Christmas Gift Ideas

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I know I preach this all the time, but I can’t say it enough. YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE WORKING ON YOUR KNITTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Just think of the great feeling you’ll have when December rolls around, and you have all of your gifts ready. Ahhh. So nice. You can relax and enjoy the holiday instead […]

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Brioche Stitch

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The Brioche Stitch (or combination of stitches) creates a pretty, flat, double-sided fabric. The video below demonstrates both the one-color and two-color Brioche Stitch. Written instructions are available as a free Ravelry download. EDITED TO ADD: I get a lot of questions regarding fixing mistakes in Brioche Stitch. Here is a common question, plus my […]

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Still Running

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Back in May, I wrote about how I’d started the Couch to 5K (C25K) running program, then in June I mentioned that I was suffering foot pain and had to stop running. I want to post an update, since I know that some of you (including both of my sisters) have started the program with […]

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The Deaf Basenji

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I guest blogged today on the Basenji Rescue site about Ike. At 13 years-old, Ike is losing his hearing, but his awesomeness more than makes up for his deafness. And he’s a handsome devil, to boot.

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Learn to Knit Gloves

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This pattern is for a warm pair of thick gloves. We use size 3 US needles and worsted weight yarn to make learning the techniques easier. After you’ve worked through this pattern, it will be no problem to move on to other, more complicated patterns that use smaller needles and thinner yarn, to make more delicate gloves.

Pattern + links to 9 instructional videos.

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Ecuador

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I teach a knitting class here at my home called Knitting University, and it’s been pretty much the same group of women for over a year now. Needless to say, they’re becoming expert knitters! For our next knit-a-long, I had to choose something different and challenging for them. So I chose Ecuador, a design I […]

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