This is what happens…

when you knit for the wrong reasons. I was more concerned with racking up Ravelympics projects than what I was actually making and who it was for. I’m still not sure where I went wrong.
Pattern: Tamarind cowl
Yarn: Ancient Cascade 220
Needles: size 7’s
To the frog pond.

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Golden Peach Tea

My Tea Swap partner was extremely generous in making her package(s) for me. She has provided me with several teas that I have never tasted and some that I have never even seen before. I have always been interested in the medicinal qualities of tea. My maternal grandma has been a tea drinker for as [...]

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24 Hour Story

Hey guys. I mentioned the 24 hour writing contest I participated in a while ago. Here is a link to an interesting article about the writing prompt and how it yielded so many similar ideas. 
http://writersweekly.com/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/004…
Can you guess which thing I did?

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Baby knits

I think finishing my Ravelympics events so rapidly made me lose my mojo. I wound yarn into balls, matched it to one pattern and another and then…nothing. So I decided to knit that baby sweater that I needed and made all of this progress:

and I’m not sure that I like it. The neck seems to [...]

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Easy Peasy

I’ve finished one project for each of my events already!! Meeting even the most trivial of goals is a great feeling! The following were are knit from Debbie Bliss Merino Aran. 
The Hat Dash (size 7 needles)

The Cowl Jump (size 9 {top half} and 10.5 {bottom half})

The Amigurumi-n-toy Toss (size G hook, wings knit flat)

Black Beak [...]

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Lets get ready to RUMBLE!

I’ve got books
 
a fancy new mug full of tea

 
and all this stash that hope to finally be knit up!

 
ETA: I was reminded of something while over at Through the Loops. This years Olympic games (the non-knitting one ) has a blemish. Like Kirsten, I never get into politics or religion on my blog but, [...]

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My kind of athleticism

I have the lest hand-eye-foot coordination of anyone that I know. Seriously, I can’t even dance. But I can knit. So the Ravelympics is my kind of athletic event!

I’ll be reppin’ for Team Brooklyn and Team Twilight. I have set myself a personal challenge to knit as many hats, cowls and toys as I can [...]

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Oops… I did it again

I ordered more yarn. 
I really used to pride myself on my self control, particularly when it came to material purchases. This stunning lack of self control says
“Self control? Not so much”.

1. Ella Rae Smoky Grey, 2. Silk Garden Lite 2018, 3. Ella Rae Biege, 4. Cash Iroha Purple/Lavender, 5. Lana Grossa Cool Wool Big Fuschia, 6. Opal Sock Deep [...]

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