tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63907934832321320002024-03-20T06:13:01.389-05:00Taddie Bee Knitting4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-84665543688867157642012-05-27T06:10:00.003-05:002012-05-27T06:26:33.925-05:00Farm Fresh Southern Cooking by Tammy Algood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I like many things about this cookbook: It's size is handy in the kitchen. The photographs are lovely. The layout and design makes recipes easy to follow. The writing is clear and engaging. Many of the recipes appeal to me because they make vegetables more interesting. I've been on Weight Watchers for almost a year now (ahem, 44 pounds :) and have been enjoying eating more fruits and vegetables. This book gives some new and really very good ideas for making all those zero point goodies a little more interesting.<br />
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The two things about this cookbook that I'm not fond of: It's use of ingredients I don't use much anymore-- like biscuit mix, canned soup, and processed sugar. (They're not in every recipe of course.) The book also has quite a menagerie of ham, pork, shrimp, lobster, catfish, and crayfish recipes which I don't use (typically) and wasn't expecting in a "Straight from the Garden" recipe book.<br />
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But, in spite of a few surprises, the vegetable recipes look like they're going to be great and the one I've tried is a keeper (Cherry Rice Salad).<br />
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Arterburn writes that choosing to be healed is a person's choice. I believe that. But then it says that God may choose not to heal someone. I haven't seen precedent for this in Scripture.<br />
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The book says that if God doesn't decide to heal a person, that they may still go on to acquire other types of healing such as emotional or spiritual healing. Arterburn seems confident that God wouldn't hold back on these types of healing, but he doesn't cite Scripture for these views.<br />
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Healing is a Choice reads like the Gospel According to Human Experience.4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-36476796973818065732011-10-01T09:03:00.000-05:002011-10-01T09:03:24.095-05:00The Book of Man by William J. Bennett<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.498.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.498.cover.jpg" /></a></div>I like reading original source material. I especially like it when someone else has compiled an interesting collection. Bennett's collection is wonderfully eclectic--representing some of the best stories, poems, essays, letters and myths on the topic of what it means to be a man.<br />
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Befitting many of its classic authors, it is a beautifully bound and typeset book. The heavy paper with crinkled edges could make me imagine I'm reading it by a massive stone fireplace 200 years ago. But Bennett's introductions to each writing bring the reader solidly into the 21st century--reinforcing the timelessness of the uplifting messages.<br />
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I'm talking about a teenage girl learning to knit. *Sharona is in an emergency care cottage at Baptist Children's Home where I teach a weekly class.<br />
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She learned quickly, but was the tightest knitter that it is humanly possible to be. She'd wrap the yarn around the needle as if it had to hold on for dear life. Her face would scrunch up with each stitch--terrified the yarn might slip off the needle.<br />
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That first night, I tried to joke, "Sharona, honey, you've got to loosen up." Maybe I wasn't smiling enough, because a pained looked flashed across her face. I wanted to kick myself--really hard. She'd probably endured enough criticism without adding to it in a knitting class.<br />
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Over the next few weeks, I made sure to smile and joke with her about "loosening up" and assuring her that most new knitters knit tightly for fear of loosing stitches. I showed her several techniques for creating looser stitches. But nothing helped. Her first project, a face cloth, continued to be ferociously tight.<br />
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But, miracle of miracles, last Thursday night she sat down at the table and the last inch that she had knitted during the week was absolutely perfect. I was so happy for her. I congratulate her (pat myself on the back) and she simply said, "Yeah, I finally got it." Later, I take a break in the class to watch her knit.<br />
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She's not using any of the techniques for controlling tension that I taught her. She is doing the most unique and creative thing I've ever seen a knitter do. As she wraps the yarn around the right needle, she simultaneously wraps it around her left index finger. Then, she knits the stitch as tight as ever--biting her lip and pulling the yarn so tight I wonder why it doesn't break.<br />
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Then, with the new stitch safely on the right needle, she removes her left index finger and is left with a large loop which she then cinches up to form a perfectly-tensioned stitch. Oh my. This is where I want to laugh out loud for the joy of witnessing such creative problem-solving abilities. And then cry imaging how much practice she's likely had with problems to solve.<br />
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That class was Sharona's last. She's moving from the Children's Home today and into foster care. I pray God keeps her. I pray she feels him tightly holding onto her.<br />
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We watched the master blade shearer Kevin Ford at work, saw the new baby lambs who were in a separate barn listening to classical music, bought some of the farm's Corriedale yarn, and enjoyed a lunch of lamb stew and homemade apple cake on the farmhouse porch.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Congratulations, karmaperdiem, aka #21, you won!</span></b><br />
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I emailed the Moses pattern to you. Just reply to me with your mailing address and let me know which hank of yarn you would like from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting?ref=pr_shop">store</a>.<br />
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Happy Chinese New Year Phatties!<br />
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Happy Chinese New Year and happy box day, <a href="http://phatfiber.com/">Phatties</a>!<br />
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If you didn't manage to <a href="http://www.phatfiber.bigcartel.com/">snag a box</a> today (or even if you did), you can still win a "Moses" (the mouse) pattern from Talitha Kuomi and a hank of luxury yarn of your choice from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting">Etsy store</a>,<br />
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Just visit <a href="http://talithakuomi.com/patterns.php">Talitha's Web site</a> and take a look at her stylish and artful patterns. (Many of them are free--and you'll love the beautiful, evocative names she gives them.)<br />
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Come back here and comment on your favorite pattern.<br />
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One person's name will be drawn by random number generator. Winner will be announced on Wednesday, January 19.<br />
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Talitha is on Knitscene's <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/knitscene/archive/2010/12/21/10-designers-to-watch-in-2011-knitscene-s-hot-list.aspx">hot list</a> of designers to watch for in 2011. Talitha is very cool and because she created a design using my yarns, I feel very cool by extension :)<br />
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Talitha used the yarn to design and create "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65517574/moses-pattern-by-talitha-kuomi">Moses</a>"--the cutest little mouse you've ever seen! When I make mine, I'm going to stuff him with lima beans and lavender.<br />
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The pattern for Moses and enough yarn to make him will be included in 50 of the <a href="http://www.phatfiber.bigcartel.com/">Phat Fiber January Sample Boxes</a> which will go on sale January 16 at 9 a.m and 6 p.m. CST (for about 2 minutes--you have to be quick to snag one!). The theme this month is Chinese New Year and it promises to be a spectacular collection of gorgeous fiber, yarn, patterns and accessory sampling!<br />
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I'm thrilled that <a href="http://talithakuomi.com/">Talitha</a> wanted to work with me. Her bold and beautiful <a href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/holiday/holidaygifts2010/bonus-photos/olive-beret.asp">Wild Olive Beret </a>was featured in this winter’s gift collection by Interweave Knits. And, Knitscene named her one of the <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/knitscene/archive/2010/12/21/10-designers-to-watch-in-2011-knitscene-s-hot-list.aspx">top ten designers</a> to watch for in 2011! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s been a lot of fun getting to know Talitha. She’s such a creative and beautiful stay-at-home young mother. We corresponded a lot over the last few months and I love the way she writes about her children and family and how she enjoys artistic, natural and beautiful things like gardening, designing, cooking and singing and sharing those joys with her children.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Check back here on Box Day, January 16 for a contest to win a copy of Talitha's <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65517574/moses-pattern-by-talitha-kuomi">Moses </a>pattern and any hank of yarn from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting">Etsy </a>store.<br />
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Happy new year! Happy knitting!</div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-18010965425351993932011-01-10T13:31:00.002-06:002011-01-10T16:23:01.279-06:00My 100th Ravelry Project ~ An online collaboration in 12 easy stepsFirst let me say the online knitting community is just so much fun. You get to know knitters and fiber artists from all over the world, learn new techniques, be inspired by their creativity, and LOL at the pictures they take of themselves in front of the bathroom mirror in their jammies and new hat.<br />
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One of my favorite projects of 2010 was one I created with the help of designers, dyers and spinners from all over the place.<br />
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But yikes, when I unraveled it, the yarn was a a thready mess.<br />
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You can knit with thready messes like this; you just have to be careful not to split the stitches. It was such nice yarn though, I wanted to see if it could be improved. I posted a notice on the <a href="http://phatfiber.com/index.htm">PhatFiber </a>contributors Yahoo group and asked for pricing to re-ply all 1,200 yards. Several wheel spinners from across the country offered, but <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/MoonwoodFarm">Roo</a>'s offer from <a href="http://www.moonwoodfarm.com/">Moonwood Farm</a> was the best. "Let's barter" she said, "Surprise me with some yarn from your shop." What a sweetheart!<br />
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I sent her a hank of 100% camel and some other wools along with the thready mess and a few weeks later, voila! . . . I get this beautiful stuff back! (Along with a sweater for unraveling that she happened to have lying around, and some wool wash and rinse. Just love Roo's free-wheeling generous spirit!)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At my request, Roo spun some blues and greens into some of the white wool. She said she used a braid of roving called "Ice Queen" from Erin (of Vines) which was part of the very first Phat Fiber Sample box. It's a 100% rambouille<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">t (which is a French merino). Roo added sparkle (undyed firestar) because she said Ice Queen deserved some icy sparkle. I agree!</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">From these yarns, I made myself this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripley-3">Ripley </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">hat (my daughter modeling, thank you Beth) and am still working on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aran-cashmere-scarf">scarf</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;"> to go with it.</span><br />
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The online knitting community is full of people who bend over backward to help their fellow fibery friends. It's fun seeing that....and the lovely golden thread running through it--people sharing and creating from their own little corner of the world. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-2555230422228993832011-01-08T06:47:00.006-06:002011-01-16T07:59:24.440-06:00How Sweet the Sound<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSsvkwMkp3JhiWSrr8_8Ts3tCg3kwj8Tn3gE6jCupPsyo9YqT75X0rbtaXWylXe14S10yZaJtsuhlDzi0E7XKTIrBtGwk1uTs9wH7vGuS90ccu3LDOkCk23hc8kizaFlf0_DJ-kIFkiM/s1600/default_obit_thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSsvkwMkp3JhiWSrr8_8Ts3tCg3kwj8Tn3gE6jCupPsyo9YqT75X0rbtaXWylXe14S10yZaJtsuhlDzi0E7XKTIrBtGwk1uTs9wH7vGuS90ccu3LDOkCk23hc8kizaFlf0_DJ-kIFkiM/s200/default_obit_thumbnail.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><i>I love him.</i><br />
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Strong and sure words<br />
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That broke my heart<br />
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For they were as strong and sure as when I spoke them about my father<br />
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Who was as close to perfect as a dad could be.<br />
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Her dad wasn't always there for her.<br />
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She had to choose to love.<br />
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And love never fails.<br />
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He is home now.<br />
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And loved perfectly, as always, by his Father<br />
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And our Father<br />
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Whose grace is amazing.4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-27703200075174274192010-12-31T10:31:00.002-06:002011-01-01T07:27:28.213-06:00My Little Monster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQb8m0JoFhfl07SSVCEzoJyeqhCRnOFdRlyk7_A07sGPX03gm0AIQ5ME5_CKAn1_jxJJvmYaN1ZB6b5NJxALARepfvpA69V5lhrSsWNSNl2VV-dpwB6Wvdq_00BrGrtSOA6U3BLfycd8/s1600/TommieBeeKnitting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQb8m0JoFhfl07SSVCEzoJyeqhCRnOFdRlyk7_A07sGPX03gm0AIQ5ME5_CKAn1_jxJJvmYaN1ZB6b5NJxALARepfvpA69V5lhrSsWNSNl2VV-dpwB6Wvdq_00BrGrtSOA6U3BLfycd8/s320/TommieBeeKnitting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I've been trying for several years to get one of my sisters to learn to knit. To no avail--until last September.<br />
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Tommie retired from teaching and since summer was ending and her amazing organic garden wouldn't be needing so much of her attention, she finally agreed to give it a try.<br />
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I suggested she start with a wash cloth. She huffed. "Uh uh! I want to make something beautiful that someone can actually wear."<br />
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Well, alrighty then!<br />
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So we jumped in. She quickly tackled and perfected techniques I didn't even know existed until I had been knitting for years: circular needles, double pointed needles, cable stitches, button holes, and textured stitches in complex patterns.<br />
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In less than a week, she finished the cowl and then made another one for her other daughter.<br />
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Then honeycomb scarves for her two oldest granddaughters.<br />
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Then a lined hat with matching mittens for her grandson--which she also designed by the way.<br />
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Then a camouflage tobaggon for her newest granddaughter (to go with the lifetime hunting license of course).<br />
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She finished all of her Christmas gifts and jumped right in to a complex aran-patterned afghan for herself. I can only stumble back in awe and stammer, "You go girl!"<br />
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A few weeks into the knitting mania, my husband and I were watching TV when the phone rang. We let the answering machine get it and listened to her talk for a minute or two. It was an urgent request for help; she was almost finished with one project and needed yarn and pattern advice so that she could get started on the next project without a delay. She didn't want to go a day without something on her needles.<br />
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I smiled and rubbed my hands together, "My little monster."<br />
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Her newborn gifts were a combination of pricey and practically free. The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/textured-blanket">reversible cable blanket</a> is made from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cascade-yarns-venezia-worsted">Venezia Worsted</a> (pricey) but the cashmere <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vine-lace-baby-hat">vine lace hat</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boys-and-girls-booties">booties </a>were made from a 100% <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/taddiebeeknitting-100-cashmere-laceweight">cashmere </a>sweater that I found for $4.00 at Goodwill.<br />
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I tripled the lace weight yarn into a fingering yarn while working with just a single strand. It's a very useful technique called Navajo knitting or Navajo plying. You can see it <a href="http://www.examiner.com/knitting-in-fort-worth/navajo-knitting-a-nifty-knitting-technique-every-knitter-should-know">here</a>. Or, check out the video at the end of this post.<br />
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My favorite part is the organic cotton fleece lining that I found at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/worthygoodstextile">WorthyGoodsTextiles</a>. It's soft and thick and luscious.<br />
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</div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-44227147894366654882010-10-18T23:18:00.001-05:002010-10-18T23:19:05.197-05:00Holy Bible "Big Red" in 3-D by Thomas Nelson Publishers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.267.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.267.cover.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">I have a strong and pleasant memory of being fascinated by the illustrations in my mother and grandmother’s Bibles when I was a little girl. The one I stared at most (usually when bored in a church service) gave me the willies. It was of a blinded and bleeding Samson laboring over the lever on a millstone. A strong runner up—but one that didn’t give me the willies, was the one of Jesus knocking on a door. These illustrations helped me understand the stories and concepts I was hearing about at church and home. <span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-38659058012334993622010-09-23T22:04:00.005-05:002010-09-23T22:19:23.931-05:00My Sweet Daughter<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>But their mommy surprising me with 56 wool, cashmere, angora, and camel hair sweaters was pretty daggone sweet.</div><div><br />
</div><div>My <i>Blue Italian Lak</i>e of a daughter has a two-month old but still managed to scour thrift stores to surprise me on our last visit to Chicago.</div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I couldn't stop laughing as I sorted through them. It felt surreal to see so many luxury sweaters in one place.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">God bless the well-dressed people of Lincoln Park.</span></td></tr>
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<b>A sampling . . .</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">55% Merino, 45% Alpaca. Now in my </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Etsy shop.</span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">100% Merino. Now in my </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Etsy </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">shop.</span></td></tr>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Arriving in my </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Etsy </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Shop</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and in Phat Fiber Sample Boxes in mid-October.</span></div></td></tr>
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</div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-57592417867823132272010-09-20T18:02:00.000-05:002010-09-20T18:02:02.599-05:00Contest Winner!Congrats, BunnyKnut!<br />
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Just like the proverbial white rabbit, your name jumped right out of the hat (actually a snowman ceramic vase).<br />
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Email me your address at <b>TaddieBeeKnitting at gmail dot com</b> and I'll get your Green Apple Wool right out to you!<br />
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Thanks everyone for participating!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/TaddieBeeKnitting/27324797/redos_033-1_medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/TaddieBeeKnitting/27324797/redos_033-1_medium.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-62581216378622575072010-09-18T07:43:00.001-05:002010-09-18T07:52:49.893-05:00Box Day Contest -- Farmer's Market<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Because I like reading as much as knitting, this month's contest will again feature one of my favorite books, <i>Animal, Vegetable, Miracle</i> by Barbara Kingsolver.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">In the book, Kingsolver journals about the year her family spent as loca-vores</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">—</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">eating ONLY local foods or whatever they grew or raised themselves. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Correctly answer TWO multiple choice questions from the book for a chance to win TWO hanks of this Green Apple Wool. The winner will be chosen at random. Let me know if you post on Ravelry, Facebook, Twitter, etc. about my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting">Etsy </a>shop. Your name will be entered once for each post.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">100% Wool, 150 yards, upcycled from a J.Crew sweater</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1. Americans put </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">almost as much fossil fuel into their refrigerators as their cars. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Each food item in a typical U.S. meal has traveled an average of <i>________ </i>miles. </span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">a. 15 miles</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">b. 1500 miles</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">c. 150 miles</span></li>
</ul><ul></ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">2. Kingsolver explains that small changes in buying habits can make a big difference: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>"If every U.S. citizen ate just one meal a week composed of locally and organically raised meats and produce, we would reduce our country's oil consumption by over ________ of oil every week."</i></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">a. 1.1 million gallons</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">b. 1.1 million barrels</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">c. it doesn't matter, meat and vegetables grow in supermarkets</span></li>
</ul></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The winner will be announced on Monday evening, September 20.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Have fun visiting your local farmer's market this weekend :)</span></span></div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-50187908682818633602010-09-16T06:41:00.007-05:002010-09-16T06:44:32.104-05:00Farmer's Market Samples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
I wasn't sure I was going to make it in time this month....but I got my samples off to Jessie just in time to make it into the September box--with the theme <b>Farmer's Market.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Each sample includes a <b>fruity </b>tea bag--in honor of the theme.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Samples include 100% camel hair, cashmere, alpaca, wool, and one mohair blend....from sweaters like J.Crew and Ann Taylor.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My favorite yarn this month is this <b>100% Camel Hair</b>. I'll have six 200-yard hanks available (DK weight). I read online that camel hair is usually not dyed, but left in it's natural state "a buttery golden brown." So, this appears to be undyed. Absolutely luscious! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My daughter found the perfect-condition sweater in a thrift shop in Chicago. Labeled "CoxMoore of England" with European sizing.<br />
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It's fun to wonder about this sweater's history. Evidently bought in England, belonged to someone in Chicago, then unwound into yarn in North Carolina....and now where will it end up next?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Please visit my blog again on Box Day for another fun contest...which will be based on one of my favorite books. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hint: It might be helpful to have a copy of "</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span">handy</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpPzpujia7MlKS9kYPwQrqOWiqGz6Cj-AQImUKozF39wV5sS3bXO2yAxOeNOcAKPUCc0QMvQcGzclt0MJbVbbTIgau8i1vn1tf8T9qbB_hPdzb6XI_ebrRuO_4HaVLgA67mY_Yx_WDsU/s1600/cashmere+bw+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-71607798087067773312010-09-07T04:13:00.001-05:002010-09-07T04:16:19.622-05:00The Boy Who Changed the World by Andy Andrews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://booksneeze.com/art/_240_360_Book.236.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://booksneeze.com/art/_240_360_Book.236.cover.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">The author recreates implausible childhood scenes of four men associated with plant engineering: Norman Borlaug, Henry Wallace, Moses Carver and George Washington Carver. The text somewhat clumsily connects these stories as it introduces each boy and then explains his future accomplishments. </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">The prose doesn't engage me. Each boy's story begins with, "I want to tell you a story about the boy who changed the world". Ugg. The story reads like there was at one time maybe a spark there, but having to make all those connections in the chosen format sucked the life out of it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Having worked in children's publishing, this book feels to me like there were too many cooks in the kitchen and someone tried to make them all happy. Like my favorite publisher ever (Sherrill Flora of Key Education), used to tell me, when you try to make everybody happy, nobody will be.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Juliaknit and Jessie, please email me and we'll make arrangements for you to choose your free yarn! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Thanks so much to everyone who entered! Your responses were funny and cute and catchy and showed lots of Etsy love :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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I'm especially glad to start with August because of the theme--AFRICA! My family has a special connection to a beautiful country there that will be the focus of TWO contests this week. I will be giving away a hank of yarn to two smart and creative winners . . . or the same person could win both!<br />
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C<b>ONTEST #1</b> Be the first person to answer FOUR questions about Africa correctly and you will win your choice of any hank or ball of yarn in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting">Etsy shop</a> (free shipping of course).<br />
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<b>CONTEST #2</b> Rename ETSY and I'll choose another winner of a free hank of yarn.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This handwoven basket was made in "The Gem of Africa."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The yarn is from an Ann Taylor sweater, 100% cashmere, </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">now available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting">Etsy </a>shop</div></td></tr>
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<b>FOUR QUESTIONS </b>Be the first person to answer these four questions correctly: (Type your answers in a comment box.)<br />
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<b>1</b>. Name a certain country in Africa. Here are three hints:<br />
<ul><li>My son-in-law grew up there. (ok, not so helpful for most of you)</li>
<li>A popular book series about a lady detective takes place in this country. HBO also produced a TV series based on these books.</li>
<li>This country is called "The Gem of Africa."</li>
</ul><b>2.</b> Name the fictional detective who lives at #5 Zebra Drive in this country's capital city (Be very specific; use her given first and last name.)<br />
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<b>3</b>. What is this fictional detective's favorite drink? (Use the name that she calls it--not what it is called in America.)<br />
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<b>4.</b> In this country's language, the word for <i>money </i>is the same as the word for <i>rain </i>and <i>blessing</i>. What is this lovely word?<br />
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Since all those answers can easily be Googled, and since Phatties are so creative, I want to add another contest that offers a chance for some creativity, and that won't necessarily favor the first visitors to the contest.<br />
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<b>RENAME ETSY </b>In the book and HBO series mentioned above, the shop names (and the name of the detective agency) in this African country all have charming, unpretentioous, straightforward names. Names like:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Last Chance Hair Salon</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Go-Go Handsome Men's Bar</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Speedy Motors</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Double Comfort Furniture Shop</i></div><br />
Rename "ETSY" in this style, and I'll award a free hank of yarn to the creator who, in my opinion, comes closest to the quirky, fun-loving spirit of these shop names.<br />
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The creative and knowledgeable (or Google-savvy) winners will be announced on Wednesday, August 18.<br />
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Have fun!4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-36789038250269179052010-08-13T23:21:00.001-05:002010-08-13T23:37:33.935-05:00My Phat Fiber Sample on YouTube<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I became a new "phattie" this month!!....by contributing for the first time in the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://phatfiber.com/" style="color: #3366cc; font-weight: bold;">PhatFiber </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">sample program.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 50 Samples for the August Box</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These samples include sixteen cashmere hanks, thirty wools, and four silk/cotton blends. These yarns came from sweaters like Ann Taylor, LL Bean and J Crew. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd like to thank Galia of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SpindleDesigns">Galia's Spindle Designs</a> for telling me about PhatFiber! She lives in Israel and makes the prettiest and most unique spindles I've ever seen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Galia not only told me about PhatFiber, she was so sweet to help me get started--answering many questions and taking the time to give me advice about samples, yarn tags, and other things. Thank you, Galia! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each of Galia's lovely spindles are point balanced, tuned and tested.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Galia also makes other beautiful things for knitters at her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PurelyPurl">PurlyPurl</a> Etsy store. I plan to do some Christmas shopping at her store. My friends would love handmade items from Israel and her shipping to the US is very reasonable--only $2 shipping for these stitch markers!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Galia's bamboo stitch markers with heart-shaped rings.<br />
She also makes these as earrings using sterling silver instead! Gorgeous, huh!</span></td></tr>
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</div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-53637724887644905092010-08-01T05:37:00.147-05:002010-08-02T06:19:09.748-05:00July Cashmere Shopping in Lincoln Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I went to Chicago in early July to witness the birth of my third granddaughter, Kate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way to Kate's first checkup, my son-in-law dropped me off at <a href="http://www.howardbrown.org/hb_brownelephant.asp">The Brown Elephant Resale Shop</a>. Proceeds there benefit the Howard Brown Health Center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another afternoon, I slipped away to the <a href="http://www.childrensmemorial.org/friends/white_ele.aspx">White Elephant Resale Shop</a> which benefits Children's Memorial Hospital. (That's another thing I like about unraveling--it's such a win-win for everyone along the recycling chain.) This shop is within walking distance of my daughter's house and it's so much fun walking around in Lincoln Park and feeling part of this vibrant and trendy yet classic Chicago neighborhood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because Lincoln Park is an affluent neighborhood and because Chicago has such cold winters (my daughter describes them more colorfully), I always find great sweaters there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are my latest finds . . . they'll appear in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TaddieBeeKnitting">Etsy </a>shop in mid-August.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">J Crew 100% Lambwool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drying after hanking and washing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This punchy pink sweater yielded six 150-yard hanks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This luscious sweater yielded 450 yards of lace weight cashmere.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I combined three strands to create a <br />
more substantial fingering weight yarn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexander Julian 100% Shetland Wool</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqqBYef07z1etHaNc5BlB4xSEocjehDNj_S2YVErTKa5Dz0CFbUnk93ODamHXjFzyKDYlyBsCKr4y5IYtfveD7mTUM5SP9ZSwm525PrzCwWyrFm49-iQDNl33ikJzyWrureurFejNGWY/s1600/wools+067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqqBYef07z1etHaNc5BlB4xSEocjehDNj_S2YVErTKa5Dz0CFbUnk93ODamHXjFzyKDYlyBsCKr4y5IYtfveD7mTUM5SP9ZSwm525PrzCwWyrFm49-iQDNl33ikJzyWrureurFejNGWY/s320/wools+067.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flecks of tweed in this wool are gorgeous.<br />
I'll have six 165-yard hanks available.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got a good deal on this cashmere <br />
top because the shoulder seam was torn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll only have one 115-yard hank available <br />
of this lovely turquoise lace weight yarn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm really excited about this Peruvian sheep's wool sweater. I usually don't unravel multi-colored sweaters, but I imagined they could be separated and used to make smaller Fair Isle projects in these same beautiful colors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was right! <br />
The colors separated nicely and I was able to create<br />
four Fair Isle kits. Two small kits from each sleeve<br />
and two large ones from the front and back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It doesn't get much better than this in the unraveling world. <br />
Ann Taylor Cashmere in a fingering weight neutral.<br />
I call it "oatmeal."</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAB_fQPca3EcpOqarnBC2kRt-R_PM6wvdaLeyvllKRAUYsq2BzZBR5AIZX6la0pVu7Eg-tsPH1XSdF8Y7K61UxUavJdYMDFZsn_7Z0JrsWlO9Ryy7DUrPS8_un19XOO-XN4yvjgzAuo8/s1600/lighter+cashmere+hank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAB_fQPca3EcpOqarnBC2kRt-R_PM6wvdaLeyvllKRAUYsq2BzZBR5AIZX6la0pVu7Eg-tsPH1XSdF8Y7K61UxUavJdYMDFZsn_7Z0JrsWlO9Ryy7DUrPS8_un19XOO-XN4yvjgzAuo8/s320/lighter+cashmere+hank.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll have five 150-yard hanks available.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390793483232132000.post-56963653032882149192010-06-19T21:55:00.013-05:002010-06-20T21:07:48.264-05:00In Memory: An Unconquerable Soul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbSy6KS5DQjv9Bj8ylrCB5VPHMYAAD6Fvmwn74msk9gZm4jtQaqYb_yEEyHqCAMjlXH_ttkNMm3TZaTHEh_K1xDSJPm0eIzeimziEDrgLszA9zdfW044jwprHaM_pVB2NjS8TAAjMiQQ/s1600/img031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpbSy6KS5DQjv9Bj8ylrCB5VPHMYAAD6Fvmwn74msk9gZm4jtQaqYb_yEEyHqCAMjlXH_ttkNMm3TZaTHEh_K1xDSJPm0eIzeimziEDrgLszA9zdfW044jwprHaM_pVB2NjS8TAAjMiQQ/s640/img031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I've been re-reading one of my favorite devotional books, <i>"The Manhood of the Master" </i>by Harry Emerson Fosdick. This book was printed in 1913 and belonged to my dad (and maybe my granddad). The author examines the gospel stories and especially the words in red to give a tremendously fresh interpretation of what a radiantly overflowing personality Jesus must have been.<br />
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The section on Jesus' joy reminds me of my dad. Here's an excerpt:<br />
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<i>"The sources of [Jesus' Joy] were not at the mercy of men and circumstance. . . . all through the final months of his ministry you can hear the click of closing doors around his life, until at last they shut him into the upper room to face a terrible tomorrow. Every door which the hand of man could reach was closed. </i><br />
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<i>Then that wonderful thing happened, which is the mark of all exalted souls and supremely of the Master; he fell back on resources which the hand of man could not touch. . . . </i><i>When his trouble was at its climax in the upper room . . . his joy was unquenched.... "Be of good cheer," he said, "I have overcome the world." </i><i>[Jesus] . . .could stand anything that men or circumstances could do to him and still have resources of joy. He was an unconquerable soul."</i><br />
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<i>"The men who have most cheered their fellows are not the men of untroubled lives, but those who spirits were too glad to be submerged by sorrow. Men like Robert Louis Stevenson who, exiled to Samoa for his health, and sure to die there soon, prayed, "Give us to awaken with smiles. . . ." </i><br />
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<i>Such men have been the joy-bringers of the race, and Jesus is the Master of them."</i><br />
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Such men like Bruce Campbell. At 69, he experienced a massive stroke and did not walk or speak normally again for 14 years. But like his master, he had joy that strengthened him and encouraged others.<br />
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During the last and probably most difficult year of his life, the first words out of his mouth each morning were the song, "This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it." It makes me happy to imagine how greatly this must have vexed the devil.<br />
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I'm so proud of my dad for the joyful and victorious life he lived. Happy Father's day, Daddy.4 Sassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02749429211446962536noreply@blogger.com1