tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36285816894504810282024-03-13T06:44:42.588-04:00Karen Buhr DesignsA place for me to ramble on about my designs, my crafting, and other interests.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.comBlogger448125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-52826246701684291602020-11-22T09:07:00.008-05:002020-11-22T09:07:43.019-05:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 21<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">Another week! A finished object and some progress to show on another project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Finished Object:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>1) </b>Tegna - this sweater is (basically) finished!!! I got going on the sleeves again this past week and finished them off! I love the fit of this sweater! I still need to block it so I will show you another picture next week. But I am so happy to have it all finished!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qPR4UZD9cdk/X7pu1aGqvwI/AAAAAAAADqc/h7VUOE5sFk4gGFupeki_xe7Q6P5QYzHPwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201122_085004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qPR4UZD9cdk/X7pu1aGqvwI/AAAAAAAADqc/h7VUOE5sFk4gGFupeki_xe7Q6P5QYzHPwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201122_085004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">1)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/slipstravaganza-mkal-2020">Slipstravaganza</a> - this is a mystery shawl knit along by Stephen West. The clues come out every Friday and I cast this on on October 9th. I am moving along on Clue #4 now! The rows are LONG and it might take a few weeks to finish off the last clue (over 900 stitches per row and I have completed 19 out of 49 rows...) I managed to add 11 rows this weeks so that is pretty good considering the number of stitches that is!! I won't show any pictures of the shawl here because I don't want to spoil the surprise/mystery for anyone, but I do show it in my podcast if you are curious (and there are some pictures on my Ravelry project page). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QRAXULEvEts" width="320" youtube-src-id="QRAXULEvEts"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am also doing a WIP-it Down Week since I am on our Thanksgiving Break from university. I am filming (relatively) short vlog style videos documenting my progress in case you want to check those out as well!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-79730795972260740862020-11-15T07:55:00.000-05:002020-11-15T07:55:13.017-05:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 20<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">Another week! A finished object and some progress to show on one project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Finished Object:</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>1) </b><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/sorta-shorty-christmas-socks">Sorta Shorty Christmas Socks</a> - They are all done!! And I love them!! I have enough yarn to make another pair of shorties if I do a contrasting heel and toe so I suspect I will be doing that one day. Here they are:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JRCkTKZgXKY/X7Ej2CKhwrI/AAAAAAAADp4/MO_UC6Pc7aEyqrpc1yxF6x3O_tj987DEgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201115_074213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JRCkTKZgXKY/X7Ej2CKhwrI/AAAAAAAADp4/MO_UC6Pc7aEyqrpc1yxF6x3O_tj987DEgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201115_074213.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">1)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/slipstravaganza-mkal-2020">Slipstravaganza</a> - this is a mystery shawl knit along by Stephen West. The clues come out every Friday and I cast this on on October 9th. I am moving along on Clue #4 now! The rows are LONG and it might take a few weeks to finish off the last clue (over 900 stitches per row and I have completed 8 out of 49 rows...) I won't show any pictures of the shawl here because I don't want to spoil the surprise/mystery for anyone, but I do show it in my podcast if you are curious (and there are some pictures on my Ravelry project page). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xBfZacYNRDg" width="320" youtube-src-id="xBfZacYNRDg"></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-1871138948593318142020-11-08T08:13:00.004-05:002020-11-08T08:13:48.436-05:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 19<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">Another week! And only progress to show on one project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">1)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/slipstravaganza-mkal-2020">Slipstravaganza</a> - this is a mystery shawl knit along by Stephen West. The clues come out every Friday and I cast this on on October 9th. I am moving along on Clue #3 now and have one row left of the first half of that clue. Hopefully I will get the second half done this week and get some of the final clue done as well! I have not looked at the final clue yet so I have no idea what to expect! I won't show any pictures of the shawl here because I don't want to spoil the surprise/mystery for anyone, but I do show it in my podcast if you are curious (and there are some pictures on my Ravelry project page). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zoMWUoKbwo8" width="320" youtube-src-id="zoMWUoKbwo8"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-59010195200491264682020-11-01T08:46:00.003-05:002020-11-01T08:46:38.493-05:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 18<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">Another week! And only progress to show on one project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">1)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/slipstravaganza-mkal-2020">Slipstravaganza</a> - this is a mystery shawl knit along by Stephen West. The clues come out every Friday and I cast this on on October 9th. Over the past week I made quite a bit of progress on the second clue (I'm done 53 out of 60 rows). The third clue came out on October 24th and the fourth clue came out of October 30th, but I have not looked at those clues yet so I have no idea what to expect! I am hoping to finish clue number two today so I can get moving onto clue number three! I won't show any pictures of the shawl here because I don't want to spoil the surprise/mystery for anyone, but I do show it in my podcast if you are curious (and there are some pictures on my Ravelry project page). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TrwZtNxtIEk" width="320" youtube-src-id="TrwZtNxtIEk"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-70872123405365550002020-10-25T08:18:00.005-04:002020-10-25T08:18:44.734-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 17<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">Another week! And only progress to show on one project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">1) </b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/sorta-shorty-christmas-socks">Sorta Shortie Christmas Socks</a> - I added two rounds on this sock over the past week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>2)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/slipstravaganza-mkal-2020">Slipstravaganza</a> - this is a mystery shawl knit along by Stephen West. The clues come out every Friday and I cast this on on October 9th. Over the past week I completed the bonus clue and am nearly half way through the second clue (I'm done 25 out of 60 rows). The third clue came out on October 24th but I have not looked at that clue yet so I have no idea what to expect! I am hoping to finish clue number two and to get a start on clue number three before next week and before the final clue comes out this Friday! I won't show any pictures of the shawl here because I don't want to spoil the surprise/mystery for anyone, but I do show it in my podcast if you are curious (and there are some pictures on my Ravelry project page). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4qU_FmdfPGU" width="320" youtube-src-id="4qU_FmdfPGU"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-25528599887671301762020-10-18T09:12:00.003-04:002020-10-18T09:12:35.447-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">So I completely forgot to do this last week!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">1) </b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/sorta-shorty-christmas-socks">Sorta Shortie Christmas Socks</a> - Over the past two weeks I have made some progress on these socks. I now have the first sock complete and am moving down the foot on the second sock! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Eu93BtSk-I/X4w_CDY1eMI/AAAAAAAADpA/RW9ahD_FGdsfONX3Vbeq1QJolv3weJIEACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201018_090039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Eu93BtSk-I/X4w_CDY1eMI/AAAAAAAADpA/RW9ahD_FGdsfONX3Vbeq1QJolv3weJIEACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201018_090039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2) <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/slipstravaganza-mkal-2020">Slipstravaganza</a> - this is a mystery shawl knit along by Stephen West. The clues come out every Friday and I cast this on on October 9th. We got a bonus clue the first week! I am done clue number one and have three rows to go on the bonus clue and then I am ready to start the second clue (which was released on October 16th). I have not looked at that clue yet so I have no idea what to expect! I won't show any pictures of the shawl here because I don't want to spoil the surprise/mystery for anyone, but I do show it in my podcast if you are curious (and there are some pictures on my Ravelry project page). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6JBwtRnFUBY" width="320" youtube-src-id="6JBwtRnFUBY"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-7969654301338508432020-10-04T14:24:00.002-04:002020-10-04T14:24:26.520-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 14<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">1) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - I did lose yarn chicken, but I have located one skein! I have paid for it already and it will be in the mail to me shortly, so I will be able to get my sleeves knit soon! I did add the neckline this past week and all the tails are tucked in! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">2) </b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/knitted-patchwork-recipe" style="color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sock Scrap-ghan</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;"> - I finally picked this up </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">again and added elev</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif;">en more squares! I now have 45 squares left to go (and the border). It was good to get more done on this one over the past week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>3)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/sorta-shorty-christmas-socks">Sorta Shortie Christmas Socks</a> - I cast on a pair of socks on Thursday and am making great progress on them! I am hoping to add more to my Christmas box of socks! I am using one of the yarns that I recently bought (one of the West Yorkshire Spinners yarns). <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmWroGC6Z1o/X3oSbc7QUHI/AAAAAAAADoE/8_AWe3Mw89k3dL4Rp6R1PhwdCMWL5yRTACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201004_115307%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wmWroGC6Z1o/X3oSbc7QUHI/AAAAAAAADoE/8_AWe3Mw89k3dL4Rp6R1PhwdCMWL5yRTACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201004_115307%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Friday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VB2s83NKRuM" width="320" youtube-src-id="VB2s83NKRuM"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-53679926405654713642020-09-27T08:10:00.001-04:002020-09-27T08:10:13.840-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 13<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - I am going to lose yarn chicken... I have 11 grams left and need to do the neckline plus two sleeves... Sigh. I finished knitting the entire body this past week and joined the shoulder seams. I have also tucked in all the tails! I had to order a set of smaller needles to do the neckline (I did not have that sizer among all my needles...) and they will arrive tomorrow so I will finish the neckline then. I am now on the hunt for more yarn! I contacted the person I bought the yarn from originally and she has no more. One person on Ravelry had hers listed for sale, but it is already sold. I have put out an ISO request so hopefully I will find some. I also suspect I may randomly contact people on Ravelry who have this yarn but have it listed as not for sale - maybe someone will take pity on me and sell me one or two skeins. I'll update you next week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YE4WYSsVZss/X3CAFJYPWJI/AAAAAAAADnQ/lfQvR8qYI-M-SolmY8sCVFmrSzaplNCXwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200927_073912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YE4WYSsVZss/X3CAFJYPWJI/AAAAAAAADnQ/lfQvR8qYI-M-SolmY8sCVFmrSzaplNCXwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200927_073912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Stash Enhancement:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>1) </b>I ordered two skeins of West Yorkshire Spinners Christmas colorways - one Holly Berry and one Fairy Lights. This yarn will become socks soon!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SLw4SFzv1c4/X3CAPfhqgfI/AAAAAAAADnU/1JIt6-KRqVU52yjiVKcB971ERP50K1Y2wCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200927_074013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SLw4SFzv1c4/X3CAPfhqgfI/AAAAAAAADnU/1JIt6-KRqVU52yjiVKcB971ERP50K1Y2wCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200927_074013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>2)</b> Fibra Natura Lima - I found more of this yarn on clearance at my local Tuesday Morning and plan to make myself a cabled cardigan with it. I had four skeins at home and bought four more. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wnYieiwzW84/X3CAVy78zII/AAAAAAAADnk/48fp3kI_K_YI5Tg011JnStdHPdpY_h7SwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200927_074107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wnYieiwzW84/X3CAVy78zII/AAAAAAAADnk/48fp3kI_K_YI5Tg011JnStdHPdpY_h7SwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200927_074107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8KgLR84k7T4" width="320" youtube-src-id="8KgLR84k7T4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-72106458107027078712020-09-20T08:15:00.009-04:002020-09-20T08:18:00.690-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 12<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me a finished object and some great progress on one of my WIPs!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Finished Objects:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>1)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/bouncy-ball-baby-blanket-2">Bouncy Ball Baby Blanket</a> - It is all done and I love it!! I had hoped to do a thin pink border around the entire blanket but I did not have enough yarn left... Oh well, a simple white border looks fantastic! I am ready to pop this into the mail on Monday or Tuesday so that it has plenty of time to arrive before the baby's due date of September 30th! I really do adore this pattern!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVNCrnuQbNY/X2dCwHtgdvI/AAAAAAAADmY/z_RSTLCgQIYIIq_70hlWOJZGDVxqSIQHwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Untitled.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1773" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qVNCrnuQbNY/X2dCwHtgdvI/AAAAAAAADmY/z_RSTLCgQIYIIq_70hlWOJZGDVxqSIQHwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/Untitled.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and in the past week I made a lot of progress on it. I have now completed the back and have picked up the stitches to do the front portion above the armpits now (and have done several rows). I am really hoping that this will be a finished object soon, but I am beginning to be afraid that I will run out of yarn! When I began the front I have about 22 grams of my second last hank of yarn! I have one more 50 gram hank left and am worried that I will not have enough to complete the remainder of the front plus the two (short) sleeves. I will keep knitting until I run out (or finish). If I run out I will contact the person on Facebook from who, I bought the yarn in hopes that she still has a couple skeins left (I bought this yarn from her over a year ago...). If this fails I will contact a few people on Ravelry that have some of this yarn in hopes that they might be able to sell me some (a couple do have some listed for sale and several also have some in stash - but possibly not for sale). Keep your fingers crossed that I have enough to finish!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5-N0udtS6mQ/X2dHhDEHmUI/AAAAAAAADmk/hPO3FZcy8UsOb_g-3esbDKDDouDapHdVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200920_081011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5-N0udtS6mQ/X2dHhDEHmUI/AAAAAAAADmk/hPO3FZcy8UsOb_g-3esbDKDDouDapHdVQCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200920_081011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iuJ13Z1nJGc" width="320" youtube-src-id="iuJ13Z1nJGc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-46493539103013446692020-09-13T08:16:00.006-04:002020-09-13T08:16:48.767-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 11<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me a fair bit of progress on my newest project!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and in the past week I made only the tiniest bit of progress on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>2)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/bouncy-ball-baby-blanket-2">Bouncy Ball Baby Blanket</a> - I made some fantastic progress on this blanket this past week. Actually I made enough squares for one and a half little baby blankets! Here is the story... I was planning on a 6x6 square blanket (or 7x7 if I had enough pink yarn). Each square is seven inches across. I made 20 squares before I ran out of the white yarn I had, so off to Walmart to buy more (since that is where the original yarn came from several years ago). Bring home the new white yarn to find it is completely different in shade... The old had a blueish-gray tint to it and the new is a bright white. sigh. I was just not happy with the two together - old and new white - since they had too much of a difference in color. So I started again and made 36 squares with the new white yarn. Now I am ready to start sewing the squares together and I am expecting the blanket will be done for next week's installment! PS - I'll use the 20 old white squares on another blanket. I plan to make more squares in different colors and have them more contrasty!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wtnXIXbRO3o/X14NRs8hN4I/AAAAAAAADlw/oKldTToB5TM9FDAJuXtv3o-0mu6y4BM-wCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200913_080635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wtnXIXbRO3o/X14NRs8hN4I/AAAAAAAADlw/oKldTToB5TM9FDAJuXtv3o-0mu6y4BM-wCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200913_080635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-rrhnItIK4c" width="320" youtube-src-id="-rrhnItIK4c"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-19678788285168761302020-09-06T08:21:00.004-04:002020-09-06T08:21:40.851-04:00Tenth Year Of Projects - Week 10<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me a new project and some progress on one of my existing projects! I had no finished objects this past week... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. In the past week I have separated for the arm holes and am working along the back portion now. I have about three inches of the back done now. Finally a progress picture:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQkOtKeKnmA/X1TSTUtnoUI/AAAAAAAADlE/zbOxn4hk-o4yyH_IIm-RlMzeQNrbHeCAACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200906_080049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AQkOtKeKnmA/X1TSTUtnoUI/AAAAAAAADlE/zbOxn4hk-o4yyH_IIm-RlMzeQNrbHeCAACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200906_080049.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>2)</b> <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/bouncy-ball-baby-blanket-2">Bouncy Ball Baby Blanket</a> - And I started a new project this week! I found out a friend of mine is expecting a baby girl towards the end of September and I decided I wanted to make her a baby blanket so here we are! I started this cute blanket on Friday and have made some great progress! It is a quick and easy crochet project and it looks so cute once it is complete! I have made one in the past and love this pattern! Here is my progress so far:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndKxn7kCwL0/X1TTML8M8UI/AAAAAAAADlQ/Ur5W40Nmee0W5ivT70iVIPgHJM8njAUwwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200906_075711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndKxn7kCwL0/X1TTML8M8UI/AAAAAAAADlQ/Ur5W40Nmee0W5ivT70iVIPgHJM8njAUwwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200906_075711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I did not work on my Scrap Wrap at all. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z0Dy1s35YBY" width="320" youtube-src-id="z0Dy1s35YBY"></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-34983470768163084042020-08-30T14:05:00.001-04:002020-08-30T14:05:30.671-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 9<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me another finished object and some progress on one project! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><b>Finished Object:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>1)</b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Mini Sweaters</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I have joined a group (Wayfaring Yarns Designs and Sweater Sisters Designs) for their annual mini sweater knit along. Each week on Monday they email out a pattern for a mini sweater (4 in total). Four weeks have passed since they began, and I have finished my fourth mini sweater! They are so stinking cute! I have enjoyed working on these!! I am using scraps of my own hand dyed fingering weight yarn and 2.5mm needles. This was year four of the challenge and I want to go back and knit the other sweaters!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1sPjRXYoNU/X0vpkTv1Y6I/AAAAAAAADkg/LoXtkIfXCiIfTJa-IG9QyD4Ks4LpO2fwwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200830_132653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o1sPjRXYoNU/X0vpkTv1Y6I/AAAAAAAADkg/LoXtkIfXCiIfTJa-IG9QyD4Ks4LpO2fwwCNcBGAsYHQ/w410-h230/20200830_132653.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"> Mini Sweater #4</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. I have added roughly another inch of stockinette this week and am ready to divide for the front and back. I think have have figured out how to make the sleeves larger.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I did not work on my Scrap Wrap at all. I did not get a podcast filmed this week. I did not have much to chat about for it this week so I thought I would hold out and have more to talk about next weekend! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times new roman, times, freeserif, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">But university opened up this past week and I was busy with teaching and all that stuff... This working for a living sure cramps my crafting style! LOL. <br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-1955103583252285082020-08-23T08:26:00.003-04:002020-08-23T08:27:43.643-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 8<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me another finished object and some progress on my other two projects! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><b>Finished Object:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>1)</b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </b><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Mini Sweaters</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - </span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I have joined a group (Wayfaring Yarns Designs and Sweater Sisters Designs) for their annual mini sweater knit along. Each week on Monday they email out a pattern for a mini sweater (4 in total). Three weeks have passed since they began, and I have finished my third mini sweater! They are so stinking cute! Tomorrow will bring out the fourth and final pattern for this year! I enjoy working on these!! I am using scraps of my own hand dyed fingering weight yarn and 2.5mm needles. This was year four of the challenge and I want to go back and knit the other sweaters!</span></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkhTeaC31rI/X0JexzqbMoI/AAAAAAAADkA/5RCQhKECwNgKmHGoSE6CMg2T5_2mwa3jQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200823_080526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JkhTeaC31rI/X0JexzqbMoI/AAAAAAAADkA/5RCQhKECwNgKmHGoSE6CMg2T5_2mwa3jQCNcBGAsYHQ/w410-h230/20200823_080526.jpg" width="410" /></a></div> Mini Sweater #3</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/knitted-patchwork-recipe" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sock Scrap-ghan</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - I managed to add 6 more squares to my scrap wrap! I now need to add 56 more squares to get this to completion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2) </b><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. I have added roughly another inch of stockinette this week and am ready to add in skein number 6. It is still a long way from completion, but I am making progress! It is about 15 inches from the cast on edge now (unblocked). I''ll post an updated picture next week as it still looks much the same as it did last week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I also spend some time showing my progress on my projects on my podcast. I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_AsjqMID3-A" width="320" youtube-src-id="_AsjqMID3-A"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-1557243882927890702020-08-16T07:45:00.000-04:002020-08-16T07:45:01.410-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ka6LXFJ1YPY/XzkZa8DD3sI/AAAAAAAADjM/VZmS4KjZiF8dNT8PCFhwA3k-E9UpXi42QCNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me two more finished objects and some progress on my other two projects! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><b>Finished Object:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>1)</b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Mini Sweaters</span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I have joined a group (Wayfaring Yarns Designs and Sweater Sisters Designs) for their annual mini sweater knit along. Each week on Monday they email out a pattern for a mini sweater (4 in total). Two weeks have passed since they began, and I now have two finished mini sweaters! They are so stinking cute! Tomorrow will bring out the third pattern! I enjoy working on these!! I am using scraps of my own hand dyed fingering weight yarn and 2.5mm needles.</span></div><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2EiCwBUbI2g/XzkaG5l7WsI/AAAAAAAADjU/LWq8_vp_CTQS7VsxazNdMpdzBZ-FfEC4ACNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200812_090923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mini Sweater #1" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2EiCwBUbI2g/XzkaG5l7WsI/AAAAAAAADjU/LWq8_vp_CTQS7VsxazNdMpdzBZ-FfEC4ACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20200812_090923.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Mini Sweater #1</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face=""><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hnl4WzakeHI/XzkaHSvPfUI/AAAAAAAADjY/_Shmm7UBPFAH9zji1G7HZU9xWgoktD7kQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200812_090910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hnl4WzakeHI/XzkaHSvPfUI/AAAAAAAADjY/_Shmm7UBPFAH9zji1G7HZU9xWgoktD7kQCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20200812_090910.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mini Sweater #2</div></font><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/knitted-patchwork-recipe" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sock Scrap-ghan</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - I managed to add 4 more squares to my scrap wrap! I now need to add 62 more squares to get this to completion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2) </b><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. I have added roughly another three inches of stockinette this week. It is still a long way from completion, but I am making progress! It is about 15 inches from the cast on edge now (unblocked). I''ll post an updated picture next week as it still looks much the same as it did last week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also refelted the coasters since the hubby got the dryer fixed and they did felt down a little bit more. I am calling them 100% done now. They are still a bit wonky, but I am fine with that ♥</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I also spend some time showing my progress on my projects on my podcast. I just posted a new video on Friday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOhzfRbWl4c" width="320" youtube-src-id="lOhzfRbWl4c"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-39864507941082896652020-08-09T08:44:00.001-04:002020-08-09T08:44:29.925-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 6<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UW6gJ8ENJho/XyYsYtB3yXI/AAAAAAAADgk/sjCDSse4lnQI9TuogQ3HxKUOtRDGmYlcACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UW6gJ8ENJho/XyYsYtB3yXI/AAAAAAAADgk/sjCDSse4lnQI9TuogQ3HxKUOtRDGmYlcACNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me a finished object, a new cast on, and some progress on my other two projects! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br /><b>Finished Object:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>1)</b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/coaster">Felted Coasters</a> - This was a fun, quick, and easy project! It is a pattern by Berroco and used up most a a worsted weight skein of 100% wool from my stash. I made six coasters and tossed them in my washing machine - the water does not get overly hot so I tossed them into the dryer to decide if they needed another run through. Then my dryer died... It is a used one we bought second hand four years ago. The heating coil went. We ordered a new coil and hopefully it will be here soon so the hubby can fix it. Then I will run the coasters through the wash and dry once more to felt them down a bit more - they are a drop too big now... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5dctrIV08lk/Xy_o35C02HI/AAAAAAAADh0/jqIqYxNxBYMOgYj97nysKnAKmvEsZ7knwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20200804_161237.jpg" style="text-align: center;" title="Before felting" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face=""><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before Felting</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JLjwhAVRMhA/Xy_q9vKpaBI/AAAAAAAADiU/zL7glskni1E_FQlNM6HtTA02dY7wMzCigCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200809_074844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JLjwhAVRMhA/Xy_q9vKpaBI/AAAAAAAADiU/zL7glskni1E_FQlNM6HtTA02dY7wMzCigCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20200809_074844.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Felting (once)</td></tr></tbody></table></font><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b><br />Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/knitted-patchwork-recipe" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sock Scrap-ghan</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - I managed to add 8 more squares to my scrap wrap! I now need to add 66 more squares to get this to completion. Here is an updated picture (the stitch markers - if you can see them - are the squares I added in the past week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xkGAoXbNWXc/Xy_r6R8iUvI/AAAAAAAADic/0r5m0bbDa-k78cGGuKtfce9x2G8yXwogQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200807_163232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; display: inline !important; font-size: 15.4px; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xkGAoXbNWXc/Xy_r6R8iUvI/AAAAAAAADic/0r5m0bbDa-k78cGGuKtfce9x2G8yXwogQCNcBGAsYHQ/w225-h400/20200807_163232.jpg" width="225" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></b></div>2) </b><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. I have added roughly another inch of stockinette this week. It is still a long way from completion, but I am making progress! It is about 12 inches from the cast on edge now (unblocked).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hvGMD4HDAFI/Xy_u_AG0c9I/AAAAAAAADio/_-Tp8_nuRfovJzR-XzN0h81euLcEOzqkwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200809_083748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hvGMD4HDAFI/Xy_u_AG0c9I/AAAAAAAADio/_-Tp8_nuRfovJzR-XzN0h81euLcEOzqkwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20200809_083748.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>3)</b> Mini Sweater #1 - I have joined a group (Wayfaring Yarns Designs and Sweater Sisters Designs) for their annual mini sweater knit along. Each week on Monday they email out a pattern for a mini sweater (4 in total). This is my progress on sweater #1. I have to add in the sleeves and it is all done! I imagine I should get it finished this afternoon. Tomorrow will bring out the second pattern! I enjoy working on these!! I am using scraps of my own hand dyed fingering weight yarn and 2.5mm needles.</span><div class="separator" dir="rtl" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vU_Om7RCMJQ/Xy_qhrPe_EI/AAAAAAAADiI/PgSkvHL9wlgJok7uEYwkG7ON4us9fy6cwCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200809_074320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="display: block; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vU_Om7RCMJQ/Xy_qhrPe_EI/AAAAAAAADiI/PgSkvHL9wlgJok7uEYwkG7ON4us9fy6cwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/20200809_074320.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I also spend some time showing my progress on my projects on my podcast. I just posted a new video on Friday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/esdkJ8MeLeA" width="320" youtube-src-id="esdkJ8MeLeA"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-85199184773155138412020-08-02T07:33:00.003-04:002020-08-02T07:33:58.286-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 5<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UW6gJ8ENJho/XyYsYtB3yXI/AAAAAAAADgk/sjCDSse4lnQI9TuogQ3HxKUOtRDGmYlcACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="72" data-original-width="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UW6gJ8ENJho/XyYsYtB3yXI/AAAAAAAADgk/sjCDSse4lnQI9TuogQ3HxKUOtRDGmYlcACNcBGAsYHQ/s0/14399261454_4ea86ed89b.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">This week has given me a finished object and a lot of progress on my other two projects! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br />Finished Object:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1)<b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/stillness-shawl-mkal" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Stillness Shawl MKAL</a> - this was a mystery knit along by Helen Stewart that I cast on June 25th 2020. I finished the knitting on July 27th (and also tucked in all the tails) and got it blocked on the 31st. I can now safely show it off since the mystery has now been lifted. 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I now need to add 74 more squares to get this to completion. Here is an updated picture (the stitch markers - if you can see them - are the squares I added in the past week.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3esvsRN0NJ4/XyakhR2r-VI/AAAAAAAADhI/NdYQaykd8lYN8bAL2bdZCw7IZWiWfGtOgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200802_073147%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3esvsRN0NJ4/XyakhR2r-VI/AAAAAAAADhI/NdYQaykd8lYN8bAL2bdZCw7IZWiWfGtOgCNcBGAsYHQ/s640/20200802_073147%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></b></div>2) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" style="color: #0000d4; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. I have added another inch of stockinette this week (no progress picture this week as it does not look much different from last week). It is still a long way from completion, but I am making progress!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I also spend some time showing my progress on my projects on my podcast. I just posted a new video on Saturday in case you want to check it out! I would be so happy if you subscribed to my little channel ♥</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z_3ZGh8fLFw" width="320" youtube-src-id="z_3ZGh8fLFw"></iframe></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Please head over to the </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/groups/a-year-of-projects" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">forum on Ravelry</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> to see what others are up to with their YOPs!</span></div>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-76049413898792201352020-07-26T07:45:00.001-04:002020-07-26T07:45:56.337-04:00Tenth Year of Projects - Week 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week has given me a lot of progress on my projects! This is thanks to many hours of Zoom meetings - still...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/knitted-patchwork-recipe" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" target="_blank">Sock Scrap-ghan</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - I managed to add 7 squares to my scrap wrap - I think this is the new nickname for this project - it kind of popped out in my podcast... and I love the name! I now need to add 86 more squares to get this to completion. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/stillness-shawl-mkal" target="_blank">Stillness Shawl MKAL</a> - this is a mystery knit along by Helen Stewart that I cast on June 25th 2020. We get one clue each Thursday in July. This past week gave us Clue #5 - the final clue - and I am am almost done! I won't post pictures here as it is still a mystery. I have shown it in detail on my podcast (linked below) so if you wish to see it please take a peek.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. I have added another two inches of stockinette this week (progress is from the stitch marker upwards)! It is still a long way from completion, but I am making progress!</span><br />
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This week has given me a lot of progress on my projects! This is thanks to many hours of Zoom meetings and virtual conferences - I have to find the positive in these meetings!!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Ongoing works in progress:</b></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1) </b><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/knitted-patchwork-recipe" style="background-color: white; color: #0000d4; font-family: "times new roman", times, freeserif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" target="_blank">Sock Scrap-ghan</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> - I managed to add 15 squares to my scrap wrap - I think this is the new nickname for this project - it kind of popped out in my podcast... and I love the name! I now need to add 93 more squares to get this to completion. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/stillness-shawl-mkal" target="_blank">Stillness Shawl MKAL</a> - this is a mystery knit along by Helen Stewart that I cast on June 25th 2020. We get one clue each Thursday in July. This past week gave us Clue #4 and I got that done already! I won't post pictures here as it is still a mystery. I have shown it in detail on my podcast (linked below) so if you wish to see it please take a peek.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3) </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/tegna" target="_blank">Tegna</a> - this is a summer sweater that is by Caitlin Hunter. I cast this on June 28th and am making decent progress on it. I have added about three inches of stockinette now! It is still a long way from completion, but I am making progress!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Plus I know I will find all sorts of fun things and fun KALs to join along during the year! I will be participating in Sock Madness (again) so that will generate several sock projects! I also suspect I will be drawn to some mystery KALs along the way! </span><br />
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I'm running a little late today... But I have a finished object to share with you!! My <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/rowe" target="_blank">Rowe Cardigan</a> is all done! I love it!<br />
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And this picture really sums up how I feel about it:<br />
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Once I was finished with Rowe I turned to my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/texture-time" target="_blank">Texture Time Shawl</a> and have made some progress on that! I hope to get this one finished in the next couple weeks! Then I will cast on something new as a reward :) My progress here is from the orange marker out towards the pink (it is easier to see in the second picture)<br />
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And I have a new episode of my podcast up on YouTube. I show off my Rowe Cardigan in more detail there.<br />
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See you all next week!!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-9164870923894362602019-01-13T08:26:00.000-05:002019-01-13T08:26:53.128-05:00Eighth Year of Projects - Week 29<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome back for another week!! I have spent all my spare time this week working on my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/rowe" target="_blank">Rowe Cardigan</a> and have added quite a bit to the ribbing. I am now a bit past half way through all this ribbing! I need to have eight inches and am not at just over four inches - so a way to go yet! We are back to school now, so my free time has shrunk. Oh well! Here is a picture of the cardigan all scrunched and bunched. It is tough to get a decent picture of the progress while it is all on the needles.<br />
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Here are a couple skeins of yarn I bought recently. I bought eight of this gorgeous blue and it is destined to become a <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sode" target="_blank">Sode Cardigan</a> (but I won't cast it on until I get a couple other things off the needles!) I bought five skeins of the gray and I am not sure what that will become - either a sweater, a vest, or a wrap. <br />
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And I have posted a new podcast where I show you my purchases and give you a better view (sort of) of my Rowe Cardigan.<br />
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See you all next week!!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-74098938418935020932019-01-06T08:07:00.001-05:002019-01-06T08:07:52.852-05:00Eighth Year of Projects - Weeks 27 and 28<br />
Happy New Year everyone!! I missed last week (first time I have missed a week in some time! Maybe even the first missed week in YoP 8!!). Anyway, life was busy and I just did not get around to posting. <br />
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1) I finished the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/boyfriend-hat" target="_blank">Boyfriend Hat</a> for my husband's Christmas gift. He loves it and it fits him well. And I can't figure out how to rotate this. It looks right in the file and turns on it's side when I move it here...<br />
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2) I finished knitting my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/advent-scarf-2018" target="_blank">Advent Scarf 2018</a>! I actually finished the knitting on Christmas Eve! I still have to block it and hope to get that done soon! I don't really have a good picture of this one yet...<br />
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3) I have made significant progress on my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/rowe" target="_blank">Rowe Cardigan</a>! I have finished the front pieces and have sewn everything together. I am currently working on the ribbing that goes all the way around the front of the garment (up the right front, across the back of the neck, and back down the left front). This involves a TON of stitches!! I have 430 stitches all the way along the piece and it is to be knit in 2x2 ribbing for 8 inches! I have ten rows complete and estimate I need at least 45 rows to reach 8 inches. This is my focus project right now and I plan to not work on anything but this until it is complete!! It is impossible to get a decent picture of this since the stitches are all bunched up on the cable but here it is in a plastic tub:<br />
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One of my New Year's resolutions is to knit a bit more monogamously. I am finding that this suits my style the best. Even though I love casting on new projects, I find that I only tend to work on a few at a time and the rest languish. I am planning to keep my number of WIPs to a minimum during 2019!<br />
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I posted a new podcast earlier this week and will be posting an update in time for next weeks update here.<br />
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Until next week! Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-57773619985488325912018-12-23T07:18:00.000-05:002018-12-23T07:18:11.861-05:00Eighth Year of Projects - Week 26<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have reached the half way point on our Year of Projects!! I suspect it is time to revisit my list and see if I am anywhere near what I originally planned or if I have ventured way off track! Maybe I will redo my list!<br />
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This has been quite a productive week!!<br />
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1. I have finished the design I was working on last week and it is set for publication in the near future. I am allowed to show pictures of the design before publication, but am not allowed ot share the pattern. Here is what the finished socks look like:<br />
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2. I have caught up on my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/advent-scarf-2018" target="_blank">Advent Scarf</a> again! This includes progress from December 13th through December 22nd! Only a few more days to go and we are all done with this. Next week I should be able to show you the finished and blocked item!! <br />
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3. I have picked up my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/rowe" target="_blank">Rowe Cardigan</a> again and managed to get some work done on the two front panels. This will be my focus project once I am done with my Advent scarf and Christmas knitting is done. I would love to have this complete before 2019 arrives! My progress is from the blue marker.<br />
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4. I have one last minute cast on to report... I decided to make a last minute Christmas gift. It is the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/econnerd/boyfriend-hat" target="_blank">Boyfriend Hat</a> and it is knitting up very quickly! I have about four inches done and need about six before the decreasing. I hope to finish it up today, but still have tomorrow as well!<br />
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I posted a new podcast yesterday where I talk about each of these four projects.<br />
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Until next week everyone!! Have a very Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you happen to celebrate) and I will see you again soon!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628581689450481028.post-13314642992772159832018-12-16T07:55:00.000-05:002018-12-16T07:55:25.247-05:00Eighth Year of Projects - Week 25<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome back to another week of my Eighth Year of Projects!!<br />
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This week I have focused on two projects: my Advent Scarf and a new design.<br />
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My Advent Scarf has seen some progress but I am falling behind schedule a little bit! I have completed the clues to the end of December 12th. I plan to get onto that again later today or tomorrow and will soon be caught up again! Here is what it looks like now (my progress this week is from the orange marker and each of the other markers shows the end of each day's clue)<br />
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I have spent the past few days working on a design that will soon be published! The deadline is today! I need to finish up the knitting (almost done!), fine tune the written pattern, and get some pictures of the finished object! Here is a (poor quality) picture for you to see - I'll be able to post better pictures later!<br />
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I won two lots on an online auction earlier this week! I won an antique J. Farnham spinning wheel!! It needs a bit of TLC but is is wonderful condition considering it's age (likely from the early to mid 1800s!) and it should be up and running fairly easily (I hope). <br />
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I also won a few other random items which include several vintage (maybe antique?) items. I have posted a couple videos about everything I won if you want to go check it out!<br />
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And I have been keeping up with Vlogmas! Please feel free to check out my playlist with all my vlogs.<br />
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I also have posted a new podcast - episode 14!!<br />
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We are almost half way through this round of our Year of Projects!! <br /><br />I have had a fairly productive week and have a finish to show off!! I have finished my Vanilla Christmas socks! I love them!! I suspect I will be casting on another pair of Christmas socks soon, but have another project that needs to be finished up first!<br />
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I spent a fair bit of time this week knitting on my Advent Scarf and am keeping up with the clues nicely! I have not done today's clue, but I will be knitting that now that I am home from church for the afternoon! Here is what it looks like now (my progress from last week is from the first orange marker - the second is marking where I left off after I filmed my podcast a couple days ago):<br />
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I have also been working on a secret project. It is for a publication that will be coming out in the near future and I need to have the sample done by next Sunday. I am about half way done the knitting now and will be focusing on this and my Advent scarf during the upcoming week. I'll post pictures of the knit once I am free to do so!<br />
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I have been keeping up with Vlogmas this past week and am loving it!! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kAJT5zMp2c&list=PL6ocStaveHZjBdyQUsGv2cjaS7317qyus" target="_blank">Here is a link</a> to the playlist with all the Vlogmas videos included. I also updated my podcast and published Episode 13 yesterday! I can't believe I have been doing this for 13 weeks already!! Here is the latest episode:<br />
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I have not been keeping up with posting for the Holidailies... Oh well, something had to give in this busy time of year! <br />
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That is about all! See you all next week!!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042231445111626355noreply@blogger.com5