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About that Shawl
Hello all! November is barreling along here so it’s time for another post. The shawl in question is the Other People’s Houses Shawl by Heidi Gustad. She is is a super spunky designer I discovered through the Yarn Talk podcast on YouTube and then followed on Instagram…but before now I had just gone “ooh, neat!”
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Big Yarn
Tonight, briefly, a closeup of some very big yarn. Although I am comfortable picking (also called continental) now, for this super bulky yarn I found I got better leverage throwing. What are your strategies for knitting with bulky yarn?
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Missed One
Hello all! It’s a little early in the month to be falling behind, but alas: I was sucked into the Stranger Things vortex last night. On the bright side, it’s the perfect accompaniment to stockinette.
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Remember
Happy Día de los Muertos everyone! Pictured here is my own little Day of the Dead altar for loved ones with two and four feet. The candle got moved to a location much less likely to be used as a cat launchpad after the photo, but the rest of it will remain for the rest
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Unstuck
Well hello again everyone. I think a month may have gone by, but I’m not sure. I didn’t see it pass. November is the month for doing all the things, so let’s see how long I last doing a post a day. Sound like fun? For most of October (which truly was barely here before
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Similar But Not the Same
Happy Thursday Knitters! Here in Kansas summer and fall are still duking it out in a battle of cool nights, muggy mornings, and afternoon sun, but I’ve begun to wade into my stack of fall magazines and patterns. It’s a bit overwhelming. Fall is the season that most designers live for, and there is so
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Revenge of the Summer
In retaliation against my overt enthusiasm for fall, this last week has been summery with a vengeance. Highs in the 90’s, humidity that sneaks up on you and knocks you flat, the threat of massive thunderstorms–only rarely made good. My act of rebellion is knitting on an alpaca blend tunic. The force is strong, and
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The Last of the Summer Knitting
In a college town, time moves the the coming and going of students and faculty. Everyone is back now. The mornings are cool and the parking is gone. I have had a big stack of unopened fall knitting magazines for weeks, but I hadn’t been able to get my head around this whole fall thing.
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That’s Better
You know that moment, when you have a dozen pressing tasks to attend to, and suddenly the most minute issue, one that has been lingering at the very bottom of your list for months, suddenly becomes The Most Important Issue To Address? That was me today. I crocheted a loop onto a potholder I knitted
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I Miss My Photo Stylist
Still not 100% here, but I can’t wait any longer to show you my latest FO: the much-awaited Midtown Cardigan. Ok, so maybe none of you were holding your breath for it. But I started this sweater last September, shortly after I received my copy of Midwestern Knits. All the patterns in that books are
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