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We got back home yesterday. Waiting for us was Meggie, Obi and Cali; we had to later pick up Rigel from the kennel and Cecie from the vet hospital (just boarding). And tons of mail, including Rowan 38, some books from Amazon and eBay, my new copy of Charles de...

Texas to Cozumel

We leave Sunday on vacation and of course Mom’s Angora isn’t done. The good news is I’m almost finished with the back and hope to have it done before we leave Sunday so I can just bring a bunch of yarn and start the front. Angora/wool knitting in...

Mom’s Angora

Progressing again! I’m shaping the armholes on the back, so I’m almost done with the back. Mom wants shorter sleeves so the sleeves should go quickly (or at least quicker) than normal. I shouldn’t whine but it’s been hot (for us) and fuzzy...

Rowan International

I joined Rowan International and just received my first newsletter and 2 balls of KidSilk Haze in Pearl. I don’t know if I’m going to make the scarf whose pattern came with the Haze or a different scarf….or use it for something entirely else....

Training vs Knitting

Ack. Good thing my mom doesn’t read this much, or else she’d know the following: I’ve done very little knitting for the past couple weeks. Very little. I have about 3 weeks to finish her sweater, which shouldn’t be a problem, as long as I START...

Happy 4th of July!

Dave and I did a 5k (Village Runner in Redondo Beach) this morning. I did it about 3 minutes faster than the 5k in the tri — no surprise there — and ran a lot more of it than walked. Here’s a pic of the finished bookcase. Knitting books are the two...