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Woven Asymmetric Plaid Scarf Directions
Where does the time go? I cannot believe how long it’s been since Michelle and I have shared a post, but life and other obligations sometimes get their talons in you and relentlessly pull! Today,…
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Knit Butterfly Stitch Pattern and Tutorial
I wanted to share this Knit Butterfly Stitch Tutorial because I am working on a pattern that is going to use the Knit Butterfly Stitch. This is one of those knitting pattern where I believe…
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How To Cut T-Shirts To Make Yarn
In the very near future I plan to make a new gnome house… a very small gnome house… but I plan to decorate it shabby chic. Hey, even gnomes have different tastes, right? Anyway, I…
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DROPS Design Free Knit Slipper Patterns
Photo Source :: DROPS DESIGNS Every once and a while I share something on Facebook that people go crazy over. This combo of knit slippers from DROPS Design went viral on Facebook, I have gotten so…
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Fuzzy Boa Scarf
A few years ago I wrote a post called The Song of a Scarf in which I showed how I spun, dyed, and knit a scarf from beginning to end. It included a pattern…
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February Baby Sweater
If you have been knitting awhile you have probably heard of Elizabeth Zimmermann. If you haven’t heard of her already then you are in for a real treat, and trust me you will encounter one…
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Rainbow Petal Skirt Knitting Pattern
Your little Fairy Girls will love this Rainbow Petal Skirt Knitting Pattern. This knit petal skirt is an easy pattern for beginning knitters to tackle. Each of the 7 petal sections are knit flat as…
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Knitting a Little Sunshine
Dreary, gray days. Michigan has many, many of them, especially in the winter. The haziness can start to get you down. I find that this time of year I am drawn to bright, warm colors.…
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Knitting Stars
I know I should be packing up all the Christmas stuff and knitting more practical things right now (the kids could all use more mittens) but I wanted to make something new for my sweet,…
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Waldorf Meets the Muppets :: Knit Doll Sweater & Pants Pattern
Last week Meghan and I were talking about Christmas gifts for the wee ones. She said the Little Guy was always running off with the Little Lady’s doll that I made, and she wasn’t were…
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Three Cheers for Soft-Boiled Eggs
Last fall Tim and I were sitting side-by-side at our computers just surfin’. It was a leisurely Saturday evening, we were staying in, and we were playing a little game we often do where we take…
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Ball of Yarn Applique Block
Here is our latest applique block. I love doing hand sewing, so all these lines were right up my alley! As always, they were designed to fit a 6″ x 6″ block, but you can…
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Out With the Old, In With the New?
January 2. The house is unbelievably quite. The children are all gone, the hubby is back to work, and after a VERY quick glimpse at CNN, I find myself back at the computer, after a…
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Hairy Legs… And Not Mine!
Photo from Ravelry's Harpa Jónsdóttir We have dogs… and usually lots of dogs. For that reason alone, we do not have carpeting anywhere in our house. (We have a few area rugs that can be…
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Waiting for Baby
In case you haven’t read the news on Facebook yet. We had a false alarm… no baby to report yet. Baby and mom are doing fine… baby is just content to stay put for the…
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Spicer’s Autumn Leaves Scarf Knitting Pattern
Here is my favorite fall scarf and hat set, both done in a lace leaves knitting pattern that I have name Spicer’s Autumn Leaves for my favorite local cider mill. Enjoy making the Spicer’s Autumn Leaves Scarf Knitting…
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Spicer’s Autumn Leaves Knit Hat Pattern
This is a project I worked on last fall but it seemed too late to share it when it was complete. Now with some cooler temperatures on the horizon, I’m sure many of you are…
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Tooterphant for the Little Lady
I few weeks ago I stumbled upon this awesome crocheted pattern for Tooterphants Amigurumi Pattern and shared it on Facebook. I instantly fell in love with these whimsical little creatures and decided to make a couple…
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Knit Afghan for the Little Guy
If you happened to miss it, my DIL Meghan is pregnant with baby number 2. She is due August 31. So… the Little Lady will be a BIG sister to her brother, the Little Guy 🙂 Now that I've managed…
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Blog Worthy
If you are a little kid growing up in a household that blogs you learn 2 things very early: First, how to ignore cameras, and second, to assess the “blog worthiness” of everything you do. It isn’t necessarily a standard you want your children…
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Knitting Tower
The Camden Rose Knitting Tower is available from Amazon. When I was a little girl, my father made a “knitting spool” for me using a wooden spool from thread (they were all made out of wood back in the old’n days 🙂 and small…
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Looking for an Awesome Knit Baby Afghan Pattern
I’m not any good at keeping secrets… it would be safe to say I suck at it, although I should elaborate. I’m not good at keeping “good news” secrets. You know, pregnancies, marriages, promotions… I’m just so excited for people…
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About A Girl
We’ve been home a few days, and I am finally starting to catch up. Before I move on to some new projects, I wanted to share some highlights of our visit. Not surprisingly, most of my photos were of the Little Lady. Here’s some highlights. First… concerning…
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Frayed Fabric Flower
A couple of weeks ago I shared a sweater and hat I knitted for the Little Lady. (Leaving Thursday for a week long visit 🙂 I wanted a little embellishment for the hat, and I made a flower using the material that I will be using to…
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