move over, dear

Posted on 25 CommentsPosted in designing, lace/shawls, projects

barb and i joined up to mail our red scarves together—here they are friday evening, about to go into the box. every time i visited the knitspot ravelry group this weekend, the red scarf emergency KAL was packed with new photos of finished scarves about to make their way to virginia—the mood throughout the thread […]

matterhorn mitts, hat, and scarf

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got an emergency christmas gift you need to knit? or maybe you’re finally getting real about your knitted gift list with just two weeks remaining before the big day? (sorry dudes—but i’m doing the same thing today, if that makes you feel better). well, here’s a set of patterns that might offer solutions—three pieces, four […]

are you keeping warm?

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baby, it’s cold outside. and from what i hear, it’s the same everywhere else (except florida, according to vanessa). even kim is chilly in san diego this week, brrr. it’s hard to keep the house warm when it gets this cold, mainly because it’s also extremely windy. hot rye toast, courtesy of anne marie’s trip […]

it’s never too early for holiday fun

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our monday afternoon class started having christmas parties during our third year together—by that time, we had grown to be such a close group that it seemed like a good idea to celebrate our friendship in style at least once each year. and now it’s a tradition that we really look forward to—even the pets […]