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The Sock Fits - Wrong Person

I showed the finished Thuja sock to my husband and he tried it on. It fits him perfectly! Which is pretty cool, but also sucks, because I know my dad’s feet aren’t as big as my husband’s. So they are most likely going to be long on dad. They are 100% wool so they will shrink if you are careful. Maybe that will help. Hopefully they won’t be too huge on him. I’ll just have to wait and see and cross my fingers. But it looked great on DH’s foot. Go figure.

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Tunisian Dishcloth

The tunisian dishcloth is finished. I really like how it came out. I bound off using a single crochet and followed through by doing sc around the rest of the edges. I think I’m really going to like using this dishcloth in the kitchen. :)

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One Sock Down, One Sock to Go

I finished the first of Dad’s thuja socks. I also cast on this morning for sock #2. I didn’t get a picture last night of the finished sock because it was late when I wove in the ends and I went to bed. I actually finished it all but the grafting of the toe at my SNB but I don’t ever remember how to graft so I had to wait till I got home so I could look it up in a book. It wasn’t perfect but I really like how it turned out. I hope the second sock comes out just as nice.

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The Tunisian

I’m learning how to do tunisian crochet. It’s so fun and I love the fabric that it creates with the vertical bars. Right now I’m working on just a dishcloth using the basic simple stitch and a slight variation that is helping with the curl. But I’ve got an afghan book in my wishlist that has quite a few tunisian patterns in it. I’ve wanted this book for a while anyway since I just love afghans, but this is all the more reason to get it.

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Why I Love Ravelry

I really love Ravelry. Why?

• Because when I find myself getting overwhelmed and somewhat disinterested in my knitting/crochet, I just have to browse the patterns and/or projects and I’m once again rejuvenated and excited to work on my WIPs and get them done, so I can start another fabulous project.
• Because when I have problem that I can’t figure out, I just have to start a new topic in the forums and I get mountains of feedback, suggestions and advice to help me get “unstuck”.
• Because when I’m trying to figure out what I can make with the yarn in my stash I once again just have to browse the projects/yarns/patterns and I’m almost guaranteed to find something.
• Because if I need to know if I have a particular needle, all I have to do is check my needle inventory and it’s there at a glance.
• Because I can share the excitement and and pride I feel when I finish a project by displaying pictures of my work.
• Because it feels great when someone leaves comment telling me they love my project or when I see that one of my projects have been flagged as a favorite.

I love what I do, I love creating stuff with yarn. As my husband called it, it’s my therapy. I get such a feeling of pride and accomplishment that I made it myself. And Ravelry helps remind me of that when I see everyone else’s projects and think, gosh, I should be focusing on getting my stuff done, so I can keep making more great stuff.

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