well well well it’s been awhile. sorry about that. so that cold i had around the holidays left, i was all healthy, then ten days ago i got hit with a fever and a whole different crappy cold that still hasn’t left completely. i spent about six days on the couch with the energy to do nothing more than knit. so, i did a lot of knitting, but yeah, i have a lot of catching up to do. with no energy to blog for all that time, and with nothing really to blog about, i’m back now but without much to say. i have a bunch of projects now in the works, but not ready to talk about yet. i’ll give you one photo sneak peek at a future knitting pattern-type-thing (yes, it will be a pattern, but oh so much more!)…
i’m also knitting a personal project for myself from someone else’s pattern (which is a rarity) – a bonnet using this handspun yarn (trying to modify it to be me-sized, hoping it works!)…
during my sick days, i also finished up this hat, which starts out with a 100% recycled spun art yarn i made awhile back (1 strand recycled wool, 1 strand recycled alpaca blend, 2 strands of secondhand thread, fabric scraps, and recycled/vintage/secondhand buttons and beads) and then i used up the rest of my “happy” handspun (one of the first yarns i ever spun), and a tiny ball of navajo plied i spun up to try out the technique, and then some leftover handspun single from one of my first yarns…
so those are some highlights of the knitting i did. something else fun i did while couch-ridden – i uploaded about 300 old photos from 2004 and 2005 to flickr! the ’04 set is mostly silly shots of old college friends, but the ’05 set is filled with fun film play and all kinds of experimental stuff. some of the shots are in my photo portfolio website, which hasn’t been updated in forever (on the to-do list!). here are a few that aren’t…
ok that’s enough of those. let’s see, what else? oh, yeah, last night i found out it was pie day, so i made a pie!
it was my first pie ever, and i messed up on a few big things, but it still turned out great! i forgot to peel the apples (don’t know how that happened!) and i didn’t have enough sour cream, but it didn’t seem to matter much. soooo yummy! so, now i’m gonna try to make more pies, now that i know i can! the recipe i used was from the posie gets cozy blog: sour cream apple pie:
oh also, i’ve been spinning a lot the last few days! there’s a specific reason for it, which is to be announced later, but the awesome thing is that it’s gotten me hooked back into spinning! so, hopefully i’ll be adding some new yarns to the shop in the next few weeks, yarny yarny yarnyarn!
ooooh it’s snowing! it’s pretty as long as it doesn’t stick….
Lee Does Stuff 
You take fantastic photos! I love the one of the apples. Did you get your corer from Ikea? I have the same one!
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Ooh, I’ve been meaning to try that sour cream apple pie recipe. Good to know that it’s worth making. Also, yay pie!
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Ooh, I’ve been meaning to try that sour cream apple pie recipe. Good to know that it’s worth making. Also, yay pie!
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I’m totally with you on the winter sickness, I’ve been sick for over a week! UGG! Cool pattern on the orange hat.
I love that totoro hat! Can’t wait to see it on you. Are you familiar with the turkish cast on? http://fluffyknitterdeb.blogspot.com/2005/10/knitting-made-easier-turkish-cast-on.html ? I found it to be easier than the figure 8 cast on.
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I’m totally with you on the winter sickness, I’ve been sick for over a week! UGG! Cool pattern on the orange hat.
I love that totoro hat! Can’t wait to see it on you. Are you familiar with the turkish cast on? http://fluffyknitterdeb.blogspot.com/2005/10/knitting-made-easier-turkish-cast-on.html ? I found it to be easier than the figure 8 cast on.
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Yep… the colds this winter have been brutal! Hope you feel better soon. Lovely photos this post! I’m almost done with a waving chevron scarf done is a 100% alpaca Great Adirondack brown variegated yarn… no striping, but using 2 strands of the stuff is making some really beautiful movement and oh-so-soft. I’ll try to post some pix on Ravelry when I’m done.
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Yep… the colds this winter have been brutal! Hope you feel better soon. Lovely photos this post! I’m almost done with a waving chevron scarf done is a 100% alpaca Great Adirondack brown variegated yarn… no striping, but using 2 strands of the stuff is making some really beautiful movement and oh-so-soft. I’ll try to post some pix on Ravelry when I’m done.
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Hello Lee- You are brilliant and wonderful. The pointy version of your hat which just appeared on Knitty is unbelievably delightful and leaves me speechless. I may have to find a few more hours in the day to knit one for myself. I would be very surprised if this hat doesn’t go viral and become one of the most knit patterns among the millions of impassioned knitters who fill the world . . . And yes, aren’t short rows the best thing? Keep up the great designing.
Kind regards,
Cat
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Hello Lee- You are brilliant and wonderful. The pointy version of your hat which just appeared on Knitty is unbelievably delightful and leaves me speechless. I may have to find a few more hours in the day to knit one for myself. I would be very surprised if this hat doesn’t go viral and become one of the most knit patterns among the millions of impassioned knitters who fill the world . . . And yes, aren’t short rows the best thing? Keep up the great designing.
Kind regards,
Cat
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You take fantastic photos! I love the one of the apples. Did you get your corer from Ikea? I have the same one!
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