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First birthday sweater for a T-Rex

We recently attended the first birthday party of Truman Rex, a delightful baby belonging to some great friends of ours. I whipped up a little Antler Cardigan  out of some Classic Elite Liberty Wool in...

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Oh stripes, I love you, but I’ll hate all those ends someday soon.

I have begun knitting Delancey in Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK. I chose the colors Vanilla for the main color and Buttercup for the contrasting color. So far I’m liking the colors. I had...

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The softest socks he has.

Which is softer, the socks or Seymour? I finished my fourth pair of socks for Matt. I’d like him to be as spoiled as I am one day and be able to use hand knit socks daily in the colder months because...

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Last night I was beginning to catalog my stash on Ravelry. I was taking Fridica’s suggestion and I wanted to get started because I knew it was going to take quite some time.I was deeply into the sock...

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What’s wrong with this picture?

I am chugging along at the Delancey Cardigan at a decent pace. The yarn is so wonderful to knit, and I love that Alexis Winslow provides detailed instructions. However, there have been a few moments of...

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Heading on the Oak Trail

I forget how immensely satisfying hats can be since they knit up so quickly. I received Botanical Knits as another Valentine’s gift from Matt. That man really spoils me, and I love it. I knew I would...

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Stash-tastic.

Last July, I gave you all a little peek at the yarns in my stash. I’ve been trying to be good and knit lots of things out of it. Sometimes, I succeed, sometimes I fall in love with something new or see...

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The kind of yarn that makes you wish you could spin.

Handspun yarn from Pretty Southern. One of my first knitting friends, Lynda Jo, sent me this magnificent skein of yarn in the mail last week. I’ve known LJ since about 2006 when we met at Hand Held...

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Fraternal twins.

I have had these socks on the needles since the beginning of December. I was perusing WEBS for some hard-wearing self-striping yarn for another pair of socks for Matt, and I stumbled upon (or went...

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The End (after I weave in all those damn ends).

Delancey has been washed and blocked. I finished her Saturday afternoon and immediately bathed her in some warm water with lavender Eucalan. Now I have about 40+ ends to weave in. Ah hahah. I think I’d...

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Self-striping socks, I never tire of you.

Say what? More self-striping socks? What a shock. I bought this yarn back in December, intending to make Matt another pair of socks. They’ve been hiding out on the needles, moving at a glacial pace for...

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Seeking calm in chaos

It’s been a struggle to blog lately. It hasn’t been on the forefront of my mind due to political chaos, mass panic in the news, an increase in the local collective struggles, and seasonal woes from...

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