A Few Things About Me…

We moved this past Sunday, to a cute little cottage in a small town near the “Quad-State Region” of Maryland/Virginia/West Virginia/Pennsylvania. It was not an easy move, but with the greatly-appreciated help of some ultra-kind friends, we’ve got our stuff in our new home and are settling in to country life (Chris has to commute [...]

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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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Crochet: Inspiring Option or Distracting Dream?

Oh, the siren call of the Ripple Blanket…
OK, let me first state for the record that I am not One of Those Knitters. You know who I’m talking about…the nearly-militant anti-crochet zealots. Not large in number, but they’re out there.
Nope, that’s not me. In fact, the “problem” I’m dealing with lately feels like a sort [...]

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Eye Candy Friday (and ripples, and socks…)

Can you believe our temperatures dropped 40 degrees in less than 12 hours? It’s freezing outside…but it’s still spring. These lovely little bluebells (Is that correct? I’m not a gardener.) cheered me up, though I’m feeling a bit uninspired in terms of writing.
During the past week, I’ve been reading a lot about ripples, at Nona’s,Alicia’s, [...]

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