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This little hat is knit with the softest alpaca/bamboo yarn. It's heavenly, unfortunatly it won't fit anyone born before the new millenium, but I know a few little girls that it might just fit. It will be heading out in the mail shortly!
Tom officialy became a member of the Slocan Valley Threads Guild this year, and we attended together a really neat paper making day. Here is what we made,
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Some of the colors arrived due to the recylced paper we used and some we added spices or food to. We did a batch of beets and celery! It came out really pretty!
I finished another pair of socks for Tom. I learned a new system for these: Toe up, Two at a Time. I didn't really enjoy it, everything seemed to take twice as long and I was continually untangling yarn. I have another pair cast on already, back to the good old tried and true, top down, on 5dpns! Sigh, already done one sock. So quick and easy! ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZv1K2FEeeWbHnpVQJyBLYpcGs0wIqWdtyNpIHt8-XdCyR9uFS8LxKgxRYXjZ2FHZwgny2c1EYe4sRy99kBjxqwW7tkjHnKJhXo8Mc1Kfh7VuRH_zbsd9vqf4eHK4V1XM0TBpr_EK3ow/s320/jse_Uploads_005.jpg)
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There is one more project we've been working on that I would like to share even though it is not done yet!
We've been working on this one for about 23 weeks now. We are hoping to be done mid-July! For those who don't like the pink background on this blog, this is your warning, it's about to get a whole lot pinker around here!!!! I'll try to keep it to a minimum, but sometimes I get a little carried away.
Maybe I do know why I've been so distracted lately....