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Kangaroo in my pocket

Posted by mobarger on Nov-18-2009

Kangaroo Dyer Mystery
New England Autumn

Have you discovered Kangaroo Dyer yet?

Kangaroo Dyer
Sage

I might have. (Although i don’t remember how…)

Kangaroo Dyer
Painted Desert in Springtime

I just love the muted colors, and the way she chooses them to go together.

Kangaroo Dyer
Rooster Tails

Don’t you?

Hats on a plate and food in the mail

Posted by mobarger on Nov-17-2009

cinquefoil hat
Like me you might have hundreds of patterns at your disposal. Bought, paid for, and just hanging out in your personal library. But have you checked out Twist Collective? (Pssst, winter issue up now!) They have some nice stuff!

Closeup on cinquefoil hat
When I saw the Cinquefoil pattern, I was intrigued even though I am not much of a hat person, much less a beret. But seeing the $8 kits on elann.com sealed the deal. Yup, $8 for 3 skeins of cashmere yarn.

cinquefoil hat on a plate
Mmmmm cashmere. On a plate. (It’s blocking now, and still damp.)

KnitPicks needles
I also bought some Knitpicks circs to make the hat. These are 16″ sizes 2 and 3, the sizes recommended for the hat. I didn’t think I had a large head, but this hat seems a little small. Good thing I bought more than one kit from elann! (Seriously – $8 for cashmere. Did I mention that?)

Kashi snack bar
In other news, I got a snack in the mail. If you watch their site, they typically have a freebie every month. Not cashmere, but still good!

A Truckload

Posted by mobarger on Nov-16-2009

Patons!
So did you catch the Patons Classic Wool sale at Michael’s last week? $2.50 for over 200 yards of 100% wool. I might have bought some. I would have bought more if that woman there 5 minutes before me hadn’t filled her own truck basket. And yes, it is in the back of my truck. Not like I bought a truckload of yarn, but I could move my truck to catch good light, and to stay out of the way of the turkeys.

Helpful Nell
MMMyeah – I was wrong. It took Nell about 2 minutes to hop in and er, “help.” That little stuffed turkey was in the bargain bins. I might have bought them all. I love it, but Nell is not too sure.

Helpful Nell
I am not sure what she is looking for either. First one way …

Helpful Nell
Then the next …

Murphy
Murphy gently pulled at my pant leg the whole time. When I would look down at him he would quickly look away, like here. If he had lips I am sure he would whistle too.

How to keep turkeys busy
At least I kept one turkey distracted.

Well Christmas is coming and I have plenty of supplies! And if turkeys had thumbs I would have a mighty workforce too!

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