Another WIP

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Mokihana

I saw this scarf made up and fell in love with it, even though I haven’t done a lot of short row stuffs.  Oni easy!  Sarah at  Knot Another Hat didn’t have the colorway I wanted, though she does carry Teseo yarn.  I did find the colorway I loved at Foothills Yarn and Fiber.  Continue reading →

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A Finished Cuff!

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Mokihana

I can’t believe it!  The first sleeve is pau!  It was not without its challenges, including having to take out the bind-off row because I’d done it too loosely, and had also forgotten to purl the purls. Continue reading →

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6 Weird Things About Me

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Mokihana

Yvonne at LavenderSheep’s Fiber Garden Blog just tagged me with this meme.  Okay, okay.  So get more den 6 weird things about me.  I jass going post some of dem.  I bet Lika dem going add more! Continue reading →

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Kewt Baby Snuggled in His New Blankie

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Mokihana

The last of the three baby blankies I knit was sent off a week and a half ago to newborn Josiah, and today I got photos of him all snuggled up in it, with the little lamb I sent standing up in the corner next to him. Continue reading →

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Small Kine Frogging

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Mokihana

Believe it or not, I’ve had to frog the sleeve, yes, the first sleeve still, of Nolemana’s sweater about 4 times!  Argghhhh!  But finally I got it right, thanks again to Linda, and while he was in surgery and recovery and while I sat with him till evening, I ended the sleeve and started on the ribbing. Continue reading →

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Bunny In Da Garden

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Mokihana

Nolemana is doing a bit bettah today; tho he wen wake me up at 5 a.m. foa two pain pills cuz he was really hurting.  But throughout da day, he been feeling small kine bettah. Continue reading →

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Surgery, Humbug Client, and Zzzzzzzz’s

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Mokihana

Nolemana had surgery yesterday and I brought him home today.  Yesterday he was experiencing better living through chemistry; today he’s more uncomfortable but is doing pretty good considering. Continue reading →

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Keiki Hat

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Mokihana

My nephew, his wife and new baby came up to Oregon to see my brother and sis-in-law, (the new grandparents), and since I’ve never seen the baby or met his mom, Nolemana and I drove over to the coast on Sunday to spend the day.  When I’d found out that they were coming, I wanted to knit a special baby hat for this special baby.  This is the baby I’d knit the spiral baby blankie for. Continue reading →

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Huh?

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Mokihana

Only in Boring, Oregon.  At least we wen live in Boring before dey wen change da boundaries, including us in da new city of Damascus.  Living out hea in da country, we get all kine signs on telephone poles.  Wat?  U tink Boring nomo telephone poles?  Get! Continue reading →

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The Concert is Pau!

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Mokihana

Today I met with Julie, Umeki and Snowflake at Hawai‘i Beanz for our regular Saturday mini-gathering.  Armed with a hot decaf mocha, my lifeline in place, and Julie ready to wind the frogged yarn, I took a deep breath and began to frog the sleeve.  Sounds of kanikapila (that only I could hear… ho da scary that!) filled the air as I slowly ripped out the sleeve.  Continue reading →

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