Author Archives: Caryn Rupert

“Knit Your Own Zombie” for undead knitters everywhere

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Caryn Rupert

Zombies have been a fascination in pop culture for some time now, from harrowing manifestations in TV show and comic book series “The Walking Dead” and upcoming film “World War Z,” to heartwarming (have you seen the trailer for “Warm … Continue reading →

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A vegan-friendly Paula Deen dessert

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

A few weeks ago, celebrity chef Paula Deen announced she had diabetes. Diabetes is a serious illness, but for a chef who lauds bacon cheeseburgers served on doughnuts instead of rolls, no one was very surprised. Instead of cutting back … Continue reading →

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Auction results are in from Sheep to Shawl

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

I had a great time at the Sheep to Shawl competition on Wednesday. By far, the most exciting time was at the beginning when the sheep were brought out of their pens and were being sheared. It was also fun … Continue reading →

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See Sheep to Shawl coverage Jan. 11

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Caryn Rupert

I’ll be live tweeting from the Sheep to Shawl competition from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. In preparation, I checked out who ran in past farm shows, who won, the winning shawl’s theme, the top … Continue reading →

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Thinking about submitting your crafts to the York Fair?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Caryn Rupert

I went to the York Fair today for the first time in six or eight years. In past years, I’ve been more interested in the food and the rides. This year, I was pretty interested in the horticultural exhibits and, … Continue reading →

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The Knitterhood of the Traveling Socks

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Caryn Rupert

In June I tried to finish a pair of white socks I was working on. By mid-July, they were finished. There was only one problem: they were too big. They were way too big for my feet or my mom’s … Continue reading →

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Emergency… knitting?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Caryn Rupert

Last night I was stuck on the west end of town at the York Daily Record/Sunday News offices, and I had to stay at the Holiday Inn down the street from the YDR. I live on the east end of … Continue reading →

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Why, that’s a lovely butterfly quilt!

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Caryn Rupert

Carolyn Greenplate of Codorus Township submitted this photo to one of the YDR’s many photo galleries. She wrote, ‘I had my granddaughter learn some embroidery by stitching the butterfly bodies on this quilt. We copied the design from a quilt … Continue reading →

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Shameless plug for some painting classes

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Caryn Rupert

I took two painting classes from my Aunt Sharon at my church a while ago. In the first one, I painted a snowman on a piece of slate. In the second one, I painted a slightly more complicated landscape, where … Continue reading →

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It’s not too late to do a quilt challenge

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Caryn Rupert

The Quilting Friends of the Dillsburg Area Public Library are sponsoring a community quilt challenge for the library’s 2011 quilt and craft raffle. The quilters invite all interested individuals to visit the library and pick up a package of fabrics … Continue reading →

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