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Tag Archives: 88 Stitches Yarn Shop
Snow Day Knitting
I enjoy a good snow day, especially when it happens to fall on a day off work. Snow seems to slow everything down just a notch. It makes me stop to take notice from my window. Suddenly I see the … Continue reading
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Tagged 88 Stitches Yarn Shop, color work, Davids Tea, Fair isle, knitting, Ravelry, Rowan Fine Tweed, snow, Winter Forest Tam
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Pumpkin Patch
I didn’t even know there were giant pumpkins growing at the back of our acreage until they became impossible not to notice. I leave the gardening to those in our household who possess green thumbs. There’s a baby coming in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Knits
Tagged 88 Stitches Yarn Shop, baby knits, Halloween, Manos del Uruguay, pumpkins
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October Sunday
My husband used to go river fishing for salmon every fall, usually with a couple of friends in earlier years, and then in later years with our son. Unfortunately a recent back injury and chronic pain put an abrupt end … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Knits, travel
Tagged 88 Stitches Yarn Shop, British Columbia, Chilliwack, Debbie Bliss Paloma, GAP-Tastic Cowl, scarf knitting, Vedder River Trail
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This That and the Other Thing
It’s been awhile since I’ve had anything to say. Sometimes it goes that way. I’ve been writing since, well, probably for as long as I’ve known how to read and write. Before then I used to make up scenarios in … Continue reading
Falling Behind
Fall makes an early appearance at the yarn shop. We start welcoming all of our new yarn, patterns and book shipments around the end of August, just in time to get our shelves stocked and ready for the change in … Continue reading
Posted in Knits
Tagged 88 Stitches Yarn Shop, Garter Yoke Cardigan, hand-knit cardigan, Rowan Summer Tweed
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Summer Flies
The summer months always seem to fly by, so I have been trying to squeeze in as much good weather living as possible. First on the list was to have a yard sale. We’ve updated some furniture around the old … Continue reading
Some Instant Gratification
It’s a common misconception that those who work in yarn shops enjoy the luxury of knitting all day long. Sure, we knit. We knit more than most working people, I suspect. We just don’t knit all the time because there … Continue reading
About a Book
One afternoon, a couple of months ago, I stumbled upon a well-stocked used bookstore while visiting the city of Mount Vernon, Washington. As always, I cut a path straight to the craft book section where I zeroed in on the … Continue reading
Happy Anniversaries & Lucky 8’s
Many important things happen in April and May for me. I met the man who would become my husband on April 4th, 1986. Two years later we were married on April the 16th, 1988 which now makes it twenty-two years … Continue reading
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Tagged 88 Stitches Yarn Shop, anniversary, knitting, yarn, yarn shop
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Spring Fever
I have a couple of sweater projects I should be finishing up, but right now I am in the mood to cast on new projects. Must be because Spring is finally here and with it comes a sense of renewal … Continue reading
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Tagged 88 Stitches Yarn Shop, Citron, knitting, Knitty, Malabrigo Lace, scarf, shawl, Spring, Yarn Candy Sweet Fiber
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