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Month: August 2015

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Zinnia Quest

Meyersville, NJ

Sunday afternoon, I grabbed my camera and headed for the farm in search of colorful flowers to photograph and then to bring home.

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Categories: excursions, photography
Tags: beautiful jersey, farms, hillview farms, meyersville nj
Posted on August 29, 2015September 1, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

TWiP: Shot from Above

This Week in Pictures, Week 35, 2015

Looking at this week’s mosaic, it kind of looks like I’m in a photographic rut of holding the camera over my head and snapping an image of my folded legs…

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on August 22, 2015August 25, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 8 Comments

TWiP: August Occasions

This Week in Pictures, Week 34, 2015

I’m not a hugely social person, but I really love the weeks that are as filled with family visits and parties as this one has been.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on August 19, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Sweet Pea Shawl

I crocheted this shawl a lot more quickly than I thought possible, and I wore it happily on Sunday. If it ever dips below 90 degrees, I may even wear it again.

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Categories: crochet, show and tell
Posted on August 15, 2015August 19, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

TWiP: Beachy Keen

This Week in Pictures, Week 33, 2015

Two days down the shore and a crochet project finished in 4 days flat (I’m still surprised by that). It was a nice week.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, ocean grove nj, project 365
Posted on August 10, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 9 Comments

My huge sweater

I am not having a whole lot of luck in the selfish knitting department. Allow me to present my latest example.

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Category: knitting
Tag: everyday cardigan
Posted on August 9, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 7 Comments

WWYD with this damaged vintage afghan?

What would you do with this vintage crochet blanket? Would you repair the damage? Or repurpose it in a creative way?

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Categories: being green, crochet
Tags: blankets, granny squares, vintage
Posted on August 8, 2015August 13, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Knitting and socializing

This Week in Pictures, Week 32, 2015

It seems a theme has emerged this week: copious amounts of knitting, punctuated with the occasional family gathering. It was a good week.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

Weekend Favorites

How about a couple of links and a whole bunch of pretty pictures on this Friday morning?

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Category: weekend favorites
Tags: favorite links, flickr favorites, instagram likes
Posted on August 5, 2015 by Lisa Clarke — 6 Comments

Little peasant dresses

I forgot to show you these dresses I sewed a few weeks ago to go with the sweater prototypes.

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Category: sewing
Tags: baby dress, dresses

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