Needles Clackin’

This is not a normal Fast-Topic-Changing Friday. This is a Plow-Through-All-the-Knitted-Stuff Friday, which I just made up.

I haven’t been posting very regularly, but I’ve been knitting like a fiend. I’m going to keep the descriptions brief, because I have a lot of catching up to do…

day-10.JPG Central Park Hoodie! Love!

I’m wearing it almost every day (when it isn’t 80 degrees, like TODAY).

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double-large.JPG New pattern available – Felicia Baby Sundress. Pattern includes instructions for both the knit and fabric skirts.

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3147762827_4773fdf2b2.jpg Tomato Baby Beanie! Free pattern, in my normal baby hat pose.

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day-24.jpg Another new pattern – Baby Hand Socks. Check back here (or on Ravelry) after February 1 for the free pattern.

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3105382170_05510cdd0d.jpg Bella’s Mittens! Just like the movie Twilight, and a free pattern.

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3209681549_5052d720ce.jpg The Hudson Hat!

Okay. Pant, pant. Enough knits for now. I’m caught up. Now for dog time.

day-22.JPG Dogs in the morning sun.

Have a great weekend!

No Need for Botox This Week

Edith Bunker! Come on down! You are the first four contestants on The Fast-Topic-Changing Friday!

Can I still say Happy New Year? Happy New Year! Miss Manners can drop me a note if she likes. Let’s get started…

day-7.JPG First up – new foster dog. He’s a handsome one-year old named Leroy, wise and calm beyond his age.

If Ike could have been this good as a puppy, I’d have fewer wrinkles now.

He’s a FOSTER. Really.

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img_4830.JPG 2008 Christmas knits. I kind of blew it with the photos this year.

I was so desperate to get everything blocked and sent to Alaska that I didn’t have time for nice photos. As soon as this stuff was dry, I had to send it out. Luckily, the package arrived in Kodiak on Christmas Eve!

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day-5.jpg Birfday!

All Basenjis are born in the weeks surrounding Christmas – it’s a weird thing. So they’re all having their birthdays about this time.

Abe just turned 5! I’m happy to say that he’s acting more like a puppy now than he did two years ago.

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img_4863.JPG Saartje’s booties. (pdf link to free pattern)

I knit these up for a class sample. Man, they’re cute.

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day-1.JPG Now that I’ve finished my year-long self-portrait photo project, I’ve started a new photo project. This one is 365 Year in Photos, or YIP. I’ll take a photo every day, but I don’t have to limit it to selfies. Should broaden my horizons a bit.

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img_4848.JPG I knit another thing…this is Just Enough Ruffles, knit with double-strands of Babyboo.

I highly recommend this pattern.

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img_4942.JPG (Another blocking board shot…sorry.)

My Central Park Hoodie is mere MOMENTS from being finished. I’m trying to psych myself up to be excited about the seaming.

Yay! I get to seam! I love seaming! Oy.

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img_5005.JPG Ike is one of the few dogs I’ve met who seem to “get it” when it comes to photos. I’ll say Ike’s name and he’ll look at me, then I get a nice photo of his face. Every other dog gets up from their cute pose to come towards me, because they think I’m calling them. Leroy is no exception.

Have a great weekend!