A few weeks ago I got notice that there would be a baby shower for our soon to be “Grandson”.  I had little time to prepare for it since it had been known to us that there would not be one and so I figured I had a wee bit more time on

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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

I’ve been absent from here for the past week. I am in a fast paced mode to get some crafting projects done by the end of the month.
Borrowed patterns from my girlfriend after going through mine. And settled on what I am working on. Made a trip to

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AND, WHAT AN ADVENTURE IT WAS! Have you ever ended up in an unexpected adventure before? I did a week ago. This was a knitter, crocheters dream……….read on!

A week ago we headed to eastern Missouri for a Bible conference and stay on for a couple days extra to spend time visiting

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During our trip north to Duluth, Minnesota my sister in law Sue took me to the local Yarn Shop near UMD – University of Minnesota Duluth. Now my sister north of Duluth may have thought I was driving like a tourist the day she went along with me to take our mom on

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Been a busy day here with moving from one thing to another. Bottled up my largest batch of kombucha 5 1/2 gallons worth and will be ready to get the next batch brewing once the tea is cooled down. Then I finally got a wild yeast sourdough starter begun. I am

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I always wondered what this knitter image was from when I found it last year doing a search of knitting in Scotland, England and other European Countries. Now I know………it’s from an animated movie clip.

Called the “The Last Knit” when knitting becomes an obsession! I came across it reading another’s blog site earlier this evening.

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Came across this knitting video on You Tube. Rachel John’s knitting 1,000 strands of yarn simultaneously…I would say she broke some records. Fascinating video.

Now watch this one…….a knitting machine made entirely from legos!

As fun & cool as the Lego knitting machine is. Designed under the

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TIME to unearth all the unfinished knitting projects and decide which one to start finishing off. I have so many stored in tubs / sealed in bags waiting for me to finish them just like every other knitter I know. I haven’t boughten a single skein of yard in ages and won’t until

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KNITTED VILLAGE??
CHICKEN JUMPERS?????

Found these on the BBC News

See more pictures of this Knitted Village here

For full article and video on the knitting project go here.

I’LL LEAVE this type of knitting to others…….!!!
Though it sure does look like a lot of fun.

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Just watched this video @ Martha’s vineyard…..thought it funny!

Martha’s Vineyard is now called Juniper Moon Farm.

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Thought I would do a posting or two as I try to stay off my feet as much as possible today with foot healing up from straining my arch somehow in the rubber boots I wore all day roto tilling the garden. Think it was the walking in uneven soft turned over soil

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One more quick posting for today……….if your a knitter whether machine or hand you’ve got to check out this site I happened upon.

Knittsings

Be sure to take watch this amazing Miniture Knitting video.
And don’t forget to bookmark this site.

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