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The Birthday was good. Very relaxing. I took the day off work. I got up and went to get my hair cut (and it looks gorgeous!). B and I went to lunch with his sister at our...
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Posted by: iconb on 2008-08-20 20:20:36
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Well what do you know Explicit Content
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As predicted, I stopped posting for a while. I knew it would happen, I have a tendancy to either "forget" about things, or just lose interest in things very fast....
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Posted by: Nyssy on 2008-08-12 23:02:27
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Finally!
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FInally, someone has listened to me when I say I have an ulcer and have tested me for it. preliminary blood test show I do indeed have an excess amount of the bacteria that...
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Posted by: crendel on 2008-07-31 23:13:10
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Can’t Trust That Day
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Another broken night. Up at 2am, finally back to sleep at around 4:30am, and up at 6am to feed the cats and take The Auteur to the train station for work.
But it was not...
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Posted by: blanck on 2008-07-07 16:57:29
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Lace Patterns
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I was recently looking through my knitting magazines to find an article I had read on yarns. Since my last blog talked about how hard it is to find yarns, I thought I would...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-10 16:12:18
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Finding the Yarn
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I find patterns for hand knit handbags , sweaters, scarves, etc. in many different places. Sometimes I see them in magazines and since magazines are more current than books I...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-07 11:45:57
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Make it Fit!
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About ten years ago I had walked into a yarn shop and saw a beautiful pink sweater with mohair and ribbon yarns that I just had to knit. I bought the yarn and knitted the...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-06 10:07:49
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Collecting Yarn
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When I first started knitting handmade handbags I had not knitted in several years and I started out fresh. I did still have a collection of knitting needles but all my yarn...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-05 19:01:08
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Color, Color, and More Color
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I have already mentioned how much I love to knit in previous blogs and I have not addressed one of my favorite things about knitting and that is color. When I knit a new...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-04 13:03:51
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Why do we knit?
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Why do we knit when we have easy access to ready made sweaters, scarves, gloves, socks, and handbags ? It isn’t cheaper and you can’t wear it immediately. I knit...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-03 16:54:08
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Whats in a Name?
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I like to name my handknitted handbags . Sometimes the name is really easy and other times I have to think about it and ask my friends and families for suggestions. The...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-02 12:56:01
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Unfinished Projects
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I have a few unfinished projects that have been sitting on the shelf for several weeks. One is a sweater that needs a crocheted finish around the edge and two buttons sewn on...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-06-01 09:25:04
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Check the Gage Before You Start
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One of the only things I don’t like about knitting is the making of a sample gauge piece. I don’t know why it is so hard to make myself knit one unless it is the...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-05-30 09:44:26
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More Ideas!
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Besides the books and yarn shops I have used for inspiration, I also like to read the knitting magazines. Even if I don’t use any of the patterns out of the magazine I...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-05-29 09:31:50
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Where do Ideas Come From?
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One day while I was browsing the yarn department at our local Hancock Fabric Store I found a book that had wonderful handbag patterns. The name of the book was Pursenalities...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-05-28 10:42:48
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Third Handbag
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My husband and I were still vacationing in Palm Springs and I wanted to knit another handbag. I found some soft black wool at the local yarn shop and added a black eyelash yarn...
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Posted by: dianna111 on 2008-05-27 10:17:07
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