Monthly Archive: January 2010

Jan
15

Giant Sock Monkey Model!

Giant Sock Monkey

This little lady is our new fashion model – she’s a 4-foot-tall sock monkey – how cool is that!?  Today she is wearing the Bernat Ruffled Baby Hat, Adult Version and one of my many, many, many knit scarves. I had to put my plush Zombie Zusifer in the picture or else he’d get jealous …

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Jan
13

Plymouth Vest Kimono & The Broken Needle!

Plymouth Yarn's Vest Kimono

So, before Christmas I drug Mom into a yarn shop – and ‘lo, she didn’t fall asleep in one of their comfy chairs while I shopped; she actually found a pattern that she really liked. The pattern was from the Plymouth Yarn Company and is for a Vest Kimono. I was so proud! So I …

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Jan
11

Pasa Doble – Third Time’s A Charm!

Pasa Doble Third Try

 I learned an important lesson this weekend – all things are possible if you actually *read* the instructions.  On attempt # 2 when I ran out of stitches before I ran out of pattern – that was because I didn’t *read* the directions – I glanced at them, assumed I knew what I was doing, …

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Jan
08

Pasa Doble – Take #2 – Argh!

Dang it! Dang it! Dang it! 2nd attempt and somehow I ran out of stitches before I ran out of pattern! How does that happen! And I’d done that row right on the burgundy version so I know it’s not the pattern. This screw up is all me, baby! Dang it! Dang it! Dang it!

Jan
07

Judy B’s Fair Projects

Well this post is a day late – it’s the new year and I’ve already broken the schedule I set myself in December. Blech. Anyway – with 6 1/2 months to go till the local fair I’ve rededicated myself to working on fulfilling my set project list.  With that goes lots of planning… and more …

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