Elliot wanted me to knit him a sweater after I made myself the Nurtured sweater early last winter. It's been a while since I knit anything for him and mostly...
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I’ve been thinking about mistakes. One of the many lessons I learned while training to be a teacher was this: Mistakes are required.Which is to say many things, one of...
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This year I picked up knitting with a zeal I've not experienced before; it's normal for me to consider the odd knitting project around September and maybe make a baby...
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I'm an annual knitter. This means that about once a year, when it gets cold, I see some cute sweater float across my Pinterest feed, and I pull out my...
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In keeping with my recent unofficial theme of posting many things that are made with yarn, here's a new scarf I made for Elliot:He picked out the yarn himself on...
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I recently spotted the most adorable crochet jacket photographed on a toddler that was pale pink with a golden yellow trim and I JUST HAD TO MAKE ONE. I love it...
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I know we've been spending alot of time together lately. We even made big plans. But I need to be honest: there's a new love in my life: CROCHET
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For a little bit of knitting! A finished sweater for Clementine, who was not interested in cooperating for this photo shoot: But you just go with it, am I right?...
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One complaint -- perhaps the only complaint -- I have with sewing is that it doesn't exactly lend itself to holiday socializing. You can't really put your machine in the...
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I had this idea for a felted coat for Clementine made from one of my old wool sweaters. I called my sister Elli who knits and asked her for some...
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Another roundup today by a guest blogger, this one very dear to my heart. It's my seester Elli, who is not really a sewist (although she did, oddly, complete the...
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Look what I finished over Thanksgiving weekend:Pattern: Gnomey Hat by Hello YarnYarn: Deborah Norville's (I know...right?) Serenity ChunkyNeedles: Size 10 DPNsAccidental modifications: not knowing the difference between garter stitch...
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Took a quick break from the swimsuits and sundresses yesterday to start this Gnomey Hat by Hello Yarn (spotted recently at SouleMama as well). You know, the sort of...
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Warning: This post contains copious amounts of Shameless Family Promotion. Proceed at your own risk...Today Elli (my knitting-superstar seester) posted a new stuffed monster knitting pattern which when I saw...
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