tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48809826745607583872024-03-13T23:00:30.965-04:00Great Yarns for the Close-Knit Family ...... a place for questions, comments and tutorials for the two dozen hand-knit projects in this bookMary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-85244327571996349142009-05-28T20:23:00.001-04:002009-05-28T20:23:39.163-04:00WooHoo: Elizabeth's Foreword<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/Sh8p-v824sI/AAAAAAAADVQ/loK9XVihhhI/s1600-h/final+cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341033841085047490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/Sh8p-v824sI/AAAAAAAADVQ/loK9XVihhhI/s400/final+cover.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Here's <a href="http://ebeth.typepad.com/reallearning/2009/05/in-his-name-nurturing-creativity-in-the-heart-of-your-home.html">a link to a beautiful foreword </a>from a beautiful friend ... thanks Elizabeth!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" align="right" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/159/54DF7811412D00CCE16187B213EF4C30.png" /></a></div>Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-55084619091703197022009-05-27T19:38:00.001-04:002009-05-28T20:22:57.192-04:00WooHoo: it's out!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/Sh3NZFOkQbI/AAAAAAAADVA/q8oqFeD3fjw/s1600-h/final+cover.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340650563914973618" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/Sh3NZFOkQbI/AAAAAAAADVA/q8oqFeD3fjw/s320/final+cover.jpg" /></a>
<br /><div>Please celebrate with me .... Margot, my publisher at Hillside Education, just posted that my book, <a href="http://hillsideeducation.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=221"><strong><em>In His Image: Nurturing Creativity in the Heart of Your Home</em></strong> </a>is available for pre-order (with a shipping date of June 15th). If you get a chance to read a copy, please let me know what you think. And my good friend over at 4real, Elizabeth Foss, kindly wrote the foreword for me!</div><div></div><div>Enjoy!
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<br />Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-77397007901626080952008-10-01T22:11:00.002-04:002008-10-01T22:14:00.396-04:00Check this out!CHC, a well-known home-educators' resource catalog, is now <a href="http://www.chcweb.com/catalog/Exclusives/WhatsNew/GreatYarnsfortheCloseKnitFamily/product_info.html?s=sjuvc998ohf3nh6pj29atl9k25">carrying the book!</a>Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-7320953993234392592008-08-12T08:35:00.001-04:002008-08-12T08:36:32.812-04:00Technorati: I make the big time<a href="http://technorati.com/claim/e9fqhhg67q" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a><br /><br />how cool is all this stuff?Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-91210277113948535392008-05-27T22:08:00.004-04:002008-05-27T22:30:23.508-04:00Great Yarns: I'm on the Road Again!<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/SDzCSoToNyI/AAAAAAAABf8/6HSntp5lZIM/s1600-h/Knitters+Nest+visit.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205248894646630178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/SDzCSoToNyI/AAAAAAAABf8/6HSntp5lZIM/s400/Knitters+Nest+visit.JPG" border="0" /></a>A little knitting shop about 30 minutes from Denver is going to host me and on Friday, May 30! Yippee, I get another chance to talk "shop" with other knitting enthusiasts, maybe sell a few books and knit for a few uninterrupted hours .... what more could I ask for?<br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205245626176517906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/SDy_UYToNxI/AAAAAAAABf0/uEWxCIN8104/s200/knitters+nest.JPG" border="0" /> <strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Knitter's Nest</span><br /></em></strong>(in Clark Plaza)334 Fifth StreetFrederick, Colorado<br />80530</div><br /><div align="center">(303) 833-5062</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205249964093486914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/SDzDQ4ToN0I/AAAAAAAABgM/8BOA9ac8moE/s400/come+join+in+the+fun.JPG" border="0" /> <div align="center"></div>Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-6512766668850232492008-04-02T09:29:00.002-04:002008-04-02T09:31:11.305-04:00RMCHEC -- come on by and say hiPlease join us down in Colorado Springs on June 6 and 7 for the 9th annual<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184639626579948050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R_OKRV62MhI/AAAAAAAABWA/YKaLC8ivnN8/s320/header_6.png" border="0" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.rmchec.org/">RMCHEC</a>, this year organized by the Colorado Springs Catholic home-educators, has a wonderful schedule of speakers and events for the two-day conference. Bishop Sheridan will celebrate Mass on Friday morning and a wonderful banquet on Friday evening.<br /><br />I'll be speaking on "Handcrafts in the Homeschool" on Saturday afternoon as well as running a table selling living books from <a href="http://www.hillsideeducation.com/">Hillside Education</a>, <a href="http://caygibson.typepad.com/">Cay Gibson </a>and others (and yes, my book -- <a href="http://greatyarns.blogspot.com/"><strong><em>Great Yarns for the Close-Knit Family</em></strong> </a>-- will be available too!)<br /><br />Stop on by and say hi!Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-65342984941945256612008-03-18T22:28:00.002-04:002008-03-18T22:30:48.013-04:00Book Signing at Coppelia's in Denver<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Mark your calendars!<br /><br />You are cordially invited<br />Thursday, March 27th 2008 – 5:00-7:00p.m</span>.<br /></em>at <a href="http://theshiveringsheep.com/">Coppelia’s Needlepoint and The Shivering Sheep</a><br />CHERRY CREEK NORTH AT 231 MILWAUKEE ST., DENVER, CO 80206<br />303-320-7776<br /><br />for an exclusive premiere public showing and<br />book-signing of a brand-new knitting book <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179274329389082514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R-B6j8WJJ5I/AAAAAAAABVQ/Ub5QcU2DOzM/s320/book+cover.bmp" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979846943/103-8686021-3821469?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0979846943"><em><strong>Great Yarns for the Close-Knit Family:</strong></em></a><em><strong><br /></strong></em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979846943/103-8686021-3821469?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0979846943"><em><strong>Over two dozen original hand-knit designs </strong></em></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979846943/103-8686021-3821469?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0979846943"><em><strong>Inspired by one dozen fantastic family read-alouds</strong></em></a><br /><br />By Mary C. Gildersleeve, Design-Artist<br />from <a href="http://livingknitting.blogspot.com/">By Hand, With Heart … hand-knit designs</a><br /><br />Shellie will have copies of the book for sale and Mary will be available for autographing the book and telling us more about the hand-knit designs and family read-alouds mentioned in the book. She’ll also have some of the finished projects from the book to show us.<br /><br />And Shellie will be serving cookies from <a href="http://www.gateauxpastries.com/Celebration_Cakes/celebration_cakes.html">Gateaux Pastries</a>!<br /><br />Come join the fun – knitting, talking about knitting and eating exceptional cookies!</div>Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-28402178541756486292008-03-14T16:57:00.022-04:002008-03-14T19:12:27.487-04:00The projects all in one place<div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568461909/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1568461909"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>The Adventures of Pinocchio</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Carlo Collodi</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9r0jcWJJtI/AAAAAAAABTo/fW4tdBchptM/s1600-h/Pinocchio+all+dressed.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177719611357472466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9r0jcWJJtI/AAAAAAAABTo/fW4tdBchptM/s320/Pinocchio+all+dressed.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9r0QsWJJqI/AAAAAAAABTQ/i9VKK2OL02I/s1600-h/Pinocchio+doll.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177719289234925218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9r0QsWJJqI/AAAAAAAABTQ/i9VKK2OL02I/s320/Pinocchio+doll.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9r0RsWJJsI/AAAAAAAABTg/oPFyEBPxAM0/s1600-h/Pinocchio+vest+and+pants+and+cap.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177719306414794434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9r0RsWJJsI/AAAAAAAABTg/oPFyEBPxAM0/s320/Pinocchio+vest+and+pants+and+cap.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Pinocchio Doll and Pinocchio Doll Clothes<br /><br /></span><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1883937140/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1883937140"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Canadian Summer</span></em></strong></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> by Hilda vanStockum</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rzisWJJoI/AAAAAAAABTA/npB0aAmzZGs/s1600-h/Mr.+Magic%27s+Gnome+Hat+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177718498960942722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rzisWJJoI/AAAAAAAABTA/npB0aAmzZGs/s320/Mr.+Magic%27s+Gnome+Hat+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rzisWJJpI/AAAAAAAABTI/4ABMTWmA77g/s1600-h/Arthur%27s+Gay+Sweater+1+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177718498960942738" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rzisWJJpI/AAAAAAAABTI/4ABMTWmA77g/s320/Arthur%27s+Gay+Sweater+1+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color:#330033;">Mr. Magic's Gnome Hat and Arthur Purcell's Gay Sweater</span></span></div><span style="color:#330033;"><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618002219/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0618002219"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>The Hobbit or There and Back Again</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by J.R. R. Tolkein</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rvjsWJJnI/AAAAAAAABS4/M29-lf-YIuc/s1600-h/Bilbo%27s+Backpack+felted+3+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177714118094300786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rvjsWJJnI/AAAAAAAABS4/M29-lf-YIuc/s320/Bilbo%27s+Backpack+felted+3+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rvXsWJJmI/AAAAAAAABSw/9SCduB71X-c/s1600-h/Bilbo%27s+Jacket+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177713911935870562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rvXsWJJmI/AAAAAAAABSw/9SCduB71X-c/s320/Bilbo%27s+Jacket+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Bilbo's Backpack and Bilbo's Traveling Jacket<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">+=+=+=+=+=+=</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WFEPOU/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000WFEPOU"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Little House in the Big Woods</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Laura Ingalls Wilder</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruqcWJJjI/AAAAAAAABSY/eF8Pv3Lai5I/s1600-h/Ma%27s+boot+socks+1.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177713134546789938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruqcWJJjI/AAAAAAAABSY/eF8Pv3Lai5I/s320/Ma%27s+boot+socks+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruqsWJJkI/AAAAAAAABSg/2YEhXNo1C30/s1600-h/Pa%27s+red-white+checked+mittens.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177713138841757250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruqsWJJkI/AAAAAAAABSg/2YEhXNo1C30/s320/Pa%27s+red-white+checked+mittens.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Ma's Boot Socks and Pa's Red-White Checked Mittens<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0064407128/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0064407128"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Little House in the Highlands</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Mellissa Wiley</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruDcWJJhI/AAAAAAAABSI/dLUz1YOJ04c/s1600-h/mittens+for+Laird+Alroch+and+Auld+Mary.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177712464531891730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruDcWJJhI/AAAAAAAABSI/dLUz1YOJ04c/s320/mittens+for+Laird+Alroch+and+Auld+Mary.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruD8WJJiI/AAAAAAAABSQ/kjCxGGTpNTo/s1600-h/Tullie+front+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177712473121826338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9ruD8WJJiI/AAAAAAAABSQ/kjCxGGTpNTo/s320/Tullie+front+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Mittens for Laird Alroch & Auld Mary and Tullie Grayshanks Doll & Clothes<br /></span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9sFgMWJJxI/AAAAAAAABUI/1TDQgc6dLZU/s1600-h/tullie%27s+tam.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177738247220569874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9sFgMWJJxI/AAAAAAAABUI/1TDQgc6dLZU/s320/tullie%27s+tam.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;">and a close-up of Tullie's Tam</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=<br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590172051/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1590172051"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>The Lost Island</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Eilis Dillon</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rtU8WJJfI/AAAAAAAABR4/Vj2j__4Bbl8/s1600-h/Lost+Island+2+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177711665667974642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rtU8WJJfI/AAAAAAAABR4/Vj2j__4Bbl8/s320/Lost+Island+2+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rtVMWJJgI/AAAAAAAABSA/omRsrnRxLfM/s1600-h/Lost+Island+Sox+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177711669962941954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rtVMWJJgI/AAAAAAAABSA/omRsrnRxLfM/s320/Lost+Island+Sox+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Fisherman's Jersey and Wool Socks for the Journey</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><span style="color:#330033;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=<br /></span></div></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0152058109/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0152058109"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Mary Poppins</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by P. L. Travers</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rsjcWJJdI/AAAAAAAABRo/h37ciGB6nAw/s1600-h/Mary+Poppins+Carpet+Bag+1.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177710815264450002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rsjcWJJdI/AAAAAAAABRo/h37ciGB6nAw/s320/Mary+Poppins+Carpet+Bag+1.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rsjcWJJeI/AAAAAAAABRw/Y2wZMpYt8dk/s1600-h/Mary+Poppins+fur-edged+gloves.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177710815264450018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rsjcWJJeI/AAAAAAAABRw/Y2wZMpYt8dk/s320/Mary+Poppins+fur-edged+gloves.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Mary Poppin's Carpetbag and Mary Poppin's Fur-trimmed Gloves</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316058424/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0316058424"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Mr. Popper's Penguins</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Richard and Florence Atwater</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rrLsWJJbI/AAAAAAAABRY/cdfKgadrsKk/s1600-h/Mr.+Popper%27s+scarf+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177709307730929074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rrLsWJJbI/AAAAAAAABRY/cdfKgadrsKk/s320/Mr.+Popper%27s+scarf+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rrL8WJJcI/AAAAAAAABRg/djivje2gXFM/s1600-h/captain+cook.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177709312025896386" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rrL8WJJcI/AAAAAAAABRg/djivje2gXFM/s320/captain+cook.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Mr. Popper's Scarf and Captain Cook<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0486217841/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0486217841"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Otto of the Silver Hand</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Howard Pyle</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rqG8WJJZI/AAAAAAAABRI/eBqh1-u7Axw/s1600-h/otto+2+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177708126614922642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rqG8WJJZI/AAAAAAAABRI/eBqh1-u7Axw/s320/otto+2+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rqHMWJJaI/AAAAAAAABRQ/825Z1xramb0/s1600-h/Otto%27s+Scabbard.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177708130909889954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rqHMWJJaI/AAAAAAAABRQ/825Z1xramb0/s320/Otto%27s+Scabbard.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Otto's Chain Mail and Otto's Scabbard & Belt<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#330033;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399247947/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0399247947"><span style="font-size:130%;">Redwall</span></a></em></strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> by Brian Jacques</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9roxsWJJXI/AAAAAAAABQ4/5zb4IUr7Gu8/s1600-h/Matthias%27+oversized+habit+3+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177706662031074674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9roxsWJJXI/AAAAAAAABQ4/5zb4IUr7Gu8/s320/Matthias%27+oversized+habit+3+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rozcWJJYI/AAAAAAAABRA/cfB6j7dxmz0/s1600-h/Asmodeus.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177706692095845762" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rozcWJJYI/AAAAAAAABRA/cfB6j7dxmz0/s320/Asmodeus.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Matthias' Over-sized Habit and Asmodeus, the Snake<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879236493/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0879236493"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>The Secret Garden</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Frances Hodgson Burnett</span></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnVMWJJVI/AAAAAAAABQo/_iJnkL929r0/s1600-h/rug+2.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177705072893175122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnVMWJJVI/AAAAAAAABQo/_iJnkL929r0/s320/rug+2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnVcWJJWI/AAAAAAAABQw/UCQaPXboUVE/s1600-h/Mrs.+Sowerby%27s+Cloak.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177705077188142434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnVcWJJWI/AAAAAAAABQw/UCQaPXboUVE/s320/Mrs.+Sowerby%27s+Cloak.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Colin's Rug & Cushion and Mrs. Sowerby's Cloak </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#330033;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060215852/103-8835157-1224604?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0060215852"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Wheel on the School</em></strong> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">by Meindert deJong</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnU8WJJUI/AAAAAAAABQg/MNWHZ88KvNI/s1600-h/Lena+hat+done+blog.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177705068598207810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnU8WJJUI/AAAAAAAABQg/MNWHZ88KvNI/s320/Lena+hat+done+blog.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnUsWJJTI/AAAAAAAABQY/nin9ZVf_wYQ/s1600-h/Woolen+Sox+for+Linda+and+Jan.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177705064303240498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rnUsWJJTI/AAAAAAAABQY/nin9ZVf_wYQ/s320/Woolen+Sox+for+Linda+and+Jan.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Lina's Stocking Cap and Thick Woolen Socks for Linda & Jan </span></div></div></span>Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880982674560758387.post-20616473672147491162008-03-14T10:04:00.007-04:002008-03-14T14:19:23.683-04:00Greetings and welcome<div><div><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9rA_sWJJOI/AAAAAAAABPw/x7PeO9IITCM/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"></a><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9qK8MWJJNI/AAAAAAAABPo/p5NqkYwNPyA/s1600-h/book+cover.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177603488326690002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9qK8MWJJNI/AAAAAAAABPo/p5NqkYwNPyA/s320/book+cover.bmp" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Nt6QK7u6pqk/R9qHUcWJJLI/AAAAAAAABPY/5Kqeu-2lHDk/s1600-h/sample%252Bcover%252Bfor%252Bpromo.jpeg"></a>Dear Folks!<br /></div><div>Thanks so much for stopping by this blog ... what I envision is a site where you can come and ask questions, make comments or other suggestions and I can facilitate your attempts at creating a "close-knit family".<br /></div><div>I'll post pictures of all the projects so you can see them in color. I will also do tutorials for any of the projects for which you might be having problems or questions.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Please let me know what YOU would like to see on this blog -- just leave a comment attached to any post and I'll try my best to accommodate you.<br /></div><div>Oh, and if you haven't yet gotten your own copy of <strong><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979846943/103-8686021-3821469?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0979846943">Great Yarns for the Close-Knit Family</a></em></strong>, you can order it directly from the publisher, <a href="http://hillsideeducation.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=143">Hillside Education</a>, or from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979846943/103-8686021-3821469?ie=UTF8&tag=stathanablog-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0979846943">Amazon</a>. </div><div></div><div align="right"></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div align="right">Happy knittin' and let's play!</div></div></div>Mary Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.com0