Monthly Archives: November 2012

All that glitters is gold

Posted on November 30, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Seriously – I should have made this in my size.  

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Visual proof

Posted on November 27, 2012 by wonkydonkey

In case you doubted the state of my dining room and my new horizontal pantry layout: That’s an 8-person dining table. On the floor at the far end are bags of rice and assorted other large items that didn’t fit … Continue reading →

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Disarray

Posted on November 26, 2012 by wonkydonkey

The table that my laptop usually resides on has been completely taken over by the contents of our pantry… We have started on our next home improvement project: recessing the fridge into the wall where the water heater (and pantry) … Continue reading →

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Jam and jelly time

Posted on November 23, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Today is my traditional jam- and jelly-making day. Throughout the summer months I collect, wash, chop, and freeze berries as they come into season, and on Black Friday I haul them all out of the deep freezer, wash the canning … Continue reading →

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What’s happening, hotstuff?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Remember that line from Sixteen Candles? Maybe I’ll Netflix that on the telly while I make jelly on Friday (since I refuse to join the insanity that is Black Friday shopping). Has it really been five days since my last … Continue reading →

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Big orange

Posted on November 15, 2012 by wonkydonkey

New project! I cast this on on Tuesday morning during my commute – that picture is how much I got done during the thirty minute ride on the light rail. It’s a quick knit on size 15 needles. I’m holding … Continue reading →

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Repeat after me

Posted on November 14, 2012 by wonkydonkey

It’s a rarity that I knit the same thing twice. I bet there are only about a dozen patterns in my entire knitting experience where I’ve made more than one of a particular pattern. There have been a few hats … Continue reading →

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Spinning

Posted on November 11, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Here is three hundred yards or so of merino / silk in pretty blues and purples that I spun. Whatever shall I make with it? The yarn is somewhere between DK and sport weight, very soft and with nice drape … Continue reading →

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Cutting it close

Posted on November 9, 2012 by wonkydonkey

There was less than two yards of yarn left.

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Fan of the chunk

Posted on November 8, 2012 by wonkydonkey

Those grey leg warmers? DONE!* The extra yarn? Quickly turning into a hat! I love bulky yarn, makes for such quick and cozy knits…  It will be close, getting  a hat from the leftover yarn, but I think I’ll make … Continue reading →

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