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Magazine review: Vogue Knitting Holiday 2009

nobody@vox.com(avanta7) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:10:27 -0800

When IK's holiday issue landed it my mailbox a couple days ago, I realized I was behind on magazine reviews. Again. Good thing I don't get paid for this: I'd starve. First impression: Wow! That's some red lipstick. Second impression: Pret...

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SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:09:13 -0800

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY! 11.19.09 I almost wasn't going to take a self portrait today because I was so wrapped up in what I was working on. But when I found myself getting v. stressed out by my project, I realized I needed a break. This was the...

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SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:15:45 -0800

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY! 11.12.09 Yes, finally back. But all I do is work now, so I don't really have time to make myself look presentable. This explains why I look so furry and frumpy. I probably haven't shaved in a month. (My facial hair grows ...

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pick one

nobody@vox.com(amietron) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:44:27 -0800

I'm trying to decide whether I want to give some of my girlfriends a knitted hat or knitted slippers for Christmas. Initially I was going to give them all knitted berets, but I can't imagine all of them wearing berets. Another idea is mitten...

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From Things to Squares

nobody@vox.com(catlondon) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:24:46 -0800

Okay, so my first attempt at making a amigurumi crochet zombie doll turned out to be a wee bit ambitious, seeing as I was pretty hopeless at keeping my stitches even remotely even (see photo of Thing, below). So I decided to start with something b...

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Learning something new

nobody@vox.com(catlondon) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:59:34 -0700

Last Thursday sometime after midnight, I was gripped by the urge to learn to crochet. Not because I have a particularly strong interest in the fabric arts, nor because I have a burning desire to create a pair of fingerless gloves or a charming yar...

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Year 4

nobody@vox.com(LotusMonkey) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:56:50 -0700

Mr. ESB & I made it to our fourth year together yesterday! We celebrated today at a local breakfast/lunch place, Starling Diner. We're both on such restricted diets right now that dinner would've been ludicrous and our absolute favorite restau...

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Knitting Update

nobody@vox.com(The Lazy Knitter) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:16:46 -0700

I started a new afghan a couple of weeks ago. An afghan seems like a good project for times of (moving) stress. Not too much thinking but, with the right stitch pattern and a pretty variegated yarn, interesting enough to keep me occupied and ...

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Start-itus

nobody@vox.com(Shelly) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:49:23 -0700

So, I'm still finishing up that one last gift, but I was too impatient for a new project (like I don't have enough I'm working on already!). Last Saturday was the beginning of my vacation, and I dug through my stash to find this yarn, Knit Picks G...

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Xmas Countdown... The Life of a Stashbuster

nobody@vox.com(LotusMonkey) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:08:02 -0700

For some reason, these Christmas gift-making months, I've been OBSESSED with making only stashbusting projects. Take this Dianna Shawl by MaweLucky/Jane Araujo. I KNOW I'm not making the most attractive version possible. I KNOW the color combi...

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