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We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning. - Henry Ward Beecher

August 3rd, 2007 · 6 Comments

Well…I got the loom warped. It took a while, but not at all as long as I expected. I warped the loom front to back but didn’t use the lease sticks. I only had 120 warp ends (60 of each color) so I figured that It would be ok to just put the cross [...]

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Tags: socks · sweater · weaving

Happiness depends on ourselves. -Aristotle

August 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Well..I see my post did it’s thing while I was gone. How cool is that? I’ll have to remember that for the future.
Well, after not sleeping one bit Friday night, we left here around 6 am in order to make it to the event in time. I got my display set up.

I sat there [...]

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Tags: Mystery Shawl · Mystery Stole · RAOK · SCA · weaving

It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality i accept. -Calvin and Hobbes

July 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

If this works, it will be posting while I am setting up a table full of things to compete in an A&S contest in the SCA. I will be at Steppes Artisan with a whole bunch of stuff. Wish me luck.
This competition is a bit different from most. It’s a “body of work” competition. That [...]

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Tags: Knitting · Lampwork · SCA · Spinning · socks · weaving

You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven. -Jimi Hendrix

July 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Batteries finally got charged…
I’ve made a little more progress on my Charade sock..

I love the yarn… and I’m loving how it’s knitting up. That reminds me..I need to change my progress bar.
This is the yarn that I got at Rosepath on Wednesday.

It’s a 3/2 cotton and one is 8 oz and the other is 9 [...]

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Tags: Knitting · socks · weaving

Laughter is the closest distance between two people. -Victor Borge

July 19th, 2007 · 2 Comments

NO I AM NOT PREGNANT!! *ehem*
BikerChick has a fellow employee who’s wife is expecting and ..I just LOVE this pattern(pdf).  I used leftover Opal sock yarn from my Lacy Scallops socks. I have enough I could probably make two more pairs. I’m in heaven..a way to use up leftover sock yarn!!

This is a couple of [...]

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Tags: BikerChick · Knitting · socks · sweater · weaving