Hmmm…….last week as I was knitting this Swallowtail shawl, I was really pleased with how fast it was moving along. Such an easy, pleasant little lace project, that I had fully planned on having finished this weekend……….until…………I hit the NUPPS. Now I had read the grumbles and complaints about these nupps on various blogs, but having knit sample aran sweaters and their bobbles for many years in my earlier days, I didn’t think that they would be that much of a problem. Boy, was I wrong! I am sticking with them because I really think that they do add so much to the shawl, but they certainly slow one down. I have found it a bit easier to slide the 5 stitches that need to be purled together onto a much smaller inox sock needle. Thankfully I only have one more small chart with nupps and then the final chart should move along quickly again. All in all though, even with the nupps, this is such a nicely designed pattern and one I think I would knit again.
Calendar Days
Deb mentioned last week that the month of November on many calenders usually is a bit dreary without a lot of color and asked to see if anyone in blogland had more colorful calendars. While I can’t top Cheryl’s fantastic November, I thought I would share what I look at on my little office calender in November. The color is actually much softer and more pastel in real life, but try as hard as I could, I could not capture the colors correctly with my camera
A good friend of mine, who shares my love of color gave me this Wolf Kahn calender for color inspiration 🙂
It is hard to believe how fast this week has flown by, in fact it is almost Walk With Me Wednesday again….yikes! It is supposed to be rainy here tomorrow, so we will see if a walk happens…..or if it becomes a Weaving by the Woodstove Wednesday….LOL!
As I end, I will leave you some pictures of Cleo’s first week here. She has fit in with the rest of the canine crew, very easily and is such a sweet little baby.
The Woolen Rabbit 
I’m in love with Cleo!!! She is a beuatiful girl!!!
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I’m in love with Cleo!!! She is a beuatiful girl!!!
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Cleo has the sweetest face! Your shawl is so beautiful!
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Cleo has the sweetest face! Your shawl is so beautiful!
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Not sure if you got my email shortly after you posted the first pics of Cleo. She’s gorgeous! You are making it very difficult to have the willpower not to get another Cav before we move back to the States! LOL
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Not sure if you got my email shortly after you posted the first pics of Cleo. She’s gorgeous! You are making it very difficult to have the willpower not to get another Cav before we move back to the States! LOL
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Oh, the nupps. They suck. But they are worth it in the end.
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Oh, the nupps. They suck. But they are worth it in the end.
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Don’t feel bad, not everybody can have a calendar like mine! Ha! Yours is very nice though.
And Cleo is just too cute. I wish I could have a puppy!
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Don’t feel bad, not everybody can have a calendar like mine! Ha! Yours is very nice though.
And Cleo is just too cute. I wish I could have a puppy!
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I really wanted to knit that Swallowtail Shawl pattern, but I dunno now if I have the patience after hearing your comments and Judy’s about them darn nupps!!
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I really wanted to knit that Swallowtail Shawl pattern, but I dunno now if I have the patience after hearing your comments and Judy’s about them darn nupps!!
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I love the swallowtail, but just bought the pattern for Anne’s Casino shawl and want to start on that first. No nupps to deal with.
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I love the swallowtail, but just bought the pattern for Anne’s Casino shawl and want to start on that first. No nupps to deal with.
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What are NUPPS?I had read about them on another blog.But i dont understand.
November here in Maryland seems very
Novembery.Its gray and cloudy and the leaves are falling.
I have a lange calender,so its quite the perfect November.Linda Nielson Stocks
Paintings.Her scenes are of places like Nantucket and the New England states.
Where ive never lived anyplace but Maryland ,i wish i could visit those places. Mary Ellen
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What are NUPPS?I had read about them on another blog.But i dont understand.
November here in Maryland seems very
Novembery.Its gray and cloudy and the leaves are falling.
I have a lange calender,so its quite the perfect November.Linda Nielson Stocks
Paintings.Her scenes are of places like Nantucket and the New England states.
Where ive never lived anyplace but Maryland ,i wish i could visit those places. Mary Ellen
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Sorry,I seem to have given the wrong info on that Artist.
I Think her paintings are suppose
to be of places in Ill.
Mary Ellen
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Sorry,I seem to have given the wrong info on that Artist.
I Think her paintings are suppose
to be of places in Ill.
Mary Ellen
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Cleo is a beauty…. I can’t wait to see the shawl blocked. The color is gorgeous. It has been on my list of things to knit. Still no knitting according to the doctor. Hopefully in a few more weeks.
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Cleo is a beauty…. I can’t wait to see the shawl blocked. The color is gorgeous. It has been on my list of things to knit. Still no knitting according to the doctor. Hopefully in a few more weeks.
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Great progress on the shawl! Cleo is quite sweet!
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Great progress on the shawl! Cleo is quite sweet!
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Cleo is just adorable!! I just want to reach into my screen and give her a big squeeze!! You are so lucky!! The shawl is great, too!! I’m not a fan of knitting lace myself, but I love to look at other people’s wonderful talent!!
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Cleo is just adorable!! I just want to reach into my screen and give her a big squeeze!! You are so lucky!! The shawl is great, too!! I’m not a fan of knitting lace myself, but I love to look at other people’s wonderful talent!!
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I’m not fond of nupps, but when I was working on Swallowtail, I somehow ended up with two other projects also having nupps. Totally worth the effort because they do add a nice texture. I really like the colorway you’re using.
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I’m not fond of nupps, but when I was working on Swallowtail, I somehow ended up with two other projects also having nupps. Totally worth the effort because they do add a nice texture. I really like the colorway you’re using.
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Do you have to purl 5 together? How horrible. Can you get the same effect by slipping 4 pwise, purling the 5th, then lifting the 4 slipped stitches over???
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Do you have to purl 5 together? How horrible. Can you get the same effect by slipping 4 pwise, purling the 5th, then lifting the 4 slipped stitches over???
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Cleo is adorable, I just finished the Swallowtail and I love it, I tried to do the yo’s a bit loose to make the p5’s a little easier, its is certainly worth doing. I would knit it again for sure.
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Cleo is adorable, I just finished the Swallowtail and I love it, I tried to do the yo’s a bit loose to make the p5’s a little easier, its is certainly worth doing. I would knit it again for sure.
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Hope you don’t get rained out for your walk. Love the picture of Cleo napping.
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Hope you don’t get rained out for your walk. Love the picture of Cleo napping.
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