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Late to the party.

I think I am perpetually figuring out the fun of the hip stuff after the fact. I tend to get into the hip, trendy projects far after they are the talk of the town. Case in point, I’m just now coming around to the whole “make nine” craze. This is really a new year’s planning…
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Canopy.

Prepare yourself: gushing ahead. I finished my Canopy. This is a pattern by Melody Hoffman. I knit it out of baa ram ewe Titus in the Brambley Baths colorway. The yarn is a Wensleydale, Alpaca, BFL blend that is dreamy to the extreme. I’ve said it before, but it is the perfect blend of rustic…
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No mercy.

Watch out around here. No quarter shall be given, no mercy to be had. If you aren’t doing it for me, your days are numbered. I’ve been talking a fair bit about intention and planning, and my eye is becoming more and more critical. I mentioned that I plan on frogging my Boho Blush shawl…
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At least it’s a pretty rabbit hole.

Tiny things. Pretty things. Tiny, pretty things. I am a woman possessed by the small and the cute and the sweet at the moment. I don’t believe my sewing mojo has ever been quite so strong. I happened upon a few new folks to follow on Instagram–check out bobbypinbandit and cloudtori but beware the amazinginess–and…
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True Colors

Well, for the first month, I have done it. I managed to knit two pairs of socks, one light and one rainbow: This vibrant rainbow is so pretty and so true, it’s no wonder the colorway is called “True Colors.” This is the January 2017 Rainbow of the Month from Knitterly Things. I finished…
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Goody Goody Binding Kit.

Last week, I found some sewing inspiration. It all started on Instagram and now I feel a wee bit of obsession coming on. Ideas seem to be popping inside my head like little fireworks. I’ve got lots of little projects on deck, I can’t wait to get started on them! With all of this inspiration,…
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A bed of swatches.

I have been dancing in my pants to start knitting a sweater. I want to knit a garment more than I ever have. It’s probably the one of my challenges that I’m most excited about. I’ve wanted to knit Puntilla, by Joji Locatelli, for a very long time. I love the soft femininity of it, the…
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Intentional.

intentional (in-ˈtench-nəl) adj. done with intention or on purpose; deliberate. I’ve been thinking about one little word for 2018. A little late to the party, perhaps, but here I am. I’ve been tossing around a few words over the last few weeks. From my new year’s blog post, challenge sprang to mind. But that’s not exactly what I want…
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Socks, socks, and more socks.

Well, I have two finished objects for the first week of the new year. Both cast on and off in 2018, both are socks. I wish we were all a little more surprised, but who am I kidding? You may recall that on New Year’s Day I cast on a new pair of socks. The…
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New year, new challenge(s), new socks.

With 2018 fresh and new, I’ve been thinking about what the new year would mean to me. Last year, I embarked on a wonderful journey, my year of making, and I started this blog to chronicle that journey. Now that it’s over, I find that I don’t want to stop. I want to continue making…