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Saturday, March 27, 2004
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I took advantage of our warm, sunny weather to get busy and plant some veggies. We now have 3 tomato plants, 2 cucumbers and 4 lettuce plants in the ground. I also got a 6-pack of Cosmos and will plant them in a hanging basket. Some general yard cleanup and watering chores are done--I've had a productive Saturday already. Later I want to do some crafty things, so it feels good to get other chores done first.
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Sunday, March 21, 2004
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Saturday, March 20, 2004
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I have decided to start keeping a separate blog category for my orchids collection. I will also be posting links to updated content @ BellaOnline Orchids.
11:31:09 AM
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Wednesday, March 17, 2004
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The candle flame shawl is moving along nicely. I had to order another skein of Peace Fleece, so it will be another week or so before I can call this one finished.
I've been updating and adding new content to the orchids site that I host at Bellaonline.com. Too bad the days aren't a little longer--too many things to do to squeeze into just 24 hours. Now for a shameless plug--there is currently a sweepstakes running that will net one winner $50 in free orchids. You can enter once a day for any of the sweeps at Bella--there are some great sponsors that keep the prizes coming.
5:06:50 PM
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Sunday, February 29, 2004
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Check out the premiere issue of a new online knitting magazine -- MagKnits. I liked the first issue and the little footies might be a future project on my growing to-do list.
4:06:07 PM
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Saturday, February 28, 2004
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Here it is Saturday again. I can't believe the weeks are zipping by so quickly. 2 months of 2004 are kaput already!
I didn't do much knitting during the week. Too tired in the evenings and too busy reading on my lunch hour. I just finished 1st to Die by James Patterson. This is the first in the "Women's Murder Club" series. Knitting-wise, I just I started a Candle Flame shawl in red Peace Fleece worsted. I know, the last thing I needed was to start another shawl, but I liked the pattern and the yarn is such a pretty color and you know the rest.
11:24:16 AM
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Saturday, February 21, 2004
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 Here are the finished sock from my last post. I used Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool that was dyed with Wilton cake icing colors. The pattern is my old stand-by called the North Country Cotton baby sock. I've never actually made a pair using the cotton yarn, but it's great for worsted weight wool using US size 6 dpn's.
10:59:58 AM
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After a long week at work, I'm planning on a quiet weekend. It's supposed to be raining on and off, so I will sit and knit as much as possible. I have another pair of socks for CIC almost finished. This month's challenge on CIC-Knit is to send as many socks as possible to be included in the next mega trip to deliver the warm items to the orphanages. I'll be mailing quite a few little pairs next week.
I also have some altered book RR's to work on and get mailed early next week. I'm thinking about joining a new mini AB swap and want to go to Barnes & Noble to try and find a book I'm happy with before I commit to the project.
9:44:26 AM
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Here's a closer shot of the pattern stitch. It is pretty lumpy right now, but I'm hoping it will smooth out when blocked. I really like this pattern and may try it again in lace weight yarn and smaller needles.
Here's a photo of the Candle Flame Shawl draped over the back of a chair. This has taken 4 full skeins of Peace Fleece on size 10.5 US needles. One pattern repeat and the border should require 1 more skein.