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May 14 2008

Decision made

Published by mityka under Miscellaneous

Done. Yesterday, first thing in the morning, I went into my boss’ office, and told her that I have received a job offer I would be stupid to refuse. Do you know what she said? - It might be better this way. - So, I’m over it. I told her that June 30 is the [...]

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May 14 2008

Talking about summer knitting

Published by mityka under Crochet, Knitting, Miscellaneous

 Now, this is the perfect summer knitting. I can’t imagine how long would it take to make it in my size :D. But heck, summer will be next year too.
The pattern can be found in Vogue Knitting Summer 2007. And the yarn is available at Elann.com.
Think linen, cotton, and silk for summer knitting!
And not only [...]

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May 08 2008

Knitting as a summer activity

Published by mityka under Knitting, Miscellaneous

Yeah. My husband often teases me, why I knit socks or sweaters in the summer. I don’t understand the question. Why on Earth not? First, it takes so much time to me, that I probably will not finish them until the winter anyway. Second, there are yarns for the summer. Yesssss. Ssssssssilk, for example. It [...]

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May 07 2008

My new favourite

Published by mityka under Miscellaneous

Is GGH Samoa. What a wonderful yarn! It is a dream to knit with. Goes fast, and smooth. Wonderful hand, and soft to the touch. I’m nearly done with the back of my cardigan. Looks a bit small, but this is because of the dropped stitches. They keep the fabric shrinked. I guess blocking will help [...]

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May 05 2008

The new IK mag

Published by mityka under Miscellaneous

Have you seen the summer IK preview on IK’s website? http://www.interweaveknits.com/
A lot of colorwork, which is not for me - yet.
But I like the green lace section, and I will add three of them to my queue:
- Eyelet surplice dress (this only if I will loose enough weight to wear a dress)
- Leaf kimono top: [...]

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May 04 2008

The progress

Published by mityka under Miscellaneous

As I promised (a few times), I show you some of my progress. First on the Caftan pullover:
This is the back. Not blocked yet. I know, it is huge. If it is turning out totally bad, it will be a great tent for Sára.
The front: I have already crocheted together the front panels with the [...]

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May 02 2008

Getting organised

Published by mityka under Bags, Etsy, Knitting, Miscellaneous

The spring cleaning bug hit me. Not that much that I have cleaned the windows, but enough to start to organise my projects.
I must confess, I’m not the tidy type. I only put things away when it is absolutely impossible to find anything. Now, that I reached that point again, I start from the top of [...]

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Apr 29 2008

Hahh, the purses!

Published by mityka under Bags, Etsy, Knitting, Miscellaneous, Work

I had a wonderful business from meowcraft from Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5608076
She offers free worldwide shipping, which is a bonus for me. And I have bought a nice lot of purse handles, and purse frames from her. Great stuff! And yes, I’m going to knit a few little purses, and probably a nice big handbag. I’m trying [...]

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Apr 29 2008

Chicken-pox

Published by mityka under Miscellaneous

Oh, yes. After a week off because of Sára being ill, she went to kindergarten - for one day. The next day she had itching spots all over her body. Chicken-pox. I was waiting for this to happen, but still, it was kind of a shock. 
The good news are:
- Sára has taking it easily. Of course [...]

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Apr 24 2008

After a week off

Published by mityka under Knitting, Miscellaneous

I was on sick leave with Sára for a week, and guess what? I could manage to actually knit - a lot!!!
I was so tired and exhausted though, that I was sleeping whenever I could manage - got up late in the morning (9-10 am), and took an afternoon nap with Sára, and usually went [...]

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