Yarn Ramen, but Salvageable

I hosted the knitting group potluck at the house tonight, and got some help salvaging some of the yarn from this sweater I knit a while back.  I should have knit the smaller size because I didnt’ realize the cotton would grow so much.  Ahem, lesson learned there…
It’s Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece and it was [...]

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Ambitious much?

I’m still running. I wasn’t sure if I would keep it up after I did the 5K, which was my original goal.  But I kept at it and now I’m up to about 4.5 miles per run, 4 days a week.  I never dreamed I would be where I’m at.  And I like it.  Crazyness [...]

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New Project

Knitting Pure & Simple’s Scoop Neck Cardigan.

A new project to keep me busy…I’m using Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece for this.  (I’m going to knit the collar longer though…)

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Basketweave Baby Blanket

Blocking…
TLC Cotton Plus, US6 circs
Cast on 163 stitches (multiple of 21 plus 16).  Knit each row until the border is approx 1 inch or so, then:
Row 1 (right side): Knit 8, *knit 21, purl 21 (repeat from * until last 8 stitches), knit 8.
Next row (wrong side): Knit 8, *purl 21, knit 21 (repeat [...]

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I Did It!! My First 5K Run

I DID IT! I ran my first 5K.  It felt awesome.  The weather was perfect even if my hands did freeze during the first half of it, the trail was pretty, there were quite a few people, and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I guess that training really worked, huh.  [...]

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