Category Archives: Knitting

A Knitting Meme and Some Hope

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Heather

I’ll start you off with a little Hope.  I’ve made great progress on this panel.  And while I won’t say it is easier than Teresa Wentzler’s Love panel, I will say that Jennifer Aikman-Smith’s panel is less complicated and therefore … Continue reading →

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Knitting Olympics Update 2 and Love

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Heather

Happily, I am moving along very well with my Knitting Olympics project Hey Teach.  Last night I finished up the back and left front and seamed them together using the invisible 3-needle bind off (sometimes called Japanese 3-needle bind off, I think). … Continue reading →

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Knitting Olympics Update 1

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Heather

Happy Chinese New Year! Gong hei fat choi!  (That more or less means “Congratulations and be prosperous.”) Welcome to the year of the tiger. I’ve been a bit of a busy bee the last few days.  On Friday afternoon I finished … Continue reading →

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Knitting Olympics Training

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Heather

It looks like I will be going with Hey Teach for my Knitting Olympics/Ravlympics.  I’ve registered using the Yarn Harlot’s form here and I’ve set up my Ravelry project page here (registration required to see).  I even swatched the project yesterday. My … Continue reading →

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Sweater, Snowman and a Pond

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Heather

Bliss! I had about nine hours of sleep last night: to bed at 9:30 and up at 6:30 (because the husband had an early appointment), with only one small cry from Baby Man.  He slept until 8 and didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Finished Heather and a Single Sock

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Heather

Baby Man is not sleeping.  In fact, we were up at 4:30 this morning.  The stress of dealing with a 2-year old on little sleep combined with all the nights I’ve spent sleeping on the floor has lead to a … Continue reading →

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Groundhogs Instead of Sleep

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Heather

In the past two years or so I’ve been surprised by the deep reserves of energy I have found.  In the first weeks of Baby Man’s life I think I had no more than three or four hours of sleep a day, … Continue reading →

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