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• Japanese crocheted slippers

  September 7, 2008 in Crochet

  Back in February I decided to embark on an adventure in crafting, crochet particularly. I ordered a crochet and knitting book with patterns for slippers, leg warmers, and a couple blankets in Japanese …

• Pixie batts and sprightly yarn

  September 5, 2008 in Spinning

  I recently spun these batts I bought on Etsy from Evonne Wee (her blog is here): I was …

• Kristina Wong and my perpetually unfinished object

  September 1, 2008 in knitting

  I have had two projects in my knitting basket for several years. One I recently finished while on a stupidly long car trip — flying would have been a better choice, but we really …

• A PDF version for Lyra’s coat

  August 29, 2008 in free patterns, knitting, patterns

  I have finally got a pdf version ready for Lyra’s coat. Download it here: Lyra’s Coat. The original version is still here. It is almost time to start wearing it again….

• Leaves and waves is complete

  August 27, 2008 in knitting

  One of the best things about a long car ride is time to knit, and driving from Saskatoon to Kansas is very far. I spent at least 6 days in the car and knit …