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“The contest to win a free copy of Wholehearted ends tonight, so hurry up and ...”
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On Knitting and Blogging
“ETA - Great comments, everyone! Several of you have asked where all this talk ...”
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Six Squared
“Yep, today I turn 36 years old. As someone who doesn't have much of ...”
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Knotions Fall 2008 is Live!
“A quick post to let you all know that the first issue of Knotions is ...”
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Happy New Year -- 2007 Edition
“Another new year, another fresh start. I try to learn from each year's goals and make ...”
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Working the Stash
“I've made a big effort to be reasonable in my goals for this year -- ...”
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A Different Kind of Charity Knitting
“By now you all know I'm working on doing more knitting-related charity work this year. ...”
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What would you do?
“I bought a new car 5 weeks ago -- an Acura TL. This morning, I brought ...”
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seven
“That's the number of days until MDSW. This will be my fourth year going, and it ...”
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free yarn!
“Did I get your attention? Good! While many of us are on a high with ...”
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Threes
“Good things come in threes Have you seen the new sock patterns that have come out ...”
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Still time to vote
“There's still some time to vote! So far the most votes for a single ...”
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My Knitting Life List: 2007
“Last year I published my knitting life list. I plan to reflect on it ...”
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Happy New Year -- 2006 edition
“There's something so refreshing -- invigorating -- about the feeling of a clean slate at ...”
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20ish? Yeah...in base 16
“I catalogued all my sock yarn. 20 wasn't even close. I have yarn ...”
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And The Winner Is...
“beccamonstr and her suggestion of legwarmers. There were several really good ideas, but in the end ...”
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Best of Blogs Awards
“By some kind of feat only short of a miracle, I've made it into the ...”
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Quick Request
“Yes, I'm still alive...and I do plan on creating a proper post over the weekend. For ...”
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No Alpaca For You!
“You knew it was too good to be true, right? Swatching success, colors looking ...”
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MagKnits April
“MagKnits April is up. I am very taken by the cabled tank -- Calla. There's ...”
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Silky Tweed Anyone?
“I have 6 unwound hanks plus 4/5ths of a hank that's wound (I only used ...”
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MDSW...Oh Baby!
“My anticipation for MDSW multiplies each year. You know the feeling you got as ...”
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Copyright Infringement -- Get The Word Out
“It seems there's a guy selling eBooks on eBay that are compilations of free patterns ...”
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Wool and Lanolin
“I had hoped to show you all a pic of a larger baby blanket, but ...”
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The Math Never Lies, Part 2
“My brother IMs me at work yesterday and we start talking about the crib that ...”
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Because You're So Good To Me
“You all continue to leave me great, encouraging comments -- and I love them! ...”
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Is It Rhinebeck Yet?
“Seems like everyone has Rhinebeck on the brain this week. I've missed it the past 2 ...”
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Cotton Ease is Returning!
“OK, this deserves its own blog entry. I was over at Karma's blog and ...”
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See You in Rhinebeck
“Alright, a quickie last post before I pack it up. As I type this, ...”
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A Pact
“Christy and I have been talking about festival knitting. You know, actually knitting the ...”
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The Business of Yarn
“It's not often that I stop to consider the intricacies of the yarn business. ...”
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It's Friday, Let's Have a Little Fun
“This post is a combination of all the random mini-posts I've been meaning to make. ...”
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Natalya Update
“I've made some updates to Natalya: Gusset row 4 was missing a K1 Added some materials to ...”
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Dyeing Questions
“I have some Baby Alpaca (OK, 16 balls of it) in my stash and I'd ...”
Swift Sale
“I just came across this sale item at Pearl and thought it might interest some ...”
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Random Thoughts
“I considering posting my near-done sock #2, but it looks a whole lot like his ...”
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February Goals Check In
“I posted my goals at the start of the new year and I plan to ...”
Rowan 37 Preview
“The preview is up at English Yarns! I love the cami on the front page and ...”
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Obligations
“I've been blogging for a little over a year now. Throughout this period my ...”
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You Gotta Be In It To Win It!
“I've gotten a lot of entries for the Guess the Stash contest, but none have ...”
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To Do List
“I've been really busy lately, but very little of it has been knitting-related. Care ...”
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How I Organized My Stash
“A bunch of you have asked how I went about organizing my stash. I ...”
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March Goals Check In
“February was a slow month for me. I started up working on the house ...”
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Knitting Meme
“Amy tagged me for this almost 2 weeks ago! Where does the time go? 1. ...”
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2-Color Raglan
“Anne-Caroline and I have been emailing back and forth about doing a raglan in the ...”
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April Goals Check In
“Last month I had said February was a slow month, but March really wasn't any ...”
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A Roadtrip to Alexandria and DC
“Stella and I had planned to work on my garden on Sunday. But we ...”
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MDSW
“Kate and Kim asked me for tips or advice on MDSW. While I've only ...”
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Forecast: Rainy, Chance of Knitting
“Well ladies, I may actually get to knit this weekend! Ahhh...those are some beautiful words, lemme ...”
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Interweave Fall Preview is Up
“I saw this on Jessica's blog. Here's the preview. And here's my take on it: Nancy ...”
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June Goals Check In
“Alrighty. It's June 1st and time for another goals check-in. Truth be told ...”
Standard Body Measurements and Test Knitting
“The reaction to my black raglan has gotten me thinking that I may offer the ...”
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July Goals Check In
“Wow! Finally a month where I feel like I made something of my time. ...”
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Stash Sale!
“7/4: I just added another Silk Garden colorway, some Donegal Tweed and Dale Sisik I've put ...”
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Afterthought Heel
“In yesterday's comments, Melanie asked what an afterthought heel was. Rather than just respond to her, ...”
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Now That I Have A Plan...
“OK, so it sounds like clear elastic and some good 1x1 ribbing is the way ...”
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Gifts for a Non-Knitter
“So, I have a friend's birthday coming up in November and I'd like to knit ...”
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River Update -- Week 1
“Wow we've grown quickly! We're almost at the 40 mark. I hadn't read ...”
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A Little River Help
“It seems there are 2 things that are troubling some of you, so I thought ...”
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River Update -- Week 2
“As the official kick-off date nears our numbers keep growing -- we're almost up to ...”
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Start Your Engines!
“Today's the official kick off of the River Along. I know many of you ...”
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Fisherman Sweater
“I've been more diligent about working on Zipo. The back is done and the ...”
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River Update -- Week 4
“Finished Agnes finished hers and it looks wonderful. Can you believe she knit this in ...”
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Stitches East
“There's been very little talk in blog land about Stitches East. I had to ...”
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Stitches East Ticket Discount
“I just bought my tickets online so I don't have to wait in line. They charge ...”
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River Update -- Week 6
“I missed a week of updates and wow do we have a lot of FOs! Finished Agnes ...”
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Handknit Holidays -- Weekend Edition
“As promised, here's a better view into the book. I tried picking out projects ...”
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River Update -- Week 7
“We have some FOs this week! Brenda finished her beautiful white river! Diana finished up her longer ...”
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Just a Couple More Days...
“and our vacation starts! We're going to Nantucket and Cape Cod. There's supposed to be ...”
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New Vogue Knitting
“I got the new vogue knitting yesterday. It's not bad. Lots of scarf ...”
Men Along!
“I joined Johanna's knit along. I need all the support I can get to ...”
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Rogue Along
“I just joined Amber's knit along. Come on over and join in the fun. ...”
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Thank You Norah
“Bear with me on this one - I promise there's a knitting angle to it So, ...”
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Brrrrr
“In weather like this, it seems like nothing really works well. I pulled out ...”
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Friday!
“I get home from work yesterday and find a little package waiting in my mailbox ...”
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I know I promised pics
“I know I promised pics but I left my card reader at work and I'm ...”
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Baby Patterns
“I got lots of great advice and pattern hints over the past few days on ...”
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A couple more baby gift ideas
“I was searching around for striped sock yarn - yes, my hyperfocus has turned to ...”
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Tank Pattern Search
“I've been daydreaming about starting up some warm weather projects. The idea of smaller ...”
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I'm Getting a Knitting Room!
“Several months ago - on a whim - I decided to break a hole in ...”
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Is It Spring Yet?
“I just checked the weather and it's supposed to hit 60 on Saturday! 60! ...”
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Kool Aid Dyeing
“Over the weekend I was discussing Kool Aid Dyeing at the SnB. I keep ...”
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My Favorite Knitting Resources
“As promised, there has been no knitting around here. Good thing I didn't plan ...”
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The Knitting Secret Pal Program
“After reading Christina's post yesterday I decided to join the program. It's pretty cool. ...”
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MagKnits is here!
“Take a peek! It looks like a nice first issue to me. I'm ...”
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Knitting with Cotton
“Tricot is the first time I've really tried knitting with cotton. Before that it's ...”
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Yarn 101 - More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Yarn
“I was catching up on my Rogue Along email this morning when I came across ...”
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Men's Socks Part 2
“I did some surfing and researching last night and here's what I've come up with ...”
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I Got a New Job!
“I've been looking diligently for a new job for the past month. I couldn't ...”
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I'm Baaaack!
“Job Stuff Day 2 of the job was alot of fun. And Portland, Maine is ...”
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Bad Dori, Bad Dori
“I love the Berrocco Zen but I hate the way it knits up in the ...”
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Patternworks Sale
“Just a quick post to let you guys know there's a sale going on at ...”
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Knitting Aspirations
“That's what yesterday's post was really about. What is the next thing I want ...”
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FYO
“Woohoo! The day of the Great Yarn Excursion has finally arrived! I'll be ...”
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New Beginnings and The Ends
“The New Stuff One of my friends had her baby yesterday! A few days early ...”
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MSWF!
“Talk about the MSWF has definitely heated up in the past couple of days. ...”
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This Old House
“House Progress We finally got some real work done on the house. Along with the ...”
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MSW was a blast!
“Stella, Christy and I had a GREAT time on Saturday. We all remarked that ...”
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Linen Dread
“You may have noticed I joined the Linen Drape Along. Its official start date ...”
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Storage of Wool Sweaters
“I've been getting ready to put away my sweaters for the winter and did a ...”
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New Online Knitting Mag
“I haven't heard much talk about this one yet, so I thought I'd post about ...”
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Murphy's Laws of Knitting
“I've been a bit cynical and sarcastic lately (have you noticed?), so I compiled this ...”
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Weekend Update
“I had a great weekend! The weather was gorgeous, wasn't it? Friday I went into ...”
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Knitting Meetup
“I've been really looking forward to today. It's my first Knitting Meetup. I'm ...”
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Lunchtime Knitting
“I did something yesterday I've never done before - knit during my lunch hour. ...”
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Weekend Knitting
“I had another fabulous weekend. Saturday was the PhillyKnitters monthly Stitch n Bitch. ...”
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Almost There
“I've been putting alot of thought into my Drape Along project this week. Last ...”
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The Verdict
“Wow - 17 Comments! Who knew I had so many readers? *blushes* I enjoyed ...”
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Random Thoughts
“Maude I've decided to retire Maude. I'm now at a point in my weightloss where ...”
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Winter Knitting
“This is the first summer I've really tried my hand at knitting garments for warmer ...”
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Fair Isle Yarn Drama
“After I posted yesterday I went over to Elann to pick out the red shades ...”
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Alternate Route
“I swear a big black cloud is following me around this week. I got ...”
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Fair Isle or 2 Color Knitting?
“I was doing some reading last night about 2 color knitting. I've been preparing ...”
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Still Plugging Away
“So I've swatched, washed, pulled and prodded my Silke Tweed swatches. And guess what? ...”
Jul
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Hooray For Knitting
“I've *finally* found a little project to keep me happy. Aptly named Hooray For ...”
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My Very Own Groupie
“Yesterday, a coworker and I drove together to get lunch. We don't know each ...”
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I'm 20 Again!
“Who says you can't turn back the clock? No, I'm not in my 20's again. ...”
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Friday...Ahhhhhh!
“I really had a great week, although you'd never know it from my blog! Yesterday's presentation ...”
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AWOK
“Absent Without Knitting. That's me. I've neither had the time nor the motivation ...”
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New Books
“I was happy to find out that Ann Budd's newest book -- The Knitter's Handy ...”
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NYC Yarn Shops
“Now that I have a little more time I'll give you all the full scoop ...”
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Amazon Order
“So I finally got my Amazon order! I think I placed the order almost ...”
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High School Revisited
“Lately there seems to be signs of my high school years all around me. Take R2 ...”
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Cables and Twists and Turns, Oh My!
“I was over reading Katy's blog yesterday when I saw she is co-hosting a St. ...”
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St Brigid Yarn
“A big thank you goes out to everyone who gave me input and advice on ...”
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Cape May Yarn Shop
“Fiber Arts Yarn Studio & Yarn Shop 315 Ocean St (in the Washington Commons) 609.898.8080 Located in the ...”
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Stitch Patterns
“Textured Knits I've been anticipating this one since it came up on my Amazon recommended list. ...”
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A Few Days Off
“I can't believe how many people responded to my little cable needle survey. 18 ...”
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Has It Been THAT Long?
“Wow, I haven't posted for a week! I really needed the time though. ...”
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New Look
“I've been planning to try something new for fall. Typepad doesn't make everything ...”
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Viral Project
“Klaralund is just sucking people in! I always thought it was a pretty pattern. ...”
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One More Christmas Gift
“I asked my sister-in-law Kelly to pick what she'd like me to make for her ...”
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Change of Focus
“I don't think I've mentioned dieting since my post a couple weeks back. Well, ...”
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Conversations
“Paul and me on Saturday... me: hey, i'm in my smaller jeans! can you tell? paul: ...”
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It's Just a Scarf
“It really shouldn't be this hard. I know. I have tried a half ...”
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Curse of the Station Wagon
“It's Friday. And you know what that means? There was less traffic driving to work ...”
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Production Knitting
“0 balls/230 yards I'm making GREAT progress on mom's scarf. Am I the only one ...”
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New Socks and a (Still Not Quite Done) Neckwarmer
“2 balls/745 yards/5 FOs So I blocked my neckwarmer. It was too big. So ...”
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Tired
“2 balls/770 yards/5 FOs I stayed up way later than I should have last night. ...”
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Ahhhh
“2 balls/887 yards/5 FOs This weekend I made sure I got some R&R. Friday night we had ...”
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Army Green
“Dear Dad, On days like this, when stories of wars and heroes flood the airways, I ...”
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Greener Pastures
“2 balls/900 yards/5 FOs Boy this was a long week! Work has been CRAZY and ...”
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Stash Sale
“I've started a photo album for my stash sale. I still need to image ...”
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New Knitty
“I wrote my post yesterday before realizing it was up. I love this issue! I ...”
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Kelly Christmas
“Alright, Kelly, if you're reading this -- stop! I've been working on Kelly's Christmas gift on ...”
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It's a Black Bra White T-Shirt Sorta Day
“I should have known when the wheezing from my asthma woke me up this morning ...”
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Grrrrrr
“Work is really busy this week, but it's a good busy. The kind of ...”
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2005 Goals
“I've seen this on a few blogs now so I'm putting in my 2 cents ...”