Why I haven’t knit yet today
Author's note: I wrote this on Sunday and discovered Monday night that I'd never published it. Sorry. I woke up about 5 a.m. in a panic today, so I knew I wasn't going to knit. My limited budget was...
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Feeling better about things
I've excused myself from Round 13 of Swap on A Budget. You all know I love that Ravelry group, and I'm sure I'll go back to it, but I looked at all my commitments right now and decided that that was...
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How to get through a three-hour meeting
I like this photo because it comes very close to the actual color of the sweater. On Wednesday night, I took my pink top-down turtleneck to the Branchburg Board of Adjustment meeting, which lasted...
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The never ending battle to set piorities properly
I am struggling with priorities again, trying to let logic take over emotions. It's not easy. It's like eating the right stuff. I know I have to make better choices about what I eat, but sometimes the...
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Happy Knitting In Public Day
Today begins the official week of Worldwide Knitting in Public Days, when local groups organize to knit somewhere together in public. In Central Jersey, the Gates Avenue Knitters will be knitting...
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Hitting the wall and other challenges
Here's the blue prayer shawl with one braided border sewn onto the end. One of the reasons that I knit more than one project at once is that when I hit a wall on one project, I can move over to another...
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The finished Nevis cardigan
I love the way the Nevis sweater turned out. When we were last discussing the Nevis cardigan, I believe I was trying to decide whether or not to knit the front plackets, and if I did them, I needed to...
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Sunday was a success!
I had a ball yesterday. And one of the ways I measured my success is that I actually gave away more yarn than I bought. I consider this an excellent trade off. Shoppers were given big Ikea bags to fill...
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Another place to send prayer shawls for hurricane victims
I started this light blue shawl over the weekend for another hurricane victim. As you know, last week, I found 5 churches with prayer shawl ministries in NJ counties hardest hit by hurricane Sandy. Of...
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Book Review: ‘Prayer Shawls from the Heart’ by Nazanin S. Fard
This photo from the cover of the book shows the Hope Lace, Bumpy Road and Rough Seas shawls. Nazanin S. Fard is a knitwear/crochetwear designer who is a member of the Knitters group on Facebook that I...
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