Vintage Knitspot – Cloverleaf Lace Mitts

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As I get used to the daily life of my new position as majordomo, I still can’t help but be starstruck. I’m working for Anne Hanson! My knitting idol! Pinch me. In my free time I’ve been rummaging through all the knitspot patterns. Yes, as a perk of my job I now own the ENTIRE […]

wind, snow, and sun

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ah spring, what can you do? my first day back was warm and balmy, the temperature zooming up into the high 60s. it made for a nice transition form the sunny west coast. but then we woke up yesterday to rain just pouring down—spring torrents of it, much more the norm. this morning it was […]

stopping to smell the flowers

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a lot of people tell me to slow down, stop and smell the flowers, take it easy, etc. that’s hard to accomplish when i’m home and working, so when i’m away, i like to take advantage of  opportunities to do so. i still like to be active though, especially when i’m somewhere that has such […]

it’s not working

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this not working stuff is really great—since leaving home, i have gotten so much knitting done that even i’m astounded and i’m the one who did it. i got started right away as soon as i hit the airport on wednesday morning. my heart did a little flip-flop when we pulled up outside and i […]