tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21714694903797465672024-03-22T00:15:07.981-05:00peregrineknitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-2318938009128984222010-08-09T14:06:00.010-05:002010-08-09T15:09:23.399-05:00Millenium TrilogyHaving finished the three Stieg Larsson books, I'm left with a number of thoughts. They are very compelling reading, but by no means the pinnacle of literary grace.<br /><br />Nora Ephron's hilarious essay, The Girl Who Fixed the Umlat (New Yorker, July 5, 2010), is a spot on parody of some of the glaring characteristics of the books. Yet, how hard should we be on an author who is no longer alive to defend himself? And, for Swedish readers, some of the points that Ephron makes aren't issues. Folks like to read books with local details. Was Larsson's intent to write for a world wide audience? We'll never know.<br /><br />I've listened to the discussion on NPR / WBUR (March 19, 2010), The Stieg Larsson Story. Tom Ashbrook (On Point) moderates a discussion with the American editor of the trilogy and the Swedish journalist who interviewed Larsson shortly before he died (with additional comments by the Danish filmmaker who made the trilogy films and the Swedish actress who plays Salander).<br /><br />After reading the books, does one really want to see the movies? There is so much unsavory violence in their plots, would it be bearable to see it acted out? Bloggers have been written that perhaps there is some aspect of salaciousness in both the writing of the books and the public's fascination with them. Such a curious mixture, since there are also strong arguments made that Salander and Mikael are 21st century updates of the individualism exemplified by Astrid Lindgren's children's book character, Pippi Longstocking.<br /><br />I think we have to take Larsson at face value and believe that he was a crusader in fiction as in life, attempting to expose harsh realities of abuse, victimization, and politically inspired conspirators.<br /><br />Lisbeth Salander's character has hit a nerve. Her hidden intellectual talents combined with street smart savvy, physical courage, and withdrawn personality seem to be a compelling combination. Do women want to possess her skills and ability to fight back? Blomqvist's stubborn crusading streak to expose wrongs as he sees them in his society is a stronger attraction to his character than his romantic liasons. In the final analysis, Erika Berger is shown to be less than super human herself, which I, for one, appreciated. The good "guys" (not all men), Palmgren, Bublanski, Modig, Giannini, Linder, Armansky, and Jonasson (even Plague?) are a necessary antidote to the myriad of evil characters and behaviors we're forced to endure for the stories to proceed.<br /><br />I was left wondering how the purported idea of ten books would have played out. Many big plot themes were tied up at the finish of the third book. However, some important ones weren't. It seems that there was material to mine regarding Lisbeth's unheard from twin sister. Blomqvist's attachments seem to have the potential for more fodder, though at a decreasingly interesting rate (at least for female readers). Was I alone in feeling that the relationship between Figuerola and Blomqvist had a lot of false notes? Was Larsson setting up a scenario where Figuerola ends up being quite strange? How would Harriet Vanger reenter the picture? One hopes that Larsson would not have continued to harp on the types of violence already depicted in the first three books, as there had already been more than enough detail to last a lifetime.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-27076743905874446932010-02-23T19:27:00.006-06:002010-02-23T19:38:14.481-06:00Haitian Ada & Olympics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI_HFAUSvg3FjraFWGBg6jtlvznN8FxTCB-nF-b-TbBK04zVt4YjvNvc0B6mjuPPxY12njUmJN9ZyP3FFQWsWPjlrs2PyeAXkydaW1PGV8bPFX6YSrFgAatfG7oeFL35iHrlvw09rb10/s1600-h/backreindeer.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI_HFAUSvg3FjraFWGBg6jtlvznN8FxTCB-nF-b-TbBK04zVt4YjvNvc0B6mjuPPxY12njUmJN9ZyP3FFQWsWPjlrs2PyeAXkydaW1PGV8bPFX6YSrFgAatfG7oeFL35iHrlvw09rb10/s320/backreindeer.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441618095417629426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNo_8kGQmTSAstEBsMVrBPgnz01adcS4fWm_q8-TeHFU5Otw-JgjzgqQusPqJS1MOC8u4v9YlAXlWyaV2KhyacJU_8YNkmUPv0CeM5e4M5SFPnWjRdS61xlwDfdyNcwhLV0AB6U5GfAbM/s1600-h/adaphoto2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNo_8kGQmTSAstEBsMVrBPgnz01adcS4fWm_q8-TeHFU5Otw-JgjzgqQusPqJS1MOC8u4v9YlAXlWyaV2KhyacJU_8YNkmUPv0CeM5e4M5SFPnWjRdS61xlwDfdyNcwhLV0AB6U5GfAbM/s320/adaphoto2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441615871577104498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Haitian Ada, given to E as a birthday present...Designed by Alan Dart as a fund raiser for Haiti earthquake relief. Donation made to the American Refugee Committee which is helping refugees on the ground in Haiti.<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>"Ada is a Hispaniolan solenenodon, a shrew-like creature that is unique to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and is wearing a dress inspired by the Haitian national flag."<br /><br />Hat: based on the US Olympic team's opening ceremonies hat but this one is a stocking cap.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-47697641108307166752009-12-30T14:07:00.018-06:002009-12-30T14:29:10.001-06:00Gifted Knitting, end 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOkZfGbvC5D7xeZEaVhJhG5tDl7TXkmo7DsthmSKSpNf-acQH1gqk7DVvXkasUs0rl_GjlrgXSB-ddWfc34ywE_151jTBZF1now4alhRNAh6yXJQ7-FwcKNYYU7PSGCWKJ054YbGEQvs/s1600-h/cowl3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOkZfGbvC5D7xeZEaVhJhG5tDl7TXkmo7DsthmSKSpNf-acQH1gqk7DVvXkasUs0rl_GjlrgXSB-ddWfc34ywE_151jTBZF1now4alhRNAh6yXJQ7-FwcKNYYU7PSGCWKJ054YbGEQvs/s320/cowl3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421124939460996482" border="0" /></a>Some knitting that has been gifted...<br /><br />Pretty Thing using Alpaca<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu2BoTsY3kAP9psrx-nFVY_WrhhHHxzOya_EI0XIyBOu7iRgaP5aduAtJ3h_Oot7sSL_md8_QJiG3LCH23PgpTOs7W9L7nJwtkBK5LKaQopRDeExD_Tz1p2KtMyhk9qDLtTClIU-kMW8/s1600-h/Baktus.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu2BoTsY3kAP9psrx-nFVY_WrhhHHxzOya_EI0XIyBOu7iRgaP5aduAtJ3h_Oot7sSL_md8_QJiG3LCH23PgpTOs7W9L7nJwtkBK5LKaQopRDeExD_Tz1p2KtMyhk9qDLtTClIU-kMW8/s320/Baktus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421124589668230882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Baktus using Zauberball, US sz 2 needles<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNrOFqRug1r3B5IHYbh9SD_TJg0f8gI65KDBIfnxMrk1kEwZZKi7MfmEE4X-AAUJEt1pLlplVAc72602Bwmnsf-zUfB1dR6N3chqnc8vhXDSiCZ-LKIAF-xI9K2OKmuwrPcu_7jarDTQ/s1600-h/betterdarkerrobins.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNrOFqRug1r3B5IHYbh9SD_TJg0f8gI65KDBIfnxMrk1kEwZZKi7MfmEE4X-AAUJEt1pLlplVAc72602Bwmnsf-zUfB1dR6N3chqnc8vhXDSiCZ-LKIAF-xI9K2OKmuwrPcu_7jarDTQ/s320/betterdarkerrobins.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421127913706128034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBCPSdLQwRcRR36eYIJky_60Etski-7PywWzXEAzogwfF9A1cbINS7OGh40Ku2Q8BUNBBSePo7N58hQTmaNFpLS18qcdLeKR84-H1v77sBX21RdF5k9CXN9QRm48WR0qb6geapuW5mIo/s1600-h/polarbearfrontal.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBCPSdLQwRcRR36eYIJky_60Etski-7PywWzXEAzogwfF9A1cbINS7OGh40Ku2Q8BUNBBSePo7N58hQTmaNFpLS18qcdLeKR84-H1v77sBX21RdF5k9CXN9QRm48WR0qb6geapuW5mIo/s320/polarbearfrontal.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421126839567003858" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-15476164712242649672009-06-15T00:09:00.002-05:002009-06-15T00:13:33.115-05:00A bit more knitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbfQMgOTIVhXXYbbxGKhq1_sQQIwF9ECa3ozkNBIT1fCF9IkeDkJJGotO_m5dqdSea0cpqs-O9hdBGqOv3RazZ92dxecnWQH2jXmYBVeU-JqE1KWrNSkwsYVGtvCRXVZzpNNEtehSCws/s1600-h/s+wearing+scarf2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbfQMgOTIVhXXYbbxGKhq1_sQQIwF9ECa3ozkNBIT1fCF9IkeDkJJGotO_m5dqdSea0cpqs-O9hdBGqOv3RazZ92dxecnWQH2jXmYBVeU-JqE1KWrNSkwsYVGtvCRXVZzpNNEtehSCws/s320/s+wearing+scarf2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347418030807782162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii_ykQcGHP5ieZarnXU8asZXE4lyHPRm2hyphenhyphen4Br-5D_MluG06F30es8fLis5ibXlyhOmop_my7yknsQpUgJQMNU291nCJzTF5hE04f1q8VP-C5I63tXyKgUdCNr9Kq9VjrTTeoFcY-_JM/s1600-h/scarf+detail.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii_ykQcGHP5ieZarnXU8asZXE4lyHPRm2hyphenhyphen4Br-5D_MluG06F30es8fLis5ibXlyhOmop_my7yknsQpUgJQMNU291nCJzTF5hE04f1q8VP-C5I63tXyKgUdCNr9Kq9VjrTTeoFcY-_JM/s320/scarf+detail.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347417487223186354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErT0h9xHvh3J52ImvaxaqkcRkcR-qvn048NPhy7Hwvb1Yh243Ne52GMlzRP-5PrsaICAmnm94nTANcubYNc9NhvhdPFQkrziL5Rn_uXRgfeieQZGI5VTkhG7K4rNvMyzG757i1qfarA4/s1600-h/mariewearingbeeton.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErT0h9xHvh3J52ImvaxaqkcRkcR-qvn048NPhy7Hwvb1Yh243Ne52GMlzRP-5PrsaICAmnm94nTANcubYNc9NhvhdPFQkrziL5Rn_uXRgfeieQZGI5VTkhG7K4rNvMyzG757i1qfarA4/s320/mariewearingbeeton.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347417203231203330" border="0" /></a><br />S. wearing her scarf and detail of S's scarf and photo of<br />M.E. wearing Mrs. Beeton cufflets.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-68098538265665571272009-05-12T00:43:00.005-05:002009-05-12T01:04:22.405-05:00Yarny Goodness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EcCtUv_8fHAscNsOJYr23ln47T9I9ifpUfQ4bs2dTlxe47CA4lVkiL8IvCmxC0PQjFUQyrMRy9Txbf-9dZri34mmiYf5nTOBwp1Og0lpV9wfqfWtscfMIQ54dTMPgB50pV83fN40QC8/s1600-h/vert+modular+bag.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EcCtUv_8fHAscNsOJYr23ln47T9I9ifpUfQ4bs2dTlxe47CA4lVkiL8IvCmxC0PQjFUQyrMRy9Txbf-9dZri34mmiYf5nTOBwp1Og0lpV9wfqfWtscfMIQ54dTMPgB50pV83fN40QC8/s320/vert+modular+bag.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334810044764490146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R3itfKYwGLM8PEByt_VcOpqOSvz02ORFRy-QBwJBn5VFnwZgRRWliq6D1aHqGAgaz74kcAMY1H9gYYUpCdnuxyPiQInqx-FCSN6bBchXawRlvoIFB_d5KNydSyaYnykWtS_i0XvQy08/s1600-h/berrybagcloseup.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R3itfKYwGLM8PEByt_VcOpqOSvz02ORFRy-QBwJBn5VFnwZgRRWliq6D1aHqGAgaz74kcAMY1H9gYYUpCdnuxyPiQInqx-FCSN6bBchXawRlvoIFB_d5KNydSyaYnykWtS_i0XvQy08/s320/berrybagcloseup.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334809656282234274" border="0" /></a>Felted purses<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sfuPXd5kKDaxO3u_BBOdJnuKuyVtTJilOPw3IrQ5pd36KzD6qW0-BTS1izejo8ZVO2LMedbdE8NfFgpf6ypyurlNeH-Y8IFJdy0HywovyYfNkiARMW60MBUfiDfaGxXadjWPVSLSY3g/s1600-h/compressedDairy+Whip+Hat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sfuPXd5kKDaxO3u_BBOdJnuKuyVtTJilOPw3IrQ5pd36KzD6qW0-BTS1izejo8ZVO2LMedbdE8NfFgpf6ypyurlNeH-Y8IFJdy0HywovyYfNkiARMW60MBUfiDfaGxXadjWPVSLSY3g/s320/compressedDairy+Whip+Hat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334809655330212802" border="0" /></a>Charity hat<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtyUvLRz-8R9rbpfhwzSB4BMg4l7Z7Ti4Et2nnftqAk-JluEF8cuUlCWQfjrhp55si08MB_bTaFEJuy_Tucmb4wtUApjqdoqimTRYec0VHgwWip8AB5nbmU2Odr5zR_p1Je10NBxIiIM/s1600-h/needlefeltedsheep.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtyUvLRz-8R9rbpfhwzSB4BMg4l7Z7Ti4Et2nnftqAk-JluEF8cuUlCWQfjrhp55si08MB_bTaFEJuy_Tucmb4wtUApjqdoqimTRYec0VHgwWip8AB5nbmU2Odr5zR_p1Je10NBxIiIM/s320/needlefeltedsheep.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334809651300651298" border="0" /></a> Needle felted sheep and woven scarf<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwSZMtKMTbTKG7BiRcQX8eidqk2_IvELh0W57hUy0onOewvGMLqF98OwD7WNeWRLpgbB3ysVDbSnL63nOvfkQ3CgfHktJ9l_a874pol2vwOhm7tk4DkuUOLnORCvpsQGjt-nlMfN0x7M/s1600-h/woven+closeup.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvZUCtc_mJdve5JSKLrGikYK0wWbL1PMfod-wCuzoyB86sjET6VvRPG2mD1IxqPlSAfm6OVAidlWGXiiR-rNysUCjP_twvcYHhJrcNrA5k4z9vxqahkHPBSUIMjKLQNQA4IABQxo8b9A/s320/D's+scarf+detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290544732079686370" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Lots of folks got knitted goods at the end of 2008.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9ZulvGtmWJi1-tG8thHjZj3MPVDkoy2Icu9z6-m7Wp6S5zlKpzlF1qDb64vIKqscGWcrKSYDjvpHx4iSVKzvWQTdkOLLuWcjT5vQicBKvNY8QHlxfh5nAmmcqkD1Us6zBGtUSGcOzAE/s1600-h/snowme.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9ZulvGtmWJi1-tG8thHjZj3MPVDkoy2Icu9z6-m7Wp6S5zlKpzlF1qDb64vIKqscGWcrKSYDjvpHx4iSVKzvWQTdkOLLuWcjT5vQicBKvNY8QHlxfh5nAmmcqkD1Us6zBGtUSGcOzAE/s200/snowme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290547296400687490" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqpQKgxbie5a8DKdnXk5EiwkTak-uD7epnF5tiN0KWH5lpoHau-d9fUNiURjlD-Mgz_YGzfUa78KFy_1DvLdOe8UKR_C8CjkbAaX5goBb3GQ4LTQn7gmWCSg0FRQYg0EWJx8GwaJjylZE/s1600-h/gecko3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaA1nK34KS3Q6j09qSOhYUlF9kuY8D4XK3J5rVwtXsLySxt7Vb1x7qSYPMZBrCvqaCyxD5LI-JNdu2B3tN_nUiiZzrs18_nURm38iyHl4GiuN3WQD9tcJs2QI9Ffb2QIKn_70Y6tiWaM/s320/tiny+socks+one.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>These were knit for a charity group organizing the knitting through Ravelry.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Mini socks: anti-war, not anti-troops</div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-43262873867284616702008-11-14T23:40:00.004-06:002008-11-14T23:47:23.046-06:00Resist dyed felt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOEuzSIS9TTyvuRq9fyYh9DtqNkDaJuKnoNUBXR-zMQtdnDkijROMaapNwCnNdDL_SY7cy0n6Jm56_RneSsi2b2CS8MlU2bUpsUnjgsDVs6tNzIo0xg-gGnjB1LTb9oQtVRqbt7MhGYk/s1600-h/color+blocks+horiz.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOEuzSIS9TTyvuRq9fyYh9DtqNkDaJuKnoNUBXR-zMQtdnDkijROMaapNwCnNdDL_SY7cy0n6Jm56_RneSsi2b2CS8MlU2bUpsUnjgsDVs6tNzIo0xg-gGnjB1LTb9oQtVRqbt7MhGYk/s320/color+blocks+horiz.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268756221754339618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl_mY41R4bgSByKFUhJ-plom__zNBm0YhxCnCyh6jMCtSUYWPT-xrAAUCukx5IuAfCWrDpkMrv19keR85ePciu0GJBBReogfgUQMTriRUS06RU19XeJ3AgAhYVR8a_ftZVgH25S6-GEw/s1600-h/colorblocks.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl_mY41R4bgSByKFUhJ-plom__zNBm0YhxCnCyh6jMCtSUYWPT-xrAAUCukx5IuAfCWrDpkMrv19keR85ePciu0GJBBReogfgUQMTriRUS06RU19XeJ3AgAhYVR8a_ftZVgH25S6-GEw/s320/colorblocks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268756212953470498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAtPQgTt4l7nET7FSrnvlpU6bkQYa7BvchPaqAAp40eZ3y_Zx_Mhwy_v6wXSa2fcFi9bo_2LS63n5sEvj-6bsu5zE8u_Y20NNMApzwZEk7MPgVtkWwok1P7k8hg7reMpm7m5VwHeD0zw/s1600-h/another+colorblock+closeup.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAtPQgTt4l7nET7FSrnvlpU6bkQYa7BvchPaqAAp40eZ3y_Zx_Mhwy_v6wXSa2fcFi9bo_2LS63n5sEvj-6bsu5zE8u_Y20NNMApzwZEk7MPgVtkWwok1P7k8hg7reMpm7m5VwHeD0zw/s320/another+colorblock+closeup.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268756207499151394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWrOFUYtRfXGCx0tT6WZeKrnmGtdVBEomy3iixpoPeI0gjYvnH9TOoNY-rdFEZ2YvFGKSxlPVyzHb8YeLdxpSTDQqR5_Z4uF466s2yRFatGCLemMI_8qREoTr9-5IQx1d-tQ66IJMvJU/s1600-h/color+blocks+vert+1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWrOFUYtRfXGCx0tT6WZeKrnmGtdVBEomy3iixpoPeI0gjYvnH9TOoNY-rdFEZ2YvFGKSxlPVyzHb8YeLdxpSTDQqR5_Z4uF466s2yRFatGCLemMI_8qREoTr9-5IQx1d-tQ66IJMvJU/s320/color+blocks+vert+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268756199452416034" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some photos of the one of the resist-dyed felt that I dyed after being inspired by taking a class with Chad Alice Hagen. My friend has a dye studio set up and she and I spent a day and each made two long scarves. This is one of them. I sold it recently. It is more jewel-toned than the photos show.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-34313265776515286862008-09-09T22:13:00.004-05:002008-09-09T22:19:34.494-05:00Another hat!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvY9R6B-_bVeGwWFnonKhxOOUjgU8OoNX0IJI54wT8-tj8WMbIOEtXHRnPZEcrUK-lWHzxQgWdSCPWVW73IPCaLEhFhl42QlJuHBxlnMtY5MSoznHhVdcSBhpXCGZeow4xY93yQwrhoA/s1600-h/IMG_1502.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvY9R6B-_bVeGwWFnonKhxOOUjgU8OoNX0IJI54wT8-tj8WMbIOEtXHRnPZEcrUK-lWHzxQgWdSCPWVW73IPCaLEhFhl42QlJuHBxlnMtY5MSoznHhVdcSBhpXCGZeow4xY93yQwrhoA/s320/IMG_1502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244226211019317954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxx3JDcawpJ6PW0sOnnE6-n8WKlhHajfVG1Ve9egjyanRqDPeu36YaNJdIx6Tc75zt2H5digAzRTFT8nDxAOVm0aynShM0dRVnwS4DKG9LzSbEjlZtLASRgXHvnijlTDubuBYf5DBy9E/s1600-h/IMG_1499.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxx3JDcawpJ6PW0sOnnE6-n8WKlhHajfVG1Ve9egjyanRqDPeu36YaNJdIx6Tc75zt2H5digAzRTFT8nDxAOVm0aynShM0dRVnwS4DKG9LzSbEjlZtLASRgXHvnijlTDubuBYf5DBy9E/s320/IMG_1499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244226222579373154" border="0" /></a><br />Fake Isle cap; saw one in Duluth... got the yarn and knit it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Also, the lemur has raised money for charity, assuming the check is in the mail. Another lemur has been requested by someone I met in Duluth though I won't be getting to it any time soon...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-25151580210864840972008-08-24T21:19:00.001-05:002008-08-24T21:21:11.162-05:00Even more knitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgNfDm-O4oJxpz8AMKWIX1ceikcjHQKM99bml3zbjfF2APNURyQP9PEvnu0GqUTE-yCjvbkAcIa7FjR3tla1TL_6YprVkBIZ7SECJbaAFweIXweIuta3wXAoENvbHATa2OwU7QwurTG4/s1600-h/cropwhiteddy4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgNfDm-O4oJxpz8AMKWIX1ceikcjHQKM99bml3zbjfF2APNURyQP9PEvnu0GqUTE-yCjvbkAcIa7FjR3tla1TL_6YprVkBIZ7SECJbaAFweIXweIuta3wXAoENvbHATa2OwU7QwurTG4/s320/cropwhiteddy4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238274651856851602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx30EUhKzcyWvFZzD-02e6Ower9qeuPIoVRWaALhe0H0XhCnR8p_VpyenxLWuseZ4GsjkTsq1M-r8XfhqmwpuD4RBwuaIWmgbGJm_y9y-DjsbTv7BRMVkc7UqfVi4m5gICCRhxsSFnZ7Q/s1600-h/cropwhiteteddy3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx30EUhKzcyWvFZzD-02e6Ower9qeuPIoVRWaALhe0H0XhCnR8p_VpyenxLWuseZ4GsjkTsq1M-r8XfhqmwpuD4RBwuaIWmgbGJm_y9y-DjsbTv7BRMVkc7UqfVi4m5gICCRhxsSFnZ7Q/s320/cropwhiteteddy3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238274659422247490" border="0" /></a><br />These photos of a Teddy that was given away.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-46615649691178145992008-08-24T21:14:00.002-05:002008-08-24T21:18:42.351-05:00Knitting update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAyBhtw8DG3gPIDvlLYbACii6nFsMTCgY3x_UbaJ91_QLJwL6bC360fT-s4QO_fVZFLIZg3TpMfLwcSAGJL8edLWs1rpl81N7glI95u6zOb3yYdddFMjYJ1G5nZCYO_4JU2K43GbO2t0/s1600-h/lemuranotherangle.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAyBhtw8DG3gPIDvlLYbACii6nFsMTCgY3x_UbaJ91_QLJwL6bC360fT-s4QO_fVZFLIZg3TpMfLwcSAGJL8edLWs1rpl81N7glI95u6zOb3yYdddFMjYJ1G5nZCYO_4JU2K43GbO2t0/s320/lemuranotherangle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238273944419669458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6CRNtWtjeeEKya_E0Km2nlnMIy3ZrO-_9Kipw7Yyn6EIZj5rCHKszQa0B4NdkVX9lyGtCAm0hPAGhcsAu_3nBnfE__qO93bBZp9MwMtho5KBUCyYW3GWGqovWI76NLSu8vb26HR9krk/s1600-h/lemurside.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6CRNtWtjeeEKya_E0Km2nlnMIy3ZrO-_9Kipw7Yyn6EIZj5rCHKszQa0B4NdkVX9lyGtCAm0hPAGhcsAu_3nBnfE__qO93bBZp9MwMtho5KBUCyYW3GWGqovWI76NLSu8vb26HR9krk/s320/lemurside.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238273956272042018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Vf1ESZqB1ksc4aU7uTCFSyg9vX7jmUDR_fMISBfATUIt-6SE-58Eq7XVaHCtu6WH9xvG0aWGo1KbgJBQ6GnDkb80PqD5k2Shq09jNRbSa5lk7DY_iR8ZSrx_-OlMtC-6XGoANVtAfSQ/s1600-h/back+lemur.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Vf1ESZqB1ksc4aU7uTCFSyg9vX7jmUDR_fMISBfATUIt-6SE-58Eq7XVaHCtu6WH9xvG0aWGo1KbgJBQ6GnDkb80PqD5k2Shq09jNRbSa5lk7DY_iR8ZSrx_-OlMtC-6XGoANVtAfSQ/s320/back+lemur.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238273958528354482" border="0" /></a><br />Haven't posted in a long time. New projects.<br /><br />Lemur (must sell for charity; to raise money for an orphanage in Madagascar)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-83731432096153534352008-06-24T22:08:00.005-05:002008-12-13T05:13:00.663-06:00More knitting<div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy90rn2ZqWG1rsbKxfH_nJCVfP-3JxXgecfUjQ-7AyeQy6r4ILgtujbMQxN3j78PYBc_Cp3HkxGGjMQ9RYDYxDAYWqdm0Jvxc9Q3WSpZozcsY84_B6GHAkaVntQ3IkfY7wjkDOG004Wc/s1600-h/blackrosebagbtr.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215651221090278802" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGy90rn2ZqWG1rsbKxfH_nJCVfP-3JxXgecfUjQ-7AyeQy6r4ILgtujbMQxN3j78PYBc_Cp3HkxGGjMQ9RYDYxDAYWqdm0Jvxc9Q3WSpZozcsY84_B6GHAkaVntQ3IkfY7wjkDOG004Wc/s320/blackrosebagbtr.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There is more knitting to show. Some of these are photos of items I made a few years ago, and some more recently. It is still difficult to deal with photos and there is a lot more to show that I don't h<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLIO4qqDtmb5_qrNKeo7ZDX3NgsE91OZg8qWZ5fYtJ42To3mMDHSWiBKxYikQ-Cpsr8lxTeWmfwDjUPwzn1TQM61rWJNKAIrL9-GIrTWcr-reOmFqtrh2AFD4JxBIzSJdTLZmSC_rv3E/s1600-h/insidebluerosebag.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215652671157524898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLIO4qqDtmb5_qrNKeo7ZDX3NgsE91OZg8qWZ5fYtJ42To3mMDHSWiBKxYikQ-Cpsr8lxTeWmfwDjUPwzn1TQM61rWJNKAIrL9-GIrTWcr-reOmFqtrh2AFD4JxBIzSJdTLZmSC_rv3E/s200/insidebluerosebag.JPG" border="0" /></a>ave photos of yet.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYjR4Tt6aapCza5mG4vmioNbfrWoBfeb37lKECw4TvAWEMz_zI2KiHx_JEuDqB878VVCsUOpQUaMPJAWZ4wK9mo9uZWzBqKp6LcMMQW2Fi4v8IDhKKojGaiQEFCtB2AJDED0PTNWCKcs/s1600-h/bluerosebag2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215652864860282002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYjR4Tt6aapCza5mG4vmioNbfrWoBfeb37lKECw4TvAWEMz_zI2KiHx_JEuDqB878VVCsUOpQUaMPJAWZ4wK9mo9uZWzBqKp6LcMMQW2Fi4v8IDhKKojGaiQEFCtB2AJDED0PTNWCKcs/s200/bluerosebag2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-37233406748811937762008-03-12T22:17:00.003-05:002008-12-13T05:13:01.369-06:00A Hat!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyC9GF6UZWGnTtAXbZtaWiOYgF63BkDyZyAB2OniYuf68BRPxdyzatu2uoMip-liqhF4xuUYsT-nj9vTFrsGX4ZPjieC9YaNyqzlb1K3r-59r_TYzmYAQiKlfVX0sEPcjxYToWi4yHgY/s1600-h/rightsidehat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyC9GF6UZWGnTtAXbZtaWiOYgF63BkDyZyAB2OniYuf68BRPxdyzatu2uoMip-liqhF4xuUYsT-nj9vTFrsGX4ZPjieC9YaNyqzlb1K3r-59r_TYzmYAQiKlfVX0sEPcjxYToWi4yHgY/s320/rightsidehat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177064093099050258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk_nGP-EPYoMUWfs03xotZQVwx3cnEwWnBRxB_ZD7Hiegcvgzgp8qnAiWNeVrS0c9g_vPdmjN4lpCuKMIdFMPKrrWXSbsd6lUS-RPr7tY1A2RvjgcIqMNngus5pK3Pa3UDVZiQfHYp0k/s1600-h/dhatcloser2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk_nGP-EPYoMUWfs03xotZQVwx3cnEwWnBRxB_ZD7Hiegcvgzgp8qnAiWNeVrS0c9g_vPdmjN4lpCuKMIdFMPKrrWXSbsd6lUS-RPr7tY1A2RvjgcIqMNngus5pK3Pa3UDVZiQfHYp0k/s320/dhatcloser2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177063633537549522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NIheD72ZcmQbwWSzoGgUZCkewrI1yn0RK7LrMLPGEwyc96kFvJb9tvD1r3Tn8NGb0GvAUWJrZol3V2HCPcrKQ6ecKdTY9gWUt3t5iPxNcgKr_InY16DfUcuWidZ8e9M84lUWtpUGqUc/s1600-h/leftsideht.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NIheD72ZcmQbwWSzoGgUZCkewrI1yn0RK7LrMLPGEwyc96kFvJb9tvD1r3Tn8NGb0GvAUWJrZol3V2HCPcrKQ6ecKdTY9gWUt3t5iPxNcgKr_InY16DfUcuWidZ8e9M84lUWtpUGqUc/s320/leftsideht.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177063642127484130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5cihJ2IbpkpQxB2VLVeDffvanoozOTBpXxR05-Iz5dzOMe_orVj11R5uUAgGgS9iSotpTfb3-HoVve7i_QcWEAGpYnjuYuhvqCsK51VmRaxey8OXg3s8fcRNDbNwHkyF6Rl1N4C9Isk/s1600-h/top+of+hat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5cihJ2IbpkpQxB2VLVeDffvanoozOTBpXxR05-Iz5dzOMe_orVj11R5uUAgGgS9iSotpTfb3-HoVve7i_QcWEAGpYnjuYuhvqCsK51VmRaxey8OXg3s8fcRNDbNwHkyF6Rl1N4C9Isk/s320/top+of+hat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177063650717418738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I saw <a href="http://cbknits.blogspot.com/2008/02/woven-braid-ski-hat.html">this pattern</a> on Ravelry and bought it from the designer, CBKnits.<br /><br />It is knit with Noro Iro and is my first use of cables. I really like the pattern.<br /><br />I changed the top so that it isn't ribbed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171469490379746567.post-37776458999792279052008-01-26T00:33:00.000-06:002008-12-13T05:13:01.751-06:00Starting a blog...<p><span style="font-size:85%;">Am learning how to blog for another purpose and decided that I wanted to do some more things with photos, etc. than I can do on Flickr.... Right now dealing with photos is challenging</span> .</p><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">don't have a photo editor installed yet that lets me do all I want to do with photos easily</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-size:85%;">have to FIND the files of photos of the knitting I want to show</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The header photo.....</span><span style="font-size:85%;">Have been felting some knitting and it looked like a garden on the drying rack. Here is a more complete photo. </span></p><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFRdiUMJFiOSg2L98ctW5Bz8AeCBZlAEtCTf8qgjo95A_RQT5avV7Sofn0ZOAI3ixyqd_8shAXnvL11SMM584OpYj7D2jkO4k6mtbbGPaNXnUzPT0R5nEN-N2N620GpjAgmyXoP0S2lw/s1600-h/anothermygarden.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159672490378210082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFRdiUMJFiOSg2L98ctW5Bz8AeCBZlAEtCTf8qgjo95A_RQT5avV7Sofn0ZOAI3ixyqd_8shAXnvL11SMM584OpYj7D2jkO4k6mtbbGPaNXnUzPT0R5nEN-N2N620GpjAgmyXoP0S2lw/s320/anothermygarden.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">The photo below is more complete</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">and also shows scarves.<br /><br /></div></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ol2iAg2mOsJ56o9GPdTcMH27NcICsET8dPpS3eAFQHku2ElsAWzn5_NZZvcHMdxgJOhnnVwv5QGR7qIQLkvdKwUiwst_VU5HbyvNmBxrxg5eSVQlU_5yEdCMy9Dsw_dT8fW4y9Q7I5Q/s1600-h/croppedmygardenscarf.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159673375141473074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Ol2iAg2mOsJ56o9GPdTcMH27NcICsET8dPpS3eAFQHku2ElsAWzn5_NZZvcHMdxgJOhnnVwv5QGR7qIQLkvdKwUiwst_VU5HbyvNmBxrxg5eSVQlU_5yEdCMy9Dsw_dT8fW4y9Q7I5Q/s320/croppedmygardenscarf.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Polar bear is from Family Circle Easy Knitted Toys. Fish is an adaptation based on a FiberSpace pattern with experimentation to get scales going; tried it in two directions. Roses and leaves are part of the Nicky Epstein Rose Trellis bag pattern, which you can see in the background of the photo on right. All the leaves and maybe some of the roses and the bag need more felting. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">The flower in the lower right of the photo above is a Noni pattern (but you can't see its hot pink center). The flower at the polar bear's foot is also a Noni flower. In the vertical photo, there is another Noni pattern flower hanging in the midst of the scarves.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">The scarf on the left is on its way soon to its owner. The scarf to the right of the flower is made from Classic Elite Bangles, and is one of my favorite scarves. I have knit this scarf for 3 other people.</span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3