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Ravelry

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:35:49 -0600

Other than the abfantabulous news that my divorce is final there isn’t much going on at Casa D’Elka. Barely any knitting. So of course I decided to play with my ravelry membership. I have ‘belonged’ for about 6 weeks but never did anything with adding projects, pictures, books or friends. I can see why people consider it a time sucker to begin with. Erm that came out wrong~ it sucks up a lot of time when you first join... at least that is what I have heard. I also joined Flickr so that

ketchup

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 11:26:21 -0500

So I haven’t exactly disappeared off the face of the earth. Just a mini break while I fiddle with my knitting. I have cast on both of these socks more times than I care to think about. The Jays are too narrow and the Fancy Checkerboards are a wee bit too wide. Still I am tired of changing needle sizes on them so have decided to finish the Jays to give to my DD for Christmas. Because they are intended as a gift I am at loss on how long to make the foot. I mean if I measured her foot sh

yay?

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:15:37 -0500

Just a fast note today~ last night as I wound some sock yarn to relieve myself of war duties I realized it was almost Socktober time. Why have I not heard any rumblings about this annual event so far? We are talking next week people. Not that I really participate. I so do not play nice with others. I join an along and thats it kaput! I’m out. I always have good intentions but I really just need somebody to crack the whip and keep me good. And, woe is me, there are no whip crackers around.

Casualties Of War

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:17:56 -0500

Casualties of War seems a strange phrase~ are there any who are not affected by War? Even the so called victors must surely miss the presence of those lost in battle. At least I think so. But this is not a political blog so we will get right down to analyzing strategies used in the Sock Yarn Wars. It goes without saying that all were assembled into the same area~ how could the yarns duke it out for stay vs going status without side by side comparisons? And right away the PTB realized

Sock Yarn Wars

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:05:23 -0500

It all started simply enough. Way, way, way back in the beginning the powers that be, that’s me!, decided that a harmless pick me up would be sock yarn. Such lovely bundles of color. So little yarn needed for a project. A minor indulgence really. Why if one thinks about it for any length of time one could easily justify purchasing a handpainted/hand dyed & hand spun sock yarn for way less money than one would need for any other project. Walking into a yarn store, especially a new to