Archive for the 'Finished Objects' Category

Apr 27 2010

Babe in a Bag

Once again, I am in a cycle of baby knits for friends.  In early February I cast on this project anticipating that it would be for a May baby; however, the recipient ended up being another cutie – baby Grady, a sweetheart of a little guy who made his debut on Valentine’s Day. In March [...]

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Feb 10 2010

Way North Winter…

Published by Amy under Artisan Etc.,Finished Objects

As I mentioned earlier, work has me on the road once again. And once again it means winter in northern Wisconsin (on the border with the UP). And with a “way north” winter comes new winter gear. Before the project I bought a new winter coat – it was touted as designed to withstand watching [...]

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Feb 07 2010

Keepin’ Kozy

Published by Amy under Finished Objects

A new year, a new water bottle for my desk, a renewed commitment to drinking lots of water throughout the day…and so a new kozy was in order. In using my other metal water bottles, I have found that having a simple cotton wrapper on them helps keep the water cool longer and minimizes the [...]

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Jan 31 2010

Holiday Hats & Hands

(…before January turns to February, it’s high time to blog about the holiday knits…) As fall turning to winter and the holidays of 2009, my knitting needles picked up some speed so that I could have plenty of hand-knits under the Christmas tree. For my uncle in California, I decided that a watch cap was [...]

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Sep 16 2008

Never Say Never!

Published by Amy under Artisan Knits,Finished Objects

As a child, you associate September with the start of school and learning new things. These days I associate September with learning stitches: September 1997: Grandma teaches me to knit; September 2001: I pick up the knitting needles again in earnest; September 2007: 10 years of knitting & I begin to knit a sweater; September [...]

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