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Month: October 2017

Posted on October 28, 2017October 27, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — Leave a comment

TWiP: Night and Day

This Week in Pictures, Week 43, 2017

It’s getting darker earlier again, and I am going to have to either start taking my photos in the morning before work, or get used to nighttime photography!

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on October 25, 2017November 4, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Sweater Yoke Tutorial: How to Replace one with Another

Completely substituting one patterned yoke for another in a top-down round-yoke pullover results in a fresh-looking sweater with a familiar fit. Here’s how.

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Categories: knitting, show and tell, tutorials
Tags: pdcportholepullover, pdcvernalpool, porthole pullover, sweaters, vernal pool pullover
Posted on October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

The Coastal Maine Blanket

This lap blanket that I crocheted for my Dad has the colors of sand, rocks, and water.

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Categories: crochet, show and tell
Tags: blankets, coastal maine blanket, pdccoastalmain
Posted on October 21, 2017October 23, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

TWiP: Octoberly

This Week in Pictures, Week 42, 2017

Taxes, pumpkin season at Trader Joe’s, road trip to the NY Sheep and Wool Festival, and sock knitting.

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Category: this week in pictures
Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on October 18, 2017October 14, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Less Traveled Roads

A new playlist for fall. Plus, I talk a little bit about 8tracks, my process, and ask you what your favorite music streaming services are. I’m open to publishing playlists elsewhere.

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Category: music
Tags: cd mix, fall, mix tape, playlists
Posted on October 16, 2017October 8, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

A Second Hitchhiker

I started on a Saturday evening, and finished on a Monday night – and I still found time in there to go to work for 9 hours. Gotta love quick knits!

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Categories: knitting, show and tell
Tags: hitchhiker shawl, shawls
Posted on October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

TWiP: Family, food, knitting

This Week in Pictures, Week 41, 2017

Finished one project, started another, ate some food, spent time with some family, enjoyed my new camera. Good week.

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Tags: instagram, project 365
Posted on October 11, 2017October 8, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 2 Comments

Quiet Time Seven!

This series is just never going to end, I think. As long as there is bedtime, daydreaming, and noises to drown out, there will be Quiet Time playlists.

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Category: music
Tags: cd mix, mix tape, playlists, quiet time
Posted on October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

Bribery will get you everywhere, part two

Neil and I have a history of indulging in little mutual bribes now and again, usually regarding airline tickets and camera equipment, but we recently upped our game.

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Category: photography
Tags: cameras, canon eos 80d
Posted on October 7, 2017October 6, 2018 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

TWiP: Mug Rut

This Week in Pictures, Week 40, 2017

I’m holding a coffee mug in four out of 13 images this week. I think it’s time to consider other poses…

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Tags: instagram, project 365

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