debut redux (let’s try this again)

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ok, yesterday’s big surprise debut was somewhat ruined—the database had gotten fried in friday’s server crash. if you weren’t here, too bad you missed it . . the new shop was giving away free extra patterns with almost every order. so we had to take it down only hours into launching it. it kinda ruined […]

i wish there were two of me . . .

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i have some serious knit-envy going on. i love my current project(s) . . . all of which are lace (more on the current projects later). i know a lot of people think of me as a “lace knitter” or “lace designer”. and i am. since i started blogging, the focus of my knitting and […]

orchid lace mitts

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Fearless Fibers Merino Laceweight, colorway miracle pattern price: $5.00US (ohio residents please add $.30 sales tax) payment method: please use deb kessler, the genius dyer of fearless fibers yarn, for making such unspeakably beautiful yarns, and for sharing them so generously with me. many MANY thanks to vanessa, champion test knitters! kisses (and more—wink!) to […]

cowed

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spinout 2007! there are prizes, yes, but more importantly there is another chance to share our good fortune with others. heifer is an organization dear to me because they provide sustainable assistance (including bees and sheep!) to help communities create alternative sources of income and food.