, it's a tiny cardigan.  On and off the needles in (almost) record time, it made the trip from yarn shop to Sweaterville in less than 40 hours. Its ends are woven in, it h...

Getting Ready 13 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am

Yesterday I had a yarn emergency.  It's the only way I know to describe the sudden and implacable need for yarn that I had.  I had a trigger event on Saturday night,  when Joe's family gathered. Now, ...

Rudimentary Until the Zombies Come 10 Aug 2013 | 12:22 am

I have knit a washcloth.  It's a very nice one, and it only took a little while last night, and I think it's quite pretty and lovely and I had planned to make it for a while. I plan to...

The Wild Rumpus 9 Aug 2013 | 01:58 am

Let me tell you this. Over the last few months, as I've trained for the rally and finished a book, I have had one word in my mind to keep me sane and give me something to hold on to,...

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