Category: Knitting
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Dirty Little Secret
Mr. Penney and I are mostly homebodies. Most of this is because we have gotten past the point of wanting to do the clubs and such. Another reason though, is because we have someone back home that we have to take care of: Bogey is a nine year old beagle that has been with Mr.…
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Joy and Pain
I hope you had a good holiday weekend. Mr. Penney and I did, though I can’t say that we did anything out of the ordinary. I did get baby sweater number two completed: It is about to get shipped off to my friend Kelly, who gave birth to her daughter Regina back in January. Hopefully, it…
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Red, red wine
I know I should save it until the end, but I can’t wait, so here it is: It wasn’t like there was a lot to do on it since the last entry here, but we did go on a button finding expedition on Saturday. Mr. Penney helped me select the buttons for this jacket and…
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Baby, Baby, Baby (Baby)
This post is going to make it sound like I have been obsessed with knitting, which is kind of true, but only for the past couple weeks. It seems that there is a population boom going on, and since my loom that I normally make the baby blankets on is occupied, I am knitting baby…
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Handspun Aran
This is my first attempt at spinning a three ply yarn. I had always wanted to knit an Aran sweater, and this one from Country Knits by Debbie Bliss and Fiona McTague caught my eye. After spinning a number of smaller projects, I thought that I would try spinning the yarn for it. To make…