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Miss Margaret Socks – newly released!

Introducing: little Miss Margaret! Miss Margaret is my latest pattern. She was released yesterday for Three Irish Girls’ Sock Yarnista club. She’ll be available for purchase for non-club members shortly at Three Irish Girls. She is a cuff down sock … Continue reading

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Where are they now?

KnitCroBlo Day 6: Document the current state and use of an object you have knitted or crocheted. Fiddlehead Mittens I actually don’t know exactly what these mittens are up to now. They were for a swap partner, and I hope … Continue reading

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Killer Poppies

The socks are turning out to be a bit of a nightmare. Not a full blown one, mind you. Just the kind where you knit half a sock, run into an issue and spend the next 5 days redesigning it. … Continue reading

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Pretty Poppies or Sunflowers?

Forward progress has been slow, but it is happening on the Pretty Poppies Socks. But they are now no longer poppies. Why? Mostly because the word Sunflower just looked so much better charted out as opposed to poppy or poppies. … Continue reading

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Pretty Poppies Socks

I’m back from Sock Summit and sort of almost recovered from the insanity that is planning, working and cleaning up after a retail yarn show. It was great to meet lots of you at the Summit, and you know I … Continue reading

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Socks….lots and lots of socks.

I’ve been meaning to blog more, but not doing a good job of it for the past several (read 6-9) months. I’m attempting to fix that now, and get back on my Monday blogging schedule again. I have been busy … Continue reading

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My house smells like spiced pumpkin scones!

Wow. It’s been a while since I blogged, eh? I’ve always had this problem with journaling. If I get out of the habit, it’s months before I get back to it. I must not be very committed to writing down … Continue reading

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In which I ply you with crappy pictures

It’s been a productive week here at Casa de Yarn Love. So far I have: *Knit one complete pair of Noro socks *Finished one Vinnland Sock in Trekking XXL and completed 30% of the second. *Dyed 5 ounces merino/tencel roving in … Continue reading

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Hi, I’m your designated dyer this evening.

I’ve been a busy girl lately. Lots of spinning in the evening going on. Spinning is so wonderfully relaxing, and zen-ish for me. It’s even better than knitting in the sense that it’s less complicated. It’s a wonderful craft to have … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

I’m late. I actually did have another blog post nearly ready before we left on Wednesday….until my 3 year old grabbed the mouse and erased it as I was typing. Fortunately, Word-Press has this feature where your post is automatically … Continue reading

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