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Well, sometimes my work and my leisure get to intersect, and this was one of those times.  I am teaching a class on Grettir , a sweater b...

I've been so busy the past few weeks with work that I haven't had much of a chance to do any crafting. I decided that's not o.k...

My life has calmed down a bit since last year and I am able to pick up a few shifts at the fabric store each month. This has lead me to be t...

Yarn Along day! I have missed joining in with the great folks out here. I have been knitting a sweater from Coastal Knits - The Rocky Co...

Well, here it is December 31st, time for the retrospective of the year. This post will be dedicated to things that I made in 2012.  I ...

Today's Yarn Along is more of a Thread Along since sewing has been foremost on my plate lately. We're celebrating Halloween today, ...

Yarn Along day! I re-knit the first slipper for the Elder and ran out of yarn a third of the way into the second, since I had used up so ...

Keeping Calm and Crafting On today with Nicole. As well as Yarn-ing Along with Ginny. Thank you all for your supportive comments last...

If I have ever needed a time to Keep Calm and Craft On it's now. It's been a little stressful here at the fifthlampdown house th...

Yarning along today, it's been a little while. Today I have been finalizing my lesson plans for my classes at Choir School which star...

Yarn Along time! I started reading A Little Princess this week with the Elder. She had a terrible Monday. She caught some kind of stomac...

Joining Nicole and Ginny today. Last weekend a friend of mine got married. It was a second marriage for both of them, and since they would...

Joining Ginny , though I think I may be cheating a little... I haven't been doing that much knitting, but I did do a little hand-sewing...

Hello Yarn-Along-ers and Craft-On-ers, I haven't done too much knitting this week, I have been too excited about the prospect of buildi...

Yarning  Along with Ginny . I finished the body of my Ariana Shell tonight, and now all that's left is a little ribbing at the armho...

I have been clicking along on the Ariana Shell. Only about an inch to go in the body. These 14 inches of stockinette feel like they've ...

I have made some good progress this week on my list of projects from Monday . This is the hat to match the booties that I finished up o...

I had an audition on Thursday, and I felt a little tickle in my throat. I didn't do as well as I would have liked. Friday, the tickle tu...

Joining Ginny again in Yarning Along. The big knitting news for Yarn Along this week is that I finished my sweater! Ravelry link here . I a...

Last week I talked about getting a ball of yarn in the mail and it came! This is the first cuff. I finished Freedom last week, so I hope to ...