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  • Warming Feet

    Number of comments: 2
    My son loves hand knitted wool socks. Everyone in my family does, but my boy especially loves them and wears them constantly in winter. Luckily, my LYS always has oddballs of sturdy, self-patterning sock yarns like Regia in its sale bin, so for about 5 bucks and one [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:20am EST
    by Liz K.

  • Project Nepal

    Number of comments: 19
    I know I have been absent from blog-land lately, and I am not even certain if Ann, Mo, and I have any readers out there anymore. But I am returning with a request for help, and a call to action.

    Knitters are generous people, I know. We knit [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:35am EST
    by Liz K.

  • The quick knit that wasn't

    Number of comments: 2

    Here's my "I need a quick win" knit that ended up requiring an email to the designer in Germany, grilling my favorite knit shop owner for advice during her son's baseball game, too much time on the calucaltor, etc. You understand, right?I found this cute [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:22am EDT
    by Mo

  • Congratulations Jared!

    Number of comments: 2
    The extremely talented Jared Flood is publishing a collection of handknit designs to be released next week. I am so excited about these patterns! Click here for previews and Jared's post. I see more than a few items that will be on my queue!' [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2009, 11:18am EDT
    by Ann

  • A Victory Lap For The Drive-Thru

    Number of comments: 3

    This Drive-Thru was a Tour de France knit. All our evenings for the past three weeks were spent cheering on the boys in the peloton but especially Thor Hushovd from Norway. His remarkable sprints and gritty determination in the mountains won him the honor [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2009, 10:39am EDT
    by Ann

  • Side-Swiped and a Drive-Thru

    Number of comments: 19
    About two months ago, I found out my mother was sick with a mysterious GI illness. A month ago yesterday, we learned that the mystery illness was in fact Stage IV metastatic pancreatic cancer. Six to eight months. Best case scenario.
    BAM! Side-swiped by Cancer. I thought my life [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2009, 2:02pm EDT
    by Ann

  • Two Months Of Update!

    Number of comments: 10
    Having resolved to Knit Less in 2009 (and blog a lot less -- hello, two months since my last post), most of my knitting projects are short on ambition, but long on satisfaction.  Since my last big project, I made a lot of simple, little projects, all of them gifts, [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2009, 10:31am EDT
    by Liz K.

  • Whatcha building?

    Number of comments: 5
    The Pavilion at The Lareau Farm Inn

    I spent this past weekend in Vermont at a lovely Inn - eating delicious, organic food and fraternizing with delightful family and friends.  Saturday morning found me deep in a comfortable chair by the porch while guests [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2009, 10:17am EDT

  • The Next Generation

    Number of comments: 8
    Both of my children knit.  I am not entirely responsible for this, my at-home influence is fortified by their school experience - they attend a Waldorf school where handwork is part of the curriculum for every grade.  In fact, I didn't even teach my oldest to knit, that duty' [...]
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    Posted: May 24, 2009, 9:08am EDT

  • i heart you

    Number of comments: 13
    I had the pleasure of test-knitting i heart you for Mandy at Zigzag Stitch. It's a seamless colorwork yoke sweater, and I fell in love with it the instant I saw Mandy's original on flickr.


    It is [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 2:29pm EDT

  • Just in Case ...

    Number of comments: 2

    I find this tremendously funny.  David R. Castillo, you are brilliant.  Pattern is here. [...]
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    Posted: May 07, 2009, 7:06am EDT

  • How To Use Up Yarn

    Number of comments: 10
    Let me walk you through how to use up partial skeins of yarn.


    First, the yarn - Blue Sky Organic Dyed Cotton.  Beautiful.  Springy.  You adore it and must do something with it.  There must be about half a skein left, enough for a [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2009, 4:00pm EDT

  • The Proper Response to Gray

    Number of comments: 12
    I spent an inordinate amount of time this winter knitting with charcoal gray Silky Tweed. It's first pass on the needles was a failed original design, a swingy, drapey open cardigan, intended to be the perfect, light layer for our February family trip to Southern California. This project has been' [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2009, 9:19am EDT
    by Liz K.

  • Icarus Finished!

    Number of comments: 9

    With sore hands and a stiff neck, I bound off the last of the hundreds of stitches just in time.  The auction was Saturday night.  I finished knitting by 8pm Friday night, wove in my ends around 9pm, and left it blocking overnight.  Phew!  
    [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2009, 8:23pm EDT

  • Deep in the Madness

    Number of comments: 3


    No, not March Madness.  That's Liz, not me.  I'm deep into lace madness.  I committed to donating an Icarus shawl to the Waldorf school for their auction on Saturday.  Is it done?  NO.

    I added an extra repeat on the main body [...]
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    Posted: March 24, 2009, 4:15pm EDT

  • The Blessingway Blanket

    Number of comments: 6
    How do you help prepare a friend for a birth?  Advice, baby paraphernalia, a pre-natal massage?  What if your friend is having her third baby?  And is an experienced home birther?  And is a doula?  What then?

    Well, this was the conundrum for a group of us women who are friends [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2009, 11:23am EDT

  • FTW!

    Number of comments: 9
    After my last post of a steaming pile of failed knitting projects, it was time for a little self-reflection. I had never had so many repeated failures and frustrations, and so few satisfactory finished objects. Knitting less meant knitting worse. It meant finishing nothing. And for a product knitter [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 12:49pm EST
    by Liz K.

  • Perfect day for a penguin

    Number of comments: 7
    Sometimes a silly little sweater can make you smile.

    I have to admit, Isabel's new penguin sweater is so darn cute. And, a snowy day for a photo! What could be better!

    This was a very easy project. I pulled some Cotton Ease' [...]
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    Posted: March 02, 2009, 3:27pm EST

  • FAIL!

    Number of comments: 15
    Perhaps you think it has been a month since my last post because I haven't been knitting. I have been knitting. Knitting less, like the last post resolved, but I have been knitting. It's just that I've been knitting a steaming pile of FAIL lately. I have never had' [...]
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    Posted: February 18, 2009, 9:58am EST

  • Almost Caught Up ...

    Number of comments: 3
    El Hatto Negro by Julia at Mind of Winter
    One of the projects I've finally posted on Ravelry (Crossroads Ann)
    As I rush to tie up loose ends (literally), tend to a sick child, and pack for a trip to Vermont, I came' [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 3:57pm EST

  • The Economy of Knitting

    Number of comments: 5
    Stash Yarn: Socks for N on the left and for R on the right
    I regularly count my blessings these days. Every week I hear of another neighbor, friend, or relative who has been furloughed or laid off. My husband's employment seems secure so far' [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 2:16pm EST

  • Warm woolly goodness

    Number of comments: 8

    Here's another finished product that was started more than a year ago. My goal was to wrap this up this last weekend, but a reality check right before seaming the shoulders made me realize I needed to rip the front out completely. One of the' [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2009, 4:44pm EST

  • Simple but Soulful

    Number of comments: 4
    When we simplify life, we must prioritize.


    Instead of reading dozens of blogs, paring down to a few cherished gems. Those that bring me wonderful patterns, knit-friends, or deep soulful inspiration.


    My knitting lately has [...]
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    Posted: January 18, 2009, 8:10pm EST
    by Ann

  • Resolved.

    Number of comments: 12
    I've really been enjoying the 2008 retrospectives around blogland lately:  the flickr mosaics, the wrap-up posts, the resolution posts.  Since knitblogging has become mostly an endless parade of FO posts (she says, squarely pointing the finger at herself), it was refreshing to see some reflection, some thoughts about the process' [...]
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    Posted: January 07, 2009, 9:02am EST

  • Dinah is done!

    Number of comments: 6
    Aren't we lucky that our knitting always takes us back? Just like a good friend -- so forgiving and welcoming. I guess that's one reason I'll probably always knit, even if I take long, unexplained breaks. Yes, Dinah is done! This was a "quickie" project' [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2009, 11:52am EST

  • My Sister Kate Rules

    Number of comments: 8
    I'm just going to ignore the fact that its been almost a month since I've last blogged.  I'm just going to ignore the backlog, and point you to my flickr or ravelry pages if you really care to see the socks and assorted little gifties I've knit recently. [...]
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    Posted: December 23, 2008, 12:51pm EST

  • Moving the Chi

    Number of comments: 4
    Are you still having a hard time getting your knitting mojo on? Never fear my comrades in yarn! I have another tip that will get your needles clickity clacking again in no time.

    If you've read anything at all about feng shui, you know that clutter and piles' [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:50pm EST

  • Just What the Knitting Doctor Ordered

    Number of comments: 9
    The knitting mojo is back! Here are my first four steps to recover from a knitting slump:

    Find a quick knit that is useful and, preferably, beautiful. Find the perfect yarn. It should be a joy to knit. The pleasure you experience when it slides through your fingers will [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2008, 2:16pm EST

  • Knitting Rules

    Number of comments: 12
    There's a few personal rules I've got for my knitting, rules I've learned from the past 7 years of knitting. All knitters have them; I'm sure you've got a few of your own. They save us knitters from making the same mistakes again and again, or from making garments that' [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2008, 1:45pm EST
    by Liz K.

  • Where's the Mojo?

    Number of comments: 4
    In January, I christened this "The Year of Relaxing" with a sub-title of "Mistakes Will Be Made." In contrast to past resolutions (be more compassionate, get better about the laundry, floss more often), I have more than met the challenge this year. I won't go into details, but rest assured,' [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2008, 12:59pm EST
    by Ann

  • October Classic

    Number of comments: 4

    2008 World Series Champions Philadelphia Phillies! We did it!   [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2008, 9:27am EDT

  • Call Me Crazy

    Number of comments: 15
    Is it insane to make a blanket out of sock yarn? I mean, Shelly did it, and so did Deb. So it's definitely possible. Have you seen this one by Birgit? It's amazing. So I've toyed with the idea for a while now. I have a lot' [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2008, 10:18am EDT

  • I'm Easy To Spell

    Number of comments: 13
    My son brought some schoolwork home from school the other day. There was one paper, his writing practice, that said, simply, "I like my mom."

    I was, predictably, very touched by this. I swept him up in my arms, and expressed my delight in his [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:53am EDT

  • A Swirl Cap

    Number of comments: 7
    How do you thank someone for rescuing you from the blue screen of death? Why, knit him a blue swirl cap! This was a quick knit for Jorge while he was retrieving data and upgrading our hard drive. He deserves much, much more.


    Pattern: [...]

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    Posted: October 06, 2008, 2:40pm EDT

  • Comfort

    Number of comments: 18
    I'm going to be honest and tell you that my September pretty much sucked. I am not one of those super-controlling Moms (really, I'm not), but I find it difficult to release my children to the big bad world of elementary school. I prefer them in my supportive and accepting [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2008, 12:42pm EDT

  • Welcome Lyra!

    Number of comments: 7

    After almost a month without internet or email, I'm back. Our computer, pushed to the edges of it's capacity, gave us the big blue screen and was resistant to our meager efforts to repair it. Enter Jorge, the talented and clever, and husband to [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2008, 1:05pm EDT
    by Ann

  • Knitwear Smackdown: The Marital Version

    Number of comments: 9
    I thought I'd interrupt the cavalcade of FO posts to get your input about the current sweater on the needles, the Counterpane Pullover.

    I love it. I loved it when it came out in the magazine, and I love it now. I think it is Twinkle-esque, Anthropologie-ish, and' [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 12:32pm EDT

  • Cardigan Catch-Up

    Number of comments: 10
    Here's something I made during the blog hiatus:


    It's a little cropped cardi for my Rosebud. My daughter will tell you she's a little bit of a tomboy and a little bit of a girly girl, and that's about right. She's the kid in' [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2008, 4:22pm EDT

  • Blog Blahs.

    Number of comments: 11
    Life has seriously licked our collective asses here at XRK, making it difficult for either of us to blog with any regularity. Ann is experiencing computer issues, and I have been experiencing life issues that are keeping me busy. I have been knitting, though, and I have several FOs to [...]
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    Posted: September 15, 2008, 12:48pm EDT

  • Sock Blahs

    Number of comments: 9
    After seven years of knitting, I am ready to announce that I am officially A Product Knitter. I know, I'm slow. It took me so long to figure it out because I really do enjoy the process: the thinking, matching yarn and pattern, the act of stitch after stitch after' [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2008, 3:06pm EDT

  • August Rain and a February Sweater

    Number of comments: 11
    Alternate Title: Look Ma! No Seams!

    We're finally getting some much needed rain. Not a lot. But a calm, steady sprinkle. The air is cool, the windows are open, and the kids are at art camp for the morning. Ah. I'm happy with the quiet, the garden is [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2008, 10:16am EDT

  • Summer Green

    Number of comments: 12
    Determined to enjoy my last two weeks of summer, I bring you a quick-and-dirty FO post:



    Pattern: 65-6 Lace Top in Safran with short sleeves by DROPS design
    Yarn: Reynolds Sunday Best, 5 skeins, and all but a teeny bit of [...]
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    Posted: August 20, 2008, 10:16am EDT

  • Birth Matters

    Number of comments: 4

    A few months ago, my very good friend Melissa, a doula, asked me to donate a shawl for a charity auction. I said yes, first because it was Melissa, also because I had the time, but most importantly because the auction supports a wonderful organization: [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2008, 12:54pm EDT

  • Random Posting

    Number of comments: 10
    As you can see, I am still embracing my summer laziness in the posting. I have a couple of almost-FOs to show, and I will make a concentrated effort to sew buttons, weave in ends, photograph and post in the next week or so.

    I didn't, however, want to [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2008, 8:52am EDT

  • Lazy

    Number of comments: 7
    Every season has something to recommend it. Winter has its woolens and hot cocoa and cozy evenings by the fire. Spring has its air of anticipation and energy, all colors and new life. Fall has its stately colors and crisp mornings, fresh-picked apples and Eagles football.

    Summer has large [...]
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    Posted: July 27, 2008, 10:14am EDT

  • Perspective

    Number of comments: 9
    I cast on for Ene's Scarf (Ravelry link) last week. This is the first time I'm knitting a lace shawl from the outside in, so to speak. Casting on 375 stitches just about made me insane and the whole project seems so daunting. But then we discovered that the [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2008, 8:04am EDT

  • Re-entry

    Number of comments: 8
    I've been back from Greece for close to two weeks, and have been busy reconnecting with my real life again. It would take weeks to share all the stories of once-in-a-lifetime, pinch me moments, like watching the sunset over the Aegean from the deck of a [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2008, 9:49pm EDT
    by Liz K.

  • Norwegian Lagoons

    Number of comments: 7
    So. As I promised, the socks that I knit in Norway. Now I truly knit three socks since I frogged an entire completed one that I had rushed. It didn't fit over R's foot. Not an insignificant problem. I was experimenting with calf-shaping and I guess I took it a [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 12:11pm EDT

  • Travel Knitting

    Number of comments: 5
    I was very indecisive about which yarn to bring with me on this trip. It had to be a sock yarn because of course I would be knitting socks (easy to pack, easy to knit) and it had to be beautiful because I'd knit nothing else for two weeks.

    [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2008, 8:43pm EDT

  • Back Home

    Number of comments: 6
    Here I am knitting in the wilds of the Lofoten Islands

    ... and jet lagged. I don't know how Liz is feeling right now, but I could sure use a nap. Hope Greece was warm and beautiful! Norway was cold, very cold, and beautiful. [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2008, 8:26pm EDT

  • Saying Goodbye

    Number of comments: 13
    I'll be saying goodbye to the kids in a few days while Mr S and I head to Greece for 10 days of archaeological wonders, lots of ouzo, long walks and off-the-beaten path adventures. It's a chance for us to nurture our relationship after 7+ years of parenthood, so while [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 9:18am EDT

  • Drowing in Beige

    Number of comments: 12
    I married into a great family. It was part of what vaulted Mr S's and my relationship from serious to consideration-of-marriage. As I considered the future of our relationship, I wondered whether I could look forward to holidays with his family, year after year. Could I really eat Thanksgiving Dinner [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2008, 4:12pm EDT

  • A Swallowtail at the End of School

    Number of comments: 11

    Pattern: Swallowtail Shawl by Evelyn Clark, Interweave Knits Fall 2006
    Yarn: Fleece Artist Sea Wool Bordello Sock Yarn, Kid Silk Haze (shade 628)
    Needles: US 6s
    Notes: This was supposed to be a quickie one week project to bang out before school ended -- a [...]
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    Posted: June 07, 2008, 10:57am EDT

  • Socks on the Run

    Number of comments: 5
    I swear there's been some knitting in my life but I'm not really coming up with any FOs lately. I've been busy with a bunch of Swiffer covers ...


    ... and I'm about to block a shawl which I will post about soon.

    [...]
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    Posted: June 05, 2008, 8:48am EDT

  • Nothing Says Summer Like a Big Wool Blanket!

    Number of comments: 12
    I received many helpful comments on the last post, encouraging me to knot the ends and call them fringe. I did consider this option, since there were a ton of ends to weave in. This blanket changes color every row. That means that there is an end at the beginning [...]
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    Posted: May 30, 2008, 10:41am EDT

  • All That Remains

    Number of comments: 21
    All that remains of my drawer-full of worsted oddballs and leftovers is these 6 partial balls of yarn. It's some Cascade 220, some Naturewool, a teeny ball of Bartlett's, and a ball of something soft and creamy white, its identity and ball band lost. The crocheted blanket is done.

    [...]
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    Posted: May 22, 2008, 9:40am EDT

  • I Wanna Be Popular!

    Number of comments: 10
    One of my favorite features in Ravelry is searching the most popular patterns. It is surprising, because I generally eschew the popular for the obscure and unique. But in knitting, patterns are popular for very good reasons: a simple stitch pattern used to good effect (Jaywalkers), a universally flattering [...]
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    Posted: May 17, 2008, 10:53am EDT

  • Evil Giant Space Mitts

    Number of comments: 4
    I'll explain the title later ...

    R has three preschool teachers: Jean, who is also the preschool's director; Anne, who is currently the love of R's life; and Michelle, who works on Mondays while Jean attends to whole school business.

    Since this is R's last year at the [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 10:18am EDT

  • Dramatic Stash Reduction

    Number of comments: 15
    My stash lives in our guest room. I have a large dresser full: one drawer for wools, one drawer for cottons, and one mostly of odds and ends and leftovers. There's also an old china cabinet with all the books, sock yarns and other special yarns jammed in there. I [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2008, 9:26am EDT
    by Liz K.

  • Out With The Old

    Number of comments: 4
    I need structure when in an overwhelming situation. So I often make arbitrary limits just to bring some order and control to the chaos. Therefore it seemed only natural for me to create some kind of absurd rule for MDSW 2008 purchases: I couldn't buy yarn from any vendor from [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2008, 8:19pm EDT
    by Ann

  • MDSW 2008 Round Up - Picture Heavy

    Number of comments: 10
    I am terribly late blogging about MDSW, and since Ann did an excellent write-up herself here, I'll just share the spoils of the day.

    Row 1: Indie hand-dyes: Woolarina, C*EYE*BER Fibers, and Brooklyn Handspun, all procured from the Cloverhill Yarns booth; Fibre Company Terra in [...]
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    Posted: May 08, 2008, 9:14am EDT

  • MDSW Fun and Some Syncopation

    Number of comments: 11
    Phew! What a weekend! It was such tremendous fun hanging out with Liz on Saturday -- and extra special fun meeting her Montco Sit and Knit friends! I keep thinking about how much fun it would be to take a trip up to Philly just to hang out and [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2008, 4:41pm EDT

  • Will I See You at MDSW?

    Number of comments: 28
    Look for me; I'll be the girl in the knitted skirt!

    Pattern: Indigo Ripples Skirt, IK Spring 2007 (Rav link)
    Yarn & Needles: Elann Den-M-Nit, 9 balls indigo, US5
    Pattern Mods: I lengthened the stockinette portion and I only knitted 50 rows [...]
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    Posted: April 30, 2008, 4:38pm EDT

  • The Waldorf 2nd Grade Horse

    Number of comments: 11
    Guest Blogging today is my daughter Nora. She is a second grader at the Richmond Waldorf School and has just finished knitting a horse in her handwork class. I'll let her tell you all about it!





    [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2008, 10:35am EDT

  • Better-Than-Booties Baby Socks

    Number of comments: 8
    The rain for the past two days has forced me out of the garden and back inside the house to find piles of unwashed laundry, no groceries in the fridge, and emails left unread. I'm almost caught up, but I have a number of FOs to post. Let's start with [...]
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    Posted: April 22, 2008, 9:10am EDT

  • Knitter 700-And-Something...

    Number of comments: 11

    ...is me.

    Read more about this amazing day at Wool Gathering here and here. [...]
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    Posted: April 21, 2008, 11:08am EDT

  • Fantasy vs. Reality

    Number of comments: 22
    There's nothing like a string of warm days to make me really crave a warm merino jacket.


    Pattern: 96-3 Short jacket knitted from side to side in Alpaca, another free pattern from DROPS Design
    Yarn: Karabella Aurora 8, Anthracite colorway, 9 balls, [...]
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    Posted: April 15, 2008, 9:26am EDT

  • Four Skeins of Malabrigo

    Number of comments: 7
    Remember last fall when I ducked out of the Second Wave Clapotis KAL? Well, I ended up with four yummy skeins of Malbrigo Stone Crop in the stash. One became a Coronet. One a Koolhaas. One skein was sent to China in a care package for my [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2008, 8:28pm EDT

  • Fire and Earth

    Number of comments: 10
    The third edition of Project Spectrum has just transitioned from the element of Fire to Earth, and as usual, I am a few days behind.


    Pattern: Primavera Socks
    Yarn & Needles: Trekking XXL, US2 & US1 needles
    Rav info here

    [...]
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    Posted: April 03, 2008, 9:27am EDT

  • Whaddya know? Knitting is cool!

    Number of comments: 2
    From the San Jose Mercury News via the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Knit One, Purl Two, Blog Too.

    Nice quote from our very own hip knitter/yarn store owner! Excuse me while I update my Ravelry site so that I can be as cool as everyone else! [...]
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    Posted: March 31, 2008, 3:57pm EDT

  • Busy ...

    Number of comments: 7

    ... but not with knitting. If I have free time, I'm in the garden marvelling over the little green things that defy all reason and pop out of the soil year after year. This is my 8th year in this house and it's nice to [...]
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    Posted: March 28, 2008, 10:49am EDT

  • XRK: Today, with Crochet!

    Number of comments: 11
    We've needed some new throws and blankets around here for a while now, and I have been fully convinced that crocheting an afghan is for sure the way to go. I spend lots of time on Ravelry looking at different ones, and imagine the amazing crocheted afghans I could make. [...]
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    Posted: March 26, 2008, 4:56pm EDT

  • Two Boleros

    Number of comments: 14
    Do you want to know why I don't ever worry about the size of my stash? Every once in a while, I get this incredible urge to stash-dive and knit something with some random, long-stashed yarn. I fall back in love with it, or just get sick of seeing it. [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2008, 9:32am EDT

  • Sock Spirit

    Number of comments: 13
    My last pair of socks were a disappointment, so I was in need of some sock redemption. I wanted to knit a pair of red socks in honor of Project Spectrum 3.0, and with MDSW only a month and a half away, and I've been feeling the pressure [...]
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    Posted: March 16, 2008, 4:33pm EDT
    by Liz K.

  • Scarf with the Clarence Border

    Number of comments: 7
    My auction project is done! And compared to last year's contribution, this one was simple, fast, and just a joy to knit. (Please, learn from my experience last year, do not felt a vest. You end up knitting a very ugly dress and then it takes forever to [...]
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    Posted: March 12, 2008, 4:45pm EDT

  • Ignore this post

    Just trying to ping. [...]
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    Posted: March 11, 2008, 8:17pm EDT

  • Oh, Ann, ...

    Number of comments: 7

    Oh, Ann, you and your daffodils and your new gardening blog tease me. 15 years in the South have totally screwed up my seasonal clock. I expect Spring to come now, but here in Philadelphia, we are still definitely in hat season, and will be [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2008, 2:19pm EDT

  • Muddy Paws

    Number of comments: 6

    Liz, Mo ... I've got something to admit. I've been cheating on you. I started a gardening blog. It's nothing serious -- I swear! Just a lark. I haven't really been keeping it a secret, I just could never find the right time to tell [...]
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    Posted: March 09, 2008, 9:16pm EDT

  • Sproingless

    Number of comments: 17
    My first pair of socks in 2008 have left me decidedly underwhelmed. They're knitted with the new Noro Kureyon Sock, and it didn't much like it. I've previously really enjoyed knitting with Noro yarns, but this is not what I am looking for in a sock [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2008, 1:11pm EST

  • Cupcake Craziness

    Number of comments: 5
    The best cupcakes I've ever had were made by Liz. She uses the Magnolia Bakery recipe and they ROCK. They are so incredibly delicious.

    Well, since Liz is my favorite cupcake maker and my favorite knitter, how's about whippin up some of these babies next time I come up?
    [...]
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    Posted: March 05, 2008, 6:49am EST
    by Ann

  • Warming Up

    Number of comments: 7
    It's taken me a bit of time (over a week) to get around to posting after our family trip up to see The BackBou's folks in the Mad River Valley. I love Vermont in the winter with the cold temperatures and deep snow (one morning I was up snowshoeing [...]
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    Posted: March 03, 2008, 1:54pm EST

  • The Camera Doesn't Lie

    Number of comments: 28
    I was all ready to show you my finished Sugarplum Pullover early last week, after having ripped it out all the way past the armpits. The length issue had been resolved by ripping the entire yoke and several inches of the body, and reknitting a smaller size. The yoke was [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2008, 11:13am EST

  • Trio of Mitts

    Number of comments: 12
    I'm no Tiennie. I don't knit rainbows of mitts for all the playground moms, nor do I knit flowers of snowboarding caps for all my son's friends. No, there's only one Tiennie, and all I can hope to do is to be inspired by her generous spirit [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 9:23am EST

  • Wear Report - Valentine's Edition

    Number of comments: 24
    For the last four years, I have knitted something for Mr S for Valentines Day. The first thing I ever made him were Fibertrends Felted Clogs, and after four years of daily wear, it was time for a replacement.

    Let's give some serious credit to that double-thick felted [...]
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    Posted: February 15, 2008, 10:02am EST

  • The Dance of Knitting

    Number of comments: 6
    On and off for the past year, I have been spending my Tuesday nights at Scottish Country Dancing Classes. The extraordinary instructors, Stella and Sandy, drill into the dancers proper footwork, dance etiquette, and the beauty of the intricate twists and turns of the dance.

    [...]

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    Posted: February 13, 2008, 8:00am EST

  • Emotional Rescue

    Number of comments: 19
    How far would you go to rescue a project?

    Would you cut off the bottom of a too-long sweater? I'll bet many of you might. I certainly have cut off too-long sleeves and knit ribbings down to the desired length. But what if your ribbing looked this good? It's [...]
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    Posted: February 07, 2008, 2:37pm EST

  • You Make My Day

    Number of comments: 3
    The gang over here at XRK would like to extend our collective thanks to those fabulous Knitbloggers who recently told us that we make their day -- thank you Chrispy, Tiennie, and Marnie!

    Here's a list of bloggers who make our day [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2008, 7:35pm EST

  • Big Wool Too Small

    Number of comments: 10
    Back in November I wanted to knit up a shawl for my sister-in-law for Christmas. I felt as though she deserved a yummy hand knit. She wanted a big, comfy wrap -- rectangular and knit on the diagonal. She came to the yarn store with me and picked out some [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2008, 3:38pm EST

  • So Long, Manos!

    Number of comments: 14
    I have managed to knit up just about all six skeins of Manos that had long lingered in my stash. The final FOs were more successful than the first few.

    The Purl Scarf (Ravelry link)

    I made this with one skein of Manos [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2008, 2:54pm EST

  • We're Two!

    Number of comments: 17

    The Yarn Lounge was the site of a rare and unusual site: all three XRK bloggers, all together in one place! This week marked the second blog birthday of Crossroad Knits, and it happened to coincide with a friend's wedding in Richmond, so we [...]
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    Posted: January 24, 2008, 9:30am EST

  • Fear Not!

    Number of comments: 15
    Fear not fellow knitters, I only had to endure a few short hours with no knitting on the needles. (Breathe deeply Madge, I survived! Never again, never again ...)

    So here are some FOs as yet unposted.



    [...]
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    Posted: January 18, 2008, 9:45am EST

  • Wear Report - Sundara Socks

    Number of comments: 14
    You've surely seen Theresa's new feature on her blog, Time Machine Tuesdays? She is updating previously finished knits, on how frequently she wears them, and how the garments in general and the yarns in particular have held up. Theresa is encouraging other knit bloggers to do the same [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2008, 12:00pm EST

  • New Projects

    Number of comments: 10
    Last night I finally finished the BackBou's socks. They are his Christmas present. I am cognizant of the fact that it is January 11th. That's 17 days late. Technically. Because Christmas should be in our hearts all year long, right? I shall have to post about them later since he [...]
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    Posted: January 11, 2008, 2:14pm EST

  • Setting the Manos Free

    Number of comments: 11
    I've had this sweater's worth of Manos in my stash for a couple of years.

    A lustrous turquoise, I got it on sale during our lean years in Virginia, and it felt like an incredible indulgence at the time. I wound some, swatched some, even [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2008, 3:53pm EST

  • Four Year Sweater

    Number of comments: 29
    It is a good omen to start the new year with a victory, isn't it? I know this little, unassuming mass of stockinette seems like nothing much, but for me, it is wearable proof of how far I have come as a knitter.

    I have [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2008, 12:46pm EST

  • Hello 2008

    Number of comments: 5
    I'm just going to act like I didn't stop blogging, okay?

    We started New Year's Day with our traditional family hike at Pocahontas State Park. The trail is only 2.5 miles, but the wee ones can make it challenging. This year's hike got cut short due to Rocket Man's [...]
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    Posted: January 01, 2008, 1:43pm EST

  • 2007 Roundup

    Number of comments: 7
    Life here at Chez Ann has finally calmed down. Christmas decorations are down and packed away (when they go up the house feels cozy, by New Year's Eve it feels like I can barely turn around it's so crowded in here). I was able to visit with many, many friends [...]
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    Posted: January 01, 2008, 10:14am EST

  • Party More!

    Number of comments: 10
    I can't say my slate is exactly clean; I'm having some neckline issues with my laceweight sweater, but still, I am content with my year's worth of knits.

    Here's the final FO for 2007, then, Herringbone Mitts from Elliphantom.

    I used Cascade [...]
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    Posted: December 31, 2007, 11:20am EST

  • Clean Slate 2008

    Number of comments: 7
    It has been the joy of family and the magic of Christmas with young children that has kept me from blogging. I did have a wonderfully blessed Christmas with my family and with Mr S's, and Santa was very good to all of us this year. And while I truly [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2007, 1:49pm EST

  • Forecast Notes

    Number of comments: 6
    As previously mentioned, my Forecast is finished and photographed.



    Pattern: Forecast by Stefanie Japel, Knitty Winter 2005
    Yarn & Needles: Brooks Farm FourPlay, US 7 & US 8
    Mods: Like many Forecast knitters, I used Winnie's mods.

    Since [...]
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    Posted: December 20, 2007, 9:16am EST
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