seems like i should have more to show

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whew, what a day. i started the day off as usual for this time of year, once again forgetting to change the clocks. good thing i got up “early”—my spinning class arrived an hour before i was expecting them, heh. at least i’d had a cuppa coffee . . . we had a wonderful class, […]

boxleaf triangle

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are you quite ready for spring’s arrival, but wondering when you’ll actually get a taste of it? march can be a long haul for a lot of us . . . and if leaf-in-a-box is the closest thing to foliage i’m likely to see this month, i’ll take it. shown above: petite size shawl in […]

could it be we’ve turned the corner?

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they’re up, they’re up. i saw the crocus coming up today. i love this picture because in it, a little maplewing has it’s arms around the crocus. technically that is a kim has posted a pre-order listing for prime merino lace yarn from shivaya naturals—i’m almost there with getting something on the needles, but not […]

who’s that man, who’s that man?

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who told him that he could hold your hand?? when i looked him in the eye he ran who’s that man, who’s that man? —robusta chris is a total champ—i ran out of yarn just after completing the sweater body and had nothing to knit pockets with. she matched the yarn perfectly and sent the […]