random fall notes

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it’s been a very random week, but now that my november club installment has been delivered, i’m feeling suddenly calmer and less frenetic. funny how that goes. all of my secret knitting is now out of the bag, so unless you want to stay surprised—SPOILER ALERT—you can see some of my recent knitting projects here, […]

keep them coming!

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oh wow, the flood of learn-to-knit stories to our email box this morning has been fantastically touching, charming, and a true testament that all over the world, knitters at least, still find common ground. thank you SO much! i learned to knit from my grandma and my mom so long ago that remnants of my first projects probably […]

golden cozies

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fall color came on a little later than usual this year. we didn’t see much of a foliage display at rhinebeck and even after we got home, the leaves clung stubbornly to their summer greens—fine with me, since the weather was also miserable and it was not worth a look out the window. but this past week, they have […]

the lace lessons

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for quite a few months we’ve been steadily working on a new book of little nothings scarves and variations and finally now—it’s ready to purchase! The Lace Lessons is meant to be a useful resource for lace knitters, particularly those who are taking on lace for the first time or struggling to enjoy its allure. […]