star of evening

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a soft, dressy, easy-to-work triangle composed of a single allover lace stitch with pretty edging points along the sides and top. a great on-the-go summer project, in three sizes (one is a scarf), this project is well-suited for a first foray into triangle shawl knitting. shown here, petite size in here. to purchase pattern or […]

watching wool dry

Posted on 34 CommentsPosted in food and garden, lace/shawls, projects

(sorry in advance to those who are getting a little freaked out with my fiddlehead photos . . . i have a few last ones today; please bear with those of us who are enchanted by them!) it’s a damp day here and perfect for garden photos. my little fiddleheads are unrolling and reaching their […]

veddy, veddy quick post

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i’ve been running around like a chicken with my head cut off the last few days, between playing post-vacation catch up and going to badly-scheduled appointments. especially when all i wanted was a few hours straight knitting time to get my edging finished on the star shawl . . . i shoulda stayed on vacation […]

awww, they waited for me

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when i went out the back door this morning i saw the fiddleheads still curled up and smiled. a few had sprung their leaves, but most are at the perfect stage to get some nice photos. they remind me a little of something else i finally settled on a finish for the top hem of […]