Category: wardrobe architect
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Confidence.
I’ve been thinking about my style, wardrobe, and making for quite a while now. I think back to the Wardrobe Architect project I did a few years ago. It is hard to believe that was a few years ago but like with so many things, here we are. I’d like to revisit that project, evaluate and…
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Midterm Progress Report.
It’s hard to believe, but the year is at the halfway point. I’ve been thinking a lot about assessment and progress, and about the goals I set for myself six months ago. I started this year with the idea of challenging myself with my making. I set out six specific challenges and I’ve accomplished two:…
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Madewell.
All done. To say that I love it would be an understatement. I’m only sad that it’s 85 F and June rather than 48 F and October. I cannot wait to be oh-so-cozy in this sweet sweater. This is Madewell by Joji Locatelli. This is my fourth make nine finish! The pattern is a dream. This…
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Sometime in April.
I believe spring has sprung. The weather is warming up, we spring cleaned the bedrooms, and a delightfully spring-y colored pair of socks has fallen off of my needles. These are my April rainbow socks, pair #4 in my rainbow box o’sox. The yarn is from Kntitterly Things, from the 2017 Rainbow of the Month…
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Arbitrary Goals.
I was watching the Stranded Podcast this weekend and the host, Amy, said something that really struck a chord with me. I love setting arbitrary goals for myself! I really love setting arbitrary goals in my making. The kind of goals that feel great to achieve but have no real or major consequences if you…
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Did someone say mauve?
I’ll be honest, I’m not really sure what color mauve is. Pink? Purple? Grey? Taupe? The answer to all those questions seems to be yes. Whatever color it is, I am into it. I think–I hope–it’s a good color for me. In my wardrobe architect project I selected blush and peach and coral and hot…
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Prepared.
Today, I hop on a plane for Los Angeles. I’m heading to a conference my organization puts on and it’s one of the biggest weeks of the year for us. I’ve been preparing for this since sometime in July and I think I’m ready. I hope I’m ready, it’s certainly too late now. In my…
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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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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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