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You may recall that when I first found Oscar he tested FIV+. The vet said at the time that there was a chance that he was just expressing antibodies from his mother, and that a retest in six months would …
Cold baby! Thumper needs something to romp in!
In all the flurry of the destashing and stash sale, I forgot to tell you something. Remember what started the whole urge to destash? I was looking for the right yarn to knit the Child’s First Sock from Knitting Vintage …
Evidence of actual knitting activity
Rolltop Trekking socks (ball band lost and I have no idea what color # this is) finished. Next pair of mindless rolltop socks cast on (Regia #5399). I’d forgotten how much fun the simple self-patterning sock yarns like Regia can …
Wow! Um…. Wow!
You folks are fast with the yarn-buying! Every item has sold, most of it spoken for within the first couple hours of the sale. Thank you so much! It feels great to lighten the stash load, and I’m glad the …
Stash Sale!!!
The Rules: All prices listed are in US dollars. Prices are non-negotiable. All sales are final. Shipping is included. U.S. and Canada only, please. I adore all of you overseas, but the shipping costs are just too high and I …
Stash Sale Update
Okay… The yarn is inventoried. The retail prices are researched, and my prices set. The photos have been taken. It’s almost time to post the sale yarn. I’ve decided to do it in a blog post, rather than build a …
The flashbulb pixies also enjoy a good pair of handknit socks
I suppose you’d like to actually be able to see the socks, though, yes? Here you go: These are done in Lorna’s Laces Vera, using Cassie’s old standby feather and fan pattern. I like ’em. They’re going to be damn …
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The Great Stash Reduction
I did some serious stash inspection this weekend. I opened all the cardboard boxes. I looked in all the project bags. I pulled it all off the shelves and sorted it by type. And I found that there’s a good …
The flashbulb pixies admire my new neckwarmer
Pattern: Slubby Neck Warmer by Marta CantosYarn: Marta’s Yarns Multi-coloured Slubby yarnTime in the stash: Maybe a year? Alison gifted me this yarn and the pattern, but I don’t remember whenTime it took to knit, after sitting around so long: …
By the way…
Just for fun, I opened a Cafe Press store with that autumn camouflage photo I took while I was at Ragdale. Truth be told, I just really thought the image would look great on a magnet or a coffee mug… …