Tiara Scarf (free pattern)

When we were seven years old, my friends and I spent countless hours playing “Princesses.” We’d spend most of the time describing to each other the details of our gossamer dresses and dainty slippers.
This scarf’s tiers and ruffles remind me of those days, and of the costume tiaras we would wear like the Crown Jewels, [...]

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Holiday Reflections… (Or: "This Cold Weather is Makin’ Me Crazy!")

My sister, Sarah, and nephew, Ethan, rushing up to greet me when I arrived for a visit last August
One of my favorite things to do is to sit and knit while I listen to other people talking, to the TV or a DVD, to podcasts on my iPod, or simply to the sounds of nature/traffic/music/my [...]

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Sweet Pea Pod Cozy (free pattern)

Remember me? I’m the iPod Cozy, whose pattern Hannah promised you!
Many knitters tell me they design projects as they knit, but don’t keep notes while they do it. So it’s a pain for them to write up their patterns once the projects are done.
I honestly can’t claim that excuse.
You see, I’m one of the obsessive-compulsive [...]

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