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A rippled, lacy, crocheted wrap with stripes in various shades of white, blue, and pink is draped around the shoulders of a white dressmaker's form.

Learning to Crochet Part Two: Mistakes are Fun!

A pink, fuzzy, knit bow sits in the center of the photograph, surrounded by a vase of pink and white roses, some small balls of yarn, and a polka dotted teacup

Why I Stopped Caring About Age-Appropriate Clothing

An antique stoneware jug is filled with dusty miller and olive branches sits on top of a small stack of blue and white plates.

When a Creative Block Interrupts Your Knitting Plans

A partially knit white hat on steel circular needles is laid flat on a wooden cutting board surrounded by dried eucalyptus, three dark gray stones, and a cream-colored doily.

My Knitting Resolutions for the New Year

A top-down view of two prints framed in gilded frames sitting on a dark brown desk.

How I Found Inexpensive Grandmillennial Wall Art to Decorate My Design Studio

A mostly-finished fingerless mitt and the cuff for the second mitt sit surrounded by antique books with floral and gilded covers, an antique postcard with flowers on it, and some white roses. I did a lot of knitflixing with this project.

5 Cozy Knitflixing Recommendations for Winter Stitchathons

In the foreground are ornate brass scissors and three tan swatches of knit fabric. The middle distance in focus features a pile of creamy white knitting, a blue and white teacup and saucer, and a silver coffee pot. Blurred in the background is a pale floral sofa.

On Learning How To Be More Creative in Easy Ways

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In August, things tend to get a little quieter in In August, things tend to get a little quieter in the garden around here. The weather has finally warmed up, so I’m feeling lazy and therefore not as diligent about watering things, and the plants are still a little tired from their spring flush. Still, there are blooms, and the blooms make me happy.
I’m serious when I say that every day that ends I’m serious when I say that every day that ends in y is an A+ day for knitting. Also, this is a fun peek at how I tension my yarn. Do you also wrap yours around an extra digit or two?
Let’s try this one more time. They say third tim Let’s try this one more time. They say third time’s the charm, right? Right?
Now that I’m self-employed, any complaints about Now that I’m self-employed, any complaints about company management are really just complaints about myself, so I’m trying to be a good boss.
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