Monthly Archives: December 2011

FO: nemesis!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

FO Friday! w00t! FO: nemesis <–ravelry project page pattern: star crossed slouchy beret (free pattern) yarn: berroco ultra alpaca tonal in fumar (6345), around 175 yards needles: US 6 (4mm) for the brim, US 8 (5mm) for the body. thoughts … Continue reading →

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elbow patches, robot necklaces, & mending

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

target- cardigan, jeggings j crew- thrifted grey shirt, boots gift- robot necklace elbow patches! robot necklace! as far as i’m concerned, any outfit that has these will be an automatic win! another crafty task recently accomplished: jake managed to burn … Continue reading →

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FO: slippers for the rustic man

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

FO: slippers for the rustic man <–ravelry project page pattern: nola’s slipper socks (the pattern is about halfway down) yarn: macauslands woolen mills 3-ply fine, held double. had to just barely dip into a third skein of yarn for the … Continue reading →

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a little extra christmas

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

this year i tried to use mostly recycled materials for gift wrapping. newspaper, seasonal paper shopping bags, leftover postcards (i like postcards, but i never send them…), scrap yarn, or reused wrapping materials. the tree has never really reached a … Continue reading →

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daydream knitting: nativity!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

we were watching nativity! on christmas day and i saw these cute fingerless mitts. you can almost always count on british films to have abundant knits and woolies! they’d be easy enough to make. the market mitts from my mitts … Continue reading →

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quick knits- last minute knits

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

oh noes! it’s the last quick knits! today we have last minute knits… some of them might will be on and off the needle before you know it, and some of them might be better to knit to the colin … Continue reading →

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sometimes things you make are well loved

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

i made this pair of mitts for jake in 2008: i think he has loved these better than anything else i have made him. three winters of near constant wear and abuse. i think it might be time to make … Continue reading →

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outtakes: landscape

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

here’s some more pictures that haven’t made it up anywhere else. they span the last two months or so. back when there were still some leaves at the farm for thanksgiving

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thrifty & leather covered buttons

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

great grandma’s necklace (the pearl-y one) gift pen necklace! nyhop gifted rabbit t-shirt lands end cardigan with leather covered buttons thrifted jones of new york woollllly blazer target jeggings gifted moto boots it was quite windy when i was taking … Continue reading →

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wrapping it up (with little bows?)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

forever21 earrings j crew sparkly tee and cardigan grandma woven belt grandpa watch thrifted cerulean cords toms shoes other people have sweater de-fuzzers. i do not. where does one buy those things? i have a few sweaters that could really … Continue reading →

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