March 2006



Mmmm...Chocolate!

Friday, 31 March 2006 7:27 P GMT-05
I got my final final SP7 gift today from Starr - a pound of See's chocolate!!!  My very favorite chocolate in the world!  Seriously.  You people who think Godiva is good have it all wrong.Thanks, Pal!!I think I can finish the collar of

March is Almost Over

Thursday, 30 March 2006 1:34 P GMT-05
I finally finished the bottom ruffle on the Starburst Sweater last night. It was only 12 rows of k2p2, but over 500 or so stitches, so it felt like *forever.* Now I'm working on the collar - more kp2p, but it's going pretty quickly so far

Penultimate SP7 Gift

Monday, 27 March 2006 7:26 P GMT-05
Here's the next to last package from my SP7, Starr, of Whitney Knitter! It's a selection of Arbonne International products. I especially love the yummy-smelling Ginger Citrus sugar scrub and bath therapy salts! And my crusty dry knuckles are really

Starburst Progress

Saturday, 25 March 2006 1:28 P GMT-05
I'm going great guns on this sweater. I finished the right front yesterday and was finally able to take out all of the stitch holders and will work on the bottom ruffle next. Here's the back, in all her puckered glory. I think she's going to be a

Brief Update

Wednesday, 22 March 2006 7:39 P GMT-05
Nothing new in my little world of knitting.  I've gotten a few more inches of the left front of the Starburst Sweater done, and I hope to get both fronts done during my four day weekend (Spring break!)I did do something fun the other night...my

Knitting Progress

Sunday, 19 March 2006 2:42 P GMT-05
Here's a little progress report on my Starburst Sweater. The back is done; it was fun to knit and went pretty quickly. I love knitting in the round. The problem is...I knit into the back of the stitch, and while it looks all beautifully even when

Back in Baltimore

Wednesday, 15 March 2006 3:32 P GMT-05
We just got back from our trip to California last night. I'd love to say we had a remarkable time and ate lots of fabulous foods...but I can't. Neal and I both came down with food poisoning, we suspect from a turkey sandwich we shared at

Cal-i-for-nia Here I Come....

Wednesday, 8 March 2006 9:26 A GMT-05
Off to California tomorrow for a semi-vacation.  I say "semi" because we are meeting up with a group of people and will be busy the whole weekend.  No, it's not a yarn-related thing, unfortunately, although I will stop into a yarn

March FO!

Sunday, 5 March 2006 12:31 P GMT-05

It's Here!

Thursday, 2 March 2006 7:17 P GMT-05
The yarn and pattern for my primary March Project Spectrum project has arrived!I absolutely fell in love with the Starburst Sweater pattern in the latest Knitpicks catalog and *had* to have it. The pattern called for Merino Style, and I chose the co

Project Spectrum

Wednesday, 1 March 2006 11:59 P GMT-05
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