Lot 3 Books, Bags, and Bidding Page—June 25, 2014

Posted by on Jun 25, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns, Web Fun |

Lot 3 —Lifestyle and Home Decor Bidding for Lots 3 AND 4 begin at 3pm EDT Wednesday— June 25, 2014—and ends promptly at 6pm EDT To enter to win, please put your bid in the comments below. Highest bid at 6pm wins. Three knitting bags are included with this lot—seen in picture above. The Knitter’s Life List: To Do, To Know, To Explore, To Make Angels: A Knitter’s Dozen (A Knitter’s Dozen series) Only One Way to Win! The Rules:...

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Lot 2 Books, Bags, and Bidding Page—June 24, 2014

Posted by on Jun 24, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns, Web Fun | 1 comment

Have a Look at Lot 2—Stich Dictionaries Bidding for Lot 2 begins at 3pm EDT Tuesday—June 24, 2014—and ends promptly at 6pm EDT To enter to win, please put your bid in the comments below. Highest bid at 6pm wins. One knitting bag is included with this lot—seen in picture above.   Designing Knitwear   Mon Tricot Knitting Dictionary Stitches Patterns: Knitting and Crocheting 0D14   Cable Needle Freedom **OUT OF PRINT AND NOT...

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Lot 1 Books, Bags, and Bidding Page—June 23, 2014

Posted by on Jun 23, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns, Web Fun | 3 comments

Bid on Lot 1—Sweaters and Wraps Bidding for Lot 1 begins at 3pm EDT Monday—June 23, 2014—and ends promptly at 6pm EDT To win, please put your bid in the comments below. Highest bid at 6pm wins. A large mesh bag is included with this Lot—see below. Wrap Style (Style series) Double Knitting: Reversible Two-Color Designs New Directions in Knitting by House of White Birches **OUT OF PRINT!** Knitting Ganseys Only One Way to Win! The Rules: Read...

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A Friend in Need…

Posted by on Jun 20, 2014 in Blog Fun, charity, Knitting, patterns, Web Fun |

You may recall last Fall when Nanette the Nanny came to my rescue and did All The Work to ship out all of my pre-orders of Grounded. Well, now she needs a hand, too. To help her out, CraftLit, Vanessa at Survival Organs, and the MamaO Knits Too Much site are helping Nanette raffle off eight Lots of books-and-bags to raise money for a (surprise!!! and) suddenly necessary move. Details on how to bid and win will post here and via the CraftLit...

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Book Review: Knitted Mitts & Mittens

Posted by on Apr 18, 2014 in Blog Fun, freebies, Knitting, patterns, review, Writing | 2 comments

Sorry for the absence! I’ve been packing boxes. Like this.   I’ve also been doing this: But mostly, today, I wanted to talk to you about this: Amy Gunderson’s book’s cover tells me all I need to know. This book is full of fun patterns. I love fun. I decided to highlight two for you today. The first is Coventry: I admit that I’m a sucker for this color grey, so I’m immediately drawn to it. But beyond...

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Final Grounded Sock • Rosie’s Nightswimming Socks

Posted by on Dec 20, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting, Writing |

If you remember Rosie’s Firestarters, they  had a flame motif going up the side. The Nightswimming socks have that same motif, running up the left in this pic–   surrounded by undulating waves. Water grounds her. May these socks keep you feisty, but surrounded by calm. These were designed by me which means they have the fitted arch and Welsh heel… But Meg likes them, too. Skills needed  knit, purl, yo, k2tog, ssk, working...

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