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First off, thanks to everyone who entered my contest and checked out my blog.  I enjoyed reading all of your comments and stoking my own startitis (meanwhile, I keep adding to my holiday gift knitting list - what is wrong with me?!?!). Our two Bonfire Fingerless Gloves pattern winners are: Carmen said... I intend to finish a short-sleeved sweater I started for myself a couple of years ago. If I start in Jan, maybe I'll have it done by summer! Julie H. Rose said... I plan on making myself a make-it-up-as-I-go-along fine gauge shawl, BUT as I got a big gift certificate for my LYS recently, I'm thinking I just might make a fair isle sweater. Unfortunately, I keep thinking about the unfinished projects in a certain closet. . .maybe it's time to finish them? On the other hand, I could rip 'em all out. . . And of course, the moment you've all been waiting for - our grand prize winner of 1 lovely skein of sock yarn from Kitchen Sink Dyeworks & a ...

Sock Yarn Mini-Skeins: Mysteries & Mayhem Two blog posts in one day?! WHAT??  This news flash just couldn't wait til tomorrow: I've marked down the last 5 sets of miniskeins in my shop - each one is ten bucks a pop, get 'em while they're hot!   Click here to start shoppin'! I'm not sure if I'll be doing more miniskein sets in the new year - while it was fun and thoroughly addictive - almost addictive as hexipuffing is! -  I think 2012 is going to be incredibly busy in other aspects of my life, and I don't want to let my faithful hexipuffers down with spotty customer service. At any rate:  once these sets are gone, they're GONE .  I'll be using the same shop address to destash extraneous craft supplies for the remainder of this year - yarn, buttons, beads, etc.   So please bookmark it and check back, or follow me on Twitter - the best way to get shop updates & tomfoolery.  On a slightly unrelated note, I've been orchestrat...

Tough to photograph: Black Stockinette Sweater (Now finished & blocking!) The biggest news of this week is surely the completion of Tyler's sweater.  Having cast on in February,  this project has been a slow-burner.  I did have to frog & restart it.  Modifications have been made.  Entire weeks went by when I didn't touch the thing.  My hare-brained sleeves 2-at-a-time-while-attached-to-a-sweater-body scheme actually worked .  And most importantly, we didn't break up!  Not that I was terribly worried about the Sweater Curse - we've been together for 11 years now - but perhaps my delay in knitting Tyler a sweater was due in part to that silly superstition.  At any rate, Tyler has a new sweater that fits him perfectly and is exactly the way he wanted it!  Which means, of course, that I can cast on for lots of new projects, right?  I mean, I still have holiday knitting to do....and I still have a design that is ready to b...

Mr. Nubbins wants to give you a hug. It's time to start thinking about your holiday gift knitting.  I know, I know....we still haven't celebrated Halloween!  It's too soon!  Well, there's already holiday decorations at Target.  Christmas/hanukkah/kwanzaa/festivus is coming.  We can't ignore it anymore. I've teamed up with my pal Alysson from the Sweatshop of Love to make your holiday gifting a little bit easier this year - we're giving away a FREE Mr. Nubbins pattern to one lucky crafter - just hop over to her blog for details on how to enter! If you aren't familiar with the Sweatshop of Love, you're in for a treat.  Alysson is a passionate crafter, an enthusiastic (and patient!) teacher, and a great designer, too!  Be sure to check out Holla Knits , her new e-mag that's full of fun & fashionable knits.  So what else will I be doing to make your holidays cheerier? Button Bunny Kits - I'm teaming up once more with the lovely l...