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Currently on the Needles

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I started a cowl with some lovely aran weight wool.  Yup, I'm on size nine needles which is unheard of for me.  I love how quick this knit is going.  Super fast :)  I chose the reversatile cowl  for my pattern and the only modification so far is eliminating the double wrap on one of the purl rows. Oh and if you haven't see the sweater I finished, I posted about it here . I finished Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore and loved it.  I highly recommend this read if you like a fast paced plot, solving puzzles, books, computers, and nerdy stuff.  Earlier this week, I started to read The Peach Keeper  so far, I'm enjoying the story.  Nice and easy read. What are you knitting and reading this week? Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

Necessity Cardigan Complete

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This is a photo heavy post.  Can I tell you how much I love this sweater ?  My oh my, the fit is wonderful and the color is cheerful.  I wore it all yesterday and was toasty warm. I made the sleeves and the body of the sweater an inch longer than called for and decided to do the garter stitch detail on both sides of the cardigan since I'm a symmetrical girl. I highly recommend this pattern if you are in the mood for a top down worsted weight cardigan.  The blocking did wonders and as you know I'm a big fan of Cascade 220 . Ravelry notes are here .

Weekends

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Weekends are for memory making,  relaxing and enjoying quiet moments of our days.   If you would like, please share your weekend moments    in the comment section with a link to your blog.  Another weekend where my days were slow and my were they ever cold.  Poor, poor Frodo, I've never seen him be lightening quick outside like he has been today.  It is frigid out there!  As you know I love winter, but I'm missing my daily walks!  Today, I felt antsy and edgy and wishing for a walk.  Hopefully tomorrow?  We will see the windchill. My weekend: -six (six!!) deer laying in the sunshine all Saturday morning outside my window -photoing the brave deer who stays and stares at me -dinner out, talking and people watching while eating-all favorite past times -knitting that never ending scrap blanket and slowly making progress -lentil soup and crusty toasty bread -Valentine mini cupcakes, eating two feels like lots -finishing a book, reading another book, enj