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		<title>march is slipping away</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard to believe March has almost slipped away   on me.  I went to the Baskets of Yarn retreat in Boone, NC March 5th through 9th. I had a WONDERFUL time.  It is just fabulous to spend five days immersed in fibery goodness, with good friends. I took almost zero photos, so have little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>last of the swatches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 
Here are the last three 6&#8243; swatches I have knit for the blanket donations at the Basket of Yarn retreat.  All are based on stitch patterns in 450 Knitting Stitches: Volume 2 (The Harmony Guides)

Lattice stitch, page 20:

Moss Slip Stitch II in two colors, page 35. This one ended up being quite thick with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>last of the donations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past week , I have been whipping out more 6&#8243; swatches for donation to the Baskets of Yarn retreat this coming weekend, where we will be sewing the swatches into blankets to donate to charity.  I played around with a number of dishcloth patterns, then started swatching interesting patterns in my stitch dictionaries. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>and the finale on the hats</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the last of the hats I knit for donation at the Baskets of Yarn retreat (starts in 3 days, woot!).
First I knit  the Knit Hat with Flaps featured on Knit &#38; Crochet Today! tv show on PBS using the recommended yarn, Moda Dea Tweedle Dee in shades of gray called &#8220;Thunder&#8221;:

Next, I knit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>again with the hats</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of my February hat-athon, I also finished the following hats:
From the class on Stranded Knitting I took with Amy Detjen last June at Knitters Connection 2008, here&#8217;s the &#8217;sample&#8217; we knit in class that I modified into a beanie hat.  I did get the hang of knitting with both hands, one picking and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>what is on the needles now</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I have not been knitting any major projects in January and February&#8211;just the plethora of hats, in preemie and adult sizes. Another charity project I&#8217;m supporting is 6&#8243; squares which we will join into blankets at the Baskets of Yarn retreat (in 9 days!).  I have two swatch squares finished, and one more on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honeycomb beret, part deux</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the last sets of photos for the Honeycomb beret pattern I designed, which I finished yesterday.  I knit this one in Rowan Colourscapes Chunky in the color called &#8216;Cherry&#8217; which is really red, rust, and purple/violet.



To recap, the pattern is available for free download from my patterns page or from within Ravelry as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new free pattern</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been quiet lately, haven&#8217;t I?  Well, the knitting has continued during February, and still hats.  I&#8217;ve been knitting hats to donated to the students at Appalachian State University who work at the conference center.  This is a charity effort organized by my LYS, Baskets of Yarn, as a way of saying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January charity knitting done</title>
		<link>http://www.randomthreads.com/?p=970</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I finished a total of 15 preemie hats in January that are being donated to two projects, the k3tog collection for the Children&#8217;s Hospital of St. Paul (Minnesota, doncha know?) and The Preemie Project which supports the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.  My mom knit two caps as well.
Here are the last few I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the mending pile is a bit smaller now</title>
		<link>http://www.randomthreads.com/?p=963</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trish</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[My knitting mending basket has been growing, so over the Christmas break, I did sit down and address two items. First, my Central Park Hoodie ended up with two holes on the left sleeve. I&#8217;m not exactly sure how this happened, but they appear to be rips in the yarn, not &#8220;wearing-thin-areas.&#8221;  I need to [...]]]></description>
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