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300 Feet of Thorns, Planting a Bare Root Rose Hedge.
One thing I love about our new house is that we have 2 acres of blank canvas. Although the house isn’t new construction plunked down in the middle of an old corn field, my husband’s grandfather, in...
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Snuggle-Up Book Club
Last week, I was in my kitchen listening to NPR, like always, when a segment came on about the Backseat Book Club and instantly thought “what fun,” but then I frowned, knowing every chapter book...
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Garner Market Bag
Wool is alright, I guess, but I love knitting with unusual things. I’ve knit potholders with strips cut from old t-shirts, turned plastic grocery bags into plarn and the mason twine I had left-over...
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Knit Broomstick Lace Wrap
A few weeks ago, I was in desperate need of a hair cut and as I sat down in the chair I plunked my purse on the counter. My stylist nearly squealed with delight asking loads of questions about it....
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Random Acts of Patterns
Last week, on Google Plus, I was introduced to the most amazing idea by the Knit Purl Gurl, Karrie Steinmetz when she posted… Tuesdays are for RAP (Random Acts of Patterns)!...
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Annabelle’s Knit Broomstick Baby Blanket
Would you believe this is the first time I’ve ever designed a blanket for a baby girl? The process was funny for me this time because with all the little boys I’ve been knitting for, my biggest gripe...
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Frilly Skirt – Free Pattern
Eureka! I finally found the source of so many orphaned yarns in my stash, and the ball of Red Heart Boutique Sashay Yarn was almost one of the newest un-loved yarns stuffed into the art-deco side...
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Mullet Cowl – Free Pattern
I know what you must be thinking – Why is this called a Mullet Cowl? Well, it’s not that I intended it to have such an unhip name, in fact it didn’t have a name until late in the process. But, once...
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It might have been -13°F last night, but it was warm in here.
It’s no secret that our house is in need of repair and updating, but there’s only so much money to go around. When it was time to take down the dry rotting curtains and broken traverse rods, I wanted...
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Vines made with a DSLR
So what happened to my blog? I know I use to post more than once a year, but School and a new start-up at AppliedAwareness.org, have monopolized my time. The good news is that some of the classes I...
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