The FOs, they just keep coming.

1. Avoid :: maneuver
2. Castle :: crenelated
3. Episode :: The Office
4. Limited :: edition
5. Nail polish :: remover
6. Dip :: onion
7. Share :: blog
8. Damage :: estimate
9. Improper :: procedure
10. Handle :: suitcase

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Does anyone remember the faggot-y (that's a stitch, not a value judgment) scarf-y, stole-y thing I started last summer?

I didn't think so.

I barely remember it myself. During the intervening months I have knat upon it for the odd few rows, but mostly it languished. I sat down on Monday evening, however -- when I should have been at a meeting but couldn't get there because Smokey had my car and had forgotten to leave me a key for his -- and finished it.

Can I get a woo? and a hoo? And maybe a w00t for good measure?

Thank you.

Here it is looking all faggot-y and ass-y in its unblocked state.

I think I should block it.

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Question: has anyone knit a pair of socks from Cherry Tree Hill DK superwash merino (with high twist)? Cathy-Cate gave me a skein of it in the Moody Blues colorway, it is gorgeous, and I want to make socks. But I know I will never "hand wash in cold water for best results " nor "dry them flat", as the label says. Somebody please tell me the CTH folks are kidding about that, that I can machine wash them inside out in warm/cold water and throw them in a lukewarm dryer with the rest of the laundry without felting them. Please? If not, I am thinking hat or scarf.