Monthly Archives: January 2015

Storm Update

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

Thank you, Dear Readers, for your concern about our welfare during this storm. We did stay safe and warm AND our lights did not flicker once. YAAAY!! After I took yesterday’s photos, Colbie gave us another six inches of snow, … Continue reading →

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Blizzard ‘Colbie’

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

The Governor issued a state-wide travel ban at 9 last night, a sure sign of trouble ahead. Here’s the view from our front porch at noon today. . . heavy snowfall with a sustained wind of 15 miles an hour, … Continue reading →

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#4 – More One Pound

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

I combined a full skein of One Pound ‘Rose’ with the ‘Taupe’ remaining from last week’s ‘Asymmetry’ and then added some cream and an anonymous variegated to make. . . Rosy The cream is Magic Match III BULKY, a long-discontinued … Continue reading →

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#3 – Five Pounds

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’ve been thinking about how I could best use the five skeins of Caron One Pound that Chrissy sent me. Since it’s thicker than RHSS and most of the other yarns in my charity stash, I figured designing a ripple … Continue reading →

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#2 of 2015 – So Simple. . .

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

That was my first thought on seeing these photos of annypurl’s broadly striped “Buddy Bags”. Why, only a solid-colored blanket would be simpler than one inspired by this pattern! For my usual size ripple I needed at least 12 ounces … Continue reading →

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#1 – Legos

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

Happy New Year! One way that I celebrate the beginning of a new year is by turning the alottastitches blanket count back to #1. If I’d let the meter roll continuously since I started this blog in December 2010, we … Continue reading →

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