Janelle Martin has patterns to giveaway!

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Thank you so very much to everyone that posted on the blog!  We enjoyed reading each of your favorite Janelle Martin designs and we hope to offer more pattern giveaways by other collaborating designers in the future! And the winners are… Michelle J. Iseman says: May 17, 2015 at 12:08 am Janelle is a powerhouse […]

knit happens

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almost there with the big spring woolen wash—it got cold again for a few days, but thankfully i hadn’t washed all of my own sweaters yet (hehe, i know better; i often wear the lighter weight ones into the month of june). i’m not going to run on and on about this, but i am SO […]

Designer Spotlight: Janelle Martin

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Hope you are all doing flawlessly. Let me just say – I think you’re in for a treat! Janelle first met Anne in 2009 when she invited her to guest judge for her local knitter’s guild show.  She had just started designing, so you can imagine that having the opportunity to spend time with a […]

danger—spring cleaning site

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when i was growing up, the mention of spring and fall cleaning made me grain inwardly—it wasn’t so much the work (spring cleaning always coincided with easter break from school), but the complete upset to the house that got to me. my mom left no stone unturned as she made her way through every room in […]