the sheep-free knitter

making a deal

nobody@vox.com(abigailvr) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:45:36 -0700

I have been busy, traveling and knitting and... buying yarn. You saw the yarn I bought in the Netherlands. I then bought some hemp yarn in Philadelphia and Teenuh picked up some Sugar' n cream for me at Michael's because it was dirt cheap (DIRT CH...

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yarn souvenirs

nobody@vox.com(abigailvr) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:38:26 -0700

I hit a "handwork"shop today: v.d. Raad Kleinvak on Spaarnwouderstraat in Haarlem. For a shop that isn't just about yarn, I thought they had a decent selection, and quite a lot of non-wool yarns! I got some Scheepjes cotton/acrylic yarn that was o...

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ripe tomato!

nobody@vox.com(abigailvr) — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:11:49 -0700

I finished my Tomato tee today! (Ravelry project details.) I'm very pleased with it. I have to say that I was a bit anxious how it would turn out when I tried it on before washing it. It just looked droopy and not very flattering. But, Pakucho i...

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cutting fabric, buying yarn

nobody@vox.com(abigailvr) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:46:19 -0800

I had to go to JoAnn today to buy fabric for the textiles class I'm helping to teach at Niels' school. I always have to swing down the yarn aisle because I want to see if they are carrying the Lion Brand organic cotton yet. At least, that's what I...

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oink

nobody@vox.com(abigailvr) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:11:29 -0800

I made Stefan a pig for his birthday (Ravelry project details). I wanted to finish it in time for his party which had a loose animal theme, but I wasn't fast enough. He really likes it and Niels, my mother and one of Niels' friends have all reque...

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a mouse in my house!

nobody@vox.com(abigailvr) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:47:22 -0700

I must confess that one of the things I'm really loving about crochet is just how fast the small projects are. Over the weekend, I made a string bag, which my mother was admiring so much that I think I'll make one for her too. Then yesterday and t...

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moderne log cabin baby blanket

nobody@vox.com(abigailvr) — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:10:20 -0800

It's official, the mitered baby blanket that never was has been reborn as the Mason-Dixon Knitting Moderne Log Cabin Baby Blanket. I didn't do the outer blocks because it was already 25" by 34" and those blocks would have added a lot more than tha...

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