Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 13, 2009, 11:33 am
Morgan woke me up at 3am this morning because he needed to go outside. While I was waiting for him to come back in I glanced out the living room window. There was a deer... helping herself to the Park...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 11, 2009, 2:13 pm
Friday FO's. Two of my Christmas gift projects are done. Woot! Pattern: Little Cables Socks by me Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Solid Color: Chocolate Content: 80% Superwash wool/20% Nyl...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 9, 2009, 8:23 pm
Today is Donny Osmonds birthday. He's 52 now. I keep all sorts of weird little things stored in my memory banks. I was so excited when he won Dancing With the Stars. I've been a fan all my lif...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 7, 2009, 6:43 pm
I am joining the Simple Womans Daybook. I need some help with ideas for blog posting lately. This should help. Today is my first SWD entry. If you would like to know more about this, click on the pict...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 7, 2009, 12:01 pm
Over the weekend I finished decorating the tree. Here's the promised pic. Chenille was inspecting it, making sure it met her standards of approval. It did. She then proceeded to pull the ribbon o...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 5, 2009, 12:34 pm
Earlier this week I finished the first Little Cables sock. It hasn't been blocked yet, so it looks a bit sloppy. I can't hardly believe that I have yarn leftover from the first skein after ma...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Dec 1, 2009, 10:14 am
I was sort of waffling about whether or not to post pics of this project on here or not because it's a Christmas present for one of my loved ones who reads this blog. However, this blog is about m...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 30, 2009, 9:15 am
I hope everyone had a good weekend. I know I did. Lots of good food and family was the main content. I got quite a bit of knitting done on a new pair of socks I'm making for a Christmas gift. I kn...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 26, 2009, 12:58 pm
Wishing all my American friends and family a very Happy Thanksgiving!
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 19, 2009, 6:12 pm
These would have been done yesterday if I hadn't messed up the toe decreases 3 times and had to start it over-3 times. I finally shoved it out of site and went to bed. This morning I gave it a fre...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 17, 2009, 11:52 am
It's Star Trek day! Hurray!!!!!! Well, now you know what I'll be doin' this afternoon. Visiting my favorite DVD attainment center. Yes! Yesterday I worked on the Bayerische sock. Well, y...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 16, 2009, 4:17 pm
Just one day left until I can get my Star Trek Movie dvd. Yes! On Friday we got just over 2 inches of fresh new snow. It was very pretty watching it come down. But then it stayed for awhile. It's...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 13, 2009, 3:56 pm
The title says it all. It is snowing out. Lookout Pass Ski Resort opened today. Four days left. That is all. Have a nice evening.
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 12, 2009, 4:44 pm
I haven't blogged much because I haven't had much to say. Not that life isn't busy, but most of it hasn't been blog worthy stuff. I've not been knitting and beading as much as I...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Nov 6, 2009, 2:08 pm
Earlier this year I wrote an article on my blog about how to block acrylic. It's turning out to be a very popular one, so I decided I'm going to repost it here, with the patterns, where it oug...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Nov 3, 2009, 11:34 pm
I must be in a blue mood. Not blue as in sad, but blue as in color. I find myself leaning toward it when choosing colors to make things of late. I finished a new beaded ornament cover in pastel blue,...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 31, 2009, 10:37 am
Well, this is the last picture of Spock for October. It was a lot of fun searching the web and deciding which ones to post here. Who knew there are so many of them? Today's pic is old Spock, and I...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 29, 2009, 10:22 am
Mobster Spock, and Kirk. As I type this, there is snow falling outside my living room window. Yes, I said snow. Winter has arrived. Morgan refuses to get out of bed. I don't blame him. Snow bef...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 27, 2009, 9:24 pm
Older Spock. Not many days left of the month to post Spock pics. Enjoy them while you can. I have finally given satisfaction to the beaded Christmas ornament craving. I've made this cover in pre...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 20, 2009, 1:11 pm
Spock playing futuristic chess. I just keep cranking out those bootees. Here's the next pair all done. The pattern is Free Seamless Baby Bootees by Megan Mills. The yarn is an unknown old acryli...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 18, 2009, 11:53 am
I have finished Ray's key rings. He is pleased. I'll be popping them in the mail to him next week. I will wait patiently for the sock yarn. It's been a busy week. I've been working o...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 13, 2009, 5:47 pm
Musical Spock I am still in bootee mode for Knitwits. I've finished another pair. These ones are made with leftover Kiwi green Opal Solid. I used a leftover bit of a ribbon novelty yarn chain s...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 11, 2009, 12:24 pm
Ajay! Congratulations Ajay! You have 4 days to contact me by email with your snail mail address so I can send your prize to you. Please email me at: thebeadknitterATyahooDOTcom If I don't hear ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 7, 2009, 10:57 am
Don't have anything to say today. Just wanted to continue the month of Spock and share this very cool pic. Have a great day.
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 6, 2009, 12:19 pm
Back scratch Spock. LOL! One of my favorite indy dyers is having a fun contest-which I intend to enter. I thought I'd pass the info on to you. Knitivity's Blog Contest Have a good day.
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 5, 2009, 12:06 pm
I think I'll start every blog post this month with Spock. LOL! Wow! I've had a lot of comments for the contest. More than ever before. I announced it on Ravelry and poof! I've always anno...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 3, 2009, 12:54 pm
I had to start the day with Spock. I'm in a Star Trek kind of mood. Well, today is Parktoberfest. Unfortunately, it's cold and rainy. That sucks for an outdoor party. However, it has been col...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Oct 2, 2009, 2:03 pm
I have ordered new drapes for the house from Sunland Home Decor. I am very excited about it too. I haven't had real drapes in my house since we moved back to Idaho in 1992. Here is what I ordered ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 29, 2009, 5:07 pm
Is it Tuesday already? Time is just flying this week. Over the weekend we worked on putting the new flooring in the sun room. All day Saturday we worked on emptying the room and getting the floor rea...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 25, 2009, 12:25 pm
It's gonna be one of those days. Last night I accidentally broke my coffee mug. My hand-crafted-by-a-local-artisan-so-it-was-darn-expensive-but-oh-so-cool purple kitty ceramic coffee mug. I've...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 21, 2009, 3:42 pm
Now that I'm done with making the beaded beads for the swap, I can go on to something new. Awhile ago I bought Diane Fitzgerald's newest book Shaped Beadwork. I'm going to tackle some of t...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 18, 2009, 4:42 pm
I have finished the last set of beaded beads I'm making for the swap. Please notice the absence of pink from the Rainbow of Octahedrons. I started out wanting to do pastel colors, but I didn'...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 18, 2009, 8:30 am
Remember this picture a few days ago? Here's the same corner. (Now you can see the monitor mounted on the wall that I referred to) Isn't this floor gorgeous? I am so happy with it. Next wee...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 17, 2009, 9:55 am
This is just too funny! Have a good day.
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 11, 2009, 1:25 pm
In order to keep myself sane the last 2 days because of the chaos that is my house, I have been creating. I am working on the last set of 5 beaded beads to send in to the bead swap group I participat...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 9, 2009, 8:08 pm
I found the cord to my camera. I also found the 2 missing library books. So all is right with the world-more or less. Well, maybe less, but I'll get to that later. Almost all the pics I took at t...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 8, 2009, 12:27 pm
I had plans for today's post. Ha! See the below picture? This is my life today. It shows exactly how I'm feeling. Chaos! Not much knitting or beading has gone on for several days now. I was...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Sep 1, 2009, 9:50 am
A family came to visit yesterday. Click on the pics to embiggen. What's that coming out of the bushes in the corner? "Come over here children." "Pose for the nice lady so she can take pictures....
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 30, 2009, 5:58 pm
I am finally getting around to posting a pic of that first Bayerische sock I got done. It hasn't been blocked yet, so it's a little wrinkly. I have also finished a beaded bead. It's name ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 27, 2009, 8:00 pm
I had 16 entries. I won 12 first place ribbons, 1 second place ribbon, and 1 third place ribbon. I am most proud of the third place ribbon for it was on my photograph of the butterfly's eye. It is...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on Bead Knitter Gallery - Aug 24, 2009, 12:05 pm
Russian Spiral stitch is wonderful. It's fast, easy, and quite versatile. I have made a necklace using this stitch. I finished it Friday night and I've been wearing it ever since. I will be t...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Jul 24, 2009, 4:28 pm
Last Winter we went on a vacation to Tulumn, Mexico. It was the best vacation I ever had. I started working on these socks while sitting on the beautiful beach there, and the Malabrigo sock yarn I use...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Dec 8, 2008, 8:30 pm
This is a pattern that we gave out free in my shop, the House of Needlecraft (now out of business). It was our most popular free pattern, and is one of my all time favorite lace stitch patterns. Thoug...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Jul 25, 2008, 12:05 am
I have written my very first sock pattern. I call them the Happiness Socks because they made me so happy while I was knitting them. I knit these socks for a photo contest that is being held during the...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - May 21, 2008, 1:08 pm
This is a really easy pattern using worsted weight yarn that I use to teach beginning knitters. You learn how to cast on, knit, and purl, but no binding off, though if you wanted to bind off, then thr...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Mar 20, 2008, 8:04 pm
I am a member of a Yahoo bead knitting group. I challenged the group to knit my Embellish Me pattern and I would post pics of their bags here. Emiko Sato is the first one to finish her bag. She embel...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Feb 29, 2008, 1:04 pm
This is a pattern I designed for my shop to encourage the purchase of novelty yarns. At the time Ponchos were extremely popular because Martha Stewart wore one the day she got out of prison. Most of ...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Feb 16, 2008, 12:30 pm
Just popping in today because I wanted to tell you about Emiko Sato. She has been learning how to do bead knitting. She used my Embellish Me pattern and her bag is absolutely adorable the way she embe...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Feb 6, 2008, 7:24 pm
I'm gonna share this pattern because this is my birthday week. There's a reason why I created this design. Upon learning how to do bead knitting I was drawn into needle bead weaving because I...
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Linda Jo P. posted an article on BeadKnitter Patterns - Jan 24, 2008, 6:20 pm
The Duggles Hat Here is an easy hat that doubles as a scarf. Originally I created this pattern for my shop (which I no longer have). Teens like the look of this hat. My husband, Doug, loves his,...
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