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Newborn Sweater : Cleckheaton Cocoon
[ Project details on Ravelry ] Cleckheaton was an unfamiliar brand to me until the shop started carrying their Cocoon fingering weight yarn for baby knits. It’s an Australian merino and nylon yarn...
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Thankful for pies
I’m thankful for all of you, for every difficulty that’s balanced by blessings and good fortune. I’m thankful for those who help me redirect my focus and point me to the good in myself and others. I’m...
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Holiday knits, part two
Chuck’s Hat, for my father-in-law, who still wears the scarf and hat I knit him several years ago, and for whom I’ve sadly neglected to knit for again, until last month: The yarn is Plymouth Coffee...
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Seduced by a knitwear model
It’s likely you’ve been wondering where I am and I’ve been dying to come here and tell you about the new love in my life: Erica gave birth to Charlie on March 12, 2011 (7 lbs 4 oz, 20.5″) — just a...
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Charlie’s handmades
Erica had newborn portraits taken at the hospital and Charlie got to wear the sweater I knit for him. I started it shortly after I found out she was pregnant, but before we knew she was having a boy. I...
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The Kitchen Sink
The Kitchen Sink :: Random Updates :: I have a new iPhone (3gs) as of mid-April, but I haven’t fully explored all of its cool apps and features. Let me know what I have to have — which apps do you...
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Samurai Educators
About six months ago, I came across the Flickr stream of a fellow Japanese-American, Koji K., who was adding to his “Occupied Japan” photo set there. Several of his photos (most from 1949) were similar...
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Heaviness
My dad passed away early Saturday morning, April 28, 2012. For several years, he battled Alzheimer’s disease while physically remaining relatively healthy. But even though it made for a long good-bye,...
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Knitting for the troubled spirit
The outcome of my 3-hour Beth Brown-Reinsel "Latvian Wristers" class Some of you already know the Elizabeth Zimmermann quote: Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn’t...
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