Blog — 2007

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Shop-a-do!

It has come and gone.  Wednesday was the big night, and I am still exhausted from it.  So many people came out to shop the crafts.  Great job,...

A Big Hat

This hat came out B-I-G.

Door War

Ever since we bought the house, I have been most excited about working on the outside. When spring sprung I painted my front a very nice green. Last...

A Fall Family Frolic

Today it looked like this. This year Carrie and I are sharing a table at the Shop-a-do Craftastic on December 12 at Space Gallery, and I am trying to...

Jessica told me a few weeks back that they were going to be reshooting the cover.  This made me so nervous, I really liked the first cover!  I was...

Wow, it's really happening!

The cover for my book has been approved, yeah! I am not sure if I am allowed to "put it out there" yet. I'll find out soon and then post it. Every...

He Can Hear You

Finally this one has some ears. It took me many hours to get these ears looking like this, but it was worth the effort because he is sooooo cute.

Are You Kidding Me?

April 5 we awoke to a foot of snow.  What? We are definitely in denial, as we put of dealing with it until 1:00 this afternoon.  It's all going to...

Knit Animals are Blowing My Mind

We are back from California.  All I can say is boy am I tired.  A red eye flight + 3 nights of insomnia = crazy lady.  Maybe it's because my mind is...

California Here I Come

We are taking off for California tomorrow. I am only bringing the skirt, which is mostly straight knitting, for the plane, and the teddy bear and...

Round and Round

Thanks to short row shaping, I think that each side of the Sisters Pillow, which is 16" round, will work up in one clean piece. It hurt my brain to...

Name that Book

The book has been named. Closely Knit: Handmade Gifts for Those You Love I am very happy with it.  My first idea was Close Knit, but apparently it...

Blast from the Past

Someone just made an inquiry about a project I worked on a few years ago. While we're on the subject, I thought I would dig it up for those of you...

All Moved In

Well, we officially reside in Portland, Maine again. I still can't believe it. Part of me still feels like at the end of the day I will have to get...

The Purple Mile

Well, we move into the house next Sunday. I can't wait for a number of reasons. It will be a relief to not be straddling two residences 45 minutes...

Growing on Trees

I just finished graphing out the tree for the Family Tree Throw.  You can just work from this picture of the graph, right Lynn? (ha!)  I hope it...

Progress Report

Two days of knitting, and now off to work on the house for a few days. We got A TON done on the house this past weekend.  "Aunt" Lynn stopped by for...