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Sunshine Lollipops
Here's Kit modeling her new dress, Sunshine Lollipops, knit top down in one piece in Rowan Baby Merino Silk DK. The dress will fit any 18" girl doll and I guarantee it's super simple. It's begun by...
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the garden today
Yesterday we worked most the day in the garden. We removed the fennel and sweet peas which had both gone to seed. Weeded. Of course. Dead headed most of the roses, an enormous job that couldn't...
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Sneak a peek for a short time only!
Well, hello! For this weekend only, Rowan has released a sneak peek of their Fall/Winter designs on YouTube as a teaser promotion. It's fantastic, and all the videos are accompanied by awesome music!...
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lobster fest
We consider ourselves very lucky to have friends who are gracious and innovative hosts. When Carole and Bill invited us over for bocce ball and lobster, we knew it would be a fun evening and couldn't...
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Blogversary Giveaway!
Hello! I have a super giveaway for you this week and it's my best giveaway ever! I've gathered together a selection of my favorite Rowan yarns in my favorite colors, all to celebrate Knitionary's 5th...
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KAL Progress
Hi there! How are you doing on the Rowan KAL Mystery Afghan? We have all the clues now and for us behinders, we have one month to catch up, and yeah, I need that month! While I was happily knitting...
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Making kits
Last week I was having coffee with my knitting friend Leah, yarnsytlist on Rav. While we were sipping and knitting I was lamenting over my unwieldy stash when she volunteered to come over and help me...
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home again
I'm back home after a week in Yorkshire visiting the Rowan Mill. It was a magnificent trip, beyond my expectations, and over the next few weeks I can't wait to share some photos and experiences. But...
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announcing a winner!
Thank you for being so patient with my lazy self. Only gone a week and you'd think I'd been gone a year. But all my afternoon snoozing doesn't take away from how excited I am about this particular...
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beach party
With all the coastline we have in California, almost 1000 miles (and really it's more than 3,000 if you count all the insies and outsies of the coastline) you would think there would be lots and lots...
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garbo
This is the Greta Garbo Shawl by Leili Reimannand knit by Konrad Seibenhuter of the KnittingKonrad blog. Made with 4 skeins of Rowan Fine Lace, a blend of 80% baby alpaca and 20% fine merino wool....
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Postcards From Holmfirth
I've been home a week now and have finally gathered my pictures of the Rowan Ambassador trip to the Rowan Yarns offices in Holmfirth in Yorkshire. We all had such a lovely time, and hope you don't...
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our last he knits/she knits KAL
This is Konrad's and my third knitalong where we both knit the same sweater. Last season most of the sweaters were for women, well, this is always the case, but I noticed fewer than ever sweaters for...
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finest
There's a new fall yarn called Rowan Finest, a fingering weight blend of extra fine merino wool, baby alpaca and cashmere. I knit a sample square and loved it; an incredibly nice hand with substance....
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one ton tomata
We've been gone a week, and even though we asked our neighbors to help themselves to the veggies, we came home to an estimated 80-90 pounds of tomatoes to harvest. This picture was taken after we had...
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party prep
The tomatoes are coming in big now and it's time to have our BLT party. Last year's was so fun we decided to do it again. I thought I'd take you through my day by day party preparations. I'm always...
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and then the party
And so our summer party is done and gone. It was a great success and now we've put everything back in it's place, it's nice to look out at a clean garden through clean windows. All the work the week...
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Rowan Mag 56 and a giveaway
(Edited 8/3, this giveaway is closed and a winner was chosen.) Rowan Magazine 56, Fall/Winter, I owned one and I won one. I don't need two so it's time for a giveaway!But first, let me give you a...
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a lifetime of tomatoes, passing it on
We had another big harvest today and put these aside for handing out to friends.We had an impromptu tasting: Big Rainbow on the left with Kellogg's Breakfast at the top. The reds are Giant Belgium,...
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Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Jelma Hettema, you have won Rowan Magazine 56! I know you will enjoy it! I've contacted you and as soon as I get your address I will put it in the mail. Thank you to all who...
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