Gettin' stitchy with it

Half a Tux scarf.

2008-08-19T01:58:34Z

I had it set up for the picture at a funny angle, so you can see both the "illusion" effect (check out the head and feet) and the stripey bits (you can kind of see the body, but part of that is your brain filling in the pattern...) I've got quit...

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Note to self:

2008-08-15T15:00:09Z

Remember that stash of brown acrylic your sister dumped on you a couple years ago? Remember how you were going to turn it into an afghan? In addition to the Log Cabin you were contemplating, it might also be useful to contemplate a mitered square...

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Stitching Olympics: Falling off the balance beam.

2008-08-14T19:41:36Z

I'm all alone in the office for some reason. I got in a little later today than I have all week. I've got a good hour to stitch. I reached into my bag and found that my floss didn't make it back in there last night. Argh. This will cost me the g...

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Stitching Olympics: Day 3 Update

2008-08-11T15:22:08Z

As a reminder, the picture to the right was my starting point. I have good news and bad news on my "bronze" goal (finish the mermaid and the block directly under the spyglass). The good news is that I'm chugging along on it - the cross-stitching...

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Tux scarf update

2008-08-05T20:26:36Z

I am having two problems with it. 1) Starting the second chart (the word "Linux") seems to be equivalent to a bad case of second-sock syndrome. Based on comments on Ravelry, I'm not the only person who's run into this brick wall. 2) It would go ...

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My rigorous crafting schedule

2008-08-01T20:26:54Z

It's working out pretty well so far. I did in fact finish spinning and plying the blue Romney that weekend. Forgot to take into account: it takes a long time to ply 150 yards of anything on a spindle. Oopsie. Got the heel turned and gusset picke...

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I need a plan.

2008-07-18T17:19:33Z

Oy! Projects are piling up on me. 1) I have my second Jaywalker to the point where I need to pick up stitches around the heel flap. 2) I have that blue Romney top almost all spun. 3) I suspect the recipient of the Tux scarf I'm working on would l...

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Knitting book reviews

2008-07-13T14:50:48Z

First up: Romantic Hand Knits, by Annie Modesitt. One step in my usual process for reviewing a pattern collection that I've checked out of the library is to go through it with Hubby, asking for a thumbs up/thumbs down on each design. He really e...

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Okay, I lied.

2008-06-06T14:00:17Z

When I went into the stash to see if I had a good fabric for the Busy Bee sampler, I found sitting there, all lonely and neglected, three patterns I'd kitted up last year. They made puppy-dog eyes at me. "You loved me last year! Enough to stick fl...

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I think I found my next cross-stitch project.

2008-06-03T20:41:42Z

Last shopping trip at the LNS, I saw a stitched model of a sampler I really liked. I almost grabbed the pattern, but thought, "I just bought stash I don't need, and dropped off some framing that will turn out a little pricey. I shouldn't." When I...

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