A New Member of the Family

Okay -- so it is an inanimate object, so it can't really be a new member of the family. But it is just as welcome -- more so than some of the living things around here (talkin' spiders here). This weekend we added this to our home! If you can't tell, it is a brand new Maytag Dishwasher. We have been handwashing dishes for well over a year now....

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Is Knitting Really Work?

So you would think after two and half years that I would be used to the fact that I knit for a living. But the fact is, so much of my time during the "early" years was not spent knitting that now that I have some time to knit, it seems, well...it doesn't seem like work. Which I guess is a good thing. So many folks who take a hobby and make it a business end up ruining their love of their craft. But this has definitely not been the case for me. I...

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Faithful Students

I promised earlier that I would share the work of my students, but instead I will share a picture of my students working. Also, after sending out a few more invites, several more folks have joined the Knit Biz Bloggers web ring. Hop over and visit some of their adventures in the knitting busine...

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I love finding this stuff!

While cruising around looking for folks to invite to Knit Biz Bloggers, I found this at Indigirl. So here we go: A - Age: 39 B - Band listening to right now: A mix of classical C - Career future: B&B owner. D - Dad's name: Lloyd E - Easiest person to talk to: Kat F - Favorite song: Take on Me -- Ah Ha G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Cinnamon Gummy Bears H - Hometown: Merced, CA. I - Instruments: hand bells, voice J - Job: Owner of Knitability K...

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Two for One

Finally, two used for one design. One of my "regular" classes at Stitches Events is Knitting with Alternative Fibers. The only consistent negative comment is that some students would like specific, defined projects. So over the past few weeks I have been teaching another series of classes (Gifts on the Go) that utilize some of the "alternative" fibers. Solution, designs from one can be used for the other!! This makes me happier than it probably...

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OOPS!! Scrubbie Correction

As I feared, I made a mistake in the original pattern for the scrubbie. A small mistake, but thanks to Stacy for catching it! (This is why I have test knitters and proof readers for my business). So if you downloaded your copy before May 13, grab a new copy of the pattern! It also has the nicer picture with a note about using acrylic yarn for extra scrubbing power. So a few improvements come with the fix of the error. Happy Knitti...

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My Knitter's Geek Code

I have found this on a couple of blogs and being an former full-time geek, I couldn't resist. You can get all the gruesome details here. My geek code is: KE++ Exp+++ SPM++ Bam++ Wood++ Addi@ Nov(-) Cot+(+) Wool++(+) Lux++(+) Stash(+) Scale++(-) Fin++(+) Ent+++$ FI+ Int Tex++$ Lace++$ Felt+++$ Flat++(--) Circ+++ DPN++ ML! Swatch++(+) KIP+++$ Blog+ FO++ WIP++ GaugeW++ ALTSWv At least I think that is it!...

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Guess What Mom Got?

Yes, with all the, shall we say excitement, about the dish scrubby pattern guess what Mom got for Mother's Day. Surprise!! It is dishcloths and scrubbies! Now this may not seem like the greatest gift, but until the throwing of the gauntlet, I had never (yes, NEVER) made a dishcloth of any sort before. So my husband got a set too -- he washes,...

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Dishcloth Duo

Once again I am amazed at the power of blogs. Just a few days ago Mariko posted a challenge to find (or create) a pattern for dish cloth scrubbies. Within a day, one of her faithful readers had commented they found this pattern in Japanese. Knowing NOTHING about Japanese, I took a stab at based on the pictures. So now I have a free pattern available for those interested. It also includes my version of the old faithful dishcloth pattern. Two...

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Missin' My Honey

Arlis has been working out of town since Monday and I am totally missing him. This probably sounds normal enough, but it is very unusual for me. I think this marriage thing is really starting to stick. That combined with the fact that I am a HUGE extrovert and need interaction with other people for energy (actual definition of extrovert) results in a loss of energy and a bit of a depression. I used to love it when Arlis travelled, but now it...

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Next Color Way

So the little sweater is also going to be an adult sweater. Today I worked up the color way for the adult sample. I really like it and it will look great with jeans. One or two more color ways and we will be ready to go for Fall on this o...

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Demolition (Wo)Man

Any one with an old house can tell you, at some point, you have to tear it down and start fresh! Thus what we have decided to do with our bedroom. Primarily because it was the only room never touched (as far as we can tell) from when it was first finished in 1902. Hard to believe, but it was treated a bit like a shrine, most of my life and before and didn't get much use before that. So, we figured we couldn't do THAT much damage. Long story...

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A Little FO

Yes, for the first time in a long time I have a FO (finished object for those of you unfamiliar with internet abbreviations). Yesterday was a very weird day. It was going along great when I had a HUGE attack of the hives (for no particular reason) for which the "cure" is a significant amount of antihistimine. So, then I slept for several hours and...

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