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  • Don't you think? I started knitting this up a while ago, it's a great mindless knit if you do it on two needles, because you don't need to keep track of the legs being even:   These are the same pattern as the little green ones I knit last year, but I didn't decrease all the way for the legs, instead I kept them nice and wide.   I also made them really long, so we can roll up the cuff now, and let it out later:   She is wearing these with Hanna socks, our favorite.      I…

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  • On Saturday my neighbor, her friend, Tuesday and I headed to the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. It was my forth year of going, the first was at the end of the first summer at my new cottage. I love looking at all the fun stuff, colors, animals, fiber, yarn, and I knew Tuesday would too. Crazy mad skilled knitters and their crazy knits: Oh my goodness those stockings!!! I put a limit on myself since I have much un-spun stash. I did break out the credit card at the Blue Moon booth after I found out they are not…

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  • I was able to upload more pictures to my ravelry page for the knit in the last post. While there I posted an updated picture of my thrive sweater: From these handspun singles. I am loving the progress, and it should be ready to go for a nice comfy pullover this fall.  I get the feeling some people think I'm clever in the knitting department, and I don't really think I am. I do knit quickly, and can read a pattern well, but I rarely deviate from them. When my gauge is off I usually just cheat and go up…

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