nepenthe's misadventures

Name: Meg
Location: E. Lansing, MI

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On the Needles 2009


Custard Baby Sweater Redux


No Purl Monkeys

Garter Stitch Alpaca Scarf

Vestee

Turn a Square

Pink Baby Bolero

Minimalist Cardigan

Chevron Socks

Seascape Stole

Felicity

Opus Spicatum

Baktus Scarf


February Baby Sweater


Midnight Squirrel Mittens


Ivelet


Claudia Hat


The Boy Hat


Marlene Socks


Kokopelli Boy Hat


Odessa Hat #1


Odessa Hat #2


Garter Yoke Cardigan


Monster Hat


70s Kitchen Explosion Socks


El Hatto Rosa


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February 2008



Dreaming of San Juan

Thu, 02/28/08 3:12 P GMT-07
I am hoping that next year, when I am finally free of the flu AND have enough vacation time, P and I will go to San Juan in February.  Yup, it is snowing again in grey grey Michigan.  I haven't seen my lawn since November.Maybe&nbs
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Maison Pestulance

Wed, 02/27/08 3:06 P GMT-07
It looks like things are starting to rebound here in the Little Yellow Plague House.  P and I have both been suffering through a bout of flu.  High temperatures, body aches, headaches, coughing, and congestion have pretty much confined us t
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Four for Four

Sun, 02/24/08 5:15 P GMT-07
I have been working at the library for four months, and I just got my fourth cold.  Batting a thousand.  I am feeling so miserable.  I couldn't even knit today.Icycles out the sunroom window.Gah. Pass the tissues.

Not an Amaryllis

Wed, 02/20/08 7:53 P GMT-07
The only thing growing in Michigan right now, aside from icycles, is my Not-An-Amaryllis:The onion doing its best.And birthday socks. Birthday socks are also growing.
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Falling in Love Part I

Mon, 02/18/08 6:06 P GMT-07
A little too late for Valentine's Day.  But at least the first sock is done.Falling in Love socks by Anniken Allis in Socks that Rock, Ruby Slippers, with modifications of course!Cables and LaceLace hearts! (and cat hair)The second one is al
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Awww, thanks!

Thu, 02/14/08 7:18 A GMT-07
 Beth at Biggeek gave me You Make me Smile and You Make My Day Awards earlier this week. Thanks, Beth!  I have read Beth's blog for a long time, but I LOVED meeting her when we did the DIY Uncommon Threads tv show together with Mis
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I must be adjusting...

Wed, 02/13/08 7:28 P GMT-07
Today was warm, 27 degrees and sunny, so I went without hat, coat, scarf or mittens. And you know what?  It felt warm!  Apparently I am getting used to Michigan.  For the last few weeks the high hasn't risen above the low teens, wi
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home: chile + yarn

Sat, 02/09/08 1:35 P GMT-07
The journey home was long, but we eventually got back to East Lansing.  And our new cooler arrived safely, with its precious cargo intact:15 tubs of Bueno Foods Autumn Roast Green Chile.Four tubs will be going to another family with New Mexico h
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Off the Mountain

Thu, 02/07/08 2:00 P GMT-07
I survived my one day of snowboarding and it was AWESOME.  So much fun!  Since we haven't been snowboarding in two years, I wasn't sure how things were going to go, but it was great.  I am a very solid beginner.  And if I
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FO: Monkey Socks

Sat, 02/02/08 1:00 P GMT-07
On the way to school this morning I saw 15-20 cars in the ditches along the highway - black ice.  Through a particularly bad section an accident happened right behind us - a Chevy Impala spun around, hitting the two cars on either side of it.&nb
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