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It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you don’t have a knitting deadline and you can work on other projects and clean. I’m not the best housekeeper in the world, but during the knitting of the test knit I just completed (YAY!), my craft room looked like several tornadoes hit it. I finally [...]

It’s kind of pointless to have a blog when you test knit. You have to keep everything a secret. And when you’re working on a tight deadline, and are doing nothing but the test knitting, it makes blogging kind of difficult to show and share things. I will share what my desk [...]

Why did I think sewing a dress would be easy? Or a good idea? I guess I’m always up for challenging myself.
Cutting out the pieces was easy. There are approximately 40 steps in the pattern, not too bad. The first couple went swimmingly. And then the next couple [...]

All of a sudden, everyone I know is having a baby. So be prepared to see a lot of baby gifts around here.
My friend is having her second baby. She’s one of my closest friends, and truly appreciates a hand knitted gift. I wracked my brain thinking of the perfect [...]

What should I start with today? Lets start with the oldest finished project, another wrap skirt.

This one I tweaked a little. I placed the piping 5/8″ from the edge, instead of 3″, which gave me more of a “wrap” and more coverage when the wind blows. I also omitted the pockets, which [...]

Thursday I went to my 9th or 10th (I’ve lost track) Bon Jovi concert. I took the train to the New Meadowlands stadium. I worried about taking the train and having to walk a really long way or take a shuttle bus, but the train drops you off RIGHT in front of the [...]

It’s been 2 weeks since my last garden update. There’s not much more to tell, things are growing bigger, and I am like a little kid on Christmas morning, going out to the garden every day looking for new growth.

Lettuce getting bigger every day. It takes all I have not to pick it [...]

I sneaked out of work 1/2 hour early on Friday. What did I do with my time? Go to Joann’s of course! The weekly flier showed a cutting table that I’ve had my eye on for ages, on sale. I picked up the kid early and we headed to Joann’s. [...]

I started the newest Anniversary Mystery Shawl a couple weeks ago. I have been on top of each of the clues, 3 so far, and was chugging along quite nicely til this afternoon. This afternoon is when an email appeared saying that the chart I had chosen for clue 3 had errors in [...]

I got all my housework and most of my errands done between Friday and Saturday, so that I could truly enjoy today, my 9th Mother’s Day. All I really wanted was to sleep late, but since the kid is pretty self sufficient nowadays, that happens most weekends. I made a request last night [...]