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My blog address has changed. Come visit me here: Knitting on the Rogue River

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Here's a view of what I've been spinning lately. Lichen dyed Romney Tussah silk, BFL, & alpaca 50 Alpaca / 50 BFL Turquoise Mohair on the left and Merino from Ashland Bay on the right. Handpainted Roving

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Seems as though Diana has been checking here often for updates. Okay then, I'll update. In February I attended my first ever Stitches event. Once I finally arrived I had a blast! Susan from The Knitting Beehive was my traveling companion. She didn't take any classes but went to the market on a couple of days. Once we landed in the Bay area we didn't see each other again until after we got back

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Clara at Knitter's Review is asking how her readers organize their stash. So I thought it would be fun for those that stop by here to see that too. Because I'm so visual I have to be able to see what yarn I have. For that reason I use semi-transparent plastic containers for yarn and fiber storage. The containers keep out dust but allow me to see what's what. The yarn is organized by color and I

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Here's a view of the family so everyone will know we're doing okay. :o) Here's Peter looking like he's had enough fun for one day. Chris Nicki & AJ - AJ is wearing the only knitted gift my children got from me this year. He loves his hat. Pictures of the flooding. These pictures are from New Year's Eve What you can't see in the picture on the left is the expance of concrete that

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Seems like I can only post on a monthly basis. I've finished the Clapotis, no pictures yet, but it's become my new favorite scarf. :o) Celeste was very happy with her hat, scarf, & earrings. She called saying they made her so happy she almost started crying. Now I'm just waiting for pictures to see how they look her. More pictures of the jewelry I've been making: I took a

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Merry ChristmaKwaanzaHannukah!

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Ahhh...the beginning of a nice long break. I don't have to be back to work until Jan 3, which makes this the longest vacation I've had in a few years. The two weeks after my surgery in Oct don't count. That was not a vacation. Today will be spent finishing presents and getting packages ready to mail. Tomorrow they go to the post office. FiberEven though I've been really busy I did have time to

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The term is finally coming to an end and I have a little room to breathe. I’m not teaching any CS classes next term because it takes too much out of me. Working a full-time job and teaching at night is too much. When do I have time to knit, cook dinner, or clean my house? Never!!! That’s all going to end. Well at least I’ll have more time for knitting. :o) I’ve finished a pair of fingerless

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I finished the fingers and thumb of my gloves using Galway because that's what was in the stash, probably bought it for felting. Boy were they easy to do. Cast on 5 or 6 stitches on dpns, slide to end and knit like i-cord, increasing in the second round 9-11 stitches, without pulling the strand tight across the back. Knit about 20 rows and then hook up a stitch in the ladders. Viola! You have a

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The lack of posts doesn't mean a lack of interest, just a lack of time. My current schedule has me leaving for work at 7:30 in the morning and returning home at 10 p.m. The only day I don't work late is Friday. I'm overextended and have only myself to blame and there's 6 weeks left of the term. Even with the long hours I do manage to spend time knitting. My Saturday afternoons are spent at the

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This last week has been a very busy one. Besides much knitting I had a suprise visit from an old close friend. Why I didn't get any pictures is beyond me but I did manage to find this one. It was taken around 1980. What's missing is a picture of Tish who was also along. Oh well, next time. I did get some knitting done. The Noro scarf is done. I'll post pictures later. The hat is also done. What

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Not knowing how long my stay in the hospital would be I made sure I had plenty of knitting to do. On Friday before my pre-op appointment I made a trip to Websters in Ashland to pick up my spirits. I bought two balls of Noro Silk Garden to make a scarf and two skeins of Koigu to make a pair of socks. As you can see the scarf is almost done but sock 1 is just begun. Since being home however

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I had surgery on Monday. It was a parathyroidectomy if you want to look it up. It seems the operation was a success and the patient will live. I just can't believe I actually let someone take a knife to my throat! On the bright side, I do get two weeks off. :o) New Knit ShopHere are shots of the interior of Grants Pass' new knit shop "The Knitting Beehive." It's a fun shop and the owner, Susan,

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You can never have enough socks! Wow! You would have been a pair of socks as long as it's possible for socks to be before they're tights - and all multi-coloured with pretty patterns and detail all over the place - then you could stand and admire your sock-self all day! What type of sock are you? brought to you by Quizilla

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The college where I work is opening a new campus with the new school year. And the new school year starts on the 26th. Needless to say those of us assigned to the new campus are going a million different directions at once so that everything is functional before Monday! I'm completely exhausted tonight and wish the week was over already. Alas, I have 3 more days to go. A couple of weeks ago we

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Bought this beautiful orange wool & microfiber blend, Teseo, from Cascade Yarns this week from my LYS. It's for a special family member. Once I got it home it looks like it wants to be a hat & scarf. Any opinions? The natural is merino homespun. Since the orange needs to be held double to work with the merino two-ply I'm definitely going to need to buy more yarn. Speaking of LYS, this store is

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After a short two weeks or so of not knitting socks I'm suffering from withdrawal. Funny, I was so sick of knitting socks, none of which were destined for my feet, that I was determined not to knit any for awhile. At least I don't have to make a trip to my LYS for supplies. :oP I started knitting socks about 6 years ago and gave the first pair I made to a dear friend. They were traditionally

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I've been unable to post since last week because of the tragedy that continues to unfold in New Orleans. Any of my adventures seem so trivial in comparison to what folks in the path of Katrina are going through. If you would like to help, the Red Cross is a good choice for donations. There's a more comprehensive list of organizations to donate to at Good Morning America and another list at Go Fug

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DH and I made a quick trip down the coast to see his sister and her partner. We tried to make our destination as much in the middle for both of us as possible and ended up on the coast just north of Jenner, CA. This was our first trip to the coast together since 2002. It was refreshing & cool as you can see by our attire, but way too short. After 95+ degree days it was really nice. The purpose

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I've finished DH's handspun camo socks. Yes, one sock is larger than the other one. It's because of the yarn. Lessons learned while spinning: 1. draft, draft, draft. The more the fiber is drafted the less compacted the yarn, 2. Did I mention drafting? :o) While I enjoyed the whole process of spinning and knitting these socks I'm ready to move on to another project. These are the fourth pair of

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Because of the lack of irrigation water that not only watered our landscaping, but also watered the wildlife, we've been keeping fresh water for the deer and turkeys. (I guess the skunks and racoons also take advantage of the cool drink.) Anyway, last night we were disturbed by something walking up on the deck. DH got his million-watt flashlight out to find the intruder only to find it wasn't

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Had to post a picture of the drum carder I got at BSG this year along with the wool I'm currently working with. All of the raw wool I have is Romney. The dark stuff on the carder is from Websters in Ashland and the white is from a colleague whose wife has a couple of sheep, both Romney and Merino. The stuff from Websters was raw fleece when I bought it - around 2.5 pounds worth. Haven't weighed

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During a fit of cleaning I came across the following poem written by my step-daughter when she was a sophmore in high school. It's based on a picture of her dad when he was a small child. While it won't have meaning for many folks out there it will certainly be appreciated by the family. Cowboy Pete Standing tall, standing proud Beautiful day, nothing in the sky, not even a cloud. Perched on a

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For all of my good intentions here it is a year later and I'm making my second entry. Please forgive me and permit me a second chance. In June I went to the Blacksheep Gathering in Eugene, OR and spent my Christmas budget for the next year. :o) My first big purchase was a Strauch Petit carder. My thinking was, if I can't figure out how to do hand cards on my own maybe buying a drum carder will

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