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Book look: A Head For Trouble, by Julie Turjoman

I mentioned that Julie Turjoman was in our booth in Chicago signing books,and during the show, she was kind enough to give me a copy of her latest, called A Head For Trouble: What To Knit While Catching Crooks, Chasing Clues, and Solving Murders (20 Hats and Adornments Inspired by Lady Detectives of the Roaring Twenties).  Yep, that’s an awfully…

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Summer Search raffle winners!

Drumroll please! 1. A $100 gift certificate to Black Bunny Fibers — Barbara H. 2. A copy of my new book,Lace Yarn Studio, as soon as I have a copy in my hot little hands to give you. (The expected publication date is April 2015, so this particular prize won’t ship until sometime in late April.) — Carrie P. 3.…

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Summer Search raffle

Deepest apologies for taking so long to process the raffle! Before I draw the winners, I want to make sure that I have all the entrants on my spreadsheet. So far I have the following donors: Faith L. Dianne S. Julie R. Melanie T. Barbara H. Mary Kay C. Cynthia M. Rebecca Carolyn K. Ellen S. Marianne R. Ulrika R.…

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Holy moly!

Whenever I get back from a show I feel like I will never not be tired again. And this was was no exception. However, I simply could not love Chicago more. It is the home of dear friends, like Franklin and Kristen and Michelle (who brought her adorable daughter to see me!) It is a city full of excellent, enthusiastic…

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Nana-palooza

Everyone wish a very happy birthday to my mom, also known as “Nana” or “Shirley.” (I recently was at a dinner in which 3/5 of the fiber professionals present had mothers named Shirley — an elite club indeed.) Nana is 84 today and in great health, with all her buttons, living on her own in her house. I cannot tell…

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Onward to Chicago and Booth 103!

The month of October has been unbelievably busy. Now the last big trip of the fall season is upon me: I’ll be heading out to VK Live: Chicago bright and early tomorrow morning. I love Chicago and I love teaching at VK Live — and this time, I’ll also be vending in the marketplace. Brooke Nico and I will be…

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Back in a flash!

Don’t worry, I will be processing the Summer Search raffle very soon. Right now I’m a bit swamped so I thank you for your patience. Um, imagine I wrote a really clever blog post here about how much fun I had at Stitches East, m’kay?

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Updated prize list: Win MORE amazing stuff!

I am very pleased to present an updated version of the Summer Search raffle prize list, reflecting one or two recently-added items. As it stands now, EVERYONE WHO ENTERS will win at least one prize. That’s how generous my friends and colleagues in this industry are. So enter now (instructions below) to get in on the fun and help the…

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