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Web Site for Knitting Nuts Has New York Needlers in Stitches | The New York Observer.
This was a great, fun article & I wanted to share it with you all since we LOVE ravelry so much.
I especially loved this line, “Anybody who is not on Ravelry,” a friend said recently, pausing to lean in—close—“is stupid.”
Plus, Casey & Jess + their crew could use a little positive love today. It’s been a rough couple of days for them with the running of the site ;o)

In preparation for Stitches this year I wanted to get you all excited about all there is to do & all the peeps/celebs to see.
Tracy & I had so much fun last year at our cute hotel amongst all the yarn that we decided this year we had to bring along friends. Boy are we bringing along friends! 10 of us are going so far with a couple more possible.
Reservations are made, plane tickets purchased (okay, only one person had to buy plane tickets to get here to SB to drive up with us),  I am ready to pack but that might be a tad too early even for me ;o)
You can see my post from last year and Tracy’s post as well to re-read about all the fun we had.

Enjoy!

This was Tracy & I last year at Stitches with Casey (the founder of Ravelry, just in case you live under a rock with no yarn)
I can only imagine how many photos we’ll get this year with all of us going!!! I am so excited!!

My next class at Knit & Pearl.
Julie took a fantastic photo of the scarf~ just beautiful.
Knit and Pearl Boutique: Up coming classes.
The class does include a trip to the Bead show at Earl Warren Showgrounds before starting to class to choose beads to go with your yarn selection. It’s also a learning experience for those that have not knit with beads before.

eBay Store – Tidal Brook Yarns: Sea Silk, Storm Water Shawl Scarf, Sea Wool Bordello socks.
I wanted to pass along this little gem of an Ebay store.
Right now they have FA Nyoni in 250g hanks for under $20. That is over 800 yards!!
Gorgeous colors, fast shipping, cheap shipping & wonderful customer service!

Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog » » Fat Quarter Handbag Tutorial.

Not only are the bags that Sew, Mama, Sew creates adorable, she gives you a tutorial how to make them yourself!
And if you don’t want to sew, you can hop right on over to her Etsy store & buy one for a very affordable price!
Someday I think we should all gather around a huge table with out sewing machines & irons and whip a bunch of these out for ourselves!
A purse, a project bag, a gift bag. You name it, this little bag can be used for it!

I love, love this new issue coming out.
There are a few that I can’t wait to read the pattern;  The Petal Halter, The Sweet Tee, The Net Duffel Bag, The Saroise Shawl, The Whisper Cardigan & The Zickzack Tunic (mostly for the name ;o))
Check it out!

Buy food dispenser, zevro dispenser, zevro food dispenser, dry food dispenser.
I know I posted this earlier but I changed blog addresses and this was one of the few posts (out of almost 1400 posts) that didn’t export over.
I love this food dispenser!
We have a single, countertop dispenser that works wonders for us. It holds our rolled oats (breakfast of choice around these parts…and sometimes a snack) and is perfect for the kids to dispense just the right amount.
The wall unit looks to be even more space-saving and out of the way. I am all for that in my tiny kitchen!

2009-1-19 038 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
On Martin Luther King Jr Day I took the kids to the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens for a hike on a hot January day.
We had a great time & I got some fun pictures, go take a look at them on the family blog.