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12/20/2004 9:22:19 PM
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Playing Catch Up
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Libby, it`s good to see you finding time to knit and keep up with the news... You seem to have the motherhood thing down pat!
Happy holidays. I know they are going to be extra special, being the first ones with your little bundle of joy.
Marta
Oh, and stay warm. I lived 4 years in Ann Arbor in the early 80`s. It does get COLD around there!
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12/20/2004 9:22:19 PM
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Playing Catch up
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Libby, it`s good to see you finding time to knit and keep up with the news... You seem to have the motherhood thing down pat!
Happy holidays. I know they are going to be extra special, being the first ones with your little bundle of joy.
Marta
Oh, and stay warm. I lived 4 years in Ann Arbor in the early 80`s. It does get COLD around there!
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12/21/2004 9:47:25 PM
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Flippin` adorable Bets!
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Totally adorable, Bets! Makes me want to have a granddaughter...
Marta
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12/21/2004 10:41:18 PM
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Another successful HW felting session
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Jean, you and your family will have a very special place in our prayers for all the families sacrificing so much for all of us!
Marta
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12/23/2004 9:13:18 AM
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Heard from Jeremy
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Oh, Jean, that`s such good news! I logged in mainly to check on that, being soooo behind on everything this year that this is going to be the last time until after Christmas.
Get better quickly, which of course means not rushing it...
Merry Christmas everybody!
Marta
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12/31/2004 10:35:59 AM
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..."the joys and tears of all the years..."
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That old Christmas carol keeps popping in my mind as I catch up on the news here - so many of us having to deal with hard blows of all kinds (my almost-80-year-old mother was hit by a car while crossing the street, and fortunately "only" her left knee was slightly cracked), and yet so much laughter and great sense of humor! And beautiful knitting all along, too!
Happy New Year to all, hopefully with fewer upheavals.
Marta
who is making a New Year resolution to post some pictures.
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12/31/2004 10:23:42 PM
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..."the joys and tears of all the years..."
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Thank you all for the good wishes. I followed your stories, and pray and hope that 2005 will be less eventful in this kind of way for all of us.
My mother seems to be recovering well, we`ll just have to see if this does not end up interfering with her determination to keep living independently. Time will tell. Of course it had to happen soon after I left her.
Libby, your story had me laughing. That teacher must have never forgotten it, too...
And you know, Theresa, the guy was going to keep driving on, but my mom somehow had the strength to make him take her to her apartment building, very close by, and have the concierge call an ambulance and the police. Beyond that, the details are still somewhat fuzzy to me. She is one tough lady, and we were very lucky, all in all.
Thank you all again and a Very Happy New Year!
Marta
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12/31/2004 10:36:22 PM
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*Clearing Throat*...
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I must have been the lasy one to read this message...CONGRATULATIONS!!! 2005 will be big for you and your family...
Funny your baby being due in June, as we have just learned of our third grandchild coming at the beginning of that month. Double expectations for me!!!...
Take it easy and enjoy.
Marta
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12/31/2004 10:38:36 PM
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*Clearing Throat*...
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OK, I meant the last one, not the lasy (??) one... Have to remember to proofread before hitting the button...
M
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12/31/2004 10:46:25 PM
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Everyone who wants to know what`s up-it`s sneak peeks
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I`m in real trouble here, after vowing not to get more yarn before I make a true dent on my growing stash. I`m just finishing a sweater for DGS#1 in BC (tapestry blue) I got last year, loving knitting with it and the results. The new colors are so gorgeous, what am I going to do?
Marta
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1/1/2005 4:39:10 PM
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Oh Benne!!
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Beautiful pictures, Benne! Eileen and Boldilocks are absolutely right...LOL
Marge is one of those people you immediately feel like hugging, isn`t she? Go on spoiling one another, you three deserve it!
Beautiful knitting, too. Now, don`t you break any leg trying to get the perfect picture - we would all be sick with guilt!!!
Happy New Year again.
Marta
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1/2/2005 8:35:19 PM
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Voting for Jean
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Jean, you are a class act! And that`s exactly why your blog is so great. Yours is the only blog I check regularly, and it was a pleasure to vote for it. Very uncharacteristic of me, too. LOL
Good luck.
Marta
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1/2/2005 8:40:42 PM
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OOGA!!! OOGA!!! Sneak Peeks again!!!!
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Actually, 9AM PST is when phone orders start. You can order on line starting at 6AM PST.
Better set your alarm clock if you want something really bad...
Marta
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1/2/2005 8:53:26 PM
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Way to go Libby!
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Beautiful moebius, Libby. And thanks for the explanation. I`m amazed a brand new mother can knit so much. Way to go!
Marta
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1/2/2005 8:59:50 PM
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NEWBIE TO THIS GROUP
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Welcome, Joan. You`ll find there are incredible knitters around here, immensely generous with their talent and time - and a lot of fun to boot!
Marta
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1/2/2005 9:23:29 PM
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What method do you use?
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Hi Nancy,
There are many amazing knitters on this site who will have more informative answers, but here are my two cents. I learned continental (with no name) from my aunts, who were fabulous knitters, and very fast. I`ve knitted on and off - mostly off while the kids were around, more regularly in the past two years. At some point I learned several other techniques just out of curiosity, but always migrated back to continental. Maybe there`s no love like your first one, but I also find it much more efficient. However, I have known people who are very fast and have beautiful results with other methods, so I would say go with the technique that feels most comfortable and yields the best results for you.
Happy knitting.
Marta
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1/3/2005 8:18:51 AM
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Quick Poll: Colors
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Interesting question...Over the years blue has had a way of dominating my closet, along with beiges, black and white. But lately I find myself liking reds and bright colors a lot more than I used to. Is this an age thing???
Marta
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1/3/2005 10:19:30 PM
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Wow-Marta`s sandbagging!
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Thank you, Bets, Benne and Sandra, for your very kind encouragement.
I think of this posting as paying my dues here - well, kind of a downpayment... The pictures are not that good, the bubble wrap "head" turned out rather lumpy - but I can`t believe how fast they showed up, I only submitted them this afternoon!
Now trying to answer your questions:
Most were Christmas gifts, and were well received. My DD lover her Wisteria hat and scarf (the color is slightly off in the picture). I kind of winged the hat, measuring on my own head along the way. It was done with one strand of Jo Sharp Mohair and one strand of a tape yarn from Madil which DD gave me some time ago (just one ball, part of a sampler basket) and apparently has been discontinued. Too bad, because I loved it, and it clung to the JS like they were meant to be together...The hat used under one ball of JS and the scarf 2. Both this scarf and the clove were done on size 10 needles in a very simple purl lace and used 2 balls for about 60" in length.
The JS Velvet was done in old shale, 10 1/2 needles, about 7 1/2" wide and just under 60" long - also 2 balls exactly. So very fast knitting.
I have been using the Taj scarf - I needed a new scarf and really could not part with that one. I made it in my all-time favorite scarf stitch, brioche I think it is called, very elastic in both directions and very light but warm. It is about 5" wide and 65" long, just under 2 balls (the only ones I bought) on size 10 needles.
Lastly, and not very clear in the picture, the Scala in Pewter color. I used 2 balls and size 13 needles, seed stitch that makes the tape yarn show really well, and this is the shortest one, 48" long. I only have 2 more balls of it, and am hesitating whether to make a second scarf for my DD or a matching hat for myself (selfish here, he?!) to go with the scarf. It is an unusual look that I love, and am sure my DD would also, so...hard decision!
Bets, I`m feeling like a mother choosing among her children on which is my favorite yarn here. I really liked all of them. lol. I had never worked with mohair and was uneasy about it, but it turned out to go very well, and fast, on those big needles and easy stitches. The Taj was a true delight, and the big needles and that stitch worked really well with such a thin yarn. The Scala was an interesting experience too, and I tried several other stitches, but seed shows both the shiny and the dull parts of the yarn and the fabric has a kind of elasticity that I really like - and is of course completely reversible.
Benne, I will get more JS mohair if it comes back, even though I still have some clove and romany.
Sandra, I think the length of scarves depends on the recipient. I like them long, but for me 60" is long enough, and I can live with shorter; my DD, who is taller than I am, likes them really long - for her, 60" is the minimum (and last year I knitted an over 7` long one for my 6`4" youngest son). But the fabric also determines that to some extent. For example, I did not think the single-strand lacy mohair scarves "wanted" to be longer than about 60".
Wow, this is a long answer! Did I answer all the questions? Thanks again for the kuddos! Now back to work on the other, postponed projects.
Marta
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1/3/2005 10:22:54 PM
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Wow-Marta`s sandbagging!
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Hi Jamie, I just saw your post, but I think I answered your questions before. Let me know if you want the description of the stitch, it worked out really well for me.
Thanks you.
Marta
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1/3/2005 10:27:52 PM
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Thanks for being a good group!
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Kim, you are so right. I have learned so much and enjoyed reading posts so much that I ended up "jumping in" - a very uncharacteristic thing for me to do. This is a really special group of ladies, and a special site.
Marta
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