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finish line!

2010-02-25T13:42:00.000-08:00

I finished this last night and was able to get decent pics today! I couldn't be more proud of myself for accomplishing this goal which seemed ridiculous when it was first set. Enjoy!

Let the games begin!

2010-02-13T09:49:00.000-08:00

I'm participating in this year's Ravelympics and I have a huge challenge to myself!

Goal: Start and finish the Tea Leaves Cardigan in 17 days for Team Sundara
Yarn : 5 skeins of Sundara Sport Merino in Spring Rain

I got 21 rows done during the opening ceremonies. Project specs can be found here.

Garter Yoke Cardi

2009-08-29T21:12:00.000-07:00

Just in time for cooler weather here!

Garter Yoke Cardigan (Ravelry link) knit with The Plucky Knitter's MCN Sport in Lil Sprout.

Holy Batman! It's a HUGE post - Part 1

2009-08-11T19:24:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry my blog posts are so few and far between. This will probably be a series of posts that recap of my summer activities. It's gotta keep me on track with some regular posting if there's more to write about!

DH and I went to Miami Beach for a little R&R in April

We stayed at the Betsy Ross hotel on Ocean Drive in South Beach. By far the nicest hotel I've ever stayed at!

Our bathroom even had one of those cool TV's inside the mirror!

Ate a lot of good food and had some GREAT drinks:

Lobster tail and Bam!Bam! Shrimp at Quinn's on Ocean Drive

Of course lots of knitting everywhere I went!

It was good to get away from reality and chill. I'm looking forward to going back again someday.

I'm on a roll

2009-04-05T20:31:00.001-07:00

FO's finally!

Squid socks in Mama Blue Simple Merino - Ink colorway
I purchased this back last winter when Mama Blue had 50 of the original creature kits. I actually scored 2 kits and have since knit one and traded the other to another Raveler. I hope she's enjoying hers!

Sleepwalker Socks in Dream in Color Smooshy - Spring Tickle
These are Boucle Yarn Studio's March 2009 sock club socks. Even though I was done with them within the month, someone else actually beat me to the finish line! These were a great knit, fast and easy pattern.

Spinning round and round

2009-03-15T16:24:00.001-07:00

I've been trying to break in the Sonata and have been spinning like a madwoman with some Pigeonroof Studios roving I had bought last month. This is a beautiful colorway and the fiber content is a dream to spin with!

Pigeonroof Studios Merino/Cashmere/Nylon in Bianca
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She's a beauty!

2009-02-24T09:36:00.000-08:00

I took Monday off specifically to go to Detta's Spindle in Maple Plain, MN to buy a new spinning wheel. After 3 hours of driving, I got to pet her lovely wheels. Had it narrowed down to just the Kromski Sonata and Lendrum upright. That's it. All I wanted to try.

Detta was such a lovely lady and let me test out the Minstrel, Sonata, Lendrum and a Majacraft Rose. The decision was so hard, weighing pros and cons of each wheel.

So what did I end up taking home with me?

The new addition to our family - the Sonata!

It was a harder decision to make than I thought it would be. Wasn't even interested in the Minstrel, but it was love at first sight. Shiny, deep and rich walnut finish. Beautiful craftsmanship. Treadles were smoother than buttah.

Why did I end up with the Sonata instead? Purely for portablity. It came with a spiffy backpack and folded nicely. The fiber guild in Fargo spins together and I'd like to be able to join them sometime. Hauling around the Minstrel would've been difficult.

But I'm already saving up to bring my Sonata a sister. =)

I suck at this blogging business

2009-02-20T09:08:00.000-08:00

As pointed out by Sarah, I'm not very good with this blog stuff, so I am going to make an effort to post more regularly. This will be good practice since I'm much more of a listener than a talker.

So what's been going on in my life? Lots of knitting. Not a whole lot finished, but many WIPs!

This is the Gathered Scarf done in Malabrigo sock, Velvet Grapes colorway.

Cashmere Cowl in Plucky Knitter 2py lace, William James colorway. There's about 400 yds in the hank, so I'm knitting this doubled.

Squid Socks in MamaBlue Simple Merino, Ink colorway

And still chugging away on the Central Park Hoodie v2.o. This time it's going much more smoothly and I'm very happy with the results. Yarn is Cascade 220 Tweed in Pine. I'm actually about 80% done on the project. Back and 2 fronts are blocked already, and am almost done with the 2nd sleeve. Whew! Hoping to be done with this by the end of the month. That seems like a reasonable goal.

I've been feeling a little winter blues lately, just wanting to get out of Dodge and get some sunshine. Maybe a trip to South Beach? Even with the blues, I still like the snow, especially today's. It's rare that we get nice, fluffy, snowman snow in Fargo. Usually the wind gets to it before anybody really gets to enjoy it.

This is the view from my shop.

That giant snowflake isn't real ;).

absence

2008-10-26T15:10:00.001-07:00

I just realized how horrible I am at blogging! Life passes by and I barely get a chance to record any of it! So what's happened since summer? Well....

The shop has a ton of new yarns! We've got some Bling, Squooshy, and Yarnalicious sock yarns from Zen Yarn Garden. Roxanne did a wonderful job dying this order and I hope you guys will enjoy knitting with them.

My favorite Bling Yarn - Lake Huron

Yarnalicious Dark (with extra expresso)

There's also been 20 new colors of Araucania Ranco Sock added! Knitting Fever sent over all 12 colors of Kureyon sock, but they're waiting to be photographed and published to the store.

So many crafts, so little time

2008-08-03T20:39:00.001-07:00

I'm slowly getting the hang of this blogging deal. I love to read other people's blogs, but I'm horrible at posting on mine! Here's a rundown of what's happening:

I got a spinning wheel from Aunt Cheryl (Tom's aunt). She sent this beauty with a drum carder, lazy kate, and leftover fiber.

I'm learning to spin on it. The fiber is Frabjous Fibers BFL in Moulin Rouge colorway.

It's a pretty mix of reds and oranges and was fairly easy to spin. Here's the result:

I even knit a little:

This hat's for Tom, courtesy of brookyln tweed's Turn A Square.

Elfine's socks knit up in Sunshine Yarn's socks, colorway is Grassroots.

Summer? What summer?

2008-06-14T20:12:00.001-07:00

Wow, we've had some poopy weather in Fargo this summer. It's been storming like crazy and then the sun shines 5 minutes later. There was a tornado warning this evening and sirens were going off everywhere. We had some heavy rain and here was the result

We got a big shipment of Araucania Ranco Sock yarn last week and I was taking pictures for the shop. Guess who decides to make himself comfortable in all my yarn?!

Hangin' Tough

2008-05-20T20:46:00.000-07:00

I'm really excited for the New Kids reunion tour. I'm gonna be in the crowd with all the other 30-somethings screaming fans jammin' to the oldies. Here's a clip to take you down memory lane.

Busy Weekend!

2008-04-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

On Friday, Senators Obama and Clinton paid a visit to Grand Forks, ND to speak a the ND Democratic convention. Tom, my sister, and I made donations so we could attend the Obama reception prior to the keynote speech. Ed Shultz did a little speech, then Kent Contrad introduced Barack Obama.

Here's a little clip. Sorry it might take a little while to load!

I'm a bit on the short side so I didn't get the best view, but it was way cool to be so close to the next President of the United States (hopefully.)

Seeing him speak only made us 1,000 x's more sure that we're voting for the right person. He's as down to earth as he seems on TV, and even better to hear his speeches in person.

On the knitting front, a few folks from Grand Forks came to meet up with us Fargo knitters Saturday. There was a small shop-hop starting at Prairie Yarns, going to Boucle Yarn Studio, and ending at The Winery for dinner.

Here are the crazy chicks with sticks:

AJ and Carolyn

Andy and Katie

Jodie!

Jenna Kate and Maggie

We had a great time and hope to do it again!

An almost FO!

2008-03-09T19:57:00.000-07:00

My Central Park Hoodie (Ravelry) is ALMOST done! I finished the 2nd sleeve tonight at knitting group and need to seam the pieces together and make the buttonhole band. I'm thinking I will skip the hoodie cause it'll be too floppy anyway.

Rock the Vote!

2008-02-05T10:21:00.000-08:00

If you didn't know already, it's Super Tuesday for a lot of states. Your vote does count. Do you civic duty!