Boycott Sew Fast/Sew Easy

Posted by on Feb 13, 2006 in Blog Fun |

You can find a brief description of why here atCease n’ deBitched | MetaFilter and a more comprehensive explanation about 40 minutes into Episode 10 of Cast-On. More info here too: I watched Disney pull this crap and it’s why I left. I’m not about to stay quiet while some Insulting Little Man from a Little Company snubs the knitting community and tries to push us around with meaningless lawyerly threats.I’m going to my...

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Knitting Olympics Frappr!

Posted by on Feb 13, 2006 in Blog Fun |

Lordy, we are EVERYwhere. Take a look at this beta site at Knitting Olympics Frappr! to see us pinpointed all over the globe. Go to the state level.Shocking.And wonderful.

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Olympic Update–End of Day 2

Posted by on Feb 12, 2006 in Blog Fun | 1 comment

Well, I managed about a foot since we started. That’s not good.But it’s sure pretty.I also used my entire ball of blue. (Note the ruler, and you can see how far a ball of blue Tahki Donnegal Tweed will go with size 3.75mm needles.) This was not a surprise, but going into the basement, to find the box with the rest of the yarn…only to find no balls of blue…THAT was a surprise.Turns out, I hadn’t wound balls out of...

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Olympic Update

Posted by on Feb 12, 2006 in Family |

I am not doing NEARLY as well as the downhill USA men’s team when it comes to times. I think it’s become fairly clear as we begin the third day of the Knit Olympics that I have seriously overjudged my knitting speed–esp. cold-finger speed during a blizzard. Until and unless I can finish a panel completely in four days I won’t make it. And as you can see from the previous post pic of my starting point, and from the update...

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