Monthly Archives: June 2015

Here We Go Again!

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

Yet another box has been left on our porch and, once again, it came from a yarn fairy. How Wonderful is THAT?!? Lucky me, Sandi of MD doesn’t have anymore room for storing charity stash and her group doesn’t use any … Continue reading →

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Last Week’s Ripple – #25

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

RHSS ‘Amethyst’ and ‘Shocking Pink’ from Lisa of TN, a little white and partial skeins of various light pinks. . . Colors of Clematis Sorry so short-winded. My computer keyboard has been acting up. So frustrating!! Have  you ever had to … Continue reading →

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And No Longer Just Burgundy and White

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

How the blanket/shawl? looked when I found it at Sal’s. . . With Emily’s help, I added navy strips on both long sides. Used the entire over-sized skein of RHSS Soft Navy I recently got at Savers! Then added one … Continue reading →

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No Longer Plain Pink

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

Ready to add a border to that solid PINK blanket I found at Sal’s a few weeks ago, I went shopping among the many variegated yarns Karen of MA sent me. I found a pretty pink/mocha/cream combination, . . . … Continue reading →

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First Books, then Tags

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

We always plan to arrive early for our favorite library book sale so we will be near the front of the waiting crowd. – Because of a rainy forecast this year’s sale was held in the underground parking area of … Continue reading →

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Ripple #24 of 2015. . .

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

features a Purl Essence variegated called ‘Sincerely Multi RedGoldNavyGrey’. It originally sold for $4.99, but last fall I found it on clearance for just 99¢ per five-ounce skein, the kind of price I’d expect at a thrift store, not JoAnns! … Continue reading →

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A Bounty of Blankets

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

It had been a looong time since I’ve seen a nice-looking yet reasonably priced crocheted or knitted blanket at a thrift store. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I snagged TWO on the same day! Not only that, I paid … Continue reading →

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#23 – Thinking in Green and Pink

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

My usual yarn “formula”, simply estimating that I’ll get 3.33 ripple rows per ounce, served me very well on this blanket. Look at how little yarn I had left! – For comparison, the ‘large’ ball of mint green weighs about … Continue reading →

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Do I Detect a Theme?

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

I love that my yarn fairies choose to recycle cardboard boxes. Melissa of GA reused ones from disposable diapers both in February of last year and this April. While Karen of MA just sent me this box, which once held … Continue reading →

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#22 – This Week’s Ripple

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

These colors remind DH of the dark wood and fabrics of Victorian home furnishings. The yarns are RHSS ‘Cafe Latte’, ‘Burgundy and ‘Painted Desert’, plus a small ball of cream that has a delicate peach cast and an unknown brown. … Continue reading →

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