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Treasures

When I was younger, I used to have a hard time finding women friends. I had a really tight circle of friends in high school but it seemed harder and harder as I got older to find people that I connected with, and who didn’t like playing irritating girly games. Oddly, the confluence of knitting and the internet has given…

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Giveaway winner!

Congratulations to Maryanne, the 11th commenter: The random number generator picked you as the lucky winner of the Indigodragonfly yarn!  I have contacted you via Ravelry for shipping information. In my last post, I told you that I would share an amusing anecdote in this post about the photoshoot for the Little Purls of Wisdom socks. I have to confess that…

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GIVEAWAY: Is anybody out there?

About fifteen years ago, I gave my mom a nice leather handbag for Christmas. She was always complaining about the straps breaking on her old purse so I found one that seemed very sturdy. Months later, I saw the bag sitting unused in a drawer. I asked her why she hadn’t used it yet, and she said, “It’s too nice…

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