Monthly Archives: June 2017

Blue and gold knits.

Posted on June 26, 2017 by kmkat

Show of hands: who would wear this? or this? Oh, this is nice. Shawl shirt. This is for my quilting friends. See the rest of the entries here. This is for you other mitered square fans. (She begins here.) (It … Continue reading →

Posted in LInks knitting | 6 Comments

Gendered links.

Posted on June 24, 2017 by kmkat

Swimming through wood. Don’t feel flattered. Practical fashion. Runway fight! I will be just slightly offended by a flamboyant guy with a rattail. The Avengers Initiative. Dog walker. What did they do with the f—g puffins? Think before you pink. … Continue reading →

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Road trip!

Posted on June 23, 2017 by kmkat

Elder Son graduates from his residency program this weekend, so we are off to Sioux Falls. It’s a six-hour trip one way, more or less, so that means… NEW PROJECT! Ahem. Yeah, I already have a portable project OTN, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew, knitting, Scarves, Yarn | 5 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday #4.

Posted on June 21, 2017 by kmkat

Joining Kat for Unraveled Wednesdays! After deciding I had made enough dead baby buntings, I returned to the never-ending afghan knitting. As for unraveling, that always happens somewhere in the knitting — a dropped stitch, a forgotten decrease. On a … Continue reading →

Posted in afghan, Books, knitting, Reading, Squares, Unraveled Wednesdays | 8 Comments

Pink and blue links.

Posted on June 19, 2017 by kmkat

I have been through this twice in the last week, except that 1, I managed to resist the craft store trip b/c the LYS is 75 miles awaay, and 2, the yarn in already in my stash. Yarn flowers. Nine … Continue reading →

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Unknown links.

Posted on June 17, 2017 by kmkat

The internet would be really boring without Russian dashcams. Sadly, true. “…unlike a typical house cat that can get stuck up in a tree, the clouded leopard can rotate its paws to climb down head first.“ Strange visitors. “…no-calorie Coke … Continue reading →

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My home town.

Posted on June 15, 2017 by kmkat

Interstate 90 runs east and west across southern Minnesota, 10 – 20 miles north of the Iowa line; Amboy is about 20 miles north of it. I lived near (or in) Amboy until I was 14, mainly on the farm … Continue reading →

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Unraveled Wednesday #3.

Posted on June 14, 2017 by kmkat

  So. I made a hat. Well, not really a hat. So. What it is, exactly? It’s a stump cover. M, wife of the guy, D, who does yard word and other miscellaneous chores around here — right now he … Continue reading →

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Misha alerts!

Posted on June 13, 2017 by kmkat

As I was making breakfast in the kitchen this morning, Misha The Formerly Very Shy Dog shot out of the bedroom and raced to the front door, barking her fool head off, as she is wont to do. Of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Antler Lake, Milady, Misha, Rural life | 3 Comments

Monday bonus!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by kmkat
Posted in Movies, Yarn | 1 Comment