the next felting project???

The Lizard Ridge blanket is probably going, going…almost gone. I do not have the energy or the concentration that goes along knitting short rows. It will be a felted something…my guess is as good as anyone’s.

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a bit of sunshine

I saw the sun peaking through the clouds today…
The sunshine hand towel will someday grace a towel holder a gentle reminder of the warm sunny days to come…

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back on track…knit on

I don’t know if summer will ever arrive on this side of the pond, since the month of June has been mainly cool, damp and rainy…I am hoping for some warm weather by the time I finish this cami.The progress has been slow since I had to “frog” 10 cm of the bodice when I [...]

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curled up on the sofa with a good book…

Has it really been raining here for two and a half weeks straight?
I decided to put my knitting aside and read a good book. I got myself a library card and spent an hour or so perusing the bookshelves.
I came across a familiar author, Margaret Atwood. It has been [...]

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click on over to…

The weather here has been cool, damp, and rainy…so I’ve been catching up on my blog reading.
In addition, I’ve decided to rename my “Blog of the week” post to “click on over to….” since I never posted a “must see” blog every week.
So, click on over to …Vintage Purls
I don’t have any future plans [...]

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something old is vintage

I love to collect things that have a significant meaning to me. My latest acquisition has an interesting Canadian/Royal connection…This is my first vintage knitting pattern… To commemorate Princess Elizabeth’s first official visit to Canada in 1951, the T. Eaton Co. Limited (one of Canada’s greatest retail and social institution) produced and promoted a [...]

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World Wide Knit in Public Day…Dublin

Yesterday, 09 June 2007 was World Wide Knit in Public Day…
Lien and Jackie did a fantastic job organizing Dublin’s first WWKiP Day.
Non-Knitter Friend from Canada and I made our way into Bray yesterday morning to meet up with Jackie (who I never met before) from Wicklow. Non-knitter Friend asked, “if you’ve [...]

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rain, rain…

Blogging and knitting has been put on the back burner since Mother-in-Law and her Friend arrived last Tuesday. Spouse and I have been promoted to Dublin Tourist Guides, however, the rain has made it very difficult to get around in Dublin…now, if the rain, rain would just go away…

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I made it to 100

“the medium is the message” ~Marshall McLuhan
Blogging is a communicative tool to extend oneself and connect with others to communicate a concept, idea, thought or a vision.
Wow…this is my hundredth post. I have connected with so many other bloggers since the creation of this web log. I have been inspired by [...]

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