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» TNNA Recap

Well, I survived my stint as tradeshow-attendee extraordinaire, attending three tradeshows, stretching from one coast to another, within a five-week timespan. I enjoyed my time in Atlantic City and Anaheim, but of course this last show – TNNA in Colubmus, OH – was by far the most enjoyable, since I got to attend it with [...]

Posted on: June 10, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Events, Knitting, Other Blogs, TNNA, WIP, Yarn Porn | 2 comments

» California Dreamin’

Apologies – I thought I posted this earlier, and I apparently never got around to it. Better late than never, though, right? So, I’m in the middle of doing that thing I promised myself I was never going to do again. No, not that thing – the other thing. (Wait, what were you thinking? No [...]

Posted on: May 26, 2008 by Liz | Tags: Events, General, Knitting | no comments

» There once was a sweater Nantucket

There once was a sweater Nantucket. I fought hard the urge to say fuck it. But I frogged it all back, and started from scratch, And now I can say that I love it! I’ve been plugging away on my Nantucket Jacket. It was a struggle, trying to figure out my gauge, but I was [...]

Posted on: February 09, 2008 by Liz | Tags: General, Knitting, Liz's Knitting, Spinning, WIP | 2 comments

» When the indicator says you’re out of oil, should you continue driving anyway (Or: The day there was no marketing team)

Picture yourself working in an office building. Your generic office building, with offices along the wall, rows and rows of cubicles, and a “cafeteria” area that’s home to a few overpriced vending machines and overworked coffee pots. Imagine that your boss has asked you to talk to the marketing team about creating a new banner [...]

Posted on: September 20, 2007 by Liz | Tags: General, Knitting | 1 comment

» into the sunrise

You know that a day that starts with “oh sh*#t” isn’t going to be a good one. We were planning on leaving the house by 6 am yesterday, to drive to North Carolina to see Liz. She and I have some web design work that we need to finish up, Bass had a weekend gig [...]

Posted on: September 13, 2007 by Meg | Tags: Knitting | 1 comment

» I’ve been a busy little bee

Knitting content first… I spent the weekend working on my re-started Honeybee Stole. I am totally smitten with Malabrigo laceweight. This yarn is being added to my desert island choices. You know, if you were stranded on a desert island and only had one yarn with you, what would it bee be? Heretofore I’ve been [...]

Posted on: September 10, 2007 by Meg | Tags: Knitting | 1 comment

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