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Guinea Pig Tails
Guinea pigs do not have external tails. I came across this curious fact of natural history when Querido commissioned me to knit a guinea pig for his mother, in honor of all the guinea pigs he’d had growing up. I agreed and began, giving it a little nubbiny tail and increasing for a rounded guinea…
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I Swear I am Not Knitting a Scarf
I know what it looks like. Really, it’s not. This ribby strip of brown knitting is destined to become the bottom band of a sweater dress called Melvie. My Melvie will be fabulous, and project two in the Knit American series, if I ever get past this point. ‘Cos that’s how this little strip of…
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Wovember
Thanks to Kate Davies and Felicity Ford, it is no longer November, it’s Wovember. I’ve got my wool out–how about you?
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Vega Photoshoot
Every year, central Arizona waits waits waits waits waits for cool weather, and we’re teased, and disappointed, and then wham bang it’s a scant 55º at the bus stop in the morning. Hat weather! Good thing I’ve got a new tam… Above you see the Vega Beret, as it is properly named, in progress. This…
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Little Scary
At least one reader wanted further explanation of the why behind Friday’s image of Mushrooms on a Lawn. Mis apologias. Here is the explanation for you all: In Central Arizona most lawns are either half-dead or growing tough, scrubby Bermuda Grass. A lush lawn of delicate emerald shoots, à la Midwestern lawns, is a strange…
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The Suburbs
Here we are, stumbling through another Monday morning. One of those mornings where one’s brain is not quite ready to function when the alarm goes off, and wants to be rawther grumpy as a result. I made the mistake of choosing The Suburbs as my bus-ride music. It is a wonderful album, from a talented…
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Welcome
Hello, everyone, and welcome to my new blog! I am Allison, a librarian by profession and a blogger since 2007. My myriad other hobbies include, at a glance, photography, reading, traveling, knitting, fashion, music, random architectural details, and pinecone collecting, and are the primary source of my blogging fodder. This blog was a long time…
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