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Mission Impossible Socks
Made this pair for Twin1 to take on his mission.I swear, there are two socks here. Really.He's always liked just plain black in clothing anyway, but of course an LDS mission requires dark, solid colors...
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more socks
I'm calling these ones "Coal Dust".Second pair of missionary socks for Twin1.This is how far I got while having Chemo:This is how far I got later that night when I couldn't get to sleep:Not bad for one...
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All My Chickens, Week 50, Cock-A-Doodle-Make-Do
I ran across this project while sorting old magazines. It's from a 2004 issue of Country Marketplace (which they don't publish anymore, I understand).Pretty sure I have the right colors of felt on hand...
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makin'
I've been makin' stuff, but most of it has to get to where it's going before I can show it off.(shh, don't tell!)Here's one piece I can show you:an Ice Cream Sammich!It's from the book Tasty Crochet,...
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Coal Dust - nearly complete!
I've had a bit less time the last couple of weeks for knitting. Work was demanding, and I was more than usually tired from the last chemo treatment. I was getting a little done here and there, but it...
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eggs in ham cups - yum!
I finally got around to actually making these!They don't take long, and don't actually require much effort at all. But somehow, I just didn't get to them until today. And even today, it was my son...
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long time
Recently, I was reviewing my lists of finished objects, (I've been feeling a tad unproductive lately), and started to wonder when it was I last sewed something for myself.Something to wear.Turns out,...
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this and that
I may not have been sewing much lately, but I have been knitting:Awesome mitts for Jupiter, my roller-derby friendSocks for my boySocks for meAnd also crocheting:Play foodsRandom little bits of this...
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Twin1 on a mission (a family post) Part 1
Last week, I drove to the MTC and dropped off my first-born son. Here's how the day went:I awoke around 6:30am. I hadn't slept very deeply, anyway, and there was much we still had to do before his...
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Twin1 on a Mission (part 2)
Just as we're going out the door, he hands me an envelope and asks me to mail it for him. I take it without looking at it, as I'm carrying luggage to the car and trying to hand the other boy the camera...
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out of season
I've been in my sewing room a bit lately. First, to sew up PJ's for my boy, and then later, his robe. (Neither of which were photographed before being sent off. Bummer.) At any rate, having to do those...
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squirrel parts
These bits and pieces are going to become a squirrel.Eventually.Most likely soon.*yarn is Vanna in Linen
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Squirrel for Pearl
I finished my cute little squirrel!She's even got her pretty pink sweater, so she's all ready for fall.Here she is without the sweater:Her tail is kinda bushy. In fact, so bushy, it helps her stand up...
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Finishing
Do you ever get in a mood to just finish something? Like, somehow, no matter how many hours you've put in at work, or how many loads of laundry you've done at home, you just aren't feeling like you've...
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a Halloween tradition
New skully stitch markers (or, if you like, earrings)I used up all the skull beads I had on hand making the rest of these. I'll have to get more for next year.
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Can't Stop
I seriously can't stop making this little baby sweater.It's just the perfect little sweater.So many ways to make it, and so easy to size it up or down.Four already done, and another on the needles.And...
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You've heard of the un-dead. Now, meet the dumb-dead:I cannot stop singing this song - it's just so catchy and cute!Also, upon watching this for the first time, I wanted to start making up a bunch of...
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Christmas PJ's
Know what? I just figured out how come it's okay for some stores to have their Christmas stuff out on the shelves a couple months early. It's for those of us that have a relative/loved one far from...
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Hug Your Mug
I wanted something handmade to send off to my brother in Chi-town, but I knew it would be foolish to try anything larger than a scarf. Or, for that matter, anything even as large as a scarf, since most...
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Moose applique towel (s)PJ pants for Twin2 (s)Pajamas for John (s)soft & twee baby mitts (k) (gifted)2 skinny scarflettes (c)Pink & Red Unicorn (c) (gifted)2 owls green & cozy (k)...
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