Post a Day: The Sock Does New York.

They do flowers real good in the Big City. Here the sock poses with them. The yarn is opal. Purchased in New Zealand, because I had never seen it anywhere else.

And here is a view from the new apartment:

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Post a Day**: Starfish Shawl

LOVE IT. Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool is THE BEST.

Pattern: Starfish Shawl from Knitting Nature by Nora Gaughan.
Needles: Knit Picks #6.
Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool #22 Deep Purple. Seven skeins and a skootch of an eighth.
**Hey, I’m trying.

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Post a Day: Fitness Update

Fitness? Or lack thereof, really. However, I have gained back the five pounds I lost somewhere. It took months. MONTHS to drop five, and they came back in about a week and a half. Kill me now. So today I practiced my tap dance because I really suck, and I’m the tallest in the class [...]

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Post a Day: Spun Yarn in a Caribbean Colorway.

I bought two pounds of this glorious wool/mohair two years ago at Hemlock. I think it’s wool/mohair. I don’t even remember. Anyway, spun up a pound, navaho plied it, had bought two pounds to make a sweater, realized it wasn’t sweater material. So, Feather and Fan Comfort Shawl to the rescue. But, one pound of [...]

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Post a Day:I Have Been Challenged*.

I’m pretty sure the challenging part is getting this f-ing button onto the sidebar. And it’s so cute!
*By Mary Ellen, aka Mrs. Four Posts a Day.

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NY

o BAT/KAT: One ride out of three, and we’re blaming the return of the Arctic Hellscape for that. It’s tricky to ride when you have to wear long underwear under your jeans and fleecy, and top it off with a shawl and down vest.  
o However, down here in the Big City, we walk or [...]

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