Category Archives: Swaps

Belated Christmassy round-up

Posted on Saturday, 22nd January 2011 by Lou

I never did talk about how Christmas was in the end, did I?  So I shall inflict in upon the world now.  I actually did get everything finished and ready that I needed to.  All my online shopping arrived (whew!) … finish reading “Belated Christmassy round-up”

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Ap*ply*ing myself

Posted on Thursday, 11th November 2010 by Lou

I need an editor to stop me from making horrible puns, don’t I?  But it’s true, today I have been applying myself to plying two bobbins of handspun together.  I haven’t done the whole lot yet, and there won’t be … finish reading “Ap*ply*ing myself”

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SP11 Package #3 – at last!

Posted on Sunday, 10th February 2008 by Lou

Due to mania, server crash and my sieve-like memory, I hadn’t posted my final SP11 package squee-ing. So here it is now. I did mention on 3rd December that I’d received it, but that was as far as I got. … finish reading “SP11 Package #3 – at last!”

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Zooooom

Posted on Monday, 3rd December 2007 by Lou

I’ve had THE most awesome final / “reveal” package from my SP11 pal, Janey. THANK YOU JANEY! :-D I shall write more and post pics later. And email Janey to gush a lot. Yes. Due to Circumstances Beyond My Control, … finish reading “Zooooom”

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Autumnal Spring Cleaning

Posted on Friday, 9th November 2007 by Lou

I’ve been having a really good clear-out over the last few weeks, and I’m starting to feel less mentally cluttered as well already. I’ve even eBayed more of my yarn. I know! Can I really be breaking my hoarding mentality? … finish reading “Autumnal Spring Cleaning”

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Under the weather…. but presents cheer me up!

Posted on Friday, 2nd November 2007 by Lou

Oh, ick. I’ve been somewhat under the weather (physically… my mental health is still good, hoorah) for the last few days, and I thought I had a cold. But now I have the sneaking feeling that it might be something … finish reading “Under the weather…. but presents cheer me up!”

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SP11 Package #1! :-D

Posted on Thursday, 4th October 2007 by Lou

So! My first SP11 package came! …. A week and a half ago. I’m a bad blogger and totally failed to post about it til now, but I did email my pal and gush a lot. *g* Also… I now, … finish reading “SP11 Package #1! :-D”

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Gratuitous Catspam! (And SP11 things)

Posted on Sunday, 23rd September 2007 by Lou

Xandermog! So! Cute!! In SP11 news, I’ve been having lots of fun. Both my upstream and downstream pals are lovely (*waves to Miss.Teri*) and I’m told that my first package should be with me tomorrow. *bounce* I really hope my … finish reading “Gratuitous Catspam! (And SP11 things)”

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OMG ded (sic)

Posted on Wednesday, 19th September 2007 by Lou

Woah, I’m exhausted. Feeling a little bit spacey here, I can tell you. The four-year-old who lives upstairs from me is allergic to sleeping all night long, and I keep getting woken up by loud thumps. The crying I could … finish reading “OMG ded (sic)”

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Questions from my Secret Pal

Posted on Saturday, 8th September 2007 by Lou

My SP, Miss.Teri (that still amuses me… I’m such a sucker for a pun), has sent me some questions to answer for her, and I thought I’d post them here rather than just emailing them back. Because… I don’t know … finish reading “Questions from my Secret Pal”

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Whoosh!

Posted on Tuesday, 21st August 2007 by Lou

I’ve been pretty busy over the last few days. Phew! But I have been knitting – I’ll make a longer post all about that a bit later. Right now I’m in the middle of a massive tidy-up / clear out … finish reading “Whoosh!”

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SP11 again!

Posted on Tuesday, 14th August 2007 by Lou

I had an email today to say that the Secret Pal matches are starting to go out. *bounce* I’m ridiculously excited about this whole thing, really. I do hope I get a non-UK pal, upstream or downstream or both. I … finish reading “SP11 again!”

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SP11 Questionnaire

Posted on Sunday, 12th August 2007 by Lou

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? I pretty much like anything that feels nice to knit with, to be honest. I’ve knit with some lovely acrylics and some horrible pure … finish reading “SP11 Questionnaire”

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Secret Pal 11!

Posted on Saturday, 11th August 2007 by Lou

I’m all signed up for Secret Pal 11 – whee, my first knitty exchange! This is just a quick post to say hi in case anyone wanders over here. My questionnaire will be up soon! Everything to do with the … finish reading “Secret Pal 11!”

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Secret Pal 11

Posted on Saturday, 28th July 2007 by Lou

Ooo, whee! I’ve had the email confirming that I’m in the SP11 swap. *bounce* Excellent. I’m still waiting to hear about the other one I signed up for, the BritKnits Stash Swap, but last I heard that info should be … finish reading “Secret Pal 11”

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