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A new generation

My oldest rediscovered knitting this summer, and it’s been wonderful to watch him produce some beautiful handcrafted items almost effortlessly. Before school started, he and his friend (you may recognize her as one of my gorgeous Black Bunny Fibers pattern models) made a video about learning to knit hats, featuring the Schachenmayr yarns used for the My Mountain promotion. Although…

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Book Look: Hitch, edited by Stephannie Tallent

An ordinary knitter wakes up one morning. It’s not a special day; just a typical get-dressed-and-head-out-to-work day. She walks outside and sees a cluster of black birds hovering overhead in a frenzy, their raucous caws sending chills up her spine.  She pulls her Bodega Bay Stole closer, shaken by the fact that the bird motifs of her shawl so closely…

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On the dogpile

It’s been a while since I posted about something Serious pertaining to the knitting industry, but I’m going to brave the waters and throw something out there for y’all to think about. You don’t have to agree with me, but I think this is a topic that would benefit all of us to consider. I want to be crystal clear…

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When did this happen? (GIVEAWAY)

This month I am celebrating my 8th anniversary as a blogger. Yep, I went back and checked, and my blog posts started to appear (on my prior site) right around this time in 2005. When I first dipped a toe into the blogging waters, I only knew that I liked to knit and I liked to write. I had a…

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