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I knit these slippers for my grandmother one Christmas and she loved them, I thought they were a great gift until my mom said she was afraid Gramma would slip in them. After that, although she asked for more, I never sent her any..... Now I've developed a much smaller version for the popular 18" dolls, enjoy! US size 5 needles This uses only a small amount of yarn… Cast on 16 stitches. Row 1:Knit across Row 2: Knit 4, Purl 1, Knit 6, Purl 1, Knit 4 Repeat these two rows 6 times more. K 1, P 1 across row Repeat 7 more rows Sew together, add pompom

My Dad worked in management for the railroad. His heart belonged to the Northern Pacific but eventually our stomachs were filled by the Burlington Northern along with a one way ticket around the Pacific Northwest. I had just finished my first year at the U of M when we pulled up stakes and move from Missoula, Montana, a place that I love dearly. This remains one of the last hippy holdouts in America and probably the world. A very unique place in the mountains. We had several great friends that we left behind, one of my favorite families lived two houses down from us. I babysat the kiddos so much that the youngest started calling me Momma. (I didn't babysit the kiddos for a few weeks until the little one got priorities straight in her little noodle) When we moved our family recieved a gift from this family, a large wooden bowl. It was intended for popcorn - evidently everyone in the neighborhood knew the large amount of popcorn that we consumed on a Sunday night when we'd g...

This week I'm spending time with my coworkers at a MBI Conference (Montana Behavior Intervention) in Bozeman, Montana. There are many changes in store for our district: new principal, new vice principal, the school joining the MBI group - meaning new guidelines for students and teachers. What an exciting and challenging time for all of us! Our Fearless Leaders: Mike and Don We arrived Sunday night beginning the conference bright and early Monday and continuing through Friday morning. Yesterday, after a full day of lecture, many in the group decided to take a short drive and hike to a local waterfall. It was the first full day of summer and very much needed. Even on the 21st of June snow can easily be found in Montana! Barb, Sharon, Stephanie (In back) Stephanie, Kim, Me, Don, Mike, Heather The wildflowers were blooming: Shooting stars  Beautiful scenery: ::  You're never to old for a good snowball fight! Leave it to a bunch of teachers to break The Number One Rul...

A couple of days ago I received  a letter by snail mail from Sadie Lou. Also enclosed was a book that she had written with the following dedication:  The letter included the following drawing, Sadie knows her Grandma well!  Today I received an email from the California Dreamin' Gurl: "The pirate sweater thing is beginning to be a bit of a problem with Cameron - it must have been 85 degrees today and the second graders all went to the park for a field trip and he still wouldn't take it off!  Looking back at the photos from this year he has been wearing it more or less non-stop since October!  He told me it makes him feel secure and reminds him of Gramma.  I'm pretty sure we need an intervention." The Pirate in his sweater "bowling" earlier this spring It's great to be appreciated by those you love!

The little sweater I test knit turned out great! Other than the error when forming the yoke, the pattern knit without a hitch. This is a sweet little pattern that I will knit again for that special shower gift!

I received a note from Lucinda after posting my review on the book ,  60 Quick Baby Knits :  L ucinda writes... it's funny how I should come across your blog today. I am a novice knitter and am working on the seed stitch yolk cardi. Boy am I having trouble! I found the correction for the pattern for the yolk but I still don't understand how they get from 93 cast on stitches to 133. I'm not understanding k28 from holder.???? Can you help?   Dear Lucinda, The seed stitch yoke cardi on the cover is the very reason that I bought the book! I love one piece sweaters and the little yolk on this sweater is adorable.  The correction I found on the internet is:   PAGE 92: Next row (RS) K 18 (20, 23) sts, sl next 8 sts to holder for right underarm, k 28 (32, 38) sts from holder for right sleeve, k 41 (47, 51) sts for back, sl next 8 sts to holder for left underarm, k 28 (32, 38) sts from holder for left sleeve, k 18 (20, 23) sts - 133 (151, 173) sts. ...

When 60 Quick Knits , published by Cascade Yarns, arrived at my LYS the books flew out the door. We love to knit baby items and the charity knitters saw some real potential in the book. Personally, I'm always looking for a quick baby knit to give as a shower gift for coworkers and their new arrivals.  Then at our weekly gatherings I began to hear an under current about how this pattern was confusing or how another knitter had to "fudge" just a little to make it come together. I hadn't knit anything from the book but when my knitting friend Janet asked me to give a particular pattern a try I nodded and worked on it over the weekend so that I could give her a thumbs up or down.   In the end, the sweater worked out but I did see two problems with this individual pattern: 1. On page 22 inc row 2 , the pattern tells you what to do for that row but does not go one to tell you that you then need to knit the next row. (It does on the other rows of instructions and so ma...