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~clementines~

my mom reminded me the bowl the clementines are in

was made by my foreign exchange student, rogerio who was visiting from brazil

he made it in shop class

i was a junior in high-school so the bowl is......

38 years old!!!!!

can that possibly be correct?

have i been out of school that many years?

maybe, just maybe i didn't subtract correctly?

times flies

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can you knit too many pairs of socks???

a completed pair from scrap yarn for the monstersockkal

lots of tails to weave in!

this was a fun project and a first for me

because

i've never knit socks from odds & ends of yarn

i'm excited to start another scrappy pair 

have you joined any kal's?

any new projects?

trying a new stitch?

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another first...

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 "why have you never knit anklets?" i ask myself???

they were quick, easy and will be cozy & warm
i love em'!

yarn shop goodies

my favorite yarn swift

found this little gem at a flea market for $2.00

i think this yarn screams tye dye & peace signs

heart rock i found on vacation

pattern hermiones everyday

yarn algeria

ravelry notes 

what's your favorite sock pattern?

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do you remember your first time?

knitting a pair of socks that is.....

here are my first loves

i took a class to learn sock knitting

i was hooked on the very idea of knitting socks

after all......who knits socks??????

i had never heard of such a thing

i couldn't wait to start them and once i started, i could hardly do anything else but work on them

i couldn't wait to finish them & actually wear them!

i just couldn't believe i was capable of knitting something so useful & fun & wonderful!

when i mentioned to someone that i was knitting socks the response was always the same...

"why"? 

or 

why don't you just buy them?

or

what??? are you kidding? you have too much time on your hands!

that was about 8 years ago

there have been lots of socks since then 

plain ole socks

ribbed socks

socks for daughters & sons & husbands & moms

socks with cables

anklet socks

&

little bitty baby socks

ahhhh, but none are like that very first pair

and yes....

i still wear them

how about you....

do you remember your first pair?

do you still have them?

do you still wear them?

speaking of socks...there is a sock kal going on

join us why don't ya!

monstersock kal

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