smokin’ sock

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the pattern looks like curls of smoke winding their way up the foot and leg. fabric is finely-knit, but dense and oh-so-comfy. there’s just one word for them—smokin’. Smokin’ Sock shown here in please visit our pattern shop! Suggested Yarns: Fearless Fiber’s Superwash Merino Sock yarn, j. knits Superwash Me! Light sock yarn, Vesper Sock […]

A Promise Fulfilled

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Alas, an opportunity to tell you about our big kitchen renovation, actually a bit more than just the kitchen. It incorporated several other rooms, namely the dining room, relocating our shared office and half of the central hallway (traditional colonial house). I’ve held steadfast not blogging until the  renovation was totally complete. Just this last fall […]

pickled pink

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the fact that we’d have no kitchen this summer led us to forego planting the garden as well—it was a good choice considering how busy we are and how much added work there is when undergoing a major home renovation. we are very relieved not to be worrying about watering and weeding or where the […]

need a good cover?

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i will admit that when i opened the package containing this book, i nearly doubled over laughing and wishing someone—anyone, but preferably another knitter—was around to share this one with me. “seriously?, i thought, what will they think to publish next??” but as i thumbed through knit your own moustache, i was absolutely compelled to […]