Posts tagged: Frances

Haven’t You Always Wanted A Monkey?

By , April 30, 2009 9:13 pm

Here’s my new bus knitting…Monkey by Cookie A.

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Yes, I just bought her book.  No, I have no idea why I didn’t pick one of those socks to knit first.

Frances is also slightly perplexed.

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Or maybe they both are just obsessed with the wrist strap on my camera.

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Socks & Sunshine

By , March 14, 2009 6:10 pm

I recently treated myself to some Sock Blockers from Knit Picks and decided to try them out today on the First Socks.  I think they’re pretty cool.  So does Frances.

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All A Bloom

By , March 12, 2009 7:48 pm

Because our first guy was doing so great, we decided to expand our collection with two more.

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One problem – orchids are kitty magnets.

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But I think we might have found a solution…

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Death of a Sushi

By , February 2, 2009 9:31 pm

Last summer I made some felt beads that were instantly declared (much to my dismay) as instant Kitty Favorites.  Despite my efforts to hide them away until I could do something with them, they were always discovered and started showing up everywhere around the house.  The Canadian decided they looked like little pieces of sushi.  I gave up.

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Today one mysteriously found it’s way into the water bowl.

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The aftermath wasn’t pretty.

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Good thing they still have 10 more hidden around here to keep them busy.

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Funnel Cakes

By , January 31, 2009 11:19 am

We made funnel cakes tonight.  Sooo good.

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And check out the peanut gallery that came out to watch the fun.

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“Seriously? You’re seriously taking more pictures of yarn???”

By , January 5, 2009 8:58 pm

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New Toy

By , September 15, 2008 11:29 pm
Let me introduce you to the latest addition to my fiber/yarn/textile paraphernalia collection, my shiny new Ashford Knitters Loom.

This bad boy warps in under a half hour and in just 2.5 more hours, you can have a cute little scarf for your very own. And that is while being distracted by TV reruns at the same time. Pretty impressive, I say.

There are so many great things about this loom. It comes with a 7.5 DPI heddle which is perfect for the fancy novelty yarns that are normally better for knitting. Also, it has minimal yarn wastage (compared to my 8 harness Macomber), which means this guy is perfect for using up Stash yarn. (Confession: These last two scarves were made from newly purchased yarn. Yes, I am ashamed.)

Even Frances approves. Sort of.

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