tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72800466440896357262024-02-18T20:22:06.808-06:00GerryARTGerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.comBlogger601125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-53070895495757410212023-12-02T06:41:00.002-06:002023-12-02T06:41:42.068-06:00Just Checking In<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While I've not been posting here in my blog</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am on Instagram and Facebook</span></p>GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-44005572118840858632021-03-19T02:33:00.000-05:002021-03-19T02:33:10.539-05:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2RpXu1EETqk/YFRMTPeVnMI/AAAAAAAAT9U/ycmacM-SX0sZCJE53P7Aiam73CRNFHrqQCPcBGAsYHg/s2048/IMG_1839.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2RpXu1EETqk/YFRMTPeVnMI/AAAAAAAAT9U/ycmacM-SX0sZCJE53P7Aiam73CRNFHrqQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1839.HEIC" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">I'm here to tell that I've made a couple for moves ! ! !</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you may recall:</div><div style="text-align: center;">2015 we moved from our home to Primrose Retirement Community</div><div style="text-align: center;">2017 when hubby went into Memory Care I returned to our home</div><div style="text-align: center;">2019 I moved from our home to a new home after hubby passed away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CLLxRd6_m_8/YFRP7ACDx7I/AAAAAAAAT9k/w-YW96u6Jqcrr1Q_5CkZVrDIhGLbPmXIgCPcBGAsYHg/s2905/IMG_2308.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="2905" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CLLxRd6_m_8/YFRP7ACDx7I/AAAAAAAAT9k/w-YW96u6Jqcrr1Q_5CkZVrDIhGLbPmXIgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_2308.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The new place is one level (yikes, no basement)</div><div style="text-align: center;">In a newer area of new builds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While it is taking some 'adjustment' of living alone,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> things were beginning to become somewhat 'routine' .</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then came COVID ! ! ! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My daughter and I were able to make a couple of road trips and have had to postpone a few since our last trip a year ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zzidbYsHws/YFRQfRm1ksI/AAAAAAAAT9s/8Gf6iIKpZKcGO9UO39L_QuHO1WmzwmIfgCPcBGAsYHg/s2048/IMG_1442.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7zzidbYsHws/YFRQfRm1ksI/AAAAAAAAT9s/8Gf6iIKpZKcGO9UO39L_QuHO1WmzwmIfgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1442.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We flew out to San Diego, CA and drove home through Souther California, Arizona and New Mexico </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">to Missouri.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Oh, how I loved traveling through the desert ! ! !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">May of 2017 and August 2019</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">grandson and his </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">fiancé made me a Great-Grandmother ! ! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now I have two great-grandsons ! ! !</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I guess this post hits the main highlight since my last post.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you've had a tolerable COVID existence and that we all will be enjoying a little more 'freedom' this year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hugs, Gerry</span></p>GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-86006748698366339662018-05-03T07:52:00.000-05:002018-05-03T09:14:34.332-05:00New Post, Same Story?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We spent 18-19 months at Primrose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hubby resides in Memory Care at a local facility.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Parkinson's Disease and Dementia has made it impossible for me to care for him at home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There he has capable, caring, wonderful CNAs, dietary, housekeeping, laundry transportation people, Nurses and Manager around him who -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">While not our idea of how we would spend our "golden years" we are Thankful for each day we are above ground and breathing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We know and cherish each and every hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Moving back into our home of so many years</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">sans the furniture we originally had here</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been home for one year today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Living alone for the first time in my life is interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think I am handling it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have my friends who I spend time with regularly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lunches out and Art Group at Primrose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seems it does not want to let post photos!</span><br />
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-52268435753959695552016-01-16T19:09:00.002-06:002016-01-16T19:09:50.370-06:00Since last I posted<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To sum things up:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and have moved to a new retirement community</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">just west of our home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our new home is a lovely spacious apartment</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in a newly constructed retirement community.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a 2 bdrm/2 bath</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">~1,000 sq ft</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">[as compared to our 3 bdrm/2.5 bath ~1,500 sq ft home]</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The loss of those extra five hundred sq ft most be where all my crafting supplies were stored</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">because I'm sure having a difficult time downsizing that situation. LOL LOL</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are still working to clear the house without cramming our lovely new apartment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These past three-going-on-four months have been spent between downing sizing our home</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I MUST get with the program </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and finish already.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some of our time has been here at our new apartment getting to know all the others</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that having just gone through the process of moving from their homes of many years to our brand-new, smaller homes here at Our Retirement Community</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">are sympathetic as well as helpful in making this move a great adventure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a small movie theater, lots of gathering spot throughout , a wellness center for excerise, a beauty salon,and a Fantastic Staff.</span></div>
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-90180052178849102262015-09-03T12:17:00.000-05:002015-09-03T12:17:35.443-05:00Scrap Buster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Found another small stash of 'scraps'.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Among it there was fabric spray basted to batt scrap that I remember from a potholder project from a couple of years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After cutting and piecing together the backing/batt into several pieces to quilt</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">so can be used as trivets. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love the taste of it when spread of whole wheat bread. Yum! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"half the calories of butter, low sodium, gluten free,</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm using <a href="http://www.knitterlythings.com/">Knitterly Things</a> </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This indie dyer uses an excellent Merino fingering weight yarn that does not show wear even after many, </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">many times of laundering.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She dyes the most glorious colors.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Always, IMHO, with a method of changing from one color to the next without an interruption.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I find that when I knit sox there is a five-row stripe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My friend, Dianna, recently showed off her Un-Biased Scarf using,</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yep, I gotta have one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So I'm adding to my stack of lite colored strips</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hubby and I decided to give Netflix a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So far, three or four days now, I found a number of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">movies and series that will entertain me for a while.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now all we want is an Internet Provider that will</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lately, Mediacom isn't what it used to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But I'm ever hopeful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This past week or two our weather has been more</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just waiting for it to return cuz I know it will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Til then we're loving' it ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally a Finished Project ! ! !</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The end in sight as far as my fabric stash.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Daughter Deb and I have used just about all our</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our current project is underway with the first quilt </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Scrappy Rag Quilt for Hubby is the first on the</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our seven rag quilts</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">'til the are too worn to use one more time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After all, they are utilitarian.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fall is in the air today.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The breeze felt wonderful</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After our recent rain,</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">YeeHaw!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>hugs 'n smiles</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Daughter Debra and I have been slowly using</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This summer we are finally making headway.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We spent several days cutting 2.5" strips</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of every size piece of fabric we own.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All that remains are a half dozen or so</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before beginning cutting those 2.5" strips</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since we were cutting from Stash</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">we decided pieced backs would be the way to</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We formed a plan ! ! !</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A version of a quilt-as-you-go/</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">'rag quilt' style</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since we do not want to do any large quilts . . . . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We cut 21" square backing fabric and batt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In fact, we cut eighty-five 21" square quilt backs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That is enough for seven quilts ! ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These quilts will be four rows by three columns.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We used approx. 27 yards of fabric and </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well on our way to completely de-Stash ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went on to cut 2.5" strips of the remaining </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stash.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These strips are of various lengths</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">varying from wide of fabric (</span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">40-42ish inches)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We cut, and we cut.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For several days we cut.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of Course, we used our </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Accuquilt GO!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">cutter using the 2.5" die</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">which make the entire process a bit easier.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now we have a great many stack of strips.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I sewed a very long strip about 3,800" in length.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is equal to a piece of fabric</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was able to quilt-as-you-go</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the twelve blocks necessary to make one of our quilts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A quick calculation shows that our goal of</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The strips I used hardly make a dent in our</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have a feeling there will be enough to</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">60"-ish x 80"-ish quilts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a lot of YARDS</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here we are mid-August and enjoying a lovely summer.</span></div>
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-9222387940170633632015-08-13T01:30:00.000-05:002015-08-13T01:30:00.876-05:00Sketchbook<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is one of my favorites,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that is kind of fun to work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another two-page lay out</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but entirely different mood.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I enjoy them both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yikes!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday morning we called the repairman.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He was here before noon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Got the a/c working in no time</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and the house finally cooled by late afternoon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yipee !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gotta love this city.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Service this fast is fantastic ! ! ! </span><br />
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-84815466576450429262015-08-11T12:09:00.000-05:002015-08-11T12:09:04.893-05:00Blackeyed Susans?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ny neighbor's backyard is awash in a glorious yellow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her Blackeyed Susans are in full bloom,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a gorgeous sight ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They've inspired me to draw my own version.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My favorite way to draw/sketch is</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, now and then, like today, I like to add color</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's not all about pen and paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">her next vacation days in September.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #0000ee;"><u>Creative bug</u></span> offered several drawing/sketching and water painting classes this past Spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">as I was doing nothing creative other than knitting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Decided that I needed to stretch my brain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I found</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a Basic Line Drawings class taught by <a href="http://lisacongdon.com/blog">Lisa Congdon</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sounded like something I could do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I signed up.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I really enjoyed the</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Found that I could produce a recognizable page of</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, I do prefer drawing in pen </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">rather than pencil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the Century mark for the birth of my Mom!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been sixteen years since her passing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are not many days that go by that I don't think of her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>hugs 'n smiles</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Procrastination, I'm good at it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been putting off posting a pic of my Fair Isle Practice piece.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed this bit of learning</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and have adopted this method of taking care of the 'floats' on the back of my work</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">while carrying one yarn across a number of stitches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But just didn't want to post a photo to the blog</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">that I'm not in love with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The class is on <a href="http://creativebug.com/">CreativeBug</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and is taught by Brandon Mably.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His classes can be found by clicking on the link toward the bottom of the CreeativeBug home page under "Instructors".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I used fingering weight yarn and small needles instead </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">the pattern on the front side does not impress me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Much too large a pattern for such a small area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The suggested use of making 'magic balls' of yarn from leftover scraps</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The contrast in the beginning rows isn't to my liking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After seeing that</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">colors with enough contrast </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to tell the background from the flowers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At any rate, h</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ere it is .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Enough Procrastination ! ! !</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see contrast </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">is non-existent i</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">n several rows in the beginning [bottom of pic]</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I didn't see it until two or three rows later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- the instructor of this class, said not to worry,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now the back is a whole 'nother matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The beginning rows aren't so great</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but just look at those rows in the second half of this swatch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Very neat, indeed ! ! !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All of that is taken care of by </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just maybe a snip or two along the way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm impressed on how easily Brandon was able to show me how to do this technique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had tried this particular way of carrying the floats</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now I can use this in just about any piece I knit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This orange-cuff sock is just another version of my previous Broken Seed Stitch sox.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Just replacing the cuff color from the white does change the entire look.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think I love it ! ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think we can live with that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're sitting here in the dining room</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, I don't want to not mention </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">were set out just for him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The grass is definitely turning green</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and soon Spring Blossoms will abound.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>hugs 'n smiles,</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This practice project call for solid color yarn in as many colors possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This all I could gather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll work with what I have s</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ince this is a practice</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and I like the technique </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll consider purchasing small skeins of various colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The step after assembling solids is to make two 'magic balls'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One from the light colors and another from the dark.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These 'magic balls' are made with arms' length of each color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The aim is to place pleasing colors next to each other and knot them together to form a small ball.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brandon Mably showed how he knits the yarn ends as he adds each new color,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">thus no need to find a darning needle to weave in those pesky ends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll be casting on and knitting a practice swatch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Photos will follow just as soon as my swatch is far enough along to show some progress.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think this is going to be a fun practice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>* * *</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know whether to think that Spring is actually here or if Mother Nature is playing a trick on us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The temps yesterday and today are what are called <b><i>Marvelous</i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mid to high sixties had us opening windows and doors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The forecasters are saying we'll be able to enjoy such weather for the next seven or so days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We can only hope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Heck, we still have snow at the end of our driveway.</span></div>
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-18817784506329032682015-03-07T12:28:00.000-06:002015-03-07T21:21:02.955-06:00Scrappy Four-Color Sox are a Done Deal! ! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These were fun to knit ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every color a scrap leftover from previous sox.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, this week I did watch a</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Had I watched this video a week earlier</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brandon Mably</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- an associate of Kaffee Fassett, T</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">HE MASTER of color in my eyes -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">taught not a new method to me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but taught it in a way that made it easy for me to learn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm so excited about this new knowledge that m</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">y next project will be one using many pieces of scrap yarn and knitting them in as they are</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">on <a href="http://creativebug.com/">CreativeBug</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are videos on a variety of subjects,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our temp right now is 59 degrees F.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">YaaaHoooo ! ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>hugs 'n smiles,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Gerry</b></span></div>
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-85917363789892223452015-03-02T23:12:00.000-06:002015-03-02T23:12:29.179-06:00Scrappy Sox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This pair is made from the leftover yarn from</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Neon Blue sox</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and the <span style="color: #999999;"><b>grey </b></span>is from a pair of sox I made a couple of years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Knit cuff down and an afterthought heel is planned as you can see the pink waste yarn marking the heel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope to finish these by tomorrow evening so that I can post a finished pair Thursday. Fingers crossed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We've had our 6" snow yesterday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today streets - and parking lots - are dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Even got the car washed this afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Boy, was it good to get all that road dirt off</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and a shining clean car to drive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tomorrow it's supposed to rain !</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>hugs 'n smiles,</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Gerry</b></span></div>
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-10920536464712767352015-02-28T10:38:00.000-06:002015-02-28T10:38:39.650-06:00Broken Seed Stitch Sox II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love the way the color turned out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Used a scrap mini skein that lasted well into the foot area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Made this pair a bit snugger than the first pair and like the fit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have already cast on another pair for Hubby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stripey sox with leftover from recent leftover colors.</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">+++++++++</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">++++</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Snow has been predicted for this afternoon and overnight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last time snow was predicted we received exactly 14 flakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At least there's still ice melt salt still on the front porch and step.</span></div>
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<b style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">hugs 'n smiles,</b></div>
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<b style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Gerry</b></div>
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GerryARThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730757811478587648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7280046644089635726.post-76245994265884432772015-02-23T14:31:00.008-06:002015-02-23T14:31:59.062-06:00Sunshine and Sox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I was putting some correspondence in the mail box at the street earlier this morning</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">unlike yesterday when the temps were in the low 20s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and I swear it was the coldest, cold day we've had this winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>THE</b> day for wearing all the handknits possible </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">hat, cowl, cardigan , mitts and sox.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of sox.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A second pair of the Broken Seed Stitch Sox is on the needles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm lovin' this pattern and the results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You may notice each sock has their on needle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What with using two ball of yarn at a time,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm still knitting them in somewhat of a two-at-a-time manner with an inch or so on one sock and then on the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">probably because the pattern is a simple one</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and now that I have inserted the waste yarn to mark where the afterthought heel goes and only the instep portion is in pattern it IS smooth sailing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The neat thing about this pattern is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">or as this pair is, cuff down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since I am using scraps or mini skeins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">as long as the yarn lasts until the cuff and leg portion </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">is finished to the point I place the afterthought waste yarn marker I'm a happy camper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Th</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">at way the pattern shows above my shoe and the foot portion can be any color or pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Luckily the yarn I'm using is enough to last well into the foot of the sox . . . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">so far <b><span style="color: blue;">:</span></b> <span style="color: magenta;">^</span> <span style="color: red;">)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The weather being what it is</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">this afternoon will be just the time to finish our audiobook by John Sandford.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>hugs 'n smiles</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Winter has finally come to mid-Missouri.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In celebration of it's arrival</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Selected three yummy colors from my Yarn Stash </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">- Conch, Tapistry and Smudge -</span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in a blend of 70% Merino, 20% Cashmere </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and 10% Nylon </span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ever so lovely for snuggling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A year ago this month this vibrant skein of yarn came into my Yarn Stash</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, I love how vibrant the Gold plays with the</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">pinks, purples, blues and green.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just knew it would be knit into a wonderful pair of sox.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>NOT </b>what I expected or wanted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Those vibrant Golds are just not 'popping'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It seems the darker green and blue are predominate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">They are in my sock drawer,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">but have never really, truly been 'in like' with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fast Forward to this past December</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are posts on <b>Instagram</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">from a knitter in Norway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">to create a wonderful pair of sox.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This gal in Norway is a prolific knitter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Could it be winter snows that keep her indoors?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Already this year she has knit 17 pair of sox.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, that's right, 17 pair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I picked up my leftover ball of yarn with the gorgeous golds, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">these are <b>much more to my liking</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The alternate rows of white yarn do lighten the entire project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Must find just <b>the pattern</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">p.s. The first pair from this yarn [Honey Badger Sox]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The club gave knitters an opportunity to experience knitting with yarns that are in their natural state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No dyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Most of the shipments I've received are of a uncommon source.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yak from Inner Mongolia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Camel grown and spun in Mongolia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Muga Silk</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Natural grown Green Cotton yarn with the Infusion of Copper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Merino wool from MONTANA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a wonderful yarn that is a blend of 80% Mink and 20% Cashmere and is fairy light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A dream come true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mink, ladies, mink ! ! ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love the pattern of this scarf designed by Anne Hansen expressly for this Mink/Cashmere blend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is now a cowl rather than a scarf. It suits it better I think.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It measures about 8" by 53" before joined to make it a cowl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This, too, is to be gifted to a beautiful friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh, oh, not to fret. I have another skein of this yummy yarn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Don't know yet what it will become.</span></div>
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