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


Kindle Kozy

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August 2009



FO: Baktus Scarf

Thu, 08/27/09 4:53 P GMT-07
This time of year is always a new beginning - I think because I feel like I should be heading back to school. New clothes, new school supplies (yippeee!), new classes, and new friends always come from the end of August.  It also feels like a new
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FO: Midnight Squirrels

Sun, 08/23/09 12:06 P GMT-07
Don't you just love it when your projects finish themselves?  I knit these mittens before I went on vacation and left them to block while I was gone.  I found that the upper part of my Fiber Trends sock blockers make very good mitten b
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Adirondack bound

Sun, 08/16/09 8:48 P GMT-07
If Canada lets me pass through with a dog (complete with rabies certificate), two mountain bikes, a telescope, and my spinning wheel I will be a happy girl.  After all, going through Canada is the short cut!

Michigan Fiber Festival August 2009

Sat, 08/15/09 4:48 P GMT-07
I have been looking forward to the Michigan Fiber Festival for quite some time now, and I was not disappointed!  Amy, her friend Clare and I piled into Amy's car and headed down to Allegan.  We grabbed a quick bite to eat, and headed i
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Pouring

Sat, 08/08/09 9:20 A GMT-07
Today I am kept indoors by an incredibly wet day.  We haven't seen rain like this this May - and the garden was getting desperate, so I am trying to be philosophical.  There is a huge mulch pile next to our driveway that needs to be use
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The Beekeeper's Daughter

Wed, 08/05/09 9:46 A GMT-07
Our local farmers' market is open twice a week, and I have been trying to take full advantage since it is unlikely we will ever be able to grow our own veggies at home.  I would love to grow fresh produce at home but because our little plot
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In the garden at the Little Yellow House

Sun, 08/02/09 8:52 P GMT-07
This weekend has been all about the garden.  I went to Connecticut last week for a visit with the parents, and their gardens were such an inspiration.  So I tackled a pretty overgrown section of our landscaping this week.  Weeding took