Da Love-Hate Relationship Wit My Computah

Posted on April 1, 2006 by Mokihana

I lovehatelovehatelovehatelovehate love my computah.  I cannot imagine my life witout it.  But dis last week, ho, da buggah wen drive me nuts.  Seemed like it had choke menehune insai, each doing deah own ting. Continue reading →

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Small Kine Cast Socks and Community

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Mokihana

Sunday nite I finished the first small sock for my friend; she was at church with me, so I could measure her foot as the knitting progressed (we have a casual church). Continue reading →

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We Get Snow!

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Mokihana

Usually by dis time in da year, Northwest Oregon gets rain, rain and more rain.  But dis year, guess wat?  We wen get snow!  Not a lot, but was snow! Continue reading →

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Kate Da Kat!

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Mokihana

One of my teammates, Emily, wen finish Kate da Kat by da time da Olympic torch wen go out.  Dis litto pōpoki is so dang kewt! Continue reading →

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Small Kine Socks For a Friend’s Cast

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Mokihana

Tonight one friend of mine, who just broke her ankle in a kinda freaky snowmobile accident, asked me if I would be willing to make her a half sock for go over her toes, so they wouldn’t get cold. Continue reading →

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Da Kakaroach Watamelon Keiki

Posted on March 5, 2006 by Mokihana

On dis day, my friend Judy wen invite me to go wit her ‘ohana to dis cabin dey had in Kahuku. I wen go wit dem before for da weekend, an we alla time had good fun. Dis weekend stay so hot. Da sun stay beating down on us, so me an Judy wen decide for go swimming. Wen we was pau swimming, we wen lie out in da sun for awhile. By den, we stay real hot again, so we wen decide for go back to da cabin for sometin cold to drink. Continue reading →

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Sock Fevah!

Posted on March 4, 2006 by Mokihana

Okay, stay pau [finished] da Knitting Olympics.  I can go back to pidgin again!  I get two pairs of socks now; da Olympics ones and den anoddah pair dat was waiting till I wen learn da Kitchener stitch. Continue reading →

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It’s Gold Medal Time!

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Mokihana

I finished my socks!  I holed up in the living room, telling my husband to leave me alone, no interruptions, upon fear of death please, so that I could really concentrate on what I was doing.

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Fie On Thee, O Dreaded Kitchener Stitch!

Posted on February 24, 2006 by Mokihana

The first time I tried this stitch, trying to read the directions from a website as I was stitching, it ended up a mess.  I was frustrated!  I understood the progression from stitch to stitch.  I got it! But my first attempt was a disaster. Continue reading →

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Toe Jams

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Mokihana

On Tuesday morning, I got one sock done all the way up to grafting the toe.  It’s great!  It looks just the way it should.  Continue reading →

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