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Word nerd by day. Art and craft nerd by night.
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Ta da! The nameless shawl is complete (and so is a

Ta da! The nameless shawl is complete (and so is a new pendant I made this weekend that coincidentally looks pretty nice with it). I blogged all of the details, including the basic pattern I improvised, and links to buy the yarn, if you want to try something similar. You can get to my blog through the link in my bio.

I'm tempted to spend the rest of my weekend curled

I'm tempted to spend the rest of my weekend curled up with this shawl-in-progress and some Britbox. Maybe a cup of tea, too.

I'm liking this double shape pendant idea I've bee

I'm liking this double shape pendant idea I've been playing with lately. Here's the latest iteration.

I found this mug recently in a box that I think he

I found this mug recently in a box that I think held things that belonged to my grandfather. It's beat up. It looks as if it has spent its lifetime holding reclaimed screws, nails, or a collection of small tools. This would certainly be within my grandfather's character. I do wonder where the mug came from, though. Did someone slip it in their purse one evening decades ago, after "coffee and" at the diner? For now, it sits on my new desk, which itself is a hand-me-down, and holds some of my polymer-related tools. I'm taking my time moving my clay and supplies over to this desk, because I know once I do, it is never going to be this tidy again.

A peaceful ocean moment for you 💙

A peaceful ocean moment for you 💙

My #liathitesweater is almost finished! I blocked

My #liathitesweater is almost finished! I blocked it yesterday, and today the zipper arrives in the mail. I am trying to decide if I should hand sew it, or machine sew it.

I think machine is the way to go, but I'm a bit worried about messing it up. It will be a lot harder to pick out the stitches and start over with a machine sewed zip, and I really don't want to mess up that lovely cable.

Anybody have experience sewing zippers onto handknits? Would love to hear your thoughts 🤔

I'm improvising a little something to throw over m

I'm improvising a little something to throw over my shoulders on a chilly evening. I'm hoping it will look nice with the jeans I wear every day 💙

If it looks *especially* nice, I will publish a pattern 😁

This is what happens when you bind off the last st

This is what happens when you bind off the last stitch of your plain brown hoodie - that you have virtuously knit out of reclaimed yarn - on a Sunday morning, and then realize that you are officially "between projects" and the #njsheepandfiberfestival is happening an hour away RIGHT NOW. No self control whatsoever. Thank you @shirstycat for enabling me with your enticing and colorful fibers 😂

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TWiP: Four Shades of Green (2017)
So, I'm knitting this shawl, and I'm making it up as I go along. It's got four shades of green and four different textures in it, and I'm so eager to see how it turns out!
A Second Sweet Pea (2017)
This show-and-tell has been brought to you by the letter P for Procrastination. Come see the shawl I crocheted 6+ months ago...

Lensmama (2013)
It's been a while since I took one of those email-prompt-a-day photography classes. I was kind of thinking it might be fun to do it again, and so I have jumped into Darrah Parker's Lensmama class.

Of hoodies and granny squares (2011)
So, it appears I am a softie. As the mother of two growing boys, I don't often get requests

Rain, rain, go away (2010)
I know I had something I wanted to post about today, but do you think I remember what it was?

Balls in the air, balls on the ground (2009)
There's just been so much juggling recently. It's easy to let a few things fall to the

Swapping and Sewing (2007)
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