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I often feel as if I don’t have enough free time. In truth, there will never be enough time to learn, do, try, and make all the things that entice me.
As you can tell from the previous month, blogging has been a victim of the time shortage. Obviously, other people aren’t feeling the pinch. I’m [...]

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I’ve been on a quest to make a perfect tam. By ‘perfect’ I mean that it is my own design in which I demonstrate a complete understanding and unbelievable expertise in knitting, charted design, and color selection. Why I think this is fun after working a full day in complete mayhem, I have no idea. [...]

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On New Year’s Eve, 2006, I was sewing bags. I sewed a knitting bag for myself. I sewed Alle a new book bag. She wanted a bag in the style of Audrey Hepburn. It was black and decorated with polka dotted ribbon and black tulle. I sewed Mark a bat bag with detachable baseball bag. [...]

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After Christmas last year, when it became apparent that there was little that any of us needed that could be purchased in a store, we agreed to make all of our 2007 Christmas gifts. By the time we were deep into the process, the handmade pledge popped up on the ‘net, and we were glad.
Although [...]

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When I managed the knitting store, I realized that it was the adventure of a new project that excited me. There is something about trying a new yarn or learning a new technique that feels as if I’ve been surprised with a gift. Will I like the feeling of the new yarn in my hands? Will the [...]

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