Monthly Archives: January 2012

FO: smoke and daggers

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

i’m gonna squeeze in the last FO of 2011 while it’s still january… barely. smoke & daggers <–ravelry project page pattern: rambled (free pattern) yarn: manos del uruguay wool clasica needles: US 6 (4mm), US 8 (5mm) the pattern is … Continue reading →

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out of the wind

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

forever21 blazer/jackety thing target jeggings and charcoal tshirt urban outfitters black tank top unknown quantity which totally should be a shop name, but actually means i have no idea who made these boots that i wear ALL OF THE TIME. … Continue reading →

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nemisis revisited

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

just got pictures of tessa wearing her hat! hooray! a pretty girl wearing a hand knit hat! nemesis <– ravelry project page FO post on nemesis in case you want reminders: pattern: star crossed slouchy beret (free pattern) yarn: berroco … Continue reading →

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wip wednesday: stealing fair isle

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

i just remembered about this hat i’m supposed to make… i’m borrowing the fair isle pattern from these mitts and knitting it top down. ooooh, tweedy stranded knitting fun! so… i think i’m gonna start my winter 30 for 30 … Continue reading →

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FO: the belafonte

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

first FO of the year! a tad shameful that this post would come before the last FO of 2011. i blocked them the same evening, but i want to get this in the mail, so i prioritized pics of it. … Continue reading →

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red nose & sloppy joes

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

we brought back a cold from florida… this outfit was from the worst day. i felt like rudolph the red-nosed all day. in fact, i thought rudolph’s nose would be cuter than mine. j. crew- charcoal yoga cardigan, green waverly … Continue reading →

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obsessed! color-dipped

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

or color blocked, or whatever you want to call it. it’s floating around the interwebs right now, and i have slowly been falling for it… and now i’m completely OBSESSED. the clincher to my new passion? Source: garmenthouse.blogspot.com via Eliza … Continue reading →

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lost in the shuffle

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

here’s a pre-vacation outfit that got lost in the shuffle…. cropped to avoid the messy kitchen! hooray! (it’s safe to assume that you all don’t want to see my dirty dishes, right? right. good then.) lands end professorial cabled cardigan … Continue reading →

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the spoils of a journey

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

i’m back! we’re home! hooray! what a wonderful trip. and how wonderful to return home. want to know what all we did? this weeks update probably shows it best: we brought back some spoils, of course. who knows what that … Continue reading →

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where she went

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

there’s many things i’d love to tell you guys, but i’m soooooo tired. guess where i am: if you guess right, then you get… . . . . . . the satisfaction of being right! i’m so generous, eh? crewcuts … Continue reading →

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