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Mad Scientist

April 3, 2022

I made this for my grandson. He graduated from college a few years ago, but other projects and life kept me from starting. Usually, I only have two knitting projects at a time: a small one to carry and a big one for home. That doesn’t include knit-a-longs. Last year I joined two KALs which drove me crazy. I’m always anxious to finish.

Working with Alan Dart patterns is a love/hate situation. How does he do it? I hate knitting them, but I love the end product. The gloves were supposed to be black but getting that much detail in was impossible to see so I had to change to green.

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Fox in the Woods

March 31, 2022

I’ve been trying to get a picture of them for several weeks and now, I’ve finally made it. I am hoping to get baby pictures, too, but it will be a lot harder and not for a long time. I don’t have good night vision.

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Daughter’s Neck Scarf

March 30, 2022

My daughter likes short neck scarves, but they are a bit hard to find. I’ve made her a few using Sojourner from Miss Babs. She needed something sturdier, so we found Secret Garden by Scheepjes. It’s silk, cotton and polyester. The whole thing is ribbed and looks the same on both sides. I love using this method. You can wrap it around your neck without looking and it always right.

All the colorways were lovely, and it was hard to choose.

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Wasted Time

March 28, 2022

I’ve been trying to take pictures of Yellow Rump Warblers to no avail. As soon as I think I can get a good shot, they flit off. I’ve given up. It’s very windy today, so maybe tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a Wood Duck I took a few days ago. There was a female also, but I couldn’t get a good shot.

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Where is Spring?

March 27, 2022

I have been so grumpy lately that I haven’t wanted to say anything. I received a call from an old friend on Friday and it really lifted my spirits. I also received a surprise from Artistic Yarn.

The only thing is—can I make socks in time for Easter? Maybe next Easter.

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A Quilt for Sweetums

January 15, 2021

He wanted a small quilt for napping in his recliner. He picked a Jim Shore cat BOM that had been sitting on a shelf for a while. It was supposed to have four more blocks, but they were boring. Plus, the twelve squares fit his chair nicely. I had two twin battings, some leftovers and a few yards left from a ten yard roll. None of the leftovers were big enough so I was going to cut some off the roll. Sweetums said, “why not make it a twin?” So I went stash diving and came up with plenty more JS cats.

Tony inspecting the quilt

The quilt is entirely machine made on my Sapphire. Nothing is done by hand. Hand work is for knitting.

The back
And here’s the top before the border.

You can see where the original quilt was on the back. I rather like it. Now I can get some mending accomplished and fix some of our face masks.

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Crazy Cat Woman

January 4, 2021

She’s done it again. This time she stole the neighbors cat. They could hear their cat crying inside the house. CCW said it was her cat, Mr. Wiggles. Police and Animal Control were called. They found six dead cats besides Mr. Wiggles and the neighbors cat. Animal Control scanned the cat and returned it the the neighbors. CCW kept protesting, but who is going to believe someone with six dead cats in their house? Six dead cats! I wish I didn’t have such a vivant imagination. I think I have to puke!

I must get Tony chipped!!

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Santa Hats and Christmas Gnome

January 3, 2021

My grandson wanted three Santa hats for figures that he had. He said they should be about three inches in diameter. He has his own place now and wanted to decorate for Christmas.

Santa Hats

Luckily, I had everything I needed. I did buy some tiny bells to put in the pompoms. Kevin was very happy with them. The little doll on the left is at least seventy years old. She is wearing a green velvet coat and hat that my grandmother made for her. It matched the hooded coat she made for me. The hood had a leopard print lining. I loved it. Nanny was the best! I always had plenty of doll clothes. She taught me how to sew and embroider. I miss her.

I also made a Christmas gnome. It’s an Alan Dart pattern. I put a pipe cleaner in the tip of the hat. It was easier than using hairspray to put in the kinks.

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Child’s Sweater

November 6, 2020

I’ve been working on a child’s sweater off and on for awhile. It was supposed to have an attached hood, but it was so boring. Then I thought, is it really useful? I ripped it out and did two by two ribbing instead. Now I have a skein left. I can knit a hat, mittens and/or scarf to match.

I’m not certain with the front band. I may take it out and try again.

I really like the cables. They were fun to knit and small enough to not need a cable needle.

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New Sweater

October 31, 2020
That’s me

I asked Sweetums to take a picture of my sweater. I showed him how to use the zoom, but was all I could get from him. And I thought I was lousy. As you can see, I’m wearing my good shoes.

The pattern is from a Noro magazine. The yard is a DK fade from Hedgehog Fibers. The yarn called for in the pattern was worsted, but I wanted a lighter sweater. I had to change some numbers and needle size to get the right size. I had to make a few gauge swatches. Yes, I swatch! I think it was worth it. It fits perfectly. That’s Don checking my hand for food.

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