Author: textillian
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Quick Reminder
Just a quick reminder that the raffle for those that sponsored me in Race for the Cure is Sunday at 5 PM Eastern. If you have not received confirmation from me (either in person or via email) of the number of tickets that you have in the drawing for the scarves, please contact me via…
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I’m Coming Out
Who are we kidding? That happened a while ago. Reference First, I have a few thank you’s to make. (Sounds like I am about to make an acceptance speech, doesn’t it?) Thank you to Jane for giving me the I Love Your Blog Award. (Hmmm. Maybe it is an acceptance speech. And yes, I am…
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Silky Soul
Reference Ok, so maybe you want a little more information about the scarves that are yet to be. I understand. Here is the one that is currently on the loom. The yarn for both the weft and the warp is silk fingering weight yarn dyed by Dave Daniels. I have it sett at 18 epi…
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Ready or Not
Reference Remember this? I wondered who it was going to go to. Well, as you may have guessed, I knew all along who it was going to go to. It’s going to YOU! Well, one of you, anyway. Yes, it is that time of year again: time for Race for the Cure. Last year,…
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Feels like the First Time
Reference Remember that shirt I was going to make for Mr. Penney? Well, I finished it last week. Here is the result: And here is the review that appears on Pattern Review: Pattern Description: Men’s button front knit shirt based on this Banana Republic shirt Pattern Sizing: A men’s medium, with an addition inch added…
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Try Again
Reference You may have thought from all of the weaving posts that I had given up on knitting. But no, that is not the case. The knitting has just been going on behind the scenes when I would go to Sip ‘n Knit and when it would get too dark for me to weave. And…
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Olympic Theme
Reference Well, the Olympics are over. Kind of sad. But the happy part is that I did actually get something done during that two week period. Call it a shawl if you wish, but I prefer to think of it as a Super Scarf! The fiber is a Romney – mohair blend that I got…