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Taking it with me.
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
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Set the knit aside and started a new one...yea
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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trying to knit a scarf....not fun
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Awesome!! Want a great hobby!!!
Going all the way!!!!
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Finished 2 scarves yesterday...taking it with me today......
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Took it but didn't touch it!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Taking it with me...
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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No needle work today...
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Started embroidered pillow cases last night....this is going to be a long term project!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Finished a scarf today! Yea!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Is anyone knitting sweaters these days????
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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nice gift
Your encouragement is greatly appreciated!
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A prayer shawl sounds lovely!
Discipline is freedom.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Apparently a prayer shawl is something people are making right now as gifts for others going through problems, health, or grief issues. I see the little booklets at the stores and it may be a fad like the ruffle accent scarves...but it would be fun to try. I haven't made a shawl since the 70's. Keep the needles clicking!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Hi Tatter, What is a prayer shawl? Glad the mask helped to keep your asthma away! 
Discipline is freedom.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Sister's off to the GS...I'm off to work...pulled out a new skein and will start a scarf on break...still doing better but wore a mask to cut grass last night. Can't risk another episode. Keep Sparkin'!! Gotta make that prayer shawl!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Wow, Tatter, sorry to hear you h ad such a bad attack but really glad to hear you're on the mend! Sounds like your hands are busy though! I'm working on another scarf for the Seaman's Institute. This one's going up quick so far. We have our Prayer Shawl group tomorrow after church service. We have quite a group going so far. I wish you all busy hands!
Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there.
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I'm working on both knitting and crocheting. I do a little of each every day and all of a sudden I see an avalanche of finished items. It would probably go faster if I did one at a time...but I have no attention span. Keep Sparkin'!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
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Wow you are doing loads of things with your crochet and knitting, Tatter (or is it all crochet? I can't quite remember). Nevertheless you are doing loads of it! Good for you. It is so relaxing, isn't it?
Edited by: JANICEJEM at: 5/6/2013 (11:19)
Discipline is freedom.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Taking it on the road today...quicky crafts to keep the bin filled!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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gave the pink scarf to the little girl at church who immediately put it on to model it. Loved it!!! Had a good day...finished a few more scarves and hope to get some rags done this week too. Keep Sparkin'!!
Edited by: TATTER3 at: 5/5/2013 (22:03)
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
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Yep, Janice...I've never had an attack like this...just an occasional annoyance.this hit hard, and fast, but my doctor helped me with the right meds and I'm 90% better tonight. I'll be fine...just concerned that at my age it would be so sudden. thanks for the good thoughts. Keep Sparkin'!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
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Hi Tatter3, Are your lungs acting up because of asthma? Whatever the reason I hope they calm down and breathe for the better soon! Janice
Discipline is freedom.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Up early this am...too ill to do anything but still still and wait for the breathing to calm down. Can't focus on the fingers when the lungs are crazy!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Taught a friend last night how to make the ruffle scarves. Fun!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Taking it with me today....Found good yarn on sale when shopping last night and got a skein for free!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Almost done with another scarf. Sister is using one for a lady at her church...birthday!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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I crochet. I made a bunch of scarves for the homeless and now I'm crocheting baby blankets for the women's shelter. I've learned how to crochet best off of youtube! They have some great tutorials there. I've made a hat with a visor, as well as a beany type of hat. I find crocheting much easier than knitting!
Discipline is freedom.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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Sorted out my products today. What a chore to keep up with...socks, scarves, dishrags, and stuff.....Hoping to stay organized until after the Fall sale!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Finished a ruffle scarf for a little princess at church today. So Pink ...and it sparkles (she says). Love this little girl. Fun to do things for her!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Bought some yarn today. Life is good.
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Measured GS's foot...the length of my finger...and the stitches go on!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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taking it with me....gotta get some stitches in
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
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Started cleaning out my sewing room today. Our church is having a yard sale that is town-wide on May4th so I'm trying to get rid of old/unused supplies etc. I found some interesting things already, so this should be good!
Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there.
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Went to cheap thread for another pair of socks....bad move....
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Almost done with my monster afghan, then I will border it and ship to my son. Then on to other projects.
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taking the thread with me....will be a long day and might get a few stitches in.
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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TATTER3 - Maybe I will try to crochet them, do you go in every 3rd or 4th stitch? Do you do a single or double stitch? Some of the gals end them so differently. Some knot them and some end them by the book. That is what some of the gals are doing, making up a whole lot of them to sell at a craft fare. Some sell for $10 and some sell for $15. The gals that sells hers for $15 is having a fit because the other gal is undercutting her and selling them for $10. The gal selling for $15, gets two scarfs out of a $4 skein and the gals that sells them for $10 gets one out of one skein. I stay out of that one for sure.
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I crochet them....not fond of knitting that netting. I'm trying to build up a stash for a Fall sale. Making socks and anything else I can come up with..church bazaar style. Knit dishrags, blankets, trinkets. I'm trying to make different lengths for bigger women down to kids. Enjoy yours... Started a new pair of socks...and the needles click on...
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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I have 7 of the lace scarfs in all colors. One of the gals made it for me, I don't knit. I tried it along time ago and gave up.
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Made a ruffle scarf today and started another pair of baby socks. Love this!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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FATTYBJ - Glad you found the yarn. Where did you find it?
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Finished the baby socks! Too cute...making some more!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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 I found the yarn!!! It is called, I love this yarn! It is soft and it comes in red, white and blue. $3.99 for 6 oz.
With Christ I can do anything!
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Started a knitted scarf for The Seamen's Institute Christmas at Sea program. Have about 10" done so far. Everyone has so many interesting projects going. Such motivation!
Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there.
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Tatters3 - Sounds like you are a knitter. We have a group of between 7-12 ladies and we all have different projects. The one now that they are mostly working on are the lace scarfs and they are knitted. One gal is knitting caps for winter and I had one gal make me a hat and it most unique. Has a knitted border and a fuzzy yarn to finish the cap. I get so many compliments when I wear it. One gal is making quilts for boy and girls and donates them to WEAVE. Bev
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we call WIP's UFOs(unfinished objects) here. I have dozens...but suddenly, I will see a whole bunch of things completed. I used to keep 5 quilts going at once...I just think it gets boring working on one thing at a time. I joined a painting class last night...so that just adds to the stack. Almost finished with the first baby sock ...lots of mistakes...but a learning process and I really enjoyed it.Worked on it this morning to get the heel turned. Yea!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
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HA, do I ever. I am working on an afghan that I started 5 years ago. It is a king size for my son in Oregon, now that I am actively working every Monday with a Knitting/crocheting/gossip group I should be done in a few months then I will have to border it. I also have some place mats, and a baby blanket waiting for me to finish. I am confident I will finish. Bev from CA
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Anyone else suffer from WIP (works in progress)? Right now I have 2 sweaters and an afghan for Project Linus. I cleaned out my daughter's storage shelf last week and she has about a dozen WIP's. I used to only do one thing at a time for fear of having so many WIP's. I always love to start projects and then I get bored and go on to something else. Am I alone in my thinking?
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Got the baby socks started....should be fun!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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FattyBJ...There is sock yarn in the colors of the flag that will work for a baby afghan. You can crochet strips and sew them together or just change colors until you get to the square for the stars...I suggest you get sew on stars rather than try to make so many. for length etc...just take a real flag and use it as a guide. Welcome all. So glad to see so many busy fingers on the line.
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
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BABYBIRD2013 - Have you thought about place mats or pot holders. Those are pretty simple and can get you going again. Bev
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Hi my name is Bev and I am new to this team. I started an afghan 5 years ago for my son in Oregon. Now moved into a Sr Mobile Home Park and they have a crocheting/knitting/gossip meeting every Monday, so I dragged out the afghan and hopefully I will have it finished by Christmas. It is a king size and it is time consuming. Bev from CA
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I have to crochet a baby blanket, for a coworker, whose baby is due on the 4th of July. She wants a flag. I told her I didn't think baby yarn came in red, white and blue. So she said she'd hang it on the wall. She wants to take pictures of the baby with it. Does anyone have a pattern for one, or know where I could find one?
With Christ I can do anything!
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I just learned how to make the ruffle scarf and was told if you want it shorter you can stop making the scarf half way through the skein. You can put more loops on the hook or measure the lenth you want and stop at that point. I hope this helps.
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I am getting back into crochet myself and Monday learned how to do a curly scarf. The scarves are really easy to make. I also bought some yarn to make some dishcloths. A good web site for different patterns is maggiescrochet.com. They have a booklet of potholders and other easy items. I hope this helps.
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Great Job! I cannot decide on a project to get me started or back into crocheting. Any suggestions on something that would be fun to do while relearning?
Be at peace,
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I finally finished that crocheted prayer shawl!!!!! We had the Coach Bag Bingo for Family Promise on Sat night so things should go back to normal! (We made $16,200.00 so it was well worth the effort!). Ready to start the next project just can't decide what to knit next!
Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there.
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weaving the toes of a pair of socks, finished a ruffle scarf, still working on the black and white chevron afghan, and have a dozen more things to get done! Craft fair coming in the Fall!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Brought several projects to work "just in case" and will see what I can get started. Or completed! Love the threads!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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I've used the whole skein..but also cut the skein in half and got a better length. For pastel colors, I'm thinking of using 1/3 skein for little girls. I'm NOT loving the knitting though....Prefer to crochet ...it's faster. Have several items to finish...Keep Sparkin'!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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The ruffle scarfs are so easy and work up so fast too. I made over 20 in less than 2 weeks with both sashay and starbella. I just kept going until I finished the skein. They come out longer than I would like them.
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my husband calls me a "thread crafter" because I mostly work on items that require a thread of some sort -- knitting, crocheting, knooking, tatting, embroidery -- just to name a few. Really helps to relax me. How can you continue to be out of sorts when you focus is clearly somewhere else,
Slow and steady wins the race!
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I have not knitted or crocheted since I was a girl when my grandmother taught me. She always got frustrated with me because I was left handed. She did not give up and neither did I. I need a crochet project to get me started. I have been thinking of getting back to this because I need a stress reliever, hobby and distraction from everything and everyone.
Be at peace,
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Every one at the retreat was making or wearing the ruffled scarves. Fun!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Took a minute and finished a ruffle scarf this morning. I'll take them with me to pass free time at the retreat. Better than munching!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Since I learned how to knit the sashy ruffle scarves last night I decided to start one today...not impressed...I'd rather crochet them. And so life goes on!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Hope to start the socks tonight!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Found the baby sock pattern and think I have enough to make a pair. Too cute!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Picked up the curly scarves again today...looking for baby socks on the net to use up the leftover yarn. Ahhh...so glad!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Both socks are ready for weaving! Yea...need to find a baby pattern for the leftovers!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Decreasing at the toe...sizing looks pretty good. Should be weaving both socks by Monday night!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Heel is completely done...now just fast knitting until the toe!! Yea!!!
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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Taking it with me today...getting excited about finishing another pair of my hobby socks!!! Yea
Keep Sparkin'!
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers Philemon 1:3,4
Tatter3
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