Category: Clothing
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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…
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Don’t Stop
Reference This post was originally supposed to be about the actual action of weaving. (The part that everyone sees when weaving is being demostrated somewhere.) But I got a little carried away.
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(Sley) Ride
Reference OK. A few notes before I go forward with this entry: I have changed warps on you. I am using yarn that I spun a couple years ago for the project you are about to see. I didn’t want anyone thinking that weaving had the magical power to turn fingering weight purple silk into worsted weight handspun blue/green/purple…
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Begin the Beguine
Reference I joined up with the O-Loom-Pic Weave-along on Ravelry; so in doing the projects for it, I thought it would be a good opportunity for giving the uninitiated some insight into the weaving process. This post covers the project planning and winding the warp.
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No 1/2 Stepping
Reference I was pretty darn nervous this morning. I was teaching my first Basic Step class at our new (to Mr. Penney and I) gym. There were two things that were causing the nervous: Unlike cycling, I hadn’t taught a step class in two years, since we moved to Ellicott City. It got to the…
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Virtual Insanity
Reference While this entry could be about how things are going right now (I have a few too many balls in the air at the moment,) this is actually about something I do to make sure my socks are the same size when knitting. Some of the women from the knitting group were curious about…
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Waiting Game
Reference Well, I am sitting here right now, waiting for the air conditioning repairman to call me to let me know when he will be here. Fortunately, today is not supposed to be a scorcher; but I have never been a fan of these unscheduled times off work. I don’t have a lot of vacation…
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Dive in the Pool
Reference Well, with my mother’s socks done, I can start a new pair with a clean conscience. And that new pair is using the Socks That Rock that I got at the MSWF. This is side one: And this is side two: Yes, the mediumweight is pooling something fierce for me. Whether I like it…
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Oh Sheila
Reference Well, I finished these on Father’s Day. Unfortunately, it was Father’s Day night (Father’s Night?) after we had already been to the shindig at my sister’s for the occasion. It is just as well, because I wanted to give them a wash before I give them to my mother. I usually don’t worry about…
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Like You’ll Never See Me Again
Reference Ok. I know I said that I wasn’t going to do this; but I figured that if I didn’t show you the stuff that I got at Sheep and Wool, you may never see it at the rate I move. But first, let me tell you what my philosophy is when shopping the festival:…