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TWO projects finished! A striped shawl, a striped scarf plus yarn for sale...
Last week I crossed the finish line of two long term projects. The scarf was scrappy and the shawl below was made from a kit. Both were of course easy as pie, fun to make and will fit nicely into my...
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We hosted a colorful fiesta with a fun game, let me tell you all about it!
We had such a fun fiesta in our backyard last week and I'm going to share with you how it came about from beginning to end. The weather, garden, food and the guests were all just perfect and fun was...
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It's high summer and I'm making jam, pies, pickles, and tomato sauce, and...
Hello friends! A few weeks ago my neighbor offered up her plum tree for me to pick as many as I wanted and then last week we went berry picking. There was a lot of jam making and pie making around here...
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tomato and veggie garden explosion!
Oh. My. The tomatoes! This has been a great tomato year!I picked 5 buckets of tomatoes a few days ago and filled 4 roasters to the brim, including my enormous turkey roaster, and made 12 quarts of...
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Christmas Gnome Giveaway
It's not too early to share a Christmas craft, is it? When everyone else in the northern hemisphere is savoring these last weeks of summer, we crafters are doing that too, yes of course, but little...
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Summer Squash Fritters
There is nothing more summery than a summer squash fritter. I make them when the squash is prolific, so that means all summer, and always make a big batch so I'll have plenty leftover. These are...
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playful
Let me show you Playful, a new shawl pattern from Meg Gadsbey. The pattern is free and the yarn was stash!
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announcing a winner, the end of summer garden, and a pop up party
The summer garden is coming to a close and everything looks positively pooped. It was a great summer with huge harvests, and while we will still be harvesting a small amount throughout September, the...
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Pebbles
Good morning! In today's post I have another finished sweater, a little giveaway, and some awesome book recommendations, so let's get started! The sweater was inspired by Erika Knight's gorgeous...
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a season of knitting and announcing a winner
Hello friends. I actually had some empty project baskets in my knitting room! It's hard to imagine, but true, and if you know me, I just can't have that! I love to have a lot of projects on hand so I...
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toadstool log craft
I made such a fun project this week. I transformed corks into toadstools and revamped an ugly Target plastic tree stump into a charming cake stand. I'll use this little tableau on the buffet during...
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Burberry striped mitts and garden ramblings
I've finished my Burberry Mitts and I love them. The yarn is amazing and Burberry never seems to go out of style! The mitts were so fun to knit and make a great travel project--self striping yarn knit...
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fall refresh and wip update
A very gentle fall refresh has arrived at Casa Knitionary. Last spring I bought 6 new pillows from Etsy without realizing that six months later they would look beautiful with my autumn colors. I also...
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Burberry Hat FO and a recipe you'll love
I know several of you were curious to know if I could make the Burberry mitts plus a hat out of 450 yards of the Turtlepurl Trenchcoat, and it's a yes! A happy yes! I even had a wee bit leftover....
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marbleized globe ornaments DIY
Marble is always elegant and gorgeous and never goes out of style, plus we all love it! Today I have a super fun DIY that will show you how you can make foolproof and glamorous marbleized Christmas...
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how to make meringue mushrooms and how to plan a soup party
I love making meringue mushrooms and believe it or not, they are easier than they look. They may take some time but they are worth it when you hear the ohhs and ahhs. I finally decided to write down...
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gnome sweet gnome DIY, a cocktail party, and a giveaway
Perfect for tiny hands, story telling, doll houses, tree ornaments and gift tie-ons, these little gnomes are a joy to make and give and in fact were favors for a party we had last night. My...
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Happy Thanksgiving
I was hoping to come back today and share my Thanksgiving table, but our plans have changed for tomorrow and I'm instead going to show you my jumbled ornament table, share a fantastic recipe, give some...
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My Christmas house and wishing you a gently paced holiday season
Good morning! Last week, when I began to decorate our house for Christmas, I decided to check out what I did last year. I looked at this blog post and decided I loved it and did my best to recreate it....
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Noel
I'm popping in for a quick post to share some knitting and baking inspiration and to wish you happy holidays! I've got two obsessions on the needles right now, the new Yule Do, above from Isabel...
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