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OT: North Americans- Columbus Day
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...... Noreen early, but busy on monday.
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Need help from the experts on Laceweight yarn
I've just bought my first skein (100g/1540 yds) of Skaska Design silk/angora Laceweight yarn. I plan to try a shawl, but I have no idea what to do with this skein. I'm afraid its going to end up in a...
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Fall Crocheting
hey everyone! i justv thought i'd let people knwo that I have added a bunch of new items to my etsy shop! I would love your feed back and if you are interesting in anything ina different color etc let...
 
OT: Feast of Tabernacles
Just dropping in to acknowledge all our Jewish friends! Love, Noreen and Don
 
OT: Canadian Thanksgiving
Wanted to wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to our wonderful neighbours to the North! Noreen and Don
 
OT Happy Thanksgiving
To all our Canadian friends here, I hope you enjoy the day and have something to be thankful for.
 
resizing mittens
my 6 year old wants a pair of these: except, obviously, he doesn't have 8" hand circumference. the designer suggests changing to a fingering weight to get a 6" circumference, which is still on the too...
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Yippie!
I finally have the last of my Christmas yarn bought.....some variegated yarn by Bernat called Camouflage to make hats for the BIL's and Nephews. Now I just need to get busy and knit em Hope everybody...
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Spinning wheels for sale
Hi there , I have a number of New Zealand made used spinning wheels for sale , they have all been checked over and are in good working order , some are almost new in fact one has never been assembled...
 
ISO sock pattern recs for self-striping and variegated sock yarns
Thanks to some evil enabling (by Michelle, I think?) I am now the proud owner of 8 skeins of self-striping and 2 skeins of variegated sock yarn. I don't want to make just plain old stockinette socks...
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OT: a pic of Jacey
Proud Gramma and Grampa HAVE to share: hope the url doesn't 'break' :D Noreen http://noreensknitche.weblogs.us/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/Jacey%2000003.JPG
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FO and question on Shetland shawl construction
In case anyone would like to see, the finished (and slightly modified) Peacock Feathers Shawl from A Gathering of Lace is posted in my Knitting projects folder at webshots ( ). There's only one pic,...
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September FO's
Hi all, Still here, just busy as all getout. I did manage to make 3 skinny scarves in September. One from Lion Brand Fun Fur, one in Bernat's Boa, and a really wonderfully soft one in Zitron's Filou....
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Reading a Chart in the Round
When you follow a chart for knitting in the round, do you read it as you normally do: bottom right to left, then left to right, zigzagging upwards? TIA Hesira
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semi-OT: cuticles and hang-nails
I religiously push my cuticles back, yet have been subjected to 4 hangnails this week... any advice? Thoughts? TIA, Noreen
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