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Obsession
I’m obsessed with the Monteagle bag. These are the wackiest stitches I’ve ever done, and I’m just following the directions because they’re not intuitive at all. Sometimes they make me a bit frustrated....
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Mason-Dixon Portland
Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne, the authors of Mason-Dixon Knitting and Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines, were in town last night for a reading and book signing at Powell’s. I had a work meeting....
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Log cabin blanket and friends
I finished my log cabin blanket last night. This blanket began with leftover yarn from four entrelac felted bags (pattern and yarn from knitpicks.com). After a while I ran out of leftover yarn, and had...
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Nashville: Music, Music, Knit!
Nashville. So much music. So. Much. Fun. There is so much musical talent in this town, both old and new, and so much respect for the history of it all. From the young people playing for tips at the...
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Banging out Sleeves
I knit a sleeve yesterday. An entire sleeve. This is quick knitting, I tell ya! I’m on the second sleeve now. I could have knit both sleeves yesterday; they’re that fast. But I took some time out to...
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Bang Bang BangOutASweater!
I finished all the knitting on my Stopover last night! Monday to Monday, and done. Except for the color pops. I’m waiting for my swap of color pops to come in the mail, and I’ll duplicate stitch them...
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FO: Stopover BangOutASweater
Well, that was a hoot! I knit this Stopover in 8 days, and then set it aside to wait for my color pop swap yarn to arrive in the mail. What a difference a color pop makes! The swap yarn arrived shortly...
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Red Stopover bliss, more yarn
I love my new Stopover. It fits just like the blue one, except the sleeves are 3/4″ longer, which is perfect. In the end, I chose pink for the color pops. I don’t usually like pink and red together,...
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Nashville and knitting
Catching up with myself here…DH and I went to Nashville for a few days of fun last week. He was on his way to Bowling Green, KY for a project, and had to pass through Nashville, so why not? I met up...
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Introducing: SeaScape Scarflette
Introducing my SeaScape Scarflette, a summery accessory knit in sport weight linen. Is it a scarf? A shawlette? You decide. This long narrow asymmetric triangle features a lacy edge inspired by the...
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Hurricane Harvey Relief Fundraiser
The photos of the devastation in Houston are heartbreaking, the result of unimaginable rainfall from Hurricane Harvey. I’ve been looking into charity efforts, trying to figure out how to help. The...
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On the cusp of fall
Oh, Labor Day! Farewell summer, welcome fall… I ran away with my knitting last week. Good thing I brought more than one project; I lost at yarn chicken on this Mitered Crosses Blanket square. I just...
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