Eye Candy Friday…on Sunday

Look at the gorgeous lines on this sweet ‘Vette…1957 Chevrolet Corvette SS (built for the 12 Hours of Sebring)
A rather famous Mercedes…very futuristic!
1954/55 Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner (Formula 1)
(I took these photos at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum while at the 2007 US Grand Prix.)
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Spicy Podcast and Mild Socks

More lovely 18th century Chinese porcelains to inspire you…Aren’t they gorgeous? There are more photos below, but this is my favorite. That red looks as transluscent and luscious as a candy apple.
Isn’t it funny how candy apples always look much better than they taste? Caramel apples, too. Unless the apple is cut into wedges and [...]

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When in Rome…? (or: How to deal with annoying fake words)

I’ve decided to take a vow.
Never again will these words pass through my lips:
1) Sproingy: Come on. This isn’t a real word! It’s an irritating pseudo-word concocted by knitters, crocheters and the like to describe yarn and related fibery fabrics. I like to believe that, if we try really hard, we can come up with [...]

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Frog, Monkey, Sock

This is the yarn I decided to use for the chevron scarf in June:I’d planned to make this my “vacation knit” when we went to Indy. But after about six inches, the blatant stripeyness started to make me crazy. So I decided to go for a more muted color palette and frogged it…Thank goodness I [...]

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Inspiration

18th century Chinese porcelain…(Photo taken at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC)
Isn’t this lovely? I could just eat it! Yum.
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On and off the needles…

Alpaca cowl (neckwarmer) made with Berroco Ultra Alpaca and some “real” 100% alpaca yarn I bought at MDSW last year:This was a gift for my friend Elena. I hope it keeps her toasty and feels like a big hug every time she puts it on!
iPod cover made with Manos del Uruguay and Jaeger DK-weight cotton…I [...]

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Watch this space!

Hi…
I’ve been gone for a while. But I’m back.
I’ll be putting up a new post tomorrow–Friday the 13th!
BTW: It’s always a lucky day for me. I hope it is for you, too :-)
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