Acornbud's Yarns

Crafts, musings and food.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

FO: Chelsea's Cowl

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Pattern:  Rivington Cowl, by Kirsten Kapur. Purchased as a kit at Stitches Midwest, 2014. $7 of the purchase price was donated to Chelsea...
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Stitches Midwest 2014

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My first Stitches ever was great fun!  I had great weather and had some wonderful classes.  The marketplace was full of tempting items.  The...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

Boy I miss spinning

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I have not spun one thread since the dreaded neck adventure started.  I've knit very little.  I'm doing my exercises to keep the mus...
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Friday, July 18, 2014

Punch Totoro Tutorial

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Blogless Muffy has been bitten by the stamping craze, and got me obsessing on the Stampin' Up Owl Punch.  Besides owls, there are so man...
Monday, July 14, 2014

Just a Little Knittin' to keep myself sane

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Pattern:  Foolproof by Louise Zass-Bangham from Inspiration Knits Needle:  size 9 Yarn:  Cascade Tangier, colorway 6, Galaxy ...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Aloe Dye Fail, Skully stitch marker success.

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Not being able to spin has left me a bit discombobulated.  I've limited my knitting to a few rows at each sitting.  The arm/shoulder/nec...
Monday, June 30, 2014

So Sad, No Tour de Fleece for me :(

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I've somehow messed up my arm and neck and can't spin.  I've tried resting, massage, exercises and even resorted to acetaminophe...
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Retirement Brain

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I thought I had today all planned out...breakfast with mom, knitting at 10, hang out until 2pm and doctor's appointment at 2:30pm. The...
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Saturday, June 21, 2014

The Moosie has Landed!

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Moosie by Jonathan Bosworth 9 inch Tulipwood Shaft 28 grams. Love this tiny work of art.  The whorl diameter is 1.75 inch I'm go...
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Friday, June 20, 2014

A Lovely Gift

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Kbrow has sent me a very nice package with some wonderful ceramic acorn buttons!!  I will enjoy them on some future project.  They make me...
Friday, June 06, 2014

Catching Up

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My company's DOD contracts were cut way back so I decided to retire...again and also to blog again.  The last couple...
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Reuben Sandwich

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I've always loved Reuben Sandwich's.  I did not have corned beef and cabbage on the 17th since I was expecting my sister, the Sky ...
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Sunday, March 09, 2014

Crochet Bucket Hats

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A friend tasked me with crocheting a hat for her grand daughter.  She had a sample which was too small.  The first one came out large e...
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Sunday, March 02, 2014

Ravellenic 2014 Team Aloha

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 I didn't make the deadline, but at least I finished:) Pattern:  Aidez Yarn:  Cascade 128 Superwash, about 8 skeins. Needles:  10.5...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

Big Island Quilt Shop Hop 2014

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This was a whirlwind shop hop with Melody and JoAnn.  What fun!  We flew out Tuesday morning, picked up our car and visit all nine shop...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

Scrappy Blue Something, Weaving project number 3

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This is project number 3 on my 15 inch Cricket Loom, following the Craftsy Class by Angela Tong.  I used up more of my cotton stash in bl...
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Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Just Like Sisyphus

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The more I clean, the messier my house looks...a never ending tale. I live in a giant craft box. It's a constant battle to organiz...
Tuesday, February 04, 2014

After the pour down...

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Goodnight, sun.
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Relapsed serial knitter. All Totoro's All the Time:) Often guilty of bad grammar and incomplete sentences.
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