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hi there!
i'm new to the site and excited to find a forum like this!

My son gave me a sweater this week. It's a "hand me up" as he has outgrown it. His mom bought it for him at the thrift shop. I really love this sweater. It's 100% wool made by Carraig Donn in Ireland. I've looked at a lot of Carraig Donn sweaters online, and I've never seen anything quite like this.

Well, I have begun my adventures in making gloves, and the results are amusing, at least. I've wanted to make gloves for some time, especially fingerless, and I have a pattern I downloaded to get to "sometime" so when a friend asked if I'd make her a pair of gloves, I thought I'd take the plunge.

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Hugzzz 8-)

Madrona Fiber Arts
Winter Retreat
February 16-19, 2012

anyone planning to go?
...I am.
...would love to see some of our members there...
Bill

Just a little reminder that there's not a whole lot of time before Christmas! Here's something I think you may like to make a great Christmas present for someone you know - and you can always get one for yourself as well!

http://ittakesballstoknit.com/?wpsc-product=2012-scarf-calendar

Hugzzz 8-)

I'm doing a gauge swatch with a knitting sheath and some US1 needles. In keeping with some good advice, the swatch is a hat. Like, if you're making a swatch anyway, why not make it something useful?

I just came across this article. It made me smile. I immediately thought to share it with our community here. Maybe somebody else has posted it but if not I figured that some of the family here would enjoy it and maybe contribute.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/10/new-zealand-penguins-in-need-of-sweaters/

Been knitting flat out to get this finished for Thanks Giving this weekend as my sister in law will be visiting. Made three pies and a doz butter tarts today so have a jump on dinner for Sunday, we are having a dozen or so family to the farm (Iknow have 7 chickens) so I call it "The Farm" lol.

Just letting you all know that you can pre-order the 2012 It Takes Balls To Knit ... Scarves Calendar here - http://ittakesballstoknit.com/?wpsc-product=2012-scarf-calendar. This is a tabloid (11" x 17") wall calendar with 13 scarves. Yes, the patterns are included. The models are wearing nothing but the scarves! Proceeds from the sales will go towards Prostate and Breast Cancer research.