tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115355022011-07-28T13:47:24.753-07:00yarner n. one who works with strands of fiber or string; a teller of talesDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-26046305329424071392009-07-22T19:32:00.000-07:002009-07-22T19:40:29.359-07:00

I turned fifty-six in May and I've never really thought I was "out of the loop", "over the hill"," totally clueless", or whatever phrase is appropriate, but I find that I am all of those things. My youngest, darling heathen child, she's twenty-five, came to visit me this weekend and I discovered some new things--all of them proving that I'm passed it.People, I thought that Kardashians were a

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One of the many, many, many things I wish I'd done is to have taken better care of the bod. One never thought one would grow old. One thought one was invincible. Of course, one was an idiot and one is suffering the consequences now. I never had a militant, Nazi feminist period: I never burned my bra, never prayed to Gloria Steinem, never marched for women's causes, but all anyone ever had to

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I'm starting on a new me today. I'm deleting meat from my diet. I'm going to give it my best shot and try to keep the positive thoughts going so I'm off to Google veggie recipes with a side of getting-your-daily-adults-from-fruits-veggies-and-such. Wish me luck, won'tcha.

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It was hot today so I thought A dip in the pond would hit the spot. So I squeezed my ass in a nice big suit And smeared some sunscreen on my snoot, Pulled on my stunnin' swimming shoes And grabbed my nose plug on its noose. (It's dry round here and it's hot You had rain? We have not. Our pond is down a foot or three And along the shore are cut pine trees [Put there for the minnows, don'tcha

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I would dearly love to know why my font size changes after the first paragraph.See.Why? Why? Why?

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It's been so long since I started fiddling with my template, I've forgotten most of what I learned and have to refer to my Dummies books. Sad, sad, sad. Image Shack has funkified the way my pics are displayed and I can't copy and paste into blogger, for some reason, and all the changes gave me a feeling obsoleteness, which I am over. Anyhoo, I went to Ashland, home of former patient, I

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I have been in touch with my dearly beloved and lost stepdaughter, Melissa (or Mel or Miaka) that I lost fourteen years ago. It's a long story but suffice it to say I talked to her a week ago and it was UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE. She was six when she last saw me and doesn't remember me much but oh, do I remember her and her brother Ron. They were "mine" for three years and I loved them, laughed with

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I started working on my template sometime in a previous life and never finished--and ain't THAT hard to tell? Some of the archive pages have no text until I scroll doooown aways. Also, I wished I had put more pictures or at least mentioned more WIPs or to-be-started project cuz I finished a clapotis (number thirteen--no I do NOT like that pattern, I lurve it) and the finished scarf is soft and

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Yep, Le Yarner is fifty-four today. I don't know if I feel my age but I know for sure I don't act it. I can remember seeing folks in their fifties act a fool when I was thirty-ish and thinking they ought to get a grip. I expect folks roll their eyes at me sometimes but it's not keeping me up at night. There are advantages to being fifty-four. I got caught speeding while really digging on some

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My Knit Picks KIPer (knitting in public) Bags arrived Saturday and I love 'em. In fact, I love them so much I have had them outside for a photo-op so I could show the world the complete spiffiness of these bags. This is the set of five bags. The large, medium, and small bags, and the purse have their own shoulder strap. The three bags have grommets and two other hickies on one side so

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Once upon a time I could stay up late at night. I mean, back in the day there were times I would think to myself, "If I can get two hours sleep after the party/clubbing/card game I'll be good to go." Now, however, my good-to-go is you've-GOT-to-be kidding.Monday through Thursday I have to check on Mr. Patient twice each night. Monday night is not bad and I'm pretty perky Tuesday morning.

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If you know who Ish Kabibble is you are showing your age, unless you're an old movie buff. There are many pretenders but only one that counts and I can well imagine Ish making ballon critters but being totally inept at magic if he were still with us. From the Jazzprofessional: People not in on the secret could perhaps be forgiven for thinking that this is merely yet another Hare Krishna type

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It's a header, a banner, a whatsit made by Tacky Banners R Us. Whatcha think? Too much? Tacky? Nouveau riche? (Pretend the rest of the bloggage will match.)Don't hurt me. ;=)

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I'm STILL fiddling with the template...

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I'm making template changes today and tomorrow and tomorrow and...*sigh* it might take a while.

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The youngest of his, mine,(no ours) Carla, age 22, nickname Chica Spoilica--not a real word but you can figure it out, eh--driving the father's pickup: no A/C, no cd player, no power windows, and a general embarrassing lack of coolness.

Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1148047986798921652006-05-19T04:50:00.000-07:002006-05-19T07:13:06.853-07:00

I received my last package from my CheapBleep Pal, Adriennec. I love the doggie notebook and fridge list and little post-it notes and the card totally rocks; my photography doesn't do it justice. Adrienne also made this lovely lace scarf and, as usual, the picture does not do it justice. She made lace for me. *sniff*Thank you for the goodies and thanks again, Adrienne, for the sawks that rawk

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I have been forced, under threat of violence, mind you, to edit this post. One makes one or two hypographical errors and one gets bad reviews from one's dearly beloved family. So, again, and still, my beautiful daughter, Dani, age twenty-eight. In real life she has a tattoo on her left shoulder. (I don't know what happened to it in the picture.) ;=) Dani's beautiful children, Neesha and

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(Some of this is from a previous post.)I love patterns with jungle animals--just the heads though--does that make them jungle-animal busts? My daughter wanted a wall hangy thing for her dorm/suite. I wanted to make a tiger--think of the colors!--but my daughter attended a university that has been a long time rival of a school with a tiger mascot--I had to go with a lion. I couldn't find a

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I returned to my patient's home today after a very ugly and tiring week. I was bummed. Lower than a snake's naval. Depressed, dejected, and heart-sick. Oh, and, by the way, it was not a good week. But, hallelujah Hannah! I had a box of goodies from my Secret Pal--a guaranteed perker upper.She sent a box with all identifying numbers and whatnot cleverly crossed through with black marker.

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I received some goodies from my Secret Pal today. I have doggie bones, M&M's in a to-be-a-stitchmarker-holder, a lovely card, stickers, Green Mountain Columbian coffee, Lion Wool Prints in ocean blue, which felts and is going to be added to some Alagash from the stash to make a bag, and a Cadbury Flake Bar. Well, I had a Cadbury Flake Bar but somethin' happened to it. I also received this pin,

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I have joined the ABC Along. This is my first photograph of the series.Accidental Applesauce. (Don't look if you are squeamish.)

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I have been much inspired by Monkeemaven's rooftop pictures of her WIP's and FO's so I hauled some of my WIP's and almost, practically FO's to the pump house for their photo op.I am still working on two entrelac scarves from Gedifra Highlights 042. As you can see, if this were a race, scarf number two would be winning. I am two repeats into the Fall 2005 Interweave Knits Cabled Shrug. It took

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Normally those are three of my favorite words but they have kept me so busy I have no time for posting. Poor blog--I do miss you so.On the needles: Fashion Trend Scarf IFashion Trend Scarf IILucy BagBooger-ish BagPair of socks for a mouse (Long story but suffice it to say it's not a real mouse.)Cabled Shrug from the Fall 2005 Interweave Knits To-be-frogged-Clapotis (No glitches, just don't like

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I received my last parcel of the SP5 round from Lainch this morning. I must type this now as she sent me a bar of Green & Black's and I will shortly be very ill because I have no will power AT ALL and will eat the whole thing today. She sent three skeins each of Rowan dk tweed and Jo Sharp's Silkroad dk tweed, the Green & Black's, an audio cd of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, some tiny little hanks

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I had some time off over the weekend. Some much needed time off, I may add. Of course I had all sorts of things planned and knowing that everyone has been waiting impatiently for an account of the festivities, here goes. Account of the Festivities.Things didn't go as planned. Quelle suprise. (But everything turned out all right.) My neighbor inveigled me into accompanying her to the "Y" for a

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I thought I had nailed it but...Since I am new to reverse knitting and I started the scarf from my previous post before I was proficient--sounds better than "didn't practice enough"--I ran into some technical difficulties. Well, perhaps aesthetic difficulties would be more apropos. My tension changed dramatically **tension walks on stage and shouts, "I have changed!"** so I frogged the scarf

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After much aggravation and cussin' I have mastered (mistressed?) reverse/backward knitting. I am really more of a reverse purler as I haven't yet done a pattern requiring the reverse knitting. The actual making of a single stitch is not a big deal in itself. It's speeding up and developing a technique that insures even stitches and tension that nearly caused me to snatch myself bald-headed.

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I received a package from the illustrious Ms. S. Pal. Behold.There were wonderful new-to-me-yarns: A skein each of Rowan Big Wool, Rowanspun, Wool Cotton, and the magnificent, heard-about-it-but-WOW! Kidsilk Haze. (Pardon me while I put on my dribble bib.) I started swatches of each immediately, except the Kidsilk Haze. There should be a warning on its wrapper, "Froggeth ye not for, yea,

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I have become a short row junkie and it's all Fiberbliss's (Linda) fault. She sent me a link to Iris Schreier's site, Art Yarns Short Row Tutorials. I made a half dozen or so Multi-directional triangular Scarves and the more I made the more short-row techniques I wanted to learn--which lead to buying more yarn...but that's another addiction. These are two ot the short-row scarves. For the

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Ah, but my Secret Pal is wonderful. Look at the goodies I received on the first official day of this round.From...If you recognized this handwriting let's talk.Ms. S. Pal sent a very sweet card, Great Expectations audio book, a music mix (mixed music) cd, giraffe and elephant 'fridge magnets and a giraffe keychain for my inner child, two skeins of luscious Debbie Bliss merrino dk

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My first Booga Bag...sort of. I didn't like the pleat so I blocked it to be a straight-sided rectangle. I also didn't care for the I-cord strap so I knit a large square of stockinette, felted it, and then cut it into straps which I felted again. I untwisted the Noro so it would be thin enough to pull through the bag fabric. Then I matched the colors of the bag and sewing yarns and attached the

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OneSunday I cleaned my patient's large combination bedroom and den. It was quite an undertaking as he is allergic to dust mites and everything, walls, ceiling, bottoms of chairs, everything has to be vacuum. I heaved and hauled and shoved furniture, stooped and crawled to get to nooks and crannies, took down drapes, and finished up ready for a nap. An odd quirk in my constitution won't allow me

Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1124582337385962752005-08-20T15:08:00.000-07:002005-08-20T16:58:57.396-07:00

I have been on a yarn binge--yarn I ordered immediately after my accident when I was not quite in my right mind. Did you know yarn etailers won't take back yarn bought in a fit of agitative depression? How rude. I bought an enormous quantity of White Buffalo. It's been discontinued and was on sale. Buy ten get a discount. So I did. And if one buys ten one might as well by another ten...well

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I'm waiting to hear if a friend, Rachel, a person I have never met or even talked to, has had her baby. I'm praying she and Nicholas are both well. I know her through the online Knittyboard Coffeshop and I feel very close to her and want the best for her and her boys.I have many online friends now, all of them members of a wonderful knitting forum I discovered by accident in February of this

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SP4 is almost over. My upstream pal knows who I am and I know who my downstream pal is. I had a great time--got lots of goodies, sent lots of goodies--perfect. I'm ready for SP5. I have many, many ideas for my SP-to-be and if I put them here she or he will know who I am. Such a shame. My thousands of readers (HAH!) will be disappointed.

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My poor blog has been sorely neglected so I have some pictures to perk it up.First, my SP, the wonderful and awesome Jennifer sent this. It's missing a bag of Riesen's Caramels but the yarns from left to right are four skeins of Plymouth's Suri Merino, two skeins Malabrigo in Red Java, four skeins of Classic Elite Four Seasons (in front of the Malabrigo), two skeins of nature Spun in forest green

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These are all goodies I received this week from swaps and RAK's. I am not gloating but showing off the kindness and generosity of the Knitty people.***While editing I lost my picture. Just imagine until I can get it back.***Ali with-the-number (I'm sorry, Ali, I love you but I can never remember the number) sent me the Noro, my first, the Patons, also my first, and my first ever pair of Addi

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I have finished my very first felted thing. Many thank yous to Fiberbliss and Bensmumma (Linda and Rachel) for all the materials and advice.This is Auntie and the French Market Bag before felting. It's a small version done on only one hundred stitches. Auntie was still pouting at the time this was taken. I am inordinately proud of this bag. It was fun to make and I learned some new

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Inspired by my SP's generous gifts of bath smell-goods, last night I decided to have a long, relaxing soak in the tub. I dug out some candles I had had for ages and a couple I had found in my cared-for-person's home. (C-f-P's daughter said I could have them-they had been in the house for years.) I put my cd player, a bottle of water, and my current book in the bathroom. I took a shower (

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Lookee, lookee. I got my first SP box today. Boy was that fast. I just found out it was coming yesterday. I got a book about elephants, (I have a thing for them, dontcha know), Wild Orphans by Gerry Ellis, a notebook with "Happiness" written in Japanese(?), Gardenian Lily bath roses, Summer Blossom body cream, Lemongrass and Sage effervescent bath balls, and, the absolute best part, the

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This is my Aibhlinn, now and forever known as my "A". I keep messing up the spelling so I've been copying and pasting the A word in my posts. Sad, ain't it. This is about four inches done in a ribbon yarn, 50/50 cotton and viscose, color burnt orange. I am very pleased with it and pleasantly surprised by the way it's coming along.

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This is a pile of fabulous feltable yarn I got in a swap with Fiberbliss. I am finally going to get to practice my felting technique. Actually, I have no felting technique yet, but I shall acquire one. There is Brown Sheep, Monos del Uruguay, Noro Kureyon, Reynolds Lite-Lopi, and probably some names I forgot. I have never seen or felt (no pun intended) this yarn before. It's all wonderful.

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I have used a size seven on all my clapoteye and all of them are made with acrylic yarn (boo, hiss!) and require no more than two skeins of Caron's Simply Soft. I am longing for some Lorna's Laces Lion and Lamb, Koigu Kersti, or something else lush, plush, and not man made. Folks, I will swatch like mad and frog for a sweater or other project that must fit a person but a Clapotis is just a

Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1115406131897995092005-05-06T11:15:00.000-07:002005-05-08T15:43:28.323-07:00

Ali (Ali2005224) and Rachel (bensmumma) tagged me. I must apoligize to Ali because I completely forgot... Total Number of Books in Your House: Egads! Hundreds! Once I get a book I can't bear to part with any of them unless, in my opinion, they're yuck. (Harlequin romances, shudder). 2.The Last Book You Bought Was: "Stroke of Midnight" by Laurell K. Hamilton. Shh, it's a secret. I have

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I'm not happy with the clapotis I bagan in the Millifili. The dropped stitches sag and look more like a knitting error than a planned design. So it's frogged. I love the colorway, there must be something it wants to be; I'll keep looking. By the way...If you have ever heard of this yarn and have suggestions I would love to hear them.

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Auntie wearing another clapotis done in Caron Simply Soft. She's been in a foul mood all day and won't even look me in the eye. Personally, I think she's just being bitchy about wearing acrylic and, really, how can I blame her?

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This is a recent ebay purchase. It's Millefili Fine, 100% cotton, 21 stitches, 29 rows = 4" swatch on size 3 or 4 needles. I have never seen or heard of this yarn before but I decide to start number six? seven/clapotis with it on size six needles. If It Is Not Meant To Be I will try a tank. This is the first four inches and two rows into section three, one and half repeats in section

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At last, a picture. Thank you Ali and your cohorts. This is my very first clapotis, modeled by my great aunt (she came back as a cheap lawn chair-she never did have any class) made with Cervinia Amalfi, an acrylic fingering weight yarn. I didn't want to use anything expensive in case I had to frog it. It looks quite nice but, delicate flower that I am, it makes me itch like mad. I

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Last month I decided I am going to knits socks. Being a sane, sensible person I thought it best to make something easier on bigger needles since I have never used DPN's or knit in the round. I decided on a Hallowig to start with since I have never used DPN's and I think it's cool and looks fairly uncomplicated.. I have a set of size six Clovers kindly picked out for me by Rita in New York,

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I did it. I finished my lion from hell. I spritzed it with water, blocked it, sewed on the eyes, trimmed the fuzz, attached it to some stiff cardboard, attached that to a piece of luan, and the whole mess weighs eighteen pounds. It's going to take a sixteen penny spike to support it. It's not framed yet so there's another pound. It looks quite spiffy, if I do say so myself and I can say so

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I love patterns with jungle animals-just the heads though. I wanted to make a wall hangy thing for my daughter's dorm room and I couldn't find a knitty pattern I liked so I tracked down a lion crochet pattern. I made a single crochet rectangular "canvas" and then started cross-stitching the lion. Sounds good, eh? However, I made a few decision-making errors right from the beginning. Firstly,

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There ain't none.

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I have completed all but one of my projects. Since the recent Frogging of Clapotis the Second I have been stumped by what to begin next. I restarted Clapotis the Second and I'm just not into it so I frogged it after the first few increase rows. I have been buying and petting and swatching new yarns. I go through the Knitty threads looking for projects and I've found soooo many I want to do.

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I learned to knit when I was eleven. In the fourth grade there were mandatory swimming lessons at the Y, in the fifth-knitting. There was some sort of LYS plot, aided and abetted by the mom's of fifth grade girls, that ensured the LYS a sale of a pair of size ten and a half needles, a skein of yarn and a beginner's pattern book to every eleven year old in town. Quite a racket. I attended one

Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17790240343620987230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11535502.post-1111162720901397912005-03-18T07:44:00.000-08:002005-03-19T07:48:56.160-08:00

So, I say to myself, "Self start a blog." "Why?" asks self. "The Knitty people said to," I reply. "Are they crazy?" yelps self. "No doubt," says I. So here I am, a blogger. I have been hugely entertained and educated by others' blogs. I would like to do the same (though I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you). You may notice a lack of pictures here as I have not yet mastered the techy

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