Category Archives: Embarrassing Confessions

Let the orange be orange

Posted on June 29, 2014 by pegoftilling

And that’s a lot of orange. I had to bring the yarn in a little sooner than I wanted because it started to rain, but on the whole, I’m happy with how it turned out–there are some blank spots where … Continue reading →

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Badventures in Dyeing

Posted on June 29, 2014 by pegoftilling

As with many other things, there is a Correct way to dye yarn, and then there’s chucking some yarn in a bucket with a color to see what comes out. It’s common among knitters to have many UFOs–UnFinished Objects–and that … Continue reading →

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A new hostage to fortune

Posted on February 17, 2014 by pegoftilling

Untitled, a photo by U-EET on Flickr. Thank you for all your kind words about Sukey: I miss her dreadfully. I miss her curled up on the back of the couch, I miss her on the sink demanding drinks, I … Continue reading →

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Where have I been?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by pegoftilling

It has been a long time since I posted anything–I want to post a pattern in a bit but thought I should check in with everybody first. There has been knitting: This pattern was published here, a pretty big deal! … Continue reading →

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Hm. Long time since I posted…

Posted on September 6, 2012 by pegoftilling

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Korkmann

Posted on May 16, 2012 by pegoftilling

If you came to this page looking for a pattern called Pawpet, you’ve found it: I just changed the name to go with Korkfisshe and Korkmauser. Lynn (cattiekit) suggested “korkmanner” with an umlaut over the A, but I don’t know … Continue reading →

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I go to Michigan for a week: a very long post pondering the discontents of they and them.

Posted on April 12, 2012 by pegoftilling

Last year when I went home for my folks’ anniversary I got bumped on a flight and got some travel coupons. They were good for a year and by the time they were expiring I hadn’t thought of anywhere fabulous … Continue reading →

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Some new or renewed things

Posted on March 25, 2012 by pegoftilling

So yesterday I switched my phone and internet from ATT to Charter–it’s not a great choice between the two but there was a bundle offer to make it cheaper, etc. etc. The installation went well but when I tried to … Continue reading →

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It seemed like a good idea…

Posted on February 1, 2012 by pegoftilling

…frying cake batter like pancakes, with fixins dropped in. So sad! Looks like the Poor Unfortunate Souls in The Little Mermaid. Since I don’t have a lot of time to experiment, I’m going to be posting a recipe that uses … Continue reading →

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Where have I been?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by pegoftilling

I haven’t forgot you all, it’s just my brain has been full. First I went home for Christmas. We went to a place called Zehnder’s, where they serve family-style chicken dinners. Over the course of his life my nephew has … Continue reading →

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