finishing and starting again

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when we were doing the photo shoot for the snow shawl the other day i noticed these under the lilac bush. it’s nice to finally see our daffodils again, even if they are not as advanced as some others i’ve seen (i was at beckie’s house today and she has bright yellow buds on hers). […]

Snowflakes in Cedarwoods

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A flurry of snowflake and pine tree motifs swirl over the surface of this square shawl to knit with laceweight yarn. Shown here in Sweet Lace, colorway snow squall, it is just the tone and hue of fresh snowdrifts in icy air, but looks just as elegant in a fresh cream shade or many others (as customers […]

off the needles and onto the floor

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actually, it doesn’t quite go like that . . . . YES, i finished my snow shawl and wove in the last end around 4am this morning. then i cried. it was mostly out of exhaustion, but also i was already feeling the loss; the minute that hulking piece of knitting was detached from the […]

oh damask bud

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i woke up to a brilliantly sunny morning, but i’m still feeling groggy—it’s either the time change or the traveling, or both, but i am definitely lagging. i just discovered i missed my good friend kim’s birthday—how could i have?? i know what day it’s on; i had it marked on the calendar. i really […]