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The one where she finds

April 14, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

a photo of the first cables ever. I made the scarf for my DSIL, it was very long because I wasn’t sure how long it needed to be and just kept knitting until I ran out of yarn. It was a success, he said he loved it and it visited Europe with DD and DSIL.

I wish I had the picture of DSIL wearing it at the Eiffel Tower. I’m going to e-mail DD and she if she can’t send it to me. My scarf has turned out to be well travelled.

Off work tomorrow but have a to do list as long as my arm. Still, I won’t be at work.

He who never made a mistake never made a discovery. Samuel Smiles

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The one where the

February 23, 2011February 23, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

beautiful Sinfonia yarn has found it’s place in the world, a simple stockinette skinny scarf. The simplicity of stockinette really shows off the the blue shadings. One more example of beauty = simplicity. It’s my WIP Wednesday offering

I’m calling it My Blue Heaven.

One cannot find peace in work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one’s soul. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

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The one where she gives

February 18, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

the Wollmeise socks the boot (no pun intended). I took a close look at the yarn I was using and decided that the Sinfonia yarn was totally wrong for the project, for any sock project actually. If I had kept going, my socks were going to be way, way too thick to ever wear with shoes. So, as much as I liked the color and the sock pattern, I frogged them completely. Note to self: Sport weight yarn is not sock pattern friendly. The yarn’s not dead, just waiting for the right project, maybe a scarf or hat.

So, I really have nothing to share tonight, but I’ll do better tomorrow, I promise.

Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. David Starr Jordan (1851-1931)

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The one where the Scarf in

January 24, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

a Scarf is ready for her close-up, Mr. DeMille. This pic shows just one of the several ways this scarf can be worn, today, this one’s my favorite. I have a feeling that this scarf is going to be getting a lot wear time. I’ll try to remember to get pics posted of all the different ways this scarf can be worn, if I can figure them out. Maybe I need to drop in at Yarn Mart for some suggestions – ooh, is that a new colorway over there and, look, there’s something sparkly over there. Yeah, I think a trip to YM is in order. These pics are not so great, my usual spot was out of commission and I had to wing it in my office.

The two scarves apart –

and together –

Simple garter stitch scarf with buttonholes every 18 rows or so. Looks a lot more complicated than it really is. I love that!

BTW, my prediction about the cinnamon rolls was right on. When I got home from work this evening, Mr. Iknit was chowing down on the last one. I’ll be baking these again, I have a feeling.

Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns. John Maurice Clarke

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The one where she makes good her threat

January 19, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

to post a pic of the Lovely Leaf Lace scarf. I ended up taking the camera with me to work today since I really don’t have a great place to take pictures. At home, if my stash isn’t trying to ooze into the background, there’s a dustbunny just waiting in the wings for her big break. So, the camera got a field trip today. Here it is

About that resolution I made to blog everyday, I’m pretty sure that’s not going to happen. I obviously overestimated my desire to sit down at a computer after work and think of something to blog. If it happens every day, fine; but if not, that’s fine too. I’m pretty sure the world will continue spinning on it’s axis if I miss a day.

Quote: The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. Albert Einstein

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Saturday Start

January 16, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

Leaf Scarf blocking, looking good. Started Cabled Legwarmers from Knitpicks, Plymouth Yarn Encore, color 0240, a soft gray. Love the legwarmer look, I hope it loves me back. Here’s a peek –

No baking done today, knitting and blocking instead. Brownies tomorrow, along with getting ready for a home group meeting at 5 p.m. and hopefully going over some stepwork for my sponsee. Can’t put those off any longer. Neither one is difficult, I’ve just been procrastinating. If I would get started, it would only take an hour at the most. I’m doing them – tomorrow.

Busy hands are happy hands.

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Happy Friday

January 15, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

Down to weaving in ends and kitchenering halves of scarf together, called, btw Lovely Leaf Lace Scarf by Joelle Hoverson. After all is said and done, I have just enough of Twinkle left over to put it together. Tomorrow I block and hopefully will get some pics up. Even before blocking it’s really pretty, so I expect great things tomorrow. I have a mild case of startitis and have decided that I cannot make it one more day without a pair of cabled legwarmers so tomorrow, I will commence the hunt for the perfect pattern and then the perfect yarn.

Since the weather has turned so cold, I’ve been wanting to make soup; today I fixed a really tasty (if I do say so myself) chicken and corn with orzo. Can’t beat hot soup on a cold day.

Tomorrow is baking day, probably something chocolate. I’m thinking brownies, but cookies are a strong contender. Who knows, maybe both.

Heard at a meeting: It’s either a lesson or a blessin’.

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Who Knew?

January 14, 2011 mud&stringLeave a comment

Nearly finished with Leaf Lace Scarf. It has a name, I got it off Rav, will look it up tomorrow and post the real name. It’s turned out well so far and the huge tragedy that I thought was going to happen didn’t. This is what happened. I thought I was going to run out of yarn (Twinkle Handknits, Cruise, color 36 – mauve), could have sworn I had more, but couldn’t find any. I was about to bite the bullet and send out an APB on Ravelry to find enough to finish when, as I was cleaning out my bag today, I found a skein. Who woulda thunk it, that it was actually where it should have been. I jumped for joy – Yay bag, yay Twinkle. Here’s what I have so far: