Category Archives: Knitting

crafty stuff

By lee | March 25, 2010

I have been loving knitting lately. Just can’t seem to get enough. I recently finished a neck warmer made from Malabrigo Twist, color: Velvet Grapes. This yarn is sooooo soft and who can resist that color? The pattern is called “Mini Ribbed Scarf” and I found it on Ravelry.  After I was done, I found a [...]

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My knit group

By lee | March 4, 2010

Every other thursdays is knitting day. And I love my knit group. They are an amazing group of women who are such good friends. So supportive and nurturing and fun and silly and talented. In a word, awesome. I feel privileged to know them and have them as my friends.

Today we had my birthday celebration. [...]

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The Thorpe Helmet

By lee | February 13, 2010

I’ve been knitting up a storm and have finished a couple of projects in the last two weeks. One project was Liza’s Goth Socks, but I forgot to take a picture before I mailed them to her. I made her  promise to take a picture soon so I can post it. The socks turned out [...]

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Elf shoes

By lee | February 9, 2010

I did finish the elf shoes in time for the Groundhog’s Day party. They turned out so cute. I sewed a pompom to the tip of each toe before wearing them to the party.

I agitated them  too long when I was felting them and they came out a bit small.  I had to put them [...]

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Elf

By lee | January 16, 2010

I am working on these elf shoes and they are hard. I got the pattern off ravelry as a free download. They were designed by Pamela Wynne and her blog is Flintkints.

They are so cute and I decided to make them as part of my costume for the Groundhog’s Day Party. This years’ theme is [...]

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