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Sparkly Herringbone Wool Pona Jacket

November 20, 2019

I was in Fabric Place Basement recently and some lovely sparkly herringbone caught my eye on the wool remnant table. I immediately thought jacket, and luckily it was 60″ wide and just over 2.75 yards. At the checkout, they rang it up and the entire cut was SIX DOLLARS. I…
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Katie’s Suki Robe

October 17, 2018

Usually I stick to bags for gifts, but I just had to make a Suki Robe for Katie. She’s getting married in Mexico this December and unfortunately we had to cancel our trip to go. I thought the Suki would be a nice beach coverup, or just fun to lounge…
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Rib Knit Blackwood Cardigan

March 2, 2018

I recently made a long cardigan out of the Deer and Doe Plantain pattern, and it’s gotten a ton of use, so another was in order. This time I decided to try out the Blackwood Cardigan by Helen’s Closet. It came out great! I used the same 2×2 rib knit…
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Finished up a couple of @cashmerette #springfieldt Finished up a couple of @cashmerette #springfieldtop that I started last summer! The first is one of my favorite fabrics from @stitchsewshop and the second was a vintage maxi dress that was falling apart. #sewwithstitch
Finished up my socks for the #basicsockskal! Defin Finished up my socks for the #basicsockskal! Definitely see more sock knitting in my future. Thanks for organizing @jessamyb!
Cold feet and @jessamyb inspired me to cast on som Cold feet and @jessamyb inspired me to cast on some socks yesterday. I’m a bit late to the #basicsockskal party, but maybe I’ll finish in time? This yarn was definitely purchased 13+ years ago.
Binding off this #jujikacowl was an adventure but Binding off this #jujikacowl was an adventure but it’s done!
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