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The Sewing Drawer of Shame!!

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Since working on the boy’s Halloween costumes (pictures to come) I have reignited my love of sewing. But, before I get carried away, as I am wont to do, I thought I better clear out my sewing drawer. Turns out its a sewing drawer of shame!Yes, here are all the bits and pieces that were hiding in that drawer. Before I can get to making all the many wonderful things I want to work on “right now” (!!!!!) I…

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Shop Update

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I’ve been cranking out a bunch of knitting stitch markers, but I kept using them before I got them up on my Etsy shop! I love these markers! I finally had to stop the madness and just package some up for the shop before I started a bunch more projects just so I could use these lovely markers.So if you also want some of these beautiful markers for your own projects – just head over to my Etsy Shop…

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FO: "Reborn" Watershed

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If you remember, my first attempt at designing a pullover didn’t work. But, I liked the yarn enough to rip it all out and use it on something else. That’s why this is “reborn”.Project: “Reborn” WatershedPattern: WatershedYarn: Patons Classic Wool (Color: Plum Heathered)Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I really wanted to reuse this yarn, which I liked so much and I wanted to make something that would…

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Latest Yarn Order

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It took some planning, and thinking but I finally placed my yarn order with KnitPicks in July and received it all within about a week. I didn’t want to just order willy-nilly but thought I better decide what I would make with the yarn. Here’s what I’m planning.The Damask Shawl is just so pretty, I had to try it. I got some Stroll Tonal Sock Yarn in the color “Blue Yonder.”Damask by Kitman FigueroaI…

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Rebirth…

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From this:To this:Ready to go on the Watershed. I plan on making it longer…to somewhere between waist and hip. Besides this “recycled” yarn, I also have another whole skein. Should be plenty…

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aRgh … with a capital R!!!

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My conceptual drawing for a cute knit top….Here’s what really happened:So, I was trying my hand at designing my own top-down raglan sweater. I used the Plain and Simple Pullover pattern, which was great, but I obviously didn’t measure right.Okay, I measured right and did all the math right but started with wrong assumptions. I thought I’d like it to have some positive ease (be a bit bigger, like 1/2 inch) so…

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Bra Problems and Plans

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About a year ago I made myself a bra. Then, I got pregnant and (ahem) it was too small. A few weeks ago, I thought I’d try and see if it fit…it did! It was wonderful and comfortable. I don’t know about you, but I struggle with finding bras that fit. My cup size is too big for my band size (or so regular stores think). {TMI and FYI: I am a 34DDD, or E, or F…

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FO: Modern Garden Cardi

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Project:  Mother’s day gift CardiganPattern:  Modern Garden CardiYarn: Patons Classic Wool Roving (Color: CNatural)Needles: US 15 (10 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I had never really done lace before (I started this before the shawl) and wanted to try it. I liked the graphic nature of the leaves. The large yarn made it so it was a quick knit and easy to do. It actually only took me about 3 weeks to complete this…

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James’ Blessing Romper

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It seems with work, school, kids, other projects, and lack of sleep I can only get a little bit done each day. Such is life with a newborn, I guess. Knowing this was the situation, I started working on James’ Blessing Romper in mid-February. what should only have taken a few hours (really that’s all it actually took) had to be spread out over many weeks. Here’s how it went:The Process: (not every day … some days…

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Cricut 201 Project {Name Chipboard Book} part 3

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Project Steps:Part 1A – Creating the first pagePart 1B – Completing the designPart 2 – Cutting the ChipboardPart 3 – Putting it all together You will need: Sure Cuts A Lot Project File (we made this is the previous posts) Cricut – connected to the computer. ChipboardLast time we set up your project in SCAL so that it was ready to go. To cut your chipboard you will need to Cut your chipboard to the right size. I like to…

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FO: Summer Flies Shawl

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Project:  Letom Muhi – russian for “summer flies”Pattern:  Summer FliesYarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease (Color: Cranberry)Needles: US 8 (5.0 mm) and US 10.5 (6.5 mm)Why you were excited about knitting this project: I’ve been wanting to make a shawl for a while, but wasn’t sure if it was really my style. Solution: knit it for someone else! That way, I could try out lace knitting and not be “stuck” with it if I…

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