Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Best Witches©
Designed by Marilyn Wallace Sept. 05, 2009
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Here is our Finished October 2009 Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along, Best Witches! Big Thank Yous go out to our Marilyn for creating such a clever cloth! This is the photo of her finished cloth...I love the colours she chose as well as the creative photo editing she has done with it! Too cute!
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I've created a photo album on our group for our finished KALS...here is the link:
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You can also find the pattern posted in our Files Section under Our Group Knit Alongs.
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Hope you all enjoyed this one. Thanks so much for knitting along with us!
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Our next Group Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along will start on November 16th. I'll have more details about it later on. I can tell you that it is a very unique and pretty design. I can also tell you that it involves doing some cables...but don't fret...as always there are a ton of helpful people on our group with lots of advice, encouragement and motivation to give, so jump in and knit right along with us!
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Thanks again to our Marilyn!
You can visit Marilyn's website here:
If you loved her play on words for our October Cloth, you'll have to check out her Brand New Christmas Pattern for sale called, Santa "Cloths"! Too cute!
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Hugs & Smiles,
Rachel

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along
October 25, 2009
~ Day 7 ~

Last day of our October kal! I'm still pretty ticked at myself for screwing up the stripe pattern at the top...oh well, live and learn!
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You'll have to check out our Marilyn's kal here on our group homepage...she did a really nice job with the orange and black...now I wish I would have used those two colours instead of green and purple...
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Thanks so much Marilyn for creating such a cute kal for our group!
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More info and details for this kal will be posted tomorrow :o)

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Rachel's Knitting Room
Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along
October 24, 2009
~ Day 6 ~

Okay, here is day 6 posted...if you look close you'll see that I made a little boo-boo...there is supposed to be 2 rows (not just 1) at the top there in my contrasting colour starting a row below where I actually have it started...not sure how I did that but I didn't catch it until I casted off...I hate making mistakes!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along
October 23, 2009
~ Day 5 ~

Please feel free to join and knit along with us :o)
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Hugs,
Rachel

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Rachel's Knitting Room
Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along
October 22, 2009
~ Day 4 ~
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Please feel free to join and knit along with us :o)
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Hugs,
Rachel

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along
October 21, 2009
~ Day 3 ~
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Please feel free to join and knit along with us :o)
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Hugs,
Rachel

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Rachel's Knitting Room
Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along
October 20, 2009
~ Day 2 ~
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Please feel free to join and knit along with us :o)
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Hugs,
Rachel

Monday, October 19, 2009

Mystery Dishcloth Knit Along
October 19, 2009
~ Day 1 ~
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I am using 4mm knitting needles for this pattern with a dark olive green and a deep purple cotton.
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It isn't necessary to use two colours for this pattern...it is just a suggestion from the designer for something fun and a little different...a single solid colour would work just as well.
Please feel free to join and knit along with us :o)
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Hugs,
Rachel

Monday, October 12, 2009

The 2010 Calendar of Hope is here!!!
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Cindy has outdone herself again with this year's Calendar of Hope!
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Once again, I had the honor of photographing all these beautiful designs!
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Everyone involved in this Calendar has done such an amazing and outstanding job!
Everyone should be real proud of themselves for creating yet another wonderful calendar to raise awareness and money for Breast Cancer Research!
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"The 2010 Calendar of hope contains 14 never-before-published patterns for knitted dishcloths that are just too nice and clever to do the dishes. Several incorporate the pink ribbon in a unique way while other cloths are interesting lace patterns, pictures and a combination of both. Even though the patterns are copyrighted, the designers are generously allowing the purchasers of this calendar to use them to knit for the charity of their choice."
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Here is the design I submitted for the 2010 Calendar of Hope called, "A Mother's Love".
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All the designs in this calendar are really, really good, but if I had to choose a handful of my very favourite designs they would have to be.........
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. Aunt Kathy's beautiful "From My Heart to Yours".....
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Amy-Lynne's adorable "Oh Deer".....
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Cindy's elegant "Vintage Shells".....
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and Debbie's gorgeous "Hope Springs Eternal".
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If you like what you see and are interested in supporting a very good cause, please consider purchasing The 2010 Calendar of Hope.
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ALL proceeds go towards Breast Cancer Research!
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You can find this Calendar for sale on KnitPink.com
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It is being offered as an Instant PDF download for $15.
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Click the photo above to visit KnitPink.com for all the details!
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Thanks to all for supporting such a good cause!
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Hugs and Smiles,
~ Rachel ~

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Not what I wanted to see out my window this morning....
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Yes, it's snow! We got snow this morning! I couldn't believe my eyes!
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I thought perhaps I was having a bad dream but that wasn't the case at all :o(
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I knew winter was approaching from the temperatures we've been having lately, but I never expected to see it so soon!
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It was so dark and dreary out and very windy...it was just nasty I tell ya. Not nice at all. It didn't stop the fox though...he was still out there gallivanting with his little partner in crime...it seems one of them had a little squirrel dangling from his chops. I know it doesn't sound all that nice but that's how it goes out there...everyone's gotta eat, right?
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But then something wonderful happened...the sun decided to come out! Everything looked so pretty all lit up. So I guess it's not as bad as I thought it was afterall. I know this snow isn't here to stay...it'll soon be gone with the sun but gosh, it sure gave me a scare there for a while :oP
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Off to go knit now...nothing like a little snowy weather to put you in the mood for knitting!
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Take care. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!
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Hugs and Smiles,
Rachel