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Month: February 2018

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Too Sick to Knit

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 quiteayarnblog4 Comments

I’m going to start off this post with a note: All that’s going on is a pretty bad cold.  I get sick very infrequently, so when I do get sick, I tend to get overly dramatic about it. Yesterday and today, I am home sick from work.   Woo hoo!, you might say.  Knitting time!  But… Continue reading Too Sick to Knit

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Thrumming? What Now?

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 quiteayarnblog9 Comments

In my previous post, I mentioned thrumming, without going much into what exactly that means.  Basically, thrumming is a means of padding or thickening knitting by knitting little puffs of fleece into the fabric you are creating.  The advantage to this is that it creates an extra layer of insulation.  As the wearer uses the… Continue reading Thrumming? What Now?

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Frogging, Thrumming, and Dithering

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 quiteayarnblogLeave a comment

I’ve had a little bit of activity this past weekend.  First I finished a pair of slippers for my Mom, which she is happy with and consequently so am I 🙂 Then a little bit of reality intruded on my grand plans.  Remember the Princess Line sweater of last year fame?  That I started out… Continue reading Frogging, Thrumming, and Dithering

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Friday FOs!

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 quiteayarnblog4 Comments

Well, it’s been a week of getting things done!  So far this week I have finished my Valentine’s Day socks, which went pretty well. The yarn is from Gnome Acres, and the color is I Lurve Ewe, one of her Valetine/Galentine colors. I bought the yarn a couple of years ago and just now got… Continue reading Friday FOs!

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Happy Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 quiteayarnblogLeave a comment

Wishing you a soxy Valentine’s Day!

Yarn shop review

Far North Yarn Company

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 quiteayarnblog4 Comments

There are a couple pretty good yarn shops in Anchorage.  Wooly Mammoth downtown is kind of high-end, but is the place to go for all-Alaskan yarn.  Quilt Tree/Yarn Branch is good if you are bi-craftual, but they seem more quilty than they are yarny.  In my opinion, Far North Yarn Company is the best LYS… Continue reading Far North Yarn Company

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Felting – On Purpose

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 quiteayarnblog9 Comments

Many knitters are introduced to the concept of felting via a laundry mishap followed by tears and recriminations.  I took a class – less stress 🙂 I just finished a class at my LYS, Far North Yarn Company, on making felted slippers.  You may be familiar with the pattern.  As of the time I am… Continue reading Felting – On Purpose

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Totally Focused…Look! A Squirrel!

February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 quiteayarnblog3 Comments

In the week since I last talked about how well my standing projects were going, I have had a rich array of distractions, some of which have joined my list of existing projects. The Twinkle has not moved since last weekend.  I have made a little progress on the socks, though not a whole lot…… Continue reading Totally Focused…Look! A Squirrel!

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