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A Rhyme to Knit With

thiselfknits — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:20:04 +0000

We are teaching my daughter how to knit and we were looking for some rhymes to help her. Here are a few that I have found. I’m posting them so that i don’t lose them and to share with you. A rhyme to knit with: In through the front door, once around the back, peek through the [...]

SMSS Baby Kimono & Disco Baby Knits Yarn

thiselfknits — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:08:15 +0000

My daughter goes to a private Waldorf school that relies heavily on fund raising. Every year they host an auction and each class contributes an item or a basket for it. My daughter’s class was responsible for putting together a basket appropriate for a baby. Last year my husband and I knit [...]

April 2009 Woolgirl Sock Club Arrived

thiselfknits — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:00:21 +0000

Thanks to the handy dandy magnet calendar with the Woolgirl Sock Club 2009 shipping dates on it, I knew to expect my shipment sometime this week. Happily it was on my front porch when we got home from my daughter’s swim class today. As soon as I opened it I knew I was [...]

Seven Deadly Spins Lust Kit For Sale

thiselfknits — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:29:38 +0000

Just an update that I have sold the Envy kit, but the Seven Deadly Spins Club Lust kit is still available. Think of it as a chance to try some really lovely Unique Sheep yarn. Even if you don’t want to knit the pattern, you can use it for socks or a scarf for [...]

Seven Deadly Spins Club Envy & Lust Kits

thiselfknits — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:46:52 +0000

In my catch up, I need to post about the final two shipments of the Seven Deadly Spins Club. While I thought this club started out very strong and definitely pushed me as a knitter to try new techniques, the last few shipments left me a bit disappointed. January’s Seven Deadly Spins shipment [...]

February 2009 Woolgirl Sock Club

thiselfknits — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:57:31 +0000

So yeah. About that blogging thing and keeping my projects and new yarns and clubs up to date. Sorry about that. I had a bit of losing my knitting mojo for awhile there. I think I have found it and have slowly taken up knitting again. In the meantime I [...]

November 2008 Seven Deadly Spins Club

thiselfknits — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:24:32 +0000

I always love coming home and seeing a package from Woolgirl on my front porch. Today it was the November 2008 Seven Deadly Spins Club. And it is absolutely perfect for the Holidays. Click the link below to see the spoilers. This month’s package was themed around Greed. The Unique Sheep handdyed [...]

5th Annual Shop Hop 2008

thiselfknits — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:29:47 +0000

On Saturday the Knitting Scotsman, our adorable daughter and I will be going to the 5th Annual Shop Hop in the Metro Detroit area. Last year we stumbled upon it while visiting some of the LYS’s that were participating. The first shop we went to we didn’t notice the sign and thought it [...]

Benefit for Colleen’s (Spiffy Knits) Kids

thiselfknits — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:35 +0000

I am sad to announce that on October 17th, 2008 after fighting a brave, but short battle with cholangiocarcinoma, a form of liver cancer, Colleen of Spiffy Knits passed away. I have had a hard time picking up my needles since learning of her death. I had hoped that she would have more [...]

Donor Choose Bloggers Challenge

thiselfknits — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:57:39 +0000

I have been so behind. Both in my knitting and in my blogging and for that I apologize. So many things have happened and been going on in my life. Anyway I wanted to take a moment and draw your attention to the widget on my Sidebar for Donors Choose. This [...]