Finally: A Finished Object! Plus, 6 Tips for Your Crafting Life

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tamarque — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:22:30 GMT

thanks for sharing these thoughts. i can relate totally. i have come to rename my relation to organization as being a professionally disorderly worker (PDW). See, now it is official: there is an alphabet soup insignia to prove it!

Btw, i hit the Rhinebeck festival last week for the first time. It is definitely overwhelming but there were some gorgeous yarns there. Found some great colors for ongoing mental drooling (much cheaper that way) but treated myself to some utterly delicious autumn colored yarn for my new grandbaby. Did a carpool with several other knitters which was lots of fun and made getting through the traffic much more bearable.

10 Reasons To Go To A Wool Festival

What's on Sandi's Needles? — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:11:50 GMT

It has come to my attention that some of you have not been to a wool festival. Having just come back

re: Finally: A Finished Object! Plus, 6 Tips for Your Crafting Life

KnitNoir — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:44:14 GMT

I'm so excited for you! What a fantastic cardigan and what a joyous knitter wearing it. I am totally inspired.

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KnitNoir — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:44:13 GMT

I'm so excited for you! What a fantastic cardigan and what a joyous knitter wearing it. I am totally inspired.

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DeborahM@23 — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:11:15 GMT

What your husband said is exactly what I said when I first saw the picture of you in your sweater, even while I realized that of course it was made for you. There are clothes that keep us warm & clothes that cover us up, & then there are clothes that make us beautiful! This sweater certainly does all of the above!

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JohannaR — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:06:01 GMT

I commute to work by train. That time is sacred, and can only be used for pleasure reading, or pleasure knitting. That way, I get at least a little in each day.

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clidi — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:25:25 GMT

Great Cardi! You look so happy wearing it!

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alena@5 — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:23:24 GMT

Sandi, my compliments and congratulations! Great that cardiagn! You've done an amazing job with it! And - you look sooo happy. This is definitely the best thing about any knitting project :)

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reginadituto — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:30:16 GMT

I always knit when my children are watching their age appropriate movies - I mean I don't need to see Princess and the Frog for the 15th time, even if they do. It allows me to spend time with them and with my projects.

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Carrie — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:03:55 GMT

Great job Sandi! To get my crafting going, I plan my day so that my work (SAHM) is done when baby goes to bed. DH works 9-5. I work from 7am to 7pm! So, after 7pm is my time. I might load the dishwasher, but that's about it. That gives me 3-5 good hours every day for my various craft projects - depending on when I plan to get up in the morning. I have an audio book ready if DH doesn't want to talk, or we don't have a movie. My friends all think I'm an amazingly fast knitter. Really, I just work at it for several hours a day!

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BeKKnits — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:51:31 GMT

You did a nice job, and I love the color, I especially like the picture with you by the tree. I like to knit during a movie, it goes a lot faster, but probably only for easier projects.

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SharonC — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:18:11 GMT

Sandi, it's beautiful. All that attention to detail, which I admit I thought just a bit fiddly, really paid off. I'll remember this lesson when I'm tempted to not do something "just right". Thanks, and congratulations.

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Jeanne Fangman — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:19:58 GMT

Sandi, I am so glad I found your blog. Have been following you since your first days on Knitting Daily. The sweater is lovely.

I, too, set aside blocks of time to knit. I tease myself with things like.......if you pick up the house and do a load of laundry, then you can sit and knit for an hour or so. Also, I get up early (about 30 minutes), have my coffee and knit.

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Ellen W — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:30:23 GMT

Beautiful! You look so happy and comfortable in the sweater. It's really an inspiration. Congratulations on your FO!

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MaryW — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:46:53 GMT

Congratulations, Sandi! The sweater is beautiful. You are an inspiration and a lot of fun to follow on KD.