tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58808595010883201472024-03-04T23:46:56.285-06:00sokk girlLoves socks, and most other knitted items.sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-75732971383923187882012-07-31T08:15:00.001-05:002012-07-31T08:23:57.257-05:00Knitting CampJust home from <a href="http://www.schoolhousepress.com/camp.htm">Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp</a>. I attended Retreat 3 (Camp 3) as a First Timer. Biggest compliment of the retreat--I got called an "off timer" by one of my camp-mates!<br />
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There were sweaters. I call it a "sea of sweaters" as you could safely dive in to the tables and tables of wooly goodness. And, always the next one more beautiful!<br />
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I learned kitchener stitch from Carol Anderson (yes, THE Carol Anderson) in a private lesson after Meg demonstrated kitchenering in purl, ribbing, garter st, etc. Before, while kitchenering, I read the direction, did it. Then read the next part of the direction, did that. Now, after working with Carol, I know HOW to do it.<br />
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Meg put her nose in lots of books with us daily. She showed the <a href="http://www.schoolhousepress.com/newbooks.htm">Muhu book</a> (LOVE!). <br />
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In the Sea of Sweaters, I unearthed this lovely Fair Isle yoke "henley" of <a href="http://www.schoolhousepress.com/JamiesonShetland.htm">Jamieson Shetland Spindrift</a>. It took all of Saturday to look at the Jamieson colors that Schoolhouse Press stocks. ALL of the skeins were displayed on several adjoining tables, attached in rings of like colorways, so you could look at dark-light and solid-heathers together and easily move them around without having chaos. I had to sleep on this project before I could land on a colorway. I did NOT beat Eleanor to the Brown Book on Sunday morning! <br />
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There were sampler pieces. Brilliant. This one is showing a myriad of decreases. <br />
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There was so very much Knitting Camp fun, it is hard to put it in a blog post! Mostly, my thanks to all of the long-time lovely campers that made my Camp experience a lifetime memory.<br />
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I do feel like an off-timer already!sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-65834207963232955722012-05-08T15:03:00.004-05:002012-05-08T15:04:25.783-05:00Knitting Machine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Visit to <a href="http://www.knitters.org/">Yarnover 2012</a> (Minnesota Knitter's Guild event) meant spending a little time at <a href="http://www.yarnery.com/">The Yarnery</a> booth in the market. The Yarnery's self-published book <a href="http://www.wearwithallbook.com/">Wearwithall</a> is fabulous. The little taupe and coral mitten in the center was my test-knit project for the book. Super cute.<br />
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Then off to class with <a href="http://www.oneofsusannas.com/">Susanna Hansson</a>. She taught "Great Beginnings", so lots of little samples of lots of cast-ons. Like this one, where we learned about "jiggling": <br />
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And this one where we learned about "tweeked" and, of course, not tweeked.<br />
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There was yarnly goodness in the market:<br />
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After lunch, class with <a href="http://modeknit.com/">Annie Modesitt</a>. She taught "Mad for Plaid" with lots of intarsia and slip stitching.<br />
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Super tired after Yarnover. Nice to sit in the chair and think of all the nice things learned in the day!sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-22410358772435391662012-04-24T20:08:00.003-05:002012-04-27T09:24:41.143-05:00Blue Light is Done!Post of Bohus, gone, again!
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Raveled about here: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sokkgirl/bohus-turquoise-light">http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sokkgirl/bohus-turquoise-light</a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-55426374891784242582012-04-21T13:59:00.002-05:002012-04-21T14:21:10.598-05:00Purple Acuisition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFOIVCFDWtTs1iazZ-JbNns9-P_lyCAunEoSNkVBNutdDts_Mj7-B9-TQ4zPkdL8FIjovotUX6vlalM7ka9FR1JyHB7vUcKeWI-2N2wZJ87lw0ar2Pbv0s64sWzCDfWx_CM4qvyESkgc/s1600/IMG_2086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFOIVCFDWtTs1iazZ-JbNns9-P_lyCAunEoSNkVBNutdDts_Mj7-B9-TQ4zPkdL8FIjovotUX6vlalM7ka9FR1JyHB7vUcKeWI-2N2wZJ87lw0ar2Pbv0s64sWzCDfWx_CM4qvyESkgc/s400/IMG_2086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733936019766439090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl11yRc-x2eeeDC4Wz6yZI2qApHqWCFzuDoJbhG_THB4LBiuy9QXb3wmW0G-NL3sMytAAafqqy9ahN14nlS86yoNw_mDcCN5MjqBOkujuFe9aVuJU7dFfdo5s7DpFWHMQ685loGGE1jA/s1600/IMG_2091.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeSPO8mC1t92LhAgDR-QLjPLfOJFCXDUnpkNUQGRICSuL5d66te39x6IG-N3Y0YjHODyaxlwxj1kOiUALfCC13inPmYUPz-R4r4cxF8zOxhZ1nFThyphenhyphenxGhdkRp1A-bo2D_hBw7iNqJBGo/s400/IMG_2087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733935999755754898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuX-6E9X14YdOdCuo1FdUrbjRwSqSr0jo4Oki-4pWwCSKEUbTgLlJr3kggqxAHcYkJgEcoMPtY7MCfsw1NSR1v6eMPMit1emBb_U2ItNtmkZvIxfiaFMGsbK8-sD_IMHxu0tU1z1ib9Q/s1600/IMG_2092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuX-6E9X14YdOdCuo1FdUrbjRwSqSr0jo4Oki-4pWwCSKEUbTgLlJr3kggqxAHcYkJgEcoMPtY7MCfsw1NSR1v6eMPMit1emBb_U2ItNtmkZvIxfiaFMGsbK8-sD_IMHxu0tU1z1ib9Q/s400/IMG_2092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5733936026190212194" border="0" /></a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-77811038668440622992012-04-04T19:09:00.025-05:002012-04-04T19:33:18.952-05:00Birthday Buttons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBJq34GvD5qY4dDB7KRc_5E3oXmVctt4Q7fGWvrcKOYoz5r5_4OXsZ9YgPRkipOZVagCTfN4B4a3RKbaSlxQaojfluAcgaOHlKM3OzNHToa_NKwWaGqkGTobTrxCL8lJvxeJ3D3il22Y/s1600/Button3.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBJq34GvD5qY4dDB7KRc_5E3oXmVctt4Q7fGWvrcKOYoz5r5_4OXsZ9YgPRkipOZVagCTfN4B4a3RKbaSlxQaojfluAcgaOHlKM3OzNHToa_NKwWaGqkGTobTrxCL8lJvxeJ3D3il22Y/s320/Button3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727702411072901090" border="0" /></a>On a Birthday day . . .<br />a Birthday gift.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hfr2OSc3nGHa_pKRyLs2HZXLfX7CGFs2tU6UOEbXNyEkcjsfx03y4BKY1fV8R_qgL_0YqJ5G_-3Lkwa2V0ZlLcfXVYzXVC5vNqpoWo_6FD4ZpqZdxJxtxbh7Zj6U30_lvHG9aMwsAeg/s1600/Button2.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hfr2OSc3nGHa_pKRyLs2HZXLfX7CGFs2tU6UOEbXNyEkcjsfx03y4BKY1fV8R_qgL_0YqJ5G_-3Lkwa2V0ZlLcfXVYzXVC5vNqpoWo_6FD4ZpqZdxJxtxbh7Zj6U30_lvHG9aMwsAeg/s320/Button2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727702420644325570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Lots and lots of hand-made Birthday buttons.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6vfa92NVVd0NLdr62tlFceWo-6ge831ZMp0wHEAjXKtGRhO5qBLGe-oYwESHOm6HUbZK7AaeIEFpZy5xR3KLErZ_XNKsMwYQx6NRdfIVgvmWpHxH6ZYJO_RhmSgh7hnQqle5NIMxdDU/s1600/Button1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6vfa92NVVd0NLdr62tlFceWo-6ge831ZMp0wHEAjXKtGRhO5qBLGe-oYwESHOm6HUbZK7AaeIEFpZy5xR3KLErZ_XNKsMwYQx6NRdfIVgvmWpHxH6ZYJO_RhmSgh7hnQqle5NIMxdDU/s320/Button1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727702416172190898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If you love them and need some Birthday Buttons of your Very Own, visit My Daughter at <a href="http://pomme-amore.blogspot.com/">http://pomme-amore.blogspot.com/</a> and<br />message her on Facebook . . .<br />or comment me!sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-54120117827830547812012-04-01T18:09:00.002-05:002012-04-01T18:13:35.470-05:00Bunad fra Sogn (Lyster)http://www.digitaltmuseum.no/things/69-brud-fra-lyster-i-sogn/NF/NF.09398-024?query=Lyster&search_context=1&count=137&pos=14<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.digitaltmuseum.no/things/69-brud-fra-lyster-i-sogn/NF/NF.09398-024?query=Lyster&search_context=1&count=137&pos=14">brud fra Lyster i Sogn</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not sure how to better link this . . . Being lost in digitalmuseum.no is a nice place for being lost!</div>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-82593361796206267372012-03-29T10:37:00.006-05:002012-03-29T10:45:56.391-05:00Beginning of a GardenGood gardeners probably keep a record of what seeds they planted and on what day.<br />I am not a good gardener.<br /><br />But, look at what is growing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpVz2vZUOGWztP8lHIFz7RuPE1D3r3HgGGxXJ2kYeOB525m5MknVDDGAXpGaf9fwI3VU8PMDDyYTWGvgDgFjOnnmcMr0lUqDCgC8ovaeqmKQKyrH44PbJ7SH-R9I8kecDnqFCaa03pOQ/s1600/IMG_1980.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpVz2vZUOGWztP8lHIFz7RuPE1D3r3HgGGxXJ2kYeOB525m5MknVDDGAXpGaf9fwI3VU8PMDDyYTWGvgDgFjOnnmcMr0lUqDCgC8ovaeqmKQKyrH44PbJ7SH-R9I8kecDnqFCaa03pOQ/s320/IMG_1980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725344540288006418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sun Gold tomatoes are in the un-stick'ed pots.<br />Sweet Cherry 100's are in the pot with the "100" stick.<br />Basils are in the pot with the "B" stick.sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-55308513936304970682012-03-29T08:13:00.020-05:002012-03-29T10:37:48.092-05:00Wool Stitching<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK5BRzy3tI5pZCCPlcbSQNSMPpJ6NjSQEcnb2JIx7U8_D_n9XBaN-VlH4kKXtpyd5RqDytvbBg4EqcFEG0zxSTc_0j5Ucu2m9ffoMaS04PCqvVunqm9MEYwKC3SQL_xi5-Fupy0vX090/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK5BRzy3tI5pZCCPlcbSQNSMPpJ6NjSQEcnb2JIx7U8_D_n9XBaN-VlH4kKXtpyd5RqDytvbBg4EqcFEG0zxSTc_0j5Ucu2m9ffoMaS04PCqvVunqm9MEYwKC3SQL_xi5-Fupy0vX090/s320/IMG_1978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725307999660771346" border="0" /></a>It was a Maggie Bonanomi Day!<br />I have had this book for a couple of years. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Zone-More-Primitive-Projects/dp/1935362496/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1333027323&sr=8-3">"Comfort Zone" by Maggie Bonanomi.</a><br /><br />I think I bought it <a href="http://www.eweandeyedesigns.com/eweandeyeindex.html">here</a> at Ewe and Eye in Osage, IA. If I did not buy it at Ewe and Eye, I learned of Maggie at Ewe and Eye.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_bV9sFUyqfnyAcAkcyZHXS3Lg8EKCso0F3KNYAohGGHAqeg6Cmjs2uKnum1v5fUlDOVRnkuR6KmU-y542ZTnWTJILuc_eNk4b6kAhoFFff0-j3AdnDwHSG-R0PrPHwYpu0j8G9kRBHQ/s1600/IMG_1982.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_bV9sFUyqfnyAcAkcyZHXS3Lg8EKCso0F3KNYAohGGHAqeg6Cmjs2uKnum1v5fUlDOVRnkuR6KmU-y542ZTnWTJILuc_eNk4b6kAhoFFff0-j3AdnDwHSG-R0PrPHwYpu0j8G9kRBHQ/s320/IMG_1982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725308001452769810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />There were gonna-be pillows.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Looking at Maggie's letter forms, I then drew my own on to freezer paper, ironing them on to wool. The wool letter, I then "stuck" on the pillow wool with basting spray (for outside spraying only, used in a well-ventilated area).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOm-_44hOGP_t_2yHuQxZz7aWz3amLqTVLTy_E8v4D8LdQB2SQJlcbpzE5H8wnCJVmenHB3kPsXEzrI9NXFMIC-CGKXdRN5jg5T_E-kGz9hpxebhsIK4cbyuJJ-F3lVZSwkzxBnUjNxs/s1600/IMG_1981.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOm-_44hOGP_t_2yHuQxZz7aWz3amLqTVLTy_E8v4D8LdQB2SQJlcbpzE5H8wnCJVmenHB3kPsXEzrI9NXFMIC-CGKXdRN5jg5T_E-kGz9hpxebhsIK4cbyuJJ-F3lVZSwkzxBnUjNxs/s320/IMG_1981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725308011589752162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />From Letter Pillows, I moved on to Maggie's decorated (slippers) toe warmers. Maggie writes like a wool guide, so as a complete novice to stitching and applique, I needed some peeps. It was a play day with trusted (unpictured) stitching friends. They made the scariness of the amazing book disappear.<br /><br />Now, I am ready for a Maggie-Inspired wool blanket!sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-63172332064433827692012-03-26T07:45:00.007-05:002012-03-26T08:41:12.122-05:00Indigo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhj_nmsjxNQV4RGkoByrYcwU8DmIVzUnMA14z8qLIGw0Fdr45JQ6D3JYs-pBon5C3XPxPgWK12Ix4iPwHcWqVYlV04oZg4-5PbIS-gAW2QxFNrrrUCvbLXMpsoaxPovpDGgD-79qkoVs/s1600/IMG_1966+Indigo7.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhj_nmsjxNQV4RGkoByrYcwU8DmIVzUnMA14z8qLIGw0Fdr45JQ6D3JYs-pBon5C3XPxPgWK12Ix4iPwHcWqVYlV04oZg4-5PbIS-gAW2QxFNrrrUCvbLXMpsoaxPovpDGgD-79qkoVs/s320/IMG_1966+Indigo7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724188110136296146" border="0" /></a>This was a nice way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon in March! I have had these "Indigo Dye Kit" packs since 2010 with a small pile of needful dyeing. Asking my husband for a pickle bucket was a challenge and he finally bent. I think he thought I should be outside instead of sitting in the house on such a beautiful, sunny dyeing day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiidggs05L5depmN2rXjwaK3QvELhD2PlB_7DdU0c3H5B91E7WfJc-mw_iTieGhyphenhyphenqCn_6cmQ44ovQDy0ZYz1XYqAyCLYo5YWkO_23OlrAxgOtfKElUnZSMYkCX_HL990EqgIefRcxia4s/s1600/IMG_1972+Indigo13.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiidggs05L5depmN2rXjwaK3QvELhD2PlB_7DdU0c3H5B91E7WfJc-mw_iTieGhyphenhyphenqCn_6cmQ44ovQDy0ZYz1XYqAyCLYo5YWkO_23OlrAxgOtfKElUnZSMYkCX_HL990EqgIefRcxia4s/s320/IMG_1972+Indigo13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724188102238748210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9keSs0grwu85DzRxyIp2bD1u3J-owSO2hGDHLt_F0NoaUt0KS9MmDWIMiqOHKoNFuLzwxPQfeAPDhUcj9ZtMewmOC1JaeYgZXs6-hQu0qunPxz28qkXHzl5mP9moYmDLJP4opHGwMiZo/s1600/IMG_1969+Indigo10.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9keSs0grwu85DzRxyIp2bD1u3J-owSO2hGDHLt_F0NoaUt0KS9MmDWIMiqOHKoNFuLzwxPQfeAPDhUcj9ZtMewmOC1JaeYgZXs6-hQu0qunPxz28qkXHzl5mP9moYmDLJP4opHGwMiZo/s320/IMG_1969+Indigo10.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724188136945786850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8aV6lHBWvZahOwHrHk1wIVdfCp85di4evUG7_u0nVqqY-kCiXC4giphDDXiXcYS19s6Z5ss4DgTN3WPXwH_w1jEcjmpP-Z5eR0bCRNvxNBvQXg68ouf8V_C2L8NSltI_uVm9krsnTPk/s1600/IMG_1964+Indigo5.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8aV6lHBWvZahOwHrHk1wIVdfCp85di4evUG7_u0nVqqY-kCiXC4giphDDXiXcYS19s6Z5ss4DgTN3WPXwH_w1jEcjmpP-Z5eR0bCRNvxNBvQXg68ouf8V_C2L8NSltI_uVm9krsnTPk/s320/IMG_1964+Indigo5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5724188119674638178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I dyed 3 skeins of Finland wool.<br />And, a cotton sweater.<br />A cotton dress and a nail pouch.<br /><br /><br />The dye pot is about 1/2-way gone, maybe less.sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-31316840529628949002012-03-11T13:35:00.011-05:002012-03-11T13:56:39.425-05:00Wooly Goodness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2t8A0pzvn-ZOoIXGRdHMpiGxNIlHU3Ow2FJVMJ9RIfgpt7_mT2bIrG99zDOZwubJu7iKrJjriXLf0IrqgnKXfzr8VC64PYWdNfunfhWH0463CZxfZS-9_l-i3Oyb4qxum6PsGFHGpIo/s1600/IMG_1876.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2t8A0pzvn-ZOoIXGRdHMpiGxNIlHU3Ow2FJVMJ9RIfgpt7_mT2bIrG99zDOZwubJu7iKrJjriXLf0IrqgnKXfzr8VC64PYWdNfunfhWH0463CZxfZS-9_l-i3Oyb4qxum6PsGFHGpIo/s320/IMG_1876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718711591289992482" border="0" /></a>My Husband and his mother-in-law went on a drivi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOjUqsOO3karGdi6OIsHXNy4eLQmKjg_hry66_rdaIgoEFymeEY7mK2nX8rRYm57UhfjHFo-4arcRm4GdVq7Am606Qq2nbeR2GG22f3mEjUnwm5ffoHriLH6dLXmUdu-fdAHRYK-wnlI/s1600/IMG_1878.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOjUqsOO3karGdi6OIsHXNy4eLQmKjg_hry66_rdaIgoEFymeEY7mK2nX8rRYm57UhfjHFo-4arcRm4GdVq7Am606Qq2nbeR2GG22f3mEjUnwm5ffoHriLH6dLXmUdu-fdAHRYK-wnlI/s320/IMG_1878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718711595575668146" border="0" /></a>ng trip to Osage, IA. They visited Ewe and Eye (<a href="http://www.eweandeyedesigns.com/eweandeyeindex.html">here</a>) for some wool goods. He brought a nice bag with this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7l7eeiuQ4NfBFa7O4LhgFSOSJcse4KvMJIP-eyhWzSkFzPN4N77fwYztoq-L05ly4ruHZYY4zcMDYg_uKW2zKBhGtgtcpGw3RWxBrNpRAUjMRgUtTt6uwBx49Q2p6-YS5WSnpbWdNkU/s1600/IMG_1879.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7l7eeiuQ4NfBFa7O4LhgFSOSJcse4KvMJIP-eyhWzSkFzPN4N77fwYztoq-L05ly4ruHZYY4zcMDYg_uKW2zKBhGtgtcpGw3RWxBrNpRAUjMRgUtTt6uwBx49Q2p6-YS5WSnpbWdNkU/s320/IMG_1879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718713249457494194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the underside of the roving was bits of surprise wools.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And, on the inside of the pinkeep was a surprise spot for buttons and other goodies, like more pins!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zd25rTRLPWg-L1hs3FsBgAzz3JTCufke_uCN7hazGzeRo_Iozvcg2nOjWlq09nuljASmW5nr6v8mlZrbhp2sNBYXLgszWzaJ9ZiA3tLonyzyROS5fK0zfBqhFYwkF2QH6eBpIUVboDs/s1600/IMG_1880.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zd25rTRLPWg-L1hs3FsBgAzz3JTCufke_uCN7hazGzeRo_Iozvcg2nOjWlq09nuljASmW5nr6v8mlZrbhp2sNBYXLgszWzaJ9ZiA3tLonyzyROS5fK0zfBqhFYwkF2QH6eBpIUVboDs/s320/IMG_1880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718711608258779954" border="0" /></a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-54057688320508440102012-03-05T17:12:00.006-06:002012-03-05T18:31:54.766-06:00Oleana is Timeless (and Wear-Worthy)On our trip to Bergen, Norway last Summer, a visit to <a href="http://www.oleana.no/">Oleana</a> left me once again awestruck. I had visited Oleana before (in 2003) and had been a Groupie here in the USA, attending Oleana events as available as well as participating in Oleana retail opportunities. A 2003 Oleana sweater purchase has been my not-cool-enough-for-a-shirt sweater and my too-warm-for-a-coat sweater for YEARS (well, 2003). I also don my Oleana Parent/Teacher Conferences Sweater (aka: The Oleana Christmas Dinner Sweater and The Oleana Thanksgiving Sweater) when seasonally appropriate. This year, one of my Oleana's made it to School Spirit Day! It was Pajama Day and an Oleana looked spirited with my red dogs-in-sweaters flannel pajama pants.<br /><br />The Oleana not-cool/warm-enough sweater looks like the day it came out of the suitcase returning from Norway. In 2003. It has no pilling. No holes. The buttons are intact. It fits.<br /><br />When we were working in the Bergen Husfliden course space, I found this hanging on a coatrack:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvzeTl1kfQL4vdXKuuzKvEQeHUdDk2QJSXG9mUIOugycZBnGze8BZ1NbLv_7x2eOSYTOPXnlAjIOr5R9_csJ8WrvWDyXZdkC9DVqpkt__3XVXKYFHXPgGHTi_V8LWF9x6s8WkGcdHpNc/s1600/IMG_0971+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvzeTl1kfQL4vdXKuuzKvEQeHUdDk2QJSXG9mUIOugycZBnGze8BZ1NbLv_7x2eOSYTOPXnlAjIOr5R9_csJ8WrvWDyXZdkC9DVqpkt__3XVXKYFHXPgGHTi_V8LWF9x6s8WkGcdHpNc/s320/IMG_0971+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716557320929266066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlzcu8N3nNT1stwJ8Exq4aoi0jU1YEVRnNouP8iYSkGDJOZfMID3iYQRqJk6mbfD-198H2f3lOLlUvvokd7qwUElog8cy2vN7-uhhKILDvuRMtZ4LJJkOfd2gZqORbpgt2TvwDqA6MNc/s1600/IMG_0972+copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKlzcu8N3nNT1stwJ8Exq4aoi0jU1YEVRnNouP8iYSkGDJOZfMID3iYQRqJk6mbfD-198H2f3lOLlUvvokd7qwUElog8cy2vN7-uhhKILDvuRMtZ4LJJkOfd2gZqORbpgt2TvwDqA6MNc/s320/IMG_0972+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716557328507510402" border="0" /></a><br />Just HANGING THERE!<br /><br />I was thinking of this sweater today as I am wearing my Oleana not-cool/warm-enough sweater and know that the owner of this sweater loves theirs as much as I love mine! I would NEVER leave it on a coatrack in a workspace. Someone like me might love it more than taking pictures! If it comes up missing, NO. I did not.sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-33992945167267234822012-02-19T11:19:00.010-06:002012-03-05T13:43:30.661-06:00Over-the-Knee Socks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uzBx6RugJM6y2Mswt_HkFple4iOwTYuKzplPKznfgJbRaLTtG9QVujvGqBGccKXy7yeaz3dy-9A-eo7rZwxFdLRYmuGQIBCP1GrhtfAVftmTMkkftu6YxxyNLGFmAysAb5Qh5Ih0j3E/s1600/198369558556325102_pqNrkoam_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uzBx6RugJM6y2Mswt_HkFple4iOwTYuKzplPKznfgJbRaLTtG9QVujvGqBGccKXy7yeaz3dy-9A-eo7rZwxFdLRYmuGQIBCP1GrhtfAVftmTMkkftu6YxxyNLGFmAysAb5Qh5Ih0j3E/s320/198369558556325102_pqNrkoam_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710902396664437170" border="0" /></a>Given the number of sock patterns on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/account/login">Ravelry</a>, there seems to be few (no) plain over-the-knee socks. There are toe-up, not cuff-down patterns. Lots of cables and lace, etc. I am seeking plain.<div><br /><div>So, I am starting my own!</div><div><br /></div><div>Yarn: Malabrigo Sock</div><div>Needle size: 2.25 mm dpns (2.5 mm for cast-on sts)</div><div><br /></div><div>CO 104 sts on size 2.5 mm, join, being careful not to twist sts, switch to size 2.25 mm needles</div><div><br /></div><div>ktbl 1, p (repeat around)</div><div><br /></div><div>This is where I am right now . . . Will report back later. Maybe with more stitches!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The above quote via Pinterest and links to <a href="http://crushculdesac.tumblr.com/page/254#257">here</a>. There are nice things to look at at this link.</div>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-20541797570635941062012-02-18T11:18:00.005-06:002012-02-18T11:28:31.907-06:00Nice Yarn<a href="http://www.malabrigoyarn.com/sub_yarn.php?id_sub_yarn=16">This</a> (malabrigo colorway 852 persia) needs to become some over-the-knee socks:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlDljUnO7C6bH98xOvkxZUNkwTw0QMNegFIhl2USE24yM0SNS1moYQJWJ2qXytw52gwJg-lIZ4kLP0hrioM8-EFw-zpBrCifYKdqMAXtIWYX5MBK0__sxvkYi-GiZBu6v078lIc2TzlE/s1600/2012+Malibrigo+Sock2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlDljUnO7C6bH98xOvkxZUNkwTw0QMNegFIhl2USE24yM0SNS1moYQJWJ2qXytw52gwJg-lIZ4kLP0hrioM8-EFw-zpBrCifYKdqMAXtIWYX5MBK0__sxvkYi-GiZBu6v078lIc2TzlE/s320/2012+Malibrigo+Sock2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710526894103498114" border="0" /></a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-29779053784542383892012-02-11T12:58:00.010-06:002012-02-13T15:16:22.882-06:00Muhu IslandThe other day, our Mail Lady left this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4J0I0Cs6ewyQmzqU5KlO6Yweqv-cgiaGDnABy6tDkWFIS7jp_k8S6X5ywGh6yw6B3T70x6sJV-iw2rTQp17GGcamjdBCv6a9hWc1_-xHH4kdXFkAF86j06IvFOlCUZDIwx9aWgtVQL8/s1600/IMG_1700+Muha1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4J0I0Cs6ewyQmzqU5KlO6Yweqv-cgiaGDnABy6tDkWFIS7jp_k8S6X5ywGh6yw6B3T70x6sJV-iw2rTQp17GGcamjdBCv6a9hWc1_-xHH4kdXFkAF86j06IvFOlCUZDIwx9aWgtVQL8/s320/IMG_1700+Muha1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707955496384024210" border="0" /></a>The package weighed a LOT. I was barely able to lift and drag it into the house from the front stoop. I am grateful that she left it, as it would have required an additional trip for her to-ing and from-ing the truck on another day.<br /><br />And, inside the box was this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnBK-8xO20-yZatsFolRRTePzvcKTTy4QVKTqr_ZOamaE7Kuq3Z55QeMz3fOeP1qZigMU-n_3zpiC4ofMUZqh3o_pUegphcnECMGqqYELC3imiH0XdcUI7O4pwWXWL2cf17684QdB6iA/s1600/IMG_1701+Muha3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnBK-8xO20-yZatsFolRRTePzvcKTTy4QVKTqr_ZOamaE7Kuq3Z55QeMz3fOeP1qZigMU-n_3zpiC4ofMUZqh3o_pUegphcnECMGqqYELC3imiH0XdcUI7O4pwWXWL2cf17684QdB6iA/s320/IMG_1701+Muha3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707955494155332642" border="0" /></a>Wrapping with unusual photographs from WWII.<br /><br />And, inside the wrapping was this:<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoiN_pc9K_rXtFq3icx0Owz3gN4PONjfcBDDAJEKKz02FHyRH39BbIETPEcmfu8Fcb6WSJO65fm8tn9isQew_x_xM4ySCvMbjVs_JxC3a82OATSTbM2Bko53pWsRHPE18EdWXEux4ziU/s1600/IMG_1706.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoiN_pc9K_rXtFq3icx0Owz3gN4PONjfcBDDAJEKKz02FHyRH39BbIETPEcmfu8Fcb6WSJO65fm8tn9isQew_x_xM4ySCvMbjVs_JxC3a82OATSTbM2Bko53pWsRHPE18EdWXEux4ziU/s320/IMG_1706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707955488020564274" border="0" /></a>This book is huge. It is HUGE. It weighs almost as much as a large dog. Or, a kitchen chair. Well, maybe not quite that much. But it weights a LOT.<br /><br />I became smitten with the book after Kate Davies described it <a href="http://textisles.com/2012/01/12/from-muhu-island/">here</a>:<br /><a href="http://textisles.com/2012/01/12/from-muhu-island/">http://textisles.com/2012/01/12/from-muhu-island/</a><br />It was also described <a href="http://www.loopknitlounge.com/2011/12/muhu-island-book-just-in/">here</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.loopknitlounge.com/2011/12/muhu-island-book-just-in/">http://www.loopknitlounge.com/2011/12/muhu-island-book-just-in/</a><br /><br />But, we bought it <a href="http://www.woolywest.com/Pages-Products/p_booksother.html">here</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.woolywest.com/Pages-Products/p_booksother.html">http://www.woolywest.com/Pages-Products/p_booksother.html</a><br />which is where it all started in the first place! The love of Estonia! The knitting, the gracious teaching of the history and techniques of Estonian knitting with Nancy Bush.<br />If you were to ask me, of all of my favorite books, knitting or other, often <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Folk-Knitting-Estonia/dp/1883010438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329066729&sr=8-1">this</a> comes to mind:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Folk-Knitting-Estonia/dp/1883010438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329066729&sr=8-1">http://www.amazon.com/Folk-Knitting-Estonia/dp/1883010438/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329066729&sr=8-1</a><br />Again, the rich history, techniques and the gracious teaching of Nancy Bush makes it almost always my favorite.</div><div><br /></div><div>Did I mention the book is in English, as well?</div>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-75604073117664399242012-02-07T13:49:00.004-06:002012-02-07T13:52:56.176-06:00Heart Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJSwTEGrobPnuarL2lfxSNohKD836MjpivjwOXrBoUpQ-Rop9yDkBEpJ4ufjOMkAXVR3_vw3m2X12pfjzID0c4HxclSLiW22st8jfBj936DYj3sG4NlY6D3rbz0U6rWlwoAOljyrc-g4/s1600/IMG_1704.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJSwTEGrobPnuarL2lfxSNohKD836MjpivjwOXrBoUpQ-Rop9yDkBEpJ4ufjOMkAXVR3_vw3m2X12pfjzID0c4HxclSLiW22st8jfBj936DYj3sG4NlY6D3rbz0U6rWlwoAOljyrc-g4/s320/IMG_1704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706483664251633250" border="0" /></a>Did steal this idea, I think from an Etsy seller.<br />Such a lovely stash of red buttons that were screaming to get heart-ed.sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-72108671156077024582012-02-06T14:09:00.004-06:002012-02-06T14:19:04.285-06:00ButtonsButton extravaganza!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98KTtK_3mv4Eqn1ZNkaOBfH9ym6_9MvP4S03v4bS6_Epu_k-0-hpLiapN1K_K3wQh-S7qF7FOTlXVFP77utiBcz-hIdk_PMtJxTXfKX7M_9VsHi7PNTutFNZwk2Oluu_ASmlznhAOtDo/s1600/2012+Buttons.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98KTtK_3mv4Eqn1ZNkaOBfH9ym6_9MvP4S03v4bS6_Epu_k-0-hpLiapN1K_K3wQh-S7qF7FOTlXVFP77utiBcz-hIdk_PMtJxTXfKX7M_9VsHi7PNTutFNZwk2Oluu_ASmlznhAOtDo/s320/2012+Buttons.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706118059421634546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6ZG2S178cbeqQVO1hb9Go0Q79RdcifeGpPs701rDkl09qsRWtiwkru2DW5FQdnsZmeT_jFo54U-V9VKf9UGvPcTASVcmnrCpRTFdPmMC_HL_CS_bhgX5-bbk09o7CNbBGidd7NmcCj4/s1600/2012+Buttons2.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6ZG2S178cbeqQVO1hb9Go0Q79RdcifeGpPs701rDkl09qsRWtiwkru2DW5FQdnsZmeT_jFo54U-V9VKf9UGvPcTASVcmnrCpRTFdPmMC_HL_CS_bhgX5-bbk09o7CNbBGidd7NmcCj4/s320/2012+Buttons2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706118065933407634" border="0" /></a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-63319729224320156482012-02-03T19:39:00.003-06:002012-02-05T08:40:28.256-06:00More Distraction<div>Cute <a href="http://www.yllotyll.com/index.php?page=picture.gallery&lcomp=user.login&no=gpage_no&galleryid=637&alt=4&pictid=36731&gpage=1">fingerless</a> mitts from Yll o Tyll in Uppsala, SE! I do LOVE looking at their patterns and designs!</div><div><br /></div><div>Or here:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame- color:rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><a href="http://www.yllotyll.com/index.php?page=picture.gallery&lcomp=user.login&no=gpage_no&galleryid=637&alt=4&pictid=36731&gpage=1W">http://www.yllotyll.com/index.php?page=picture.gallery&lcomp=user.login&no=gpage_no&galleryid=637&alt=4&pictid=36731&gpage=1W</a></span></div>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-18578041677953144382012-01-31T17:27:00.010-06:002012-01-31T17:44:34.728-06:00Retreat 2012<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2TkqJiNwh4XIVM5xJ7Dca6-JRBRURlYj0wXgt_g-2X_n_udUK75YRox55YqGVcGVd8PVSP0BJnwF_yCOXPx_9hX8qglu3C50CshISBtkM_b66cNtMXKqN3do_VfxBqRSD4SSxzOLs5Q/s1600/IMG_1678.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2TkqJiNwh4XIVM5xJ7Dca6-JRBRURlYj0wXgt_g-2X_n_udUK75YRox55YqGVcGVd8PVSP0BJnwF_yCOXPx_9hX8qglu3C50CshISBtkM_b66cNtMXKqN3do_VfxBqRSD4SSxzOLs5Q/s320/IMG_1678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703943796126885426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have attended a Women's Retreat for (more than we could count) years. It is a weekend of knitting and observing, chatting and kindness. And, lots of knitting. Sometimes there is yoga, or a long walk. Or, a short walk. Lots of soul and hysterics. In the wee hours of the waking morning, a pajama-clad photo of the morning sun, before coffee and tooth brushing.<br /><br />Women bring their projects--sewing (machine and hand), beadwork, spinning, weaving, felting, etc.<br /><br />An extraordinary group of women, of which I am always honored to be a part of.<br /><br />And, there is knitting!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlPw_Ou5Ul62sVLWb-5TRXPWRVLRbATYE7uMrLcUSQuJzqSr81tOHimQsGxUkRVnmPiGlpLME0MDAUcDqVUaZf0F7mKa4hlO9ncTFmJ3-AHzrtPLZQAnHCiw_B2U9LN7jvLsu90DEzBc/s1600/IMG_1672.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlPw_Ou5Ul62sVLWb-5TRXPWRVLRbATYE7uMrLcUSQuJzqSr81tOHimQsGxUkRVnmPiGlpLME0MDAUcDqVUaZf0F7mKa4hlO9ncTFmJ3-AHzrtPLZQAnHCiw_B2U9LN7jvLsu90DEzBc/s320/IMG_1672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703943804095066322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpgl8TYydC4WfminbK8a3lA4DhtPQjRKIa9P8SRzm9FYZDUwkXu35Mum8ezeAz5UfWzF0lgTPCy4UBhnFBbysyIdLr0c5k38a9_3sAHSfLrNBkn5c1FOionAJMmTUDDNQet-dNLutw8U/s1600/IMG_1670.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpgl8TYydC4WfminbK8a3lA4DhtPQjRKIa9P8SRzm9FYZDUwkXu35Mum8ezeAz5UfWzF0lgTPCy4UBhnFBbysyIdLr0c5k38a9_3sAHSfLrNBkn5c1FOionAJMmTUDDNQet-dNLutw8U/s320/IMG_1670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703943812956965378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreCNsNAaukzBhBjFAQe7UoUrALmaxUl7LLTd6AZ2EtxKniOJgiI0EdKwUjTZxNausu65gIeY3BP7jcMNWcIzG8wQzMDuumYTCArHwPRFxKwlvqxgKth-r9TiQk-0OlXheLDwsY2-aE8E/s1600/IMG_1669.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreCNsNAaukzBhBjFAQe7UoUrALmaxUl7LLTd6AZ2EtxKniOJgiI0EdKwUjTZxNausu65gIeY3BP7jcMNWcIzG8wQzMDuumYTCArHwPRFxKwlvqxgKth-r9TiQk-0OlXheLDwsY2-aE8E/s320/IMG_1669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703943817142504482" border="0" /></a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-35629265216344496852012-01-31T06:22:00.004-06:002012-01-31T07:23:20.204-06:00Distracted, again<div>This is cute, too!</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://yllotyllgarnblogg.blogspot.com/2011/05/snabbstickad-sommar-troja.html">http://yllotyllgarnblogg.blogspot.com/2011/05/snabbstickad-sommar-troja.html</a><div><br /></div><div>Currently, I am slowly knitting on <a href="http://www.yllotyll.com/index.php?page=picture.gallery&lcomp=user.login&no=gpage_no&galleryid=635&alt=4&pictid=15915&gpage=6">Flatribb</a> from Yll o Tyll. Simple pattern for simple knitting.</div>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-45604309554660615172012-01-29T12:58:00.001-06:002012-01-31T06:20:22.933-06:00DistractedThis is a nice distraction . . . Cute, too!<div><br /></div><a href="http://www.yllotyll.com/index.php?page=picture.gallery&lcomp=user.login&no=gpage_no&galleryid=635&alt=4&pictid=35626&gpage=1">http://www.yllotyll.com/index.php?page=picture.gallery&lcomp=user.login&no=gpage_no&galleryid=635&alt=4&pictid=35626&gpage=1</a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-67941391831969794512012-01-26T14:38:00.003-06:002012-01-26T14:40:27.979-06:00Wake UpWhen I wake up, I like to knit a bit before readying for work. I should not do knitting requiring that I count, tho.sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-69738118934781386782011-12-28T16:42:00.007-06:002012-01-27T09:19:22.111-06:00Sweden Knitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeMMCiTcU0fV3UrwM68YFy2Rpg4rbl9N7tQYNqZS4aPeCadrDvLywzEmvyB3UiAWJ5-VKPUcWnDuA94t2lvupkEym4xjuTV0PjUDwP9POOfAaVDWfV49yqAO_SPC7P54QeKc5X-3WwCA/s1600/IMG_1634.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeMMCiTcU0fV3UrwM68YFy2Rpg4rbl9N7tQYNqZS4aPeCadrDvLywzEmvyB3UiAWJ5-VKPUcWnDuA94t2lvupkEym4xjuTV0PjUDwP9POOfAaVDWfV49yqAO_SPC7P54QeKc5X-3WwCA/s320/IMG_1634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691313787672406162" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Swedish-Patterns-Knitting-Kahnlund/dp/9197769517/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325112613&sr=8-1-spell">THIS</a> was at my <a href="http://www.yarnery.com/">LYS (The Yarnery, St. Paul, MN, USA)</a>:<br /><br />I have been anticipating the publication of <a href="http://www.uppstickaren.com/">Karin Kahnlund's</a> book! At Saterglantan, in 2010, I took her course in Traditional Swedish Knitting Techniques. Amazing!<br /><br />Karin was speaking of her book at that time, whetting my appetite!<br />It is a stunning book!sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-22647890588677411462011-12-27T18:25:00.003-06:002011-12-27T19:46:47.019-06:00Licorice and Knitting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErtvnawsLpYdEQl8kT5cpkk3hPtm2EF2gS6iPgUMPJNWtYxJ_Klj2SWOsiq4Ppxs4w1XJCB3e8sGrhApoXUkfntGrrJk3pK-5z0yCxob1m8cc5Sa0ovyefMhbvK-cJ8lcEtFvrxMy2ic/s1600/IMG_1644.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErtvnawsLpYdEQl8kT5cpkk3hPtm2EF2gS6iPgUMPJNWtYxJ_Klj2SWOsiq4Ppxs4w1XJCB3e8sGrhApoXUkfntGrrJk3pK-5z0yCxob1m8cc5Sa0ovyefMhbvK-cJ8lcEtFvrxMy2ic/s320/IMG_1644.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690969209158436178" border="0" /></a><br />Today was a great, GREAT mail day! Received the new issues of "Everyday Food" and "Vogue Knitting" as well as a letter from Fairview Ridges (they will no longer offer gastroenterological servces, which I may no longer want) and a special letter from our "Hockey Friend" in Finland along with a nice licorice gift!<br /><br />I am just about to cuddle in with some food reading and knitting reading and licorice eating!sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880859501088320147.post-40873138652676138172011-12-12T06:50:00.003-06:002011-12-12T06:55:01.993-06:00Pizza SundayI was hungry for veggie pizza . . . Pomi tomato sauce with Penzy's Italian Blend spices, fresh green pepper, onion and mushrooms on Kowalski's frozen pizza dough crust. This is 1/3 of the dough.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZhSYq0LNfjHgltjtuUNwbzN-yyXawjP57GAoRlRLCG1iKM57uVu0zTEMxX37DT6dl_Xmr6a7-41IQICnvjxt6_7kgkso38Iymh6QCK3xCEAYBAaBr6oSRoqdZvw5WAFCLwKfX7XvhRY/s1600/IMG_1626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZhSYq0LNfjHgltjtuUNwbzN-yyXawjP57GAoRlRLCG1iKM57uVu0zTEMxX37DT6dl_Xmr6a7-41IQICnvjxt6_7kgkso38Iymh6QCK3xCEAYBAaBr6oSRoqdZvw5WAFCLwKfX7XvhRY/s320/IMG_1626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685224324014686098" border="0" /></a>sokkgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06786949349277901882noreply@blogger.com1