August 2006



Reality Recap - Spoilers!!

Thursday, 31 August 2006 12:00 A GMT-05
Rockstar: Supernova Unfortunately, Rockstar was pre-empted for the Orioles game (they lost - surprise, surprise!) so we didn't get to see the performance episode. I did watch the "Webisode," however, and saw Dilana have a hissy fit. Fun! Ok, maybe
Category: TV Project Runway
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Bored AND Cranky

Tuesday, 29 August 2006 10:01 A GMT-05
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Return of the Freak Magnet

Monday, 28 August 2006 7:07 A GMT-05
This was apparently an entry in the 148th Annual Minnesota State Fair. It's too, too fabulous! (from The Rainey Sisters)
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A Little of This and a Little of That

Thursday, 24 August 2006 9:24 A GMT-05
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Arrgghhhh!!

Tuesday, 22 August 2006 4:21 P GMT-05
Let me just say that I am hating blog-city right now. The only reason I am sticking with it is that it's free/cheap and I can customize the look. I don't want to pay money just to be able to fiddle around with colors and whatnot, an
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Closing in on Le Weekend

Thursday, 17 August 2006 8:12 A GMT-05
I sewed on the handles for my Stash Handbag last night. Isn't it wee and cute? (This image is a scan - the bag fit perfectly on the glass of my scanner at work.)
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Randomness

Wednesday, 16 August 2006 7:52 A GMT-05
I've been doing lots of knitting, but I don't have any photos at the moment.  I completed a successful first pattern repeat of the Lotus Blossom Tank and am halfway through a second, so that's rolling along nicely.  I'm loving using the Add
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Funky Scarf Swap Questionnaire

Monday, 14 August 2006 1:01 P GMT-05
Let’s get the allergy part out of the way. Are you allergic to any fibers? Nope Do you prefer any fibers over others? I prefer Merino wool, but silk and Merino/other wool blends are good too. Actually, I like anythi
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A Post for Saturday

Saturday, 12 August 2006 12:39 P GMT-05
Here are the completed Cabled Footies from One Skein, a Christmas gift for my MIL.  I used less than one skein of Plymouth Encore Worsted in a neutral mixed shade of khakis and light green.  It's the same yarn I used for Neal's Petrol vest
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Online Yarn Sales

Tuesday, 8 August 2006 1:21 P GMT-05
In the spirit of the Anti-Stash Along, I've found some great yarn sales and am passing them on to you! Everyone knows about Elann, but there are plenty other sales and closeouts available elsewhere as well. Keep in mind that these stores have l
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In the Neutral Zone

Monday, 7 August 2006 7:40 A GMT-05
I was perhaps a bit ambitious when I said I hoped to finish both Lotorp and the Cabled Footies this weekend. One out of two ain't bad though.Pattern: Lortorp, from Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton's Noro RevisitedYarn: Three skeins of Noro Kureyon for the l
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Summer Swap

Saturday, 5 August 2006 2:22 P GMT-05
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It's All About the Neutrals

Thursday, 3 August 2006 8:45 A GMT-05
I don't really work with neutral colors much at all. I do like to mix metallics into my beadwork, but I don't tend to knit with anything that doesn't register as a color to my brain. No black, no gray, and no beige. I've had request
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Hello, August!

Tuesday, 1 August 2006 9:49 A GMT-05
We're officially out of hot, disgusting, July and into hot, disgusting, August. As I am writing this, it's 10:45 A.M. and a sultry 94F with a heat index of 103F. The temperature is supposed to reach 101F, but honestly, once it gets past 87 or
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