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On losing friends

I lost two friends this month. Not a very auspicious start to the year, and certainly not something I ever anticipated happening, at least not right now, in this way. Let me tell you a little about them. When you socialize on a site like Facebook, you quickly see the phenomenon that I call the “internet interpropagation of friends.” A…

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Pattern for an amazing weekend: VK Live recap

VK Live: New York 2014 This action-packed weekend features a combination of passionate knitters; knowledgeable instructors and lecturers; and a marketplace full of gorgeous products, all set against the exciting backdrop of one of the best cities in the world.  Attend once, and you’ll want to go back time and time again!   Skill level: Suitable for all skill levels,…

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Magazine preview: Noro Fall/Winter 2013

It’s always fun to pick up a new knitting magazine–and it’s especially a kick for me when I know I’ve got a pattern published in the magazine. (It never gets old, seeing my name and design in print…) I was recently sent a copy of Noro Magazine Fall/Winter 2013, so I figured I’d give you a quick preview of the…

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No-Bull Book Review: Green Gables Knits, by Joanna Johnson

Although I was a voracious reader as a child, and thought I’d read just about every children’s classic book that our library had, I never stumbled across Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This shocks me, as the charming story of orphan Anne Shirley, who is sent to live with an older couple on Prince Edward Island, is…

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