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Pauline

The Pauline pattern is now available for download through Ravelry.  There is, unfortunately, a long story to go with this, so hang in there a second.  Pauline was designed as an entry for the Malabrigo Junkies One Skein Design contest. 

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Posted in Knitting, Original Pattern, Pauline

Everything’s so easy for Pauline

This actually wasn’t one of the surprises that I originally had planned for this week, but I happened to stop by the Malabrigo Junkies group on Ravelry and noticed that they were having a one skein design contest.  And then

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Posted in Finished Projects, Hats, Knitting, Pauline, Self Designed

Spring green and vain

Pattern: Joelle’s Favorite Yoke Sweater Ravelry link: Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy Needles: U.S. size 2 24″ circulars (Susan Bates, I think) and Knitpicks dpns, also U.S. size 2 Size made: XS, with modifications to be extra smaller Yardage: Guessing,

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Yarn is stretchy!

And I’m seeing the advantage in that lately.  After over eight years of being underweight, I finally gained to a point where I think I’m healthier, and I’m very pleased.  But I hadn’t thought out my plan far enough to

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Posted in Knitting, Sweaters, weight, Yarn

Real women, real old patterns, and really moved

Well. We have a place to live, and that’s good, but I am so ready to never, never move again. Of course, spending the rest of our days in a two bedroom apartment with three children is probably not an

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Posted in Feminism, Knitting, Miscellany

Crabby, crabby, crabby

Moving at the speed of lead, I’m in a race against time to finish all my Christmas gifts. Some of them aren’t going to be done. It’s making me very grouchy. I thought I’d have Maude Louise completely done and

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Posted in In progress, Jackets, Knitting, Maude Louise, Miscellany, Setbacks