Category Archives: craftiness

necklaces, nails and… whales?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

jake and i got out of dodge last weekend and escaped to sunny los angeles for a few days! it was fabulous in many many ways! which i intend to share with you. after i sort through the hundreds of … Continue reading →

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gettin’ crafty

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

while i don’t *hate* mending, i do find it really boring, so i feel inordinately proud of myself when i do get around to it. my beloved power house of a gingham shirt has had a small rip in the … Continue reading →

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pinterest challenge: winter 2013!

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

yay! it’s time for the winter 2013 pinterest challenge! i love these things. here are some thoughts: Source: designsponge.com via Eliza @ ifandany on Pinterest i have some shoe boxes doing storage type business in the bathroom closet. that’s all … Continue reading →

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lately…

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

lately, i’ve been… *pulling apart a thrifted sweater for yarn: 100% lambswool, quoth the tag. it’s a coat length sweater that would sag and swallow me whole with ridiculously ’8o’s fake pearl buttons. *and working on a totally selfish knit: … Continue reading →

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a little bit of day to holiday

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

life has been busy. it always seems to be that way, i wonder when it’s going to stop being surprising to me! but i finally got to have a saturday with no obligations, and it was wonderful! i made chili, … Continue reading →

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quick knits- mitts

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

welcome to round 2 of quick knits leading up to the holidays! if you are anything like me, and knitting pairs of things means you need to knit something in between the first and the second, you should probably start … Continue reading →

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yarn store: loop london

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

i did some research in advance of the trip, to figure out which yarn stores i ought to hit up. as it turns out, there aren’t many yarn stores of note in bristol, although in london, one store became the … Continue reading →

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a lovely gift from a london friend

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

i mentioned a meetup very briefly yesterday. for those of you who know about me through solely knitting venues, i’m also heavily involved in the creation of a webseries, the platoon of power squadron. we have a smallish (by youtube … Continue reading →

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knithack: legwarmers

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

i started with a thrifted old navy sweater (70% cotton, 30% wool, you better believe i’m using the rest of that yarn…). made for a friend who moved further north in the middle of the winter and was all the … Continue reading →

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before & after- spice rack

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

it’s the last day to enter the giveaway! it’s open until 11:59 pm, CST! sally forth, dear readers, and sign up if you haven’t already! so, the other weekend, when i was quite productive, this is one of the projects … Continue reading →

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