Cocoon

I started the Cocoon vest/shawl thing from Meg Swansen’s, A Gathering of Lace, maybe about a month ago and then discovered that laceweight has a very wide range. The merino laceweight that I was using was about 1/2 the weight/thickness (whatever) than the yarn used in the pattern.
I am wondering why most laceweight patterns [...]

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Positive Thinking does work for some things though…

When I wrote my other post, "Natural Laws Trump Positive Thinking" – I was getting ready for this post.
I really do believe in the power of positive thinking, peaceful activities, less drama, neutral response, stepping back and just Being.
Randy Sklaver, who describes himself as, " – an American knitter living in Sweden who believes that [...]

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Natural Laws trump Positive Thinking

Positive thinking doesn’t trump a long-standing belief of High School tournament time=major ice and snow storms either. So, I guess I called Spring too early. Because this is what I see out my back door this a.m.

That is not a sprung green willow tree, but my neighbor’s snow laden maple. Here is [...]

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I’ve Decided

I’ve decided that it is Spring now. Today the air is warmish and the sun is shining and I have just decided that I don’t want to wait until it is official.
Some of you have been wondering where I have been lately. Knitting on my Weeping Willow shawl!…not that you would know that [...]

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