color of the day: cranapple

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the icy coating remains on all available surfaces outdoors . . . it built up thicker and thicker over the day yesterday despite the fact that the temperatures stayed above freezing, and by last night it was a veritable fairyland outside. as i drove to the yarn shop for the open house last night (the […]

Tesserae Sock

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just one word for these i think—tile-icious (that is, if you don’t count, sleek, sophisticated, and understated.) they’re perfect for my favorite house artist. they would, of course, work with a suit as well. to purchase pattern or view pattern details, please click here to visit the product page in the knitspot pattern shop.

ice, ice, baby

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oooh, it’s a miserable day . . . just the kind everyone hates to go out in. the temps are hovering around 32 degrees and we have an icy coating all over the shrubs and trees. brrrr. i have a severe case of nothing new to show you. i mean, you don’t really want to […]

the long road home

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hello, i’m home again, yay. i intended to come back friday, but then the check engine light came on in my car and i had to take it in friday morning to see what was wrong. good thing i did; the engine thermostat was dead. this is how long i sat in the car dealership […]