sunday is for spinning—or not

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instead of our usual spinning class on sunday, we spirited ourselves away to the knitting notions booth, where anne marie scored some beautiful classic merino worsted (in my favorite colorway) to knit an arianne sweater (she’s either warning me not to tell anyone i saw her do it, or warning me to make sure she’s […]

be my valentine

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what would valentine’s day be without hearts? it seems as if everyone is embracing the fun and romance of this winter holiday with more enthusiasm this year, though there are some who have steadfastly polished their valentine message over the years, improving it with each passing bret finalized his valentine’s day light show just the […]

bougainvillea

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a sweetheart of a sock, just in time for valentine’s day. but oh, so much more than a pretty pink treat—these are entrancing to knit as well as to wear, with intertwining leaf-and-petal vines trailing down the leg and heel . . . they have my heart. sigh. shown here in dye dreams click here […]

sequestered

Posted on 13 CommentsPosted in designing, lace/shawls, projects

it’s been a quiet blog these last few days, and not all that much knitting going on either . . . i have a backlog of patterns to write and it was time i got started. a few of them are out of the gate now (and still i have a pile to do), but […]