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  • Field Trip—Close Knit, PDX

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    02.26.2022 I decided to leave my crochet cave this weekend and take a field trip to one of my local yarn shops. As a drove by looking for parking, a line trailed out the door and down the block from Close Knit, my destination on Alberta. A Saturday morning, the line was longer than the…

  • From the Ukraine, With Love

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    02.14.2022 This weekend I received three handmade crochet hooks from LETTOworkshop out of the Ukraine. They came individually packaged in the beautiful felt pouches pictured above AND a handwritten note. The size is marked on the bottom in millimeters which I love because I haven’t really gotten the hang of the whole alphabetical naming convention.…

  • Cables

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    01.22.2022 I’ve tried different techniques to get more texture into my crochet work—stitching into the back loop, bubble stitches, various combinations of sc, dc and half dc to mix it up. Cables were really intimidating. Well, not anymore…they are fantastic. I used this “Alpine Cable Blanket” pattern by hollanddesigns on Etsy. I misread the pattern…

  • Begin Again

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    01.01.2022 A new year, a new blog. Now is the time to set intentions, make wishlists, reflect and dream. A very personal, interior process—at least for me—a moment of quiet to cultivate my own creative magic. Basically, the perfect time to sit and crochet! As new to crochet, my tendency has been to purchase yarn…