tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17762065043704916592024-03-13T12:53:35.282-04:00Janet Makes ThingsA simple blog to showcase some of the things I make.Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-59248292376413526022013-03-24T12:42:00.000-04:002013-03-24T12:42:59.889-04:00Over and Out<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It has been two weeks since my last
post, and just over two weeks since I finished my quilt. The quilt is a huge
accomplishment for me, years in the making. It has been a very successful quilt
that we love sleeping underneath. You’ve had some glimpses at it along the way,
but here is the finished product.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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picture, I haven’t been able to post it with any haste. This has led me to the
realization that the time has come for my blog to go on hiatus. While I’ve
enjoyed the blog, I have to admit that my days are already full enough and
posting on the blog has become more of a chore than a source of enjoyment. So,
for now, I will not be blogging. I’ll keep it in the back of my head and may
come back to it someday, but not likely this year or next.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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currently have 3 projects on the go and another dozen in my mind), and in place
of my blog, I’ll likely post pictures and brief bits on Twitter, so if you are
interested, feel free to follow along at </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/JanetMakesThing"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="color: #2288bb; font-family: inherit;">https://twitter.com/JanetMakesThing</span></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks for being here to read over
the past year and a half. Your thoughts and comments made it that much more
enjoyable.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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That is all!Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-15193739577383834172013-03-10T16:12:00.002-04:002013-03-10T16:12:29.353-04:00Binding the Quilt – The Best Part of Quilt Making<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This weekend, I’ve been working on attaching
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quilt making is that I get to snuggle up on the couch, under the quilt while I
sew the binding in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cici has
discovered this is her favourite part of quilt making too, and she has been
snuggled up with me for much of the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-63353419616933786072013-03-08T19:19:00.000-05:002013-03-08T19:22:21.765-05:00Hand-me-down Yarn (a la Cici)<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week I completed a new project
using some hand-me-down yarn. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To set some context, I don’t like
receiving hand-me-down yarn or fabric. I knit or sew with that which inspires
me, and I find it difficult to get inspired by others’ cast off supplies. I
hate saying no to my mother, but I’ve had to say no to her offers of fabric and
yarn more times that I can recall. I try hard to avoid situations where I have
to decline generous offers of yarn, because it is hard for me to get inspired
by yarn that I didn’t pick out. We live in a teeny, tiny space, so there isn’t
room to store a lot of yarn and fabric for use “someday”. I have received some
great gifts of sock yarn in the past that I’ve enjoyed using, but in those
cases they were picked out special for me and held more meaning that the
typical hand-me-down yarn scenario.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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using someone else’s yarn? Well it started last Saturday when my sister sent me
a funny picture of a dog wearing a crocheted sweater that made it look like a
sheep. It was hilarious and Cici would have looked perfect in it, but I just
shook my head at it and tried to walk away from the computer. But of course, I
couldn’t walk away without checking out Ravelry first to see if the pattern for
the sheep sweater was available. I did uncover the source of the sheep sweater,
but the pattern is still in development. While on Ravelry, I checked out the other
1,135 patterns for pet clothing (yes Ravelry has 1,135 patterns for pet
clothing!) and was frustrated to discover that most dog sweaters are designed
for dachshunds or yorkies, not for my muscle-bound staffy. Oh well, I didn’t
want to knit Cici a sweater anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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mull about the idea of a Cici sweater when I remembered I have some completely
impractical white hand-me-down yarn in my stash. White and boucle – kind of
like a sheep!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At Christmas my sister
foisted a bag of yarn on me and said I should use it or give it away or
something. It was a bag of quite nice boucle yarn, but not something I’m really
interested in. When she gave it to me we were in the midst of family gathering
chaos so there wasn’t much for me to do but accept it. But on Saturday I was happy
I took it, as the wheels in my brain began to turn. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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yarn I had, that I didn’t necessarily want. One day a ball of bizarre pink and
purple eyelash yarn showed up on our apartment. I questioned a friend of mine
about it, since only she and our superintendent have keys to our apartment.
Eyelash yarn didn’t seem to be what Simon, the Super would use, so it must have
been left by our friend, but she claims it wasn’t her and blamed Cici for
leaving the yarn. I decided that the yarn was not something I would ever use,
but the frugal part of me kicked in and rather than throw it out, it got stashed
away in a drawer.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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together and the result was this completely impractical white sweater for
Cici, with some lovely pink and purple trim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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to a cat, is that a dog lets you play dress up with it. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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this week, which I’ve used to tie the quilt. It isn’t difficult to tie a quilt,
but it does take up some space in my “sewing room/office/everything else room”
so I didn’t want to start this phase until I was sure I could finish it. In
about an hour, the quilt should be all tied up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a quilting frame in a small space.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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some wool, because I think the wool fibres should grab each other and felt up
so the ties will not easily slip out. (And because I love wool!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a wonderful skein that comes in the perfect
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greatly afraid when the quilt frame made its debut, she is highly in favour of
snuggling up with the work in progress.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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strips. <o:p></o:p></span></span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-91316855216706524462013-03-02T19:22:00.002-05:002013-03-02T19:22:56.515-05:00The Peril of Lace Knitting<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As mentioned, I’ve been working on a
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">For true lace, the yarn is very fine (as in thin) which can be more difficult to work with than a substantial thick yarn<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Lace patterns have lots of “yarn overs” and “knit X sts together” which can be hard to memorize, so the pattern must be constantly at hand<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Checking the gauge isn’t as simple as just knitting up a swatch and getting out the ruler, since the lace must be properly blocked to determine its true measurements<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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knit a swatch and blocked it and measured it. It was too small. So I pulled out
a larger needle and dutifully knit a swatch and blocked it and measured it. It
was too big. So I pulled out an in between sized needle and knit a swatch and
blocked it and measured it and it was just right. It took a few days to get
through all those blocking stages, but in the end I was happy with the result. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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think the middle one is just right. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that I’ve noted the challenges,
let’s get to the peril:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The true peril of lace knitting is
that when you drop a stich, or make another mistake in knitting, it is nearly
impossible to pick that stich back up, or rip back your knitting to a point
where the mistake is easily recovered from.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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knit half of the second sleeve when I noticed I was short one stich in the row
I was on. I counted my stitches, counted again, and again, and again, and I was
definitely short a stitch. I could see exactly where the stitch should be, but
I couldn’t see how to get that one stitch back. I tried one way and it didn’t
look right. I tried a second way and it didn’t look right. I puzzled and
puzzled and then I gave up. I yanked out the needle and pulled out a solid week’s
worth of knitting and the second sleeve was no more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grrrr... so frustrating.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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It is called a lifeline. The theory is that if you put a thread through a row
of stitches you know are correct, it will hold those stitches in place and be
your lifeline so that when you have to rip out your knitting to correct a
mistake, you only have to go back as far as your lifeline where you will be
able to easily pick up the stitches. I know that lifelines are good, as you can
see with the two white lifelines that I’ve put into the body of my sweater.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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second sleeve?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nooooo, I got cocky. I
knit the first sleeve perfectly, so why waste time putting in a lifeline when I
could easily knit the second sleeve just as perfectly. (Not)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ahead and the sweater will get done. (But not this weekend.) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve been so frustrated with the lace
sleeve debacle that I turned my thoughts to other random ideas and I’ve stepped
over to the dark side and started this new project.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m not prepared to tell you what
this is yet, but it starts off with some eyelash yarn (shudder!)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-89989717466111262152013-02-23T18:22:00.001-05:002013-02-23T18:22:42.264-05:00Lobster Fest! (a hot night for Larry)<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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named them Larry, Larry and Larry just in case they were offended if we couldn’t
tell them apart. </span></span></div>
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distance as it wasn’t long until Larry, Larry and Larry got into things, and
soon a lobster knife fight broke out.</span></span></div>
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for the lobsters. What they thought was a hot tub turned out to be a bit more
than they bargained for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-55443090584363046422013-02-18T17:07:00.000-05:002013-02-18T22:57:32.022-05:00Big Projects (and a bit of a vent about KnitPicks)<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve got a couple of big projects on
the go right now, which doesn’t make for interesting blogging fodder. Sure I
could post a nice step by step tutorial of my projects which would give me
regular posting material, but sadly I’ve got a lazy streak that prevents me
from taking that approach.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the past few weeks, I’ve made some
good progress on my quilt. I’m just about ready to put on the final border that
will finish the top. Here are the border pieces working themselves together.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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its current state.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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my butt on the couch watching TV and knitting (that’s the lazy I spoke of.) I’m
working on a lace cardigan that is coming along nicely, albeit slower than a
pair of mittens or socks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
difficult to find a good way to photograph lace in progress.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>And now on to KnitPicks…<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you’ve been reading my blog you
will know that I am a huge fan of KnitPicks. I love their website, love their
catalogue, love their prices, consider their quality acceptable, and respect
that they give independent designers a professional sales outlet. All that
said, my KnitPicks shopping days are now behind me. Here is my vent, to tell
you why.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On February 2, my credit card was
used fraudulently. If you know me well, you will know I’m obsessed with our
finances, and check my bank statements on a daily basis. I was checking our
accounts one night when I noticed that someone had been doing some shopping down
in Florida. While I wished it was me, I knew I was stuck in Ontario, in the
midst of a Canadian winter. My husband immediately called the bank, and they
identified that the fraud occurred on my card, not his. (Darn – he’s been
enjoying that part of the story way too much!). The bank asked if I do any
shopping online. I said, “only KnitPicks and they couldn’t be the problem.” So,
my credit card was cancelled and I waited a week or so for a new one to arrive.
We’ve had to cover the charges on our card, for purchases we didn’t make. I’m
certain the bank will reimburse us, but we haven’t seen the money from them
yet, so as of now we are out $564.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Since then, we’ve been wondering
where my card might have been left vulnerable… until this weekend. Thanks to
the wonders of social media, I discovered that KnitPicks unwittingly disclosed
their customers’ personal info including names, credit card numbers, home
addresses and phone numbers. They discovered this error on January 25, when
they filed the necessary paperwork, but did nothing to notify their customers.
They claim they do not store customers’ credit card info, but clearly they did
store the info and left it vulnerable.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have no way of knowing if the
KnitPicks breach was responsible for my case of fraud, but judging from what I’ve
learned this weekend, it seems highly likely. Social media has been alive with
discussions of the KnitPicks situation. Twitter, Facebook and Ravelry, have
hundreds of knitters stepping up to say the cards they used at KnitPicks had to
be cancelled due to fraud. In all cases it was a similar pattern of small
charges being made that added up to several hundred dollars. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The folks on social media all shared
the same thoughts that it was appalling that KnitPicks did nothing to notify
their customers and continued to stay silent in the midst of all the social
media conversations. Eventually the President spoke up last night and <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfBlog/post.cfm/message-from-our-ceo-matt-petkun" target="_blank">posted ablog addressing the matter</a>. Well, he addressed the matter for US customers, but
did not make any mention of customers from Canada, or other countries. This, of
course, caused more stirrings, so eventually he updated the blog post to say
that letters of notice will be sent to Canadian customers.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While I understand that fraudsters
can attack any company and KnitPicks is one of the victims of this fraud, I can’t
stand loyal to a company that handled the situation the way they did. They stored
my information unsecured; when they discovered this, they stood silent. If they
would have told me about my card being compromised on Jan. 25, I would have
cancelled it and it wouldn’t have been useable on Feb. 2. The fact that they
are just now getting around to producing a communication to their Canadian
customers is just rubbing salt into the wound.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m sure KnitPicks has learned from
this lesson and will be secure in the future, but after this experience it
seems stupid to willingly give my money to such an irresponsible company.
Sadly, I will shop KnitPicks no more. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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yarn shopping is in our future!)<o:p></o:p></span></span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-69908601409017299312013-02-09T16:14:00.001-05:002013-02-09T16:14:19.691-05:00Cici Snow Photo Shoot FailureIt is a gorgeous day outside, today in Toronto. Yesterday we had the "worst storm in 5 years"! All they can do on the news is talk about the horrid snow fall, and all the trauma the city went through. As usual, Torontonians are over-reacting to a little bit of white stuff. There is all of 20 cm out there, which is alot for one dumping, but not so bad compared to some of the damage being done by Nemo on the East Coast.<br />
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I decided to take advantage of the snow to get some nice winter shots of Cici. Unfortunately, Cici is too much of a princess to stand in the snow, so the photo shoot was a failure. I'll share the photos with you anyway.<br />
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I started by tricking Cici to run into the untrampled snow, by throwing a snow ball to fetch. When she realized what was happening, she immediately ran back out of the snow. All I got was a blurry dog photo.<br />
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Then she stood on the clear sidewalk and glared at me.<br />
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So, I dragged her back into the deeper snow, and she immediately ran away from me.<br />
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Here she stands near the sidewalk wondering why I am still standing in the deep snow.<br />
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My next trick was to move to a different part of the yard, with slightly whiter snow and better lighting. I dragged her into the snow and tried to get her to stay. She reluctantly stayed for about 3 seconds.<br />
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Here she is giving up on me and starting to run away.<br />
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Only time she stood still for a photo was after she ran halfway up to the door, and looked back to see if I was still standing like a lunatic in the snow.<br />
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Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-57283677997095777262013-01-31T20:04:00.003-05:002013-01-31T20:04:59.270-05:00January Mittens Finished!I'm pretty impressed with myself right now. (not very modest, but can't have it all!)<br />
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I decided on January 10, that I could knit a pair of mittens in January. I also decided to make a fully lined pair, with is basically knitting two pairs of mittens. As of last night at 10 pm, I finished them! Yay!<br />
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They are made from K<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Palette_Yarn__D5420132.html" target="_blank">nitPicks </a>Palette, in Oregon Coast Heather and Bison colours. The lining is made from <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Gloss_Fingering_Yarn__D5420151.html" target="_blank">KnitPicks Gloss</a>, which is a nice wool/silk blend that should feel nice to the hand. The lining colour is Bordeaux. I love how the Bison and Bordeaux colours work with the subtle mix of colour in the Oregon Coast Heather.<br />
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Now I just hope the rest of the winter goes by without a day that is cold enough to wear lined mittens!Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-82423669863739874022013-01-27T16:33:00.002-05:002013-01-27T16:34:03.419-05:00QR Code Mittens<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m in a blog rut today. It has been
a week since I posted, so I want to give you something new, but I got nuthin’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I did finish the mittens a posted
about a couple of weeks ago, but just the mitten shell, not the lining. I want
to wait until they are completely finished, before I post about them. Other
than working late, and working on those mittens, I haven’t done much. I did do
some baking (and trading) yesterday, but we ate most of it before any pictures
were taken.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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post a picture of some mitts I knit back in November as a Christmas gift. I have a friend who
appreciates things that are a bit on the nerdy side, so I decided to knit her
some custom QR Code mittens.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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four QR codes – her first and last names, and two words that describe her. They
were fun to knit and hopefully not too nerdy for her to wear out in public.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-43383743523901735372013-01-20T10:06:00.000-05:002013-01-20T10:06:05.979-05:00Back to Beading - First Necklaces of 2013<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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in a bit of time to do what pleases me. I finished one mitten, but the idea of
knitting another and lining both, by my false deadline of the end of January,
is daunting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">I have the desire to wear something
with colour to work tomorrow, so I decided to go for something with purple in
it. This, of course, led me to thoughts of my beads and the fact that I had
some purple beads looking to be made into a finished product.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had two sets of purple beads that
were intended for one project. When I looked closer I saw that one type needed
to be put on string or wire, and the other needed jump rings. I couldn’t figure
out how to bring the two together, so I decided to make two necklaces. I made
them so they could be worn together, or on their own.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The jury is still out on these. I
can’t decide if I like them enough to wear them</span>.</span></div>
Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-25168538069271729682013-01-13T18:20:00.001-05:002013-01-13T18:20:21.339-05:00Pre-Golden Globe GoodnessA bit of a extra mini post for today....<br />
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<br />
We are getting ready to settle into the Golden Globes, so we have a tiny feast planned.<br />
<br />
Some chili and guacamole (inspired by Dina Pugliese).<br />
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I'll add in a margarita and be ready to watch the Golden Globe arrivals and awards!Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-33456885028056760112013-01-13T14:06:00.001-05:002013-01-13T14:06:49.827-05:00Finshed Pillow and First False Deadline of 2013<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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and I now have too many projects on the go. I was determined to finish
something this weekend, so yesterday I slept in (priorities!) and then I hopped
out of bed and finished the pillow I was embroidering. I’m quite pleased with
how it turned out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I decided I NEED to make a new pair of mittens by the end of January, to participate
in a little contest on Ravelry. I get bonus entries if the mittens are lined,
and of an “ethnic” nature. All of that collided into starting these mittens. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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is influenced by traditional Latvian patterns, so I think I can get all the
bonus entries I’m striving for. Mostly, I just wanted to make a pair of lined
mittens for myself, and I figure it is better to do that before the winter ends.
(Although given the wonderful double-digit temps this weekend, winter may
already be over!)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Featured_Palette_Yarn__D5420132.html?intmedid=FeatYarn:5420132" target="_blank">Oregon Heather Palette</a> I had in my stash. I photographed the mitten start
outside, hoping the natural light would help me catch the beautiful colours in
this yarn. It is an incredible combination of blues, reds and yellows against a
sandy brown base. So beautiful, when the sun brings out the colours. Here’s a
close-up of the yarn.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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but I’m off to the grocery store to buy some avocados. I’m easily influenced,
and @DinaPugliese posted on Twitter that she is having guacamole with the Golden
Globes tonight, and now I NEED guacamole too!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-43655537066051646882013-01-06T17:28:00.002-05:002013-01-06T17:28:15.334-05:00Back to Basics - Embroidery<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As noted in my last post, I need to
sew a pillow for our couch. The requirements were simple – removable cover for
washability; something that looks good on the brown leather couch; and
preferably fake suede, since that is the material the last pillow was made from, that we
have loved to death.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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adventures, Cathy and I hit Fabricland which was a fine place to find a cheap
piece of fake suede. I picked out a nice camel coloured piece and expected to
have a pillow that looked plain but functional.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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just too plain. I contemplated adding some tucks for visual interest, but that
didn’t quite do it for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After giving it more thought, and
being thwarted by not having enough yarn to start a specific knitting project,
I came up with a plan… embroidery. Embroidery is probably the first needlework
my mother taught me how to do. It is quick and easy to learn. It can be used
for a simple embellishment, or to create a grand, artistic masterpiece. (In
this instance, I’m going for simple embellishment.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and I was equipped with a $.49 bit of embroidery floss that is helping me turn
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-53294658625047233142013-01-02T19:26:00.000-05:002013-01-02T22:34:16.688-05:00Big Plans for 2013<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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so wonderful. A vast, full year of potential lies ahead. For me the potential
holds the following:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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immediately, but I do know my blog has dwindled lately, and I miss it. My day
job (the one that pays!) has been very greedy with my time lately, which is why
the blogging has slowed. I have a plan in place to help correct this situation,
but it doesn’t take effect for another few weeks, so you won’t see an
immediate change, but I hope there will be more frequent posting in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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new camera. It isn’t state of the art (in fact, it is last year’s model), but
it is a wonderfully compact Nikon Coolpix S6200 that will live in my purse so I’m
more frequently ready to take a picture or two, to share with you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Christmas, because we were either talking or eating, but I did take a moment to
snap the following picture while I was eating my lunch today. The view of the
decorations from my food court table, at First Canadian Place, was quite stunning. This picture doesn’t
quite do the holiday décor justice, but I’ll share it as just one example of
pictures to come.</span></span></div>
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friends in Niagara Falls. We were there long enough to enjoy some spectacular
food and drink. In addition to hanging out in their kitchen we had some time to
kill during the day. What are two women most apt to do with time on their
hands? Shopping!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was having a great sale and so I bought some great new toys. I’m not much of a
cook, but I do love a good kitchen gadget. I recently decided that my hand
mashed potatoes were not good enough, and that I NEEDED a potato ricer to
improve things. So, into the store we went and I bought a potato ricer, micro
plane grater, stainless steel measuring cups and a 14L stock pot. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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some mashed potatoes, but there will need to be future recipes that involve a
large quantity of soup or stew in the stock pot, and something with lemon zest
so I can try out my new grater.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the sake of a gratuitous picture…
I give you Cici and her New Year’s friend. Sally played hostess to
Cici and the two dogs played, and played, and played. Cici is still exhausted.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The weekend shopping spree also saw
the purchase of quilt batting, to stuff the quilt I’m making. And, I bought a
new pillow form and some fabric for a new pillow for our couch, to replace
the current one which Cici has claimed as her dog bed.</span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More knitting<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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more knitting. I’m afraid to look into my stash, as I know I will be
overwhelmed, but there is plenty of yarn to keep me busy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve started my first 2013 knitting
project, with plans to complete a lace cardigan in 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve already distracted myself from
that project, and decided I need to complete a new pair of mittens before the
end of January.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The “I make mittens” group on
Ravelry, has been highly active in 2012. Mary Elizabeth, one of the moderators,
proactively sought me out this weekend, and had me count up the mittens I made
in 2012. I came up with six pairs, which means I now want to knit at least 7
pairs in 2013. Must get started now!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m sure I’ll knit some socks, and I’ve
got yarn that would make a good hat, and of course there is the Leftover
Blanket which would be great to finish in 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So much yarn, so little time!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More time with friends!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">I have had some good times with friends
in 2012. You know who you are - if you were laughing with me, and not at me. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"> I hope there will be more coffees, lunches, dinners and drinks in our
future!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve also made some online friends
for the first time in my life. My introverted, cautious side has held me back
from calling people friends, if I haven’t met them face to face, but all that
changed in 2012. Sharing a common love of all things Walt Disney World, I’ve
been able to virtually meet some great people, that I truly call my friends.
Again, you know who you are, if we’ve shared some laughter and support together
in 2012. I wish you more laughter and only good times ahead for 2013! (And of course, I wish you many trips to Disney, which some of you are well on your way to accomplishing!)</span></span></div>
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busy this year!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-38235859182883671672012-12-24T14:48:00.003-05:002012-12-24T14:48:54.228-05:00Merry Christmas! 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-28882294117227499972012-12-23T16:52:00.001-05:002012-12-23T16:52:11.153-05:00Itty Bitty Socks
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was having coffee with a couple of
crafty friends the other day, when a new idea came up. (Cheryl is a wonderful seamstress
who makes great purses, and Megan makes the most beautiful note cards.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were talking about my socks and
mittens and they mentioned they have a friend who is known for wearing unique
socks, and that friend is having a baby. That of course sparked the idea of
baby socks. As I walked home, thoughts of baby socks ran through my head, which
led to a search of baby sock patterns on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> (Ravelry has the most amazing
pattern search functionality!), and the next thing you know I’m rummaging
through my leftover sock yarn and I pulled out some that could be sacrificed
for a sock trial.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first pair of socks was so darn
cute, that they were soon followed by three more pairs. I saw Cheryl again on
Saturday and gifted her with the following bunch of baby socks which she can
now re-gift to her sock loving friend.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-79372441254252257302012-12-16T14:21:00.001-05:002012-12-16T14:25:28.021-05:00Blog Catch Up (and a dog party!)<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve been a bad blogger lately, and
have not found the time to keep up with this thing. My day job has been
keeping my busy lately, so I’m home around 7 most nights. By the time we eat
and clean up, there isn’t much time left for this blog. I’ve got some plans in
place to remedy this in the New Year, so if we all just hang on for a bit
longer, this blog may come back to its former life by the end of January.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For now I give you a small sampling
of what I’ve been up to in the past week, or so.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a pot luck lunch at work this
week so last weekend was all about making some broccoli salad and peppermint
cookies. The broccoli salad was well received, and the peppermint cookies
pleased me, as they always do. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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cookies, so while I iced and sprinkled she worked on perfecting her begging
pose.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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lately. It is a great project for a cold winter night. Cici is quite fond of
the smell of the real wool, so she usually come in for a snuggle as I
knit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One evening when I turned my back
on it for a brief moment, I came back to this…<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Admitting that in addition to lacking
the time to blog, I also lack the time to bake, I solved my need for Christmas
baking, by picking up an order from </span><a href="http://www.gracieschristmascookies.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gracie’s Christmas Cookies</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. It has been a
challenge to keep certain hands out, to allow for some cookies to still be
around on Christmas Eve.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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time yesterday, which allowed me to make good progress on my quilt. I now have
48 12” squares ready to be joined together. I predict the quilt will be
finished in the first half of 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And finally, yesterday Cici invited
some friends over. It was dog party central in our house.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There was begging in the kitchen,<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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against his best wishes. Cici is too big to hold like this, so we were all over
this little guy.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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this time of year!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-35716529456552593762012-12-08T18:43:00.002-05:002012-12-08T18:43:50.564-05:00I Heart Cyber Monday!<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I sold a pair of mitts and a pair of
socks recently, so I had some money burning a hole in my wallet. Thankfully
KnitPicks does a pretty good job of celebrating Cyber Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A wonderful box from KnitPicks
arrived in our home this week and it is as every bit as lovely as I’d hoped
for. Here is what the box contained.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The four balls on the left are
<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfyarns/yarn_display.cfm?ID=5420132&intmedid=Bottom2--Palette" target="_blank">Palette</a>, my favourite KnitPicks mitten yarn in <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/regular/23728.png" target="_blank">White</a>, <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/regular/24572.png" target="_blank">Lantana</a>, <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/regular/25541.png" target="_blank">Oregon CoastHeather</a> and <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/regular/24559.png" target="_blank">Oyster Heather</a>. I’m not sure where and when I’ll use these, but I
just picked a few random colours that were on sale.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The two skeins on the front left are
<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Gloss_Fingering_Yarn__D5420151.html" target="_blank">Gloss</a> that I bought as possible lining yarn for a future pair of mittens. The
<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/regular/24610.png" target="_blank">Bordeaux</a> colour may actually work well with the colours of Palette above.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the right are four skeins of
<a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Shadow_Lace_Yarn__D5420127.html" target="_blank">Shadow</a> in <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/regular/25922.png" target="_blank">Garnet Heather</a> that are destined to be used for the <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/cfpatterns/pattern_display.cfm?ID=11844220" target="_blank">Oregon Coast Cardigan</a>
and my first foray into lace knitting. (lace knitting sounds scary!)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And finally the skein at the back is
some hand painted <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Stroll_Hand_Painted_Sock_Yarn__D5420193.html" target="_blank">Stroll</a> in <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/kpimages/regular/24770.png" target="_blank">Make Believe</a> that is planned to be used to tie the
quilt I’m making. It has some nice green and purple spots that will work well.
There are some blue-green spots that I’m not too sure of, but I can always cut
those out. Here’s a picture of that skein against the quilt block back drop.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So that should be enough to keep me
busy for a bit!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-77730095611566137052012-11-29T19:15:00.000-05:002012-11-29T19:15:37.518-05:00Learning Lining<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This week’s knitting has been all
about learning how to line a pair of mittens. I’ve been making it up as I go
along and so far so good. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I did have a couple of false starts
until I figured out the gauge of my knitting yarn, which although similar is
just a hair wider than the mitten yarn used.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the work so far. I’m liking
it! I put in a Cyber Monday yarn order with KnitPicks and threw in some yarn
that will be perfect to line another pair of mittens someday soon.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-74163301023419190712012-11-25T11:51:00.002-05:002012-11-25T21:53:22.763-05:00November Project - Large Mittens <br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My November project was another pair
of mittens, using the Fall colour theme again. I wanted to see how the mittens
would turn out when knit with a larger sized needle. The results are good and
the mittens did turn out larger. Since most of my mitts fit a small to medium
hand, I’m pleased to offer a larger mitt for sale.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>The pattern is my own design, and the yarn is <a href="http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/Featured_Palette_Yarn__D5420132.html?intmedid=FeatYarn:5420132" target="_blank">KnitPicks Palette</a>. (I'm dreaming of more Palette yarn, in the hopes that KnitPicks has a good Cyber Monday sale tomorrow!)</o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Size</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Large (will be roomy for a medium sized hand, and quite comfortable for a larger hand and wrist)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Content</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: 100% Peruvian Highland Wool<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Care</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Hand wash/dry flat (that’s the official instruction, but since I like the look of mittens that are slightly felted, I just put mine in the washing machine on a gentle cycle)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Price</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: $25.00 (CAD) plus shipping costs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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these socks please email me and I will let you know the shipping costs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-37762603590041706032012-11-18T16:33:00.004-05:002012-11-18T20:25:58.346-05:00A Few Pairs of Socks For Sale<span style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In addition to <a href="http://janetmakesthings.blogspot.ca/2012/11/a-few-pairs-of-mitts-for-sale.html" target="_blank">mittens for sale</a>, I
have a few pairs of socks that would like to go to a new home. I am offering
these socks for sale, not with the intent of making a profit, but rather to ask
just a bit above cost to make some money to feed my yarn habit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are interested in purchasing
these socks please <a href="mailto:janet.welsh@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> and I will let you know the shipping costs.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Summer Vacation Socks<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These socks contain a pleasing mix of
blues, greens and yellows. The colour’s name is “summer vacation” and it jumped
out at me when I was trying to find something to knit while we were off on our summer
vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pattern is made of a wavy
rib that forms a mock cable.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Care</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Machine wash, gentle cycle/tumble dry low, or dry flat<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Price</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: $25.00 (CAD) plus shipping costs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Snow Crocus Socks<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These socks came to life when I
spotted the ball of yarn with the colour name “snow crocus”. The name was
perfect as the yarn has a beautiful blend of purple, yellow and green, against
a light background that brings to mind the colours that are seen when the first
crocuses of the year come up. The pattern has a plain back set off by a set of
cables running down the front of the sock to the top of the toe.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Care</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Machine wash, gentle cycle/tumble dry low, or dry flat<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Price</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: $25.00 (CAD) plus shipping costs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Castle Walls Socks<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The colour name for these socks,
“castle walls”, captures the subtle shades of grey and beige. The touch of
alpaca in the yarn makes them a wonderfully soft treat for the feet. The
pattern is an all over rib with a cable detail running down the side.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Size</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Women’s medium-large<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Content</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: 50% Merino Wool, 25% Superfine Alpaca, 25% Nylon<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Care</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Hand wash, dry flat (unless you don’t mind a bit of felting, then you could machine wash on a gentle cycle and dry flat)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Price</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: $25.00 (CAD) plus shipping costs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-3226518133601483462012-11-15T19:15:00.000-05:002012-11-15T19:15:16.540-05:00My To Do List<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I just looked over at the top of my
sewing dresser and realized it is my current to do list.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the left side there are three
stacks of fabric squares that need to be sewn into quilt squares. This is
intimidating as the fabric is precisely stacked in the order it will be sewn
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need about 12 hours of
sewing time to get that stage done, and if anyone knocks those piles of fabric
over before I find that 12 hours, my stacking system will have failed me and
I’ll have to crawl into a ball and cry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Under the fabric is a book I want to
finish. I started reading “The Wonder Boys” back when I was on jury duty. Since
then I’ve been distracted by other books on my Kindle. I need to carve out some
time to finish this book and get it back to its rightful owner.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the right, is the current mitten
project which I want to finish by the end of November.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m almost done the first mitten so it should
be easy enough to knit the second one within the next two weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And under the yarn, although it is
the least time consuming, is the most dauntingly stack of paperwork that I need
to figure out and take care of sooner, rather than later. I changed jobs
recently and that always comes with a stack of benefits papers to sign and
process. Hopefully I’ll get that taken care of this weekend (but first I need
to go buy some stamps.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The saddest part of this picture is
that I have a pounding headache tonight, which means that this picture will look
exactly the same, this time tomorrow. (But the happy part is that this time
tomorrow is the weekend!) <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-91130950758322108192012-11-11T16:35:00.000-05:002012-11-12T10:58:32.730-05:00A Few Pairs of Mitts For Sale<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve rummaged through my tickle trunk
and determined I have a few pairs of mittens that are in need of a good home. I
am offering these mittens for sale, not with the intent of making a profit, but
rather to ask just a bit above cost to make some money to feed my yarn habit.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are interested in purchasing
these mittens please <a href="mailto:janet.welsh@gmail.com" target="_blank">email me</a> and I will let you know the shipping costs.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Neapolitan Mittens<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These mittens combine chocolate
brown, light strawberry pink, and creamy vanilla colours into a combination
reminiscent of Neapolitan ice cream. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Size</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Medium (but should fit most hands)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Content</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: 100% Peruvian Highland Wool<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Care</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Hand wash/dry flat (that’s the official instruction, but since I like the look of mittens that are slightly felted, I just put mine in the washing machine on a gentle cycle)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Price</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: $25.00 (CAD) plus shipping costs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Currant Mittens
<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These mittens are made from a deep
currant/burgundy colour offset by a nice dark ash grey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Size</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Medium/Small (should fit most hands, but will be snug on a larger hand)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Content</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: 100% Peruvian Highland Wool<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Care</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Hand wash/dry flat (that’s the official instruction, but since I like the look of mittens that are slightly felted, I just put mine in the washing machine on a gentle cycle)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Price</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: $25.00 (CAD) plus shipping costs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fall Mittens - SOLD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These mittens are called “Fall
Mittens” because I finished them just as summer was turning to fall. They are
made of a lovely orange and yellow combination with a navy blue highlight for
interest on the cuff. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Size</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Medium/Small (should fit most hands, but the cuff will be snug on a larger wrist)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Content</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: 100% Peruvian Highland Wool<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Care</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: Hand wash/dry flat (that’s the official instruction, but since I like the look of mittens that are slightly felted, I just put mine in the washing machine on a gentle cycle)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">Price</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">: $25.00 (CAD) plus shipping costs<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stay tuned for a sock sale. I found
some of those in the trunk too.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span>Janet Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10997390666237497657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776206504370491659.post-69080604414044294972012-11-10T16:40:00.003-05:002012-11-10T16:40:55.623-05:00Knitalong - Knitting a Square<span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And another week has passed by. How
is this happening? I started a new job recently and my commute is twice as
long. I think that has been seriously cramping my blog style. Although the
commute is twice as long it is also twice as nice. I used to have to stand on
the train most days, but now at the end of the day I get to settle into a seat
and dive into a book while the train takes me home. At the end of the day,
sitting is much better than standing!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While I haven’t had much time to
blog, I’ve still found time to do other things, including starting something
new (even thought I have November mittens to finish, and all the quilt bits
laying around makes my sewing corner look like I’m a hoarder.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Canadian Ravelry member recently
put out <a href="http://suttonknittes.blogspot.ca/2012/06/group-project-barn-raising-quilt.html" target="_blank">a call for knitted squares that could be put together into a blanketthat can be raffled off to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knitters like to help knitters, and Canadians
like to help Canadians, so it seemed like an easy request to fulfill. (And it
was a great excuse to start something new, without a long-term commitment.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pattern comes from a great book
called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584796650?ie=UTF8&tag=brownandbrown-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1584796650" target="_blank">Knitalong, by Larissa Brown</a>, which celebrates the tradition of knitters
getting together. The book offers a suggestion and pattern for a Barn Raising Quilt
afghan that can be put together using the squares from a variety of knitters
and yarns. It is a great book with some nice ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgHpwSoQw0ZYk30Mw8wm9AAIXAAnMvfk9jXkU6EFQi2HsBwcOzBr2y6xeJ3kGE0cJRnnHCgo2bR1Ily3mYNYdzzQVtF37V1Q-f4nouPZLZz97AxNzs5S7mzBx3MRY3skscOUJ2k-oAz_e/s1600/knitalong+book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgHpwSoQw0ZYk30Mw8wm9AAIXAAnMvfk9jXkU6EFQi2HsBwcOzBr2y6xeJ3kGE0cJRnnHCgo2bR1Ily3mYNYdzzQVtF37V1Q-f4nouPZLZz97AxNzs5S7mzBx3MRY3skscOUJ2k-oAz_e/s640/knitalong+book.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had to pull out some of my
double-pointed needles that I haven’t used since I discovered magic loop
knitting. It was a challenge to get the hang of holding double points again.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My first attempt was to knit an orange
coloured square, but it turned out a bit too small. I have a gauge challenge
when I knit. If I get the stitch width correct, my row height always falls a
bit short. This means that although I followed the pattern correctly, the short
row height made the block too small. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEoRUuyn8sQc8s_wumfBHO0DHeoTeUOUKsCm6LnSnMj-hYGNrbOphQjgQs5BQgS4F68T4SGVG1DGR5DfeVspW9S39fO2d6JcrSP_zR_mITPhP-UvklTYZbcr0RzxU8SOC-YHJ5TupQnPk/s1600/knitalong+orange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEoRUuyn8sQc8s_wumfBHO0DHeoTeUOUKsCm6LnSnMj-hYGNrbOphQjgQs5BQgS4F68T4SGVG1DGR5DfeVspW9S39fO2d6JcrSP_zR_mITPhP-UvklTYZbcr0RzxU8SOC-YHJ5TupQnPk/s640/knitalong+orange.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My second attempt was to knit a blue
coloured square, and add in a few extra rows, to get the square to the correct
dimension. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In case anyone wonders why it is good
to block knitting when finished, here is what the square looked like before
blocking.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj3dIMLRDzM1GGE5Er-1yADew1OZv9VoLTlEpvanFBhsOhBuFyGtuLjDo1DzNQAqhWyX2-QlXD6R0q27Rovra85ZR9c9TGvZrnMqxfYdh97zfuQzP0uP5GXjeusBUxIOKumBJ7QfdB1Go/s1600/knitalong+blue+unblocked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj3dIMLRDzM1GGE5Er-1yADew1OZv9VoLTlEpvanFBhsOhBuFyGtuLjDo1DzNQAqhWyX2-QlXD6R0q27Rovra85ZR9c9TGvZrnMqxfYdh97zfuQzP0uP5GXjeusBUxIOKumBJ7QfdB1Go/s640/knitalong+blue+unblocked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ll send both blocks off to their
destination and hopefully at least one will play nicely with the other blocks,
and a beautiful end-product will be created.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, it is back to the November
mittens (or maybe the quilt.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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