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on the needles
I have an interesting dichotomy on the needles right now. First there's the warm and woolly - bartlett and malabrigo, cables and seed stitch.
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Hitch blog tour!
Right, knitting, where were we? Oh yes! The Hitch book blog tour! Have you checked out all the designs in the Hitch book yet? All the designers in this collection did a great job channeling the fashions of the era into designs that you want to knit right now.
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Magic wool
I've talked before about how magical wool is, how it keeps you warm even when it's wet (for example). But now I have a new proof that wool is magic, and it revolves around baby's bum.
I'm going to talk about wool diaper covers. They're magic. I read about them before Windsor arrived and the whole principle sounded like magic. But since I know wool ( Read more... ) -
Continuing
Life continues on at the slow pace that a newborn requires. I'm spending a lot of time on the couch. But I have also discovered that I CAN KNIT with a napping newborn in my lap. Good news.
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Happy Birthday!
I have approximately ONE sale you can count on each year, and it's time! It's my birthday, but I have a present for all of you
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Hitch
I'm really pleased to announce that I have another new pattern to show off! This one is the Three Second Kiss sweater in the Hitch inspired collection published through Cooperative Press.
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Honored
If you've been reading the Yarn Harlot's blog recently, there's been a lot of talk about knitting for babies. It's probably just the hormones, but some of it is making me teary... For instance the discussion on Heirloom knitting includes this piece of wisdom,
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day camp
Whew, this has been a busy week! Which is too bad because I have so much to tell you about! Let's start with last weekend, when I went to the 5th annual Vermont Knit camp.
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