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let's party
It's nice when you plan a party, do all that work, and next day you consider it a success. Both my husband and I love to throw (and attend!) parties and I feel that over the years we've developed a...
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Rowan Loves Again
Volume 3 of Rowan Loves is almost out, this time with designs from Martin Storey. All the designs can be knit with either Pure Wool Worsted or Creative Focus Worsted and most designs can be knit as...
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Wee Gingersnap in a new size
Thank you for your kind comments on my baby cardi pattern, Gingersnap. Knitters have asked for different sizes, and yes, I'll be getting around to it--soonish--I know babies of all sizes get chilly,...
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Kim and Kristen
Happy day for knitters!Kim Hargreaves new book is out. My love affair with Kim's designs go way back. When I first discovered her she was a house designer for Rowan. After years with Rowan, and...
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Opa!
Our summer gourmet group party had a Greek theme: OPA! Our hosts, Carole and Bill, borrowed the colors of the Greek flag to decorate the tables and bar which blended beautifully with their backdrop of...
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Elizabeth Bradley giveaway
Needlepoint is an art form, hobby, profession, and industry to millions of people world-wide. While it's difficult to know exactly when needlepoint began, we do know that during the Victorian era,...
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Lydia's Champagne Tea
While cleaning out my photo files I found some nice photos of several parties that never became actual blog posts. I think for this party I might have been thinking I'll add some recipes and then...
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Wee Gingersnap
Wee Gingersnap is a teensy, dolly-sized replica of my color-block baby cardigan pattern, Gingersnap. Get your doll back-to-school ready with these easy-to-knit pieces. The entire doll ensemble,...
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there's a winner!
Thank you all for entering my Elizabeth Bradley giveaway. The winner is Virginia Sattler-Reimer. I know she is a knitter, but now I think she's going to be a needlepointer as well! Congratulations,...
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Langestt dress
Today I'm sharing the most beautiful, wearable, and flattering garment I've possibly ever made: Langestt by Sarah Hatton from her Winterscapes book. I've been searching for the perfect dress to knit...
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Splash
Today's sweater is Splash, designed by Kim Hargreaves from her summer book, Echos. Splash is a simple, boxy, stockinette pullover with rolled stockinette hem and cuff. It is knit flat and has raglan...
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Phebe
Hi! Here's my third FO in a series of ten that my young neighbor, Jessica, modeled for me. Phebe was a test knit way back in spring. The designer, Sara Elizabeth Schmidt had designed a popular...
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California Sunrise and my dinner with Kaffe
Hello! I started this as a travel knit over a year ago, finished it in no time, then promptly forgot to blog about it. The pattern is Isabel Kramer's versatile Ravello, a top-down pattern that is the...
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Reed
Aren't these pictures gorgeous? My model looked beautiful in every picture, so I'm sharing all of them as it was impossible to edit any out! I made this Kim Hargreaves skirt for my granddaughter,...
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my bridal registry day
My late summer flower arrangements have almost never varied: faded hydrangeas and faded roses. I love late summer--in the morning there's a tiny hint of fall's crispness, even though the day might be...
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Kate
Today I have Kate by Sarah Hatton to share. I just have to smile when I look at these pictures. My neighbor, 15 year old Jessica, modeled so beautifully for me. Kate is from the book,Rowan Loves...
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bud and big wool silk
I have a new yarn to tell you about: Rowan Big Wool Silk. I received two skeins to play with and review, but then quickly ran out to purchase one more so I could make this capelet. It took just...
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a perfect sweatshirt and what I wear
A few years ago I took stock of my knitted sweaters and nailed down what I like to wear. No, not really so much what I like to wear, but more, what I actually do wear. Because I think I like to wear...
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Weekend
Weekend is a new book from my friend Jen Geigley that features simple, modern knits you can whip up in a weekend to wear all weekend. Jen is a busy mother of two littles, and lives in the cold...
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shine
I've been waiting for months to post this and so happy I can share it today. About a year ago I heard a whisper of a hint that Rowan Yarns might be talking to Swarovski about a possible collaboration....
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