Shiny New Designs

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Brindille

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Sarla

I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I took on a lot of projects after the winter TNNA and came home with a ton of gorgeous yarn. Somehow I didn’t manage to take a before pictures of this lovely Keen yarn from the Sincere Sheep. But the after is so [...]

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Lawsonia

I went looking for a new photo spot today and this is what I found nestled behind a toddler’s playground. And I wanted to chuck the photoshoot and set off and see where the paths might take me. When I was a kid I didn’t play on playgrounds – I played in the woods. We [...]

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Jovia

Sometimes you just want something fast and sweet. With squishy garter stitch and just the right amount of lace. A little something to keep the chill off during the last dregs of this seemingly interminable winter (yes even in Florida). Jovia is just right. It’s crescent shaped, with garter stitch short rows and picot-edged lace. [...]

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Ordway

The stripes are finished. And they are fabulous! I’m so very happy with how this turned out. It’s the first time I’ve used the asymmetrical shaping, but I will definitely be using it again. This is one of those designs I kept second guessing as I went along. But I’m so busy right now I [...]

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Bryndis

I have a love/hate relationship with variegated yarns. Love the colors, the combinations, the life in them. Hate the way they mess up my designs. Hate it! But I’ve been experimenting more and more with variegated yarns. Fortunately Rachel of Dyeabolical supports my research with yarn grants. This is the lovely custom color she dyed [...]

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Poe

I love the details. The way things go together, the little bits and pieces that make a beautiful whole. And I’m in love with this new pattern. Poe is the last of the Seven Sonnets. I was shocked, shocked I tell you, to find that no one had used the name Poe for a pattern. [...]