2012 Year in Review: (Non-crafty) Books!
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One of my goals for 2012 was to read more. Last year around this time, I was feeling like some sort of statistic – you know, featured in all those doomsday articles you see online about how people don’t read anymore. Then my colleagues gifted me a Kindle Fire for Christmas and I hoped it would [...]
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Holiday
I’m making good progress on the Bruges waves scarf for my friend, OB. I started it during my final Bruges lace class with Tatyana Mirer last week. (More details on the yarn and the classes.) When I asked OB about her preferred colors for a possible winter accessory, she asked for charcoal grey, or black, [...]
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Oodles of projects
I guess it doesn’t surprise anyone that after months of blanket making, I’m now in the middle of multiple small projects. I can’t seem to settle down with just one project right now. I loved the Poppy Bullion Block by Donna Kay Lacey so much, I started on three more. I also started another [...]
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