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Rhinebeck Recap Part 2

November 3, 2013, 1:44 pm

As promised here is all the scrumptious stash I acquired at Rhinebeck. I actually forgot some fiber that I bought from Fiber Optics, so I’ll show you that in the next show. I have set up a Ravelry...

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I Don’t Have a Puckering Problem

November 24, 2013, 8:44 am

Show notes for Nov 23,2013Welcome! What I’m wearing: Icelandic Yoke Sweater “Design 9& 19” by Katrin Andresdottir My apologies for the noise from the wind. Today I will have News WIPs FO’s New...

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Show notes for Dec 1, 2013 Coming to you from my Parent’s house in upstate NY this week! Had a wonderful long weekend surrounded by family, and 2 Thanksgiving feasts! Welcome! Today I will have News...

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Knitty Goals for 2014

December 8, 2013, 7:19 pm

Welcome! What I’m wearing: Marin Shawl by Ysolda Teague made with Spirit Trail Fiberworks Lyra worsted, Silk, Alpaca, Merino Show notes for Dec 8, 2013 News: Hudson Valley Knits Ravelry Group – Please...

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Episode 27 New Pattern, New KAL!

October 6, 2014, 6:49 pm

Hello all! Welcome to the Hudson Valley Knits Podcast. News: Thank you all who offered to test knit the Guardian of Air Shawl! I am thrilled to announce my pattern is now published! For the month of...

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Episode 32 Prize drawings!

December 7, 2014, 5:13 pm

Senior Love Along prize drawings. I will contact everyone via Ravelry. 2015 – think about your goals for the coming year! I will be opening up a thread for a 2015 goals with give aways at the end of...

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Episode 36 Dye Day

February 9, 2015, 8:01 pm

Welcome to Hudson Valley Knits Podcast! Today I record at George’s Island Park. Sorry I wasn’t able to get you some good Eagle shots but I’lll try again! I have lots of WIPs and some knitting and...

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Episode 37 Snowy Picnic

February 22, 2015, 7:40 pm

Episode 37 Welcome to Hudson Valley Knits Podcast! Today I record again at George’s Island Park. I have lots of WIPs and some knitting and spinning FO’s to show today. WIPs Ice Shanty by Amy Miller...

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Episode 39 Knitting Party!

March 29, 2015, 6:31 pm

Welcome to Hudson Valley Knits Podcast! WIPs Ice Shanty by Amy Miller using Miss Babs Heartland in Pewter and Violaceous Mashed Socks by Hunter Hammersen Silk Road Socks book usingJill Draper Makes...

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Episode 46 Getting Ready For Knitting Camp

July 12, 2015, 8:17 pm

Welcome to Hudson Valley Knits! WIPs Name tag for Camp Hornet’s Honey Socks by Donna Druchunas using Kauni Wool in a green solid and radiant color way Yarn Fairy’s In My Garden Mystery KAL shawl knit...

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Wrap or pick?

December 16, 2008, 4:30 pm

I have been immersing myself in various Elizabeth Zimmermann books and DVDs from my library. What a delightful woman! I especially like the book Knitting Around filled with EZ’s ‘musings’. It is a book...

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Too many colors!

December 22, 2008, 1:17 pm

I was whipping through this Icelandic Yoke sweater and looking forward to getting to the color work part . Now I am at the color work part and wishing I had picked a different pattern. This sweater I...

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Not liking it

December 28, 2008, 7:24 am

Aside from some grafting, I have finished the icelandic yoke sweater. I don’t know what to say. It wasn’t the most enjoyable sweater to knit. so many colors to work with at one time. I also carried...

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Fuzzy Yarn

January 2, 2009, 7:58 am

I am not good with fuzzy yarns at all. Perhaps if I had sharper pointed needles it would have been easier. I am using Suri Dream from Knitpicks. It is a lovely yarn. So soft and I like the color very...

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Moebius knitting

January 4, 2009, 8:24 am

I have been checking out patterns for Moebius knitting on Ravelry. I am excited about trying this and have put a hold on Cat Bordhi’s Magical Knitting book at the library. I think a nicely draped shawl...

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Colorwork socks

January 7, 2009, 4:35 am

I have been working diligently on my second pair of socks and they are coming along nicely. I find I enjoy knitting socks for a few reasons: They are quick Not a lot of finishing work Stay interesting...

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Making plans for 2009

January 10, 2009, 6:52 am

I was listening to the Knit Picks Podcast yesterday and the topic was New Year’s resolutions. I wish I could be as resolute as Kelly Pektun, but I have long since given up on setting resolutions....

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Plans set for 2009

January 13, 2009, 6:37 pm

OK, I have a tentative schedule for 2009. It is very ambitious, but of all the projects, only 4 are “must do’s” I broke them out between big projects and little ones. The intention is that I can have a...

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Update on the Wave Socks

January 15, 2009, 6:45 pm

Just a little update on the wave socks. I am still on the first one. Almost done. This yarn is Gloss from Knitpicks and it is wonderful. I love the colors and the yarn is sooooo soft. I recommend it...

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No Second Sock Syndrome for me!

January 22, 2009, 7:36 pm

I know I said in my last post that I would not start the second sock right now. Well, the first one felt so soft and warm on my foot that I couldn’t bear to wait any longer and started knitting the...

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colors for Alba jacket

January 30, 2009, 5:28 pm

colors for Alba jacket Originally uploaded by Mimers66 Changing my mind on what colors to use on the Alba Jacket I want to knit. Here are some of them. Gives you an idea.

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Dreaming about colors

January 31, 2009, 3:42 pm

You know you have gotten too obsessed about Fair Isle when you start dreaming about colors. I have been really involved with planning a new project. I saw the Alba Jacket by Alice Starmore in her book...

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Keeping with my plans

February 3, 2009, 5:31 pm

I made a tentative plan for 2009 and by golly, I’m sticking with it! I have started knitting the Emma Peel dress for little Victoria. I cast on last night and got a lot done. I think this will be a...

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Time to switch it up

February 7, 2009, 6:29 pm

Well, I spent the whole day cleaning and doing laundry and now it is time to relax with some knitting. I have been working primarily on Victoria’s dress and have a bit to show for it. Tonight I am...

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Motoring Along!

February 16, 2009, 7:10 am

I am quite confident I will have Victoria’s dress done by the end of the week. If I hadn’t of won this yarn I would never had made this dress. I don’t knit with cotton and the dress did not...

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May run out of yarn

February 22, 2009, 8:28 pm

I am almost done with the Emma Peel dress for Victoria and I am almost certain I will run out of yarn. I went ahead and ordered more from Webs. I just hope the lots aren’t noticeably different. I am...

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Did run out of yarn :(

February 24, 2009, 7:57 am

I did run out of the Pebbles. I ordered a skein from Webs and hopefully they have my dye lot so I can finish this pretty dress. I was able to finish the back and a little up the front. I decided to...

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Finished 2 sweaters, mittens and a pair of socks today

February 24, 2009, 4:16 pm

This post is just to annoy my sister. Kindly forgive me.

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Baby Kimono

February 27, 2009, 4:36 am

My little baby kimono for my coworkers baby is really coming along nice. It is such a simple pattern, yet it is unique too. I am pretty sure that I will have enough yarn for a little pair of booties...

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Kind of off topic

February 28, 2009, 3:25 pm

I didn’t get any knitting done today. I ended up running all over the place because my daughter got sick. Took her to the Dr and it turns out she has strep throat. She was real bummed about this and...

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Check it out!

March 1, 2009, 6:02 pm

I got a lot done today and am very pleased. I actually finished most of the Baby Kimono last night. Just need to block and add ribbon. This is a great quick and easy baby gift to make. I will keep this...

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What’s happening to me?

March 4, 2009, 4:59 pm

I have finished up a few projects now and really enjoyed knitting each one of them. I have knit more in the past 6 months than I have in my life! I don’t know what happened, but suddenly I can’t get...

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New Beginnings

March 11, 2009, 6:14 am

This week has been the week of new starts. Although I did not knit much this week, I did get a little in. For starters, I was able to get my Mr Foster sock monkey started. This is a kit that Knit Picks...

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No More Monkey Business

March 18, 2009, 4:05 am

I am putting the Mr Foster Monkey on hold for a bit. Not to say I won’t work on him at all, but not as fervently. I want to focus on getting my MIL’s cardigan done. It is coming along. I am holding a...

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My YaRn is Here!!!!

March 19, 2009, 7:36 pm

Oh, thank the Yarn Gods! My Jamieson DK has safely arrived from Canada. As I previously posted, Nina from CVF put a tracer on my package and sure enough it was stuck in customs! That was Tuesday. I got...

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Victoria in the Emma Peel Dress

March 22, 2009, 5:30 pm

Just got home from a wonderful evening with friends. Brings it home how lucky we are and what is truly important in life. We had a wonderful time and as I suspected Victoria couldn’t wait to try on her...

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Ready for the weekend!

March 27, 2009, 3:46 pm

I finished the gauge swatch for the Duxbury Point Pullover. This sweater is for Marc and will take a long time to make but I think I will really enjoy the pattern. I had originally started the swatch...

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New Stuff on the Needles

March 30, 2009, 3:28 am

I managed to get some knitting in this weekend. Not as much as I had thought, but a nice amount. I started off by winding all my hanks of yarn from my Luskentyre kit from Virtual Yarns. I was totally...

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Isn’t it lovely!?

April 2, 2009, 4:17 am

I have only been working on this a couple of days so there is not much to look at yet, but I just can’t help putting up a picture of my Luskentyre progress. I love the yarn and the pattern is just...

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Still Knitting

April 16, 2009, 4:10 am

I know I haven’t been blogging in a while, but I assure you I have been knitting. Knitting the Luskentyre pretty much exclusively. It is looking so nice. I haven’t posted for a while because I wanted...

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I’m Going to Share Something Special With You

April 25, 2009, 9:17 am

Something very special…. If you read the ‘About Me’ you know that my Grandma was the beginning of my love for knitting. She taught me the basics and helped me with my earliest projects. Many of the...

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Too Beautiful Outside

April 25, 2009, 7:05 pm

I really wanted to stay home and knit all day. It has been a while since I just relaxed and knit. Problem was it was so beautiful out, that I would be a fool to stay indoors. So, my daughter and I went...

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Sheep Shearing Baaaaaa

May 9, 2009, 7:01 pm

I had such a great time at the shearing event that the Hudson Valley Fiber Farm put on today! They had an open house at their beautiful farm located about 40 minutes from my home. I noticed while...

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Vogue Knitting Live Here I Come!

January 13, 2012, 7:28 pm

I am getting ready for Vogue Knitting Live!! I am so excited about this event. I signed up for it right away this year instead of dragging my feet. Last year I signed up late and the classes were...

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Knitter Rock

August 18, 2012, 4:45 am

This is so hilarious I had to share it! Pass it on if you love to cast on!

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In My Knitting World

January 14, 2013, 5:08 pm

Sometimes I feel like I am three different people living in three different worlds. There is Amy the corporate woman. Blaa… Some people thrive at this type of life and love it. Me not so much. I never...

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Getting Rhinebeck Ready

October 13, 2013, 4:36 pm

Here are the notes for my latest video! I have some WIPs, stash enhancements, and little book review for you this week. Enjoy! WIPS Here is the Rhinebeck Sweater! Review the Queue: Moonkossa Boots...

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Episode 58 Vogue Knitting Live Part 1

January 18, 2016, 6:14 pm

I had to list Part one as a separate post so iTunes would pick it up. Show notes in previous post

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My first Cable Project

November 11, 2011, 1:19 pm

My first cable project has a sad ending I’m afraid. My Grandma taught me how to knit when I was little. For the most part I did very simple projects and whenever something went wrong I always went to...

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Episode 78

December 8, 2016, 6:21 pm

Hello and welcome to the Hudson Valley Knits Podcast. Today I am podcasting from my home and have lots of WIPs and FO’s to share with you! Grab a hot drink and join me! WIPs: Out of Darkness shawl by...

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