Ablet is a knitting ABACUS. You know what an Abacus is right? An abacus is an oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating. One row is used for the 1’s and the other for the 10’s you guys remember right? I am probably dating myself but […]
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Saturday morning and the house is quiet. Shelbey is still asleep and Gunner (my grandpuppy) has been taken out and fed so he is happy. I have only been home a little over a week and it’s time to go again, which means my mind is racing. I have to pack, I need a
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FRIDAY and I am finished!! Woot Woot! A few weeks ago while in Rochester I had the pleasure of getting my hands on some Tundra from The Fibre Company and I mean literally. I was in Yarn Culture (please make a point of visiting if you find yourself in the area) and this cowl,
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I’m home and not a moment too soon! I am blessed to have a job and I am grateful, but I swear there is nothing like coming home. I got home and headed right to Do Ewe Knit..but that is a different post. This post is about my new friends Pat, Kathy, Sandra, Marina
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Rochester NY has been home for me this last month. You know when I travel the first thing I do is ask Siri to find me a yarn store right? Well I found and visited The Village Yarn & Fiber Shop my first weekend here. The Village is located in East Rochester in a
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Hi, I am a yarnho, but you can call me GG, hahahahahahahahahahahaaa! Today marks a month that I have been here in Rochester working. The work has truly kept me occupied but never enough to keep me away from yarn. The first week I was here, after a particularly grueling day, I found a group
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The finish, that is the fun part for me..well minus the weaving in of the ends part..but I love when it’s over and you have something to show for your work. The closer I get to the end, the wider the smile that creeps across my face. My only issue is when I am
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Who needs therapy when you have your knitting? Let me explain. I woke up looking for my mother today. I had a dream so vivid I was sure I would see her when I opened my eyes. She was yelling like only she could, trying to make me get out of the bed. I opened
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“GG, I need that Cowl pattern!” “I searched high and low, and I can’t find that pattern” “I like that hat, but can we talk about that cowl?” Those words or something similar have been on my Facebook, Instagram, in notes on Ravelry and Twitter and I don’t blame them. The Bowery Cowl is
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It’s the first day of Black History month and I thought I would look up knitting in Black History. I am sad to say I didn’t find much, but I did create a board on Pinterest of the pictures I did find. So this opened up my mind, I was like I would love to
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