Lauren Gets Crafty

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Archive for 2007/08


Well….shit.

Good news and bad.  First, the good:
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That’s the back of Juno.  It’s going well.  I like the yarn a whole lot.
Here’s the bad news:
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Oh, you think it looks lovely, don’t you?  It sure does!  Unfortunately, it’s tight enough to [...]

Things That Amuse Me Today

Purple ink in my fountain pen. 
I did my hair and makeup and wore an awesome dress to work today.  People are complimenting me left and right.  Inside, I am laughing at this.  “HAHA, FOOLED YOU!”
Someone set fire to the man.  Several days early and without permission.
Mandi has a blog now.   
My dinner plans for tonight include [...]

Almost there…

Right.  I am soooo close to finishing Joanna’s shawl.  Seriously, only 10 rows left.  Unfortunately, since there are over 500 stitches per row at this point, each row takes 20-30 minutes. 
The end is so close I can smell it…
It smells so good that I’ve already wound the balls for my next project, Matt’s new winter hat, [...]

Woo! Valances! Yay!

I’m feeling very low-key this morning.  Here, I made some valances a few weeks ago:
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Exciting, huh?  There are two of them in our “playroom.”  The fabric is a fairly heavy printed canvas from Repro Depot, one of my most favorite websites of all time.  I bought it at [...]

Not a Plastic Bag

So my knitting schedule was all set for the next few months: Joanna’s wedding shawl, Matt’s hat, Juno, and a Christmas gift for my nephew. There were even some back-up projects and fancy dishcloths in the wings. Then the “Knitty Surprise” came out. Then, I made this:
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