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why is it so hard to finish? »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } button flange pillow, originally uploaded by alicethelma. I finished knitting this pillow over a year ago, amending the pattern and extending it to fit a square 16” pillow (because I could not find a [...]

one more for the road »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } grizzly spring forward socks, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Yep. I started another pair of socks the other day. These are the pattern called spring forward and the same pattern I used for the river [...]

fickle »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } waving lace socks, originally uploaded by alicethelma. yes I know. I’m addicted and I simply couldn’t resist casting on another pair of socks. This sock is coming along rapidly and even tho’ it’s not [...]

Still not sick of socks »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } green leaf socks, originally uploaded by alicethelma. There are a few reasons that I’m stuck on socks these days. Beautiful patterns for one such as the lovely (and easy) embossed leaves from the book [...]

the sock days of summer »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } socks of summer, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Yesterday I finished the knee socks for Alice (center) and that makes three pair in one month and seven pair for the year so far. I’m right [...]

the bradster »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } silly bradley, originally uploaded by alicethelma. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heavydutydesign.com%2Falicethelma%2F2008%2F07%2Fthe-bradster%2F’; addthis_title = ‘the+bradster’; addthis_pub = ”;

first heel flap of 2008 »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } first heel flap of 2008, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Once I decided to forego the short row heel in favor of the tried and true heel flap, the neglected April socks went FAST and [...]

farewell »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } farewell Max, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Max took off for Indianapolis yesterday but I managed to finish one of the “ken” gloves before he left. I miss him already! I should have the other [...]

back to square one »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } back to square one, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Well the heatwave is over folks. It actually rained this morning – hard! The good news is that the chillier weather brings with it cooler temps [...]

Socks for Annie »

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Socks for Annie, originally uploaded by alicethelma. I realized that I never shot a photo of the completed March socks (I’m way behind on socks, aren’t I?). The socks were gifted to my dear [...]