duvet cover and striped socks

I love my down throw (you know, a small down blanket perfect for being cozy all year long) but I’m not in love with the snowman pattern on the throw. They are cute, but get tiring after awhile. This fabric makes the perfect cover and now the down throw is all season and just as [...]

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fall weddings

This is the card that I made for our friends wedding we are attending today. The chicken design is not my own but from the invitation that was designed by the couples friend. The wedding is in their backyard (weather permitting since we have been getting rain this weekend) and I hope the chickens are [...]

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wizard double knitting

I didn’t really mean to take such a long break from blogging, but I’m back. I have been doing some knitting and crafting during my blogging slumber, so I should more coming up soon.
Here is the belated birthday present I made for Lars. His birthday was in November and I was almost done then but [...]

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Knitted covers for all

I’ve long thought that all inatimate objects are happier with knitted covers. Lars requested a cover for the old headphones and when I finally decided to go ahead and do it, the knitting really only took part of an afternoon. I had to start over a few times to get the right number of stitches [...]

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Baaaaaaaa…wheeeeeeeee! (the sound of a sheep on wheels)

Introducing Nelson. He likes to roam the hills, especially down hills, eat grass and sing folk songs.

I have been planning this critter in my head for a long time and it worked almost as planned. I think the next versions will have a different shape so that the axels and wheels fit better into the [...]

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