Acornbud's Yarns

Crafts, musings and food.

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Stashbuster Scarf and Hat

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Mr. Carebear agreed to model the stashbuster scarf and hat even though brown is not his color, but I had to loan him my iPOD shuffle. I got...
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Sunday, December 25, 2005

The Final Days of 2005

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Broadripple sock number two is a little over half done. I must say, I love the Koigu KPPPM. It is so springy and durable, but then maybe ...
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Sunday, December 18, 2005

Lush Cardiagan, Final Chapter

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My sister the intended recipient of Lush Cardigan came, and just as I feared, the sleeves were too narrow. She refers to her arms as baby a...
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Sunday, December 11, 2005

Maybe the last needle case

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The next project for me will be the purple Koigu for my purple loving best friend. I know there is a good chance her dog Ebony will find the...
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Saturday, December 10, 2005

Helmet Liner

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Cascade 220 was a fun knit, although knitting black is hard on these ole eyes. After I retire I was contemplating either going into bank rob...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2005

The Mailman Cometh

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Just as I was beginning to lose hope that my yarn from Knit Happens had been kidnapped, the much stalked mailman came through. I wound all ...
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Sunday, December 04, 2005

Rolling and Ramblin'

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It poured rain for about 30 minutes today, I mean really poured! Then it stopped and this was the beginning of sunset tonight. I left earl...
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Saturday, December 03, 2005

Magic Loop Toe-Up Socks, Pau! (Pau=done)

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The toe-up socks are done! And, they fit. They aren't blocked yet, but I'm so glad they are done. My wonderful Addi turbos are stil...
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Thursday, December 01, 2005

Another Needle Case and Sock, Still in progress

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I loved the way the dp needle case came out so I decided to make a crochet hook case. Once again I used some scraps from my purple phase. ...
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Monday, November 28, 2005

Revolt of the Self Striping Yarn

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I had a little trouble following the heel instructions from the tostetoes site, and decided to try Wendy's short row heel. After frog...
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Sunday, November 27, 2005

Knitting Needle Case

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The decluttering has resulted in my targeted areas looking more cluttered. I suspect that things have to look worse before they get better....
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Thursday, November 24, 2005

Gratuitous Pet Picture

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Tweedy came out today, old man that he is. He was such a great flyer and singer in his younger days. He still gets a kick out of hopping a...
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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Laa , Laa-laa's cousin from Hawaii is showing off my current project, knitting two socks at once on the 40" Addi turbos. Laa is a ...
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Sunday, November 20, 2005

Lush Cardigan

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I graduated high school in a class of 607 students. The great thing about graduation is that when the diploma is given and the tassel passe...
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Saturday, November 19, 2005

Sushi

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Well I hate to give candsmon more quilt but some mommy's make Cute Bento for their children's school lunches. But maybe she is bl...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Clutter Treasure

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I had a great anticlutter weekend. I threw out the partially disintegrated Weber grill and the despised recliner in icky brown. I was surp...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Lush Moments

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The instructions in this pattern say to full the pieces slightly by washing then drying the parts for 5-10 minutes on low heat. It doesn...
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The Ball of Yarn that Never Dies

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While pondering the skimpy notes on how to "full" lightly the Lush Cardigan parts, I knit up the other bootie and a tiny hat with ...
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Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Multidirectional Scarf, FO

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The Multidirectional Scarf using two skeins of Noro Silk Garden is complete. It was a fun quick knit. The picture is a little fuzzy, but I...
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Fringe benefits

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Multidirectional scarf is done. I have more then just a small amount of yarn left, so I'm contemplating a fringe. After that I just n...
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