Category: knitting
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Shawl of joining.
I’ve been with Kevin almost as long as I’ve been knitting and I’ve known two things since pretty early on:1. I wanted to marry him.2. I wanted to knit a big, fancy wedding shawl. Check, check! We got married on May 10 at Norris Dam State Park in Tennessee. The wedding was everything I hoped…
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Two down, more to go
I don’t know what it is, but I love pulling out my advent projects in the summer! Perhaps it’s that I’ve had them in hibernation so long, they feel fresh and new. Perhaps it’s the halfway slump of creativity in the year, and it’s nice to have projects already on the go. Either way, I’m…
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Christmas in… whatever.
Last summer, I pulled out an old yarn advent that was languishing in stash and decided to do something with it. The result was a bit of an advent in July project that I really enjoyed. I enjoyed the minis, the colors, and the feeling of satisfaction of using up this beautiful advent from Woolberry…
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Like a snail.
I’ve set my intention for my year of making: to take things slow, not rush through projects, take on some bigger, harder projects that I’ve wanted to try, and generally take my time. Reflecting back on the first half of 2025, while life has been anything but, my making has definitely been slow. I’m trying…
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In other news.
I’ve been making my sweet, slow progress on my wedding shawl. That doesn’t stop me from being myself and working on other things. I’ve been in a cast-on kinda mood and I’m here to tell you about it. First of all, I finished my first pair of Christmas socks for my self-imposed sock club. To…
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Revival.
It’s a new year, so how about a new look, a new post, and a new challenge (or two)? My creative mojo is soaring these days, so I thought it would be a great time to refresh and revitalize the blog. I’ve given things a bit of a face lift around here which feels nice.…
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Here and there.
It’s a cold and snowy day here in Maryland and I’ve been taking it really easy. I did get up this morning and finish the blocks for a WIP that’s been in the works for quite a while. Hard to believe but that’s 100 blocks! I had probably a third of these done on New…
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Joy, or, do I want to make it?
Today, and this year, I am focusing on joy. Part of this is letting go. Part of this is embracing myself each day. I want to start this year from a place of positive, joyful intention. Does this mean socks? garments? quilts? underwater basketweaving? I suppose we’ll just see day by day. Use stash, purchase…
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The dark side of something.
I’ve told you once and I’ll say it again, I’ve knit a lot of socks. Literally hundreds of socks have come from my needles. I’ve had my share of mess-ups here and there, but it’s usually a straightforward process. Until I pulled out a special skein of yarn way back in January. I decided to…
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Sweet summer time.
I have sat down to write this post so many times and just keep getting distracted. This last month has been a bit of a whirlwind with travel all over and not so much making. I’ve got a surprising number WIPs going but I don’t think there are any finished objects to be found here.…
Knit 1, Make 2 