Notice Anything Freee?!

See that new tab up there?  Next to Convoluted Discourse, yeah, right there.  There’s a free pattern in there, that’s right, freee.  Give me a few more days and I’ll get an actual tutorial (with step by step photos) for the Needle Kimonos. 
But until then, have a blast with the Three Quarters Apron.  Sweet name, [...]

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50 Things You Can’t Tell by Looking at Me

1.  I like jazz music.  I can really snap my fingers to Getz and Gilberto.
2.  I had a 3.8 GPA in college.  The “homemaker” title makes most think otherwise.
3.  I want to own Cashmere goats, for both fiber and milk (and the delicious cheeses).
4.  I cannot conceive that men have the exact same emotions women [...]

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Fan Mail

I love Foamy.

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Toy Store Brawlers

I attempted the Black Friday shopping crawl this morning, but came home empty handed.  I’m not crazy about shopping, and it turns out that I saved more money ordering online than I would have in the stores. 
But why did I come home with nothing to show for it?  Well, when I arrived at the Toys [...]

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Gob-Gobble-Gab-Gobbler

In other words, Happy Thanksgiving.  I hope my jeans fit tomorrow. 

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Sixteen in Three

Sewing bug still going strong.  Sixteen projects in three days.  The family outing yesterday lead us to Fabrika, a cute fabric store in Savannah’s Historic District.  Preferences I have in fabrics store include, but are not limited to, the following:  Alexander Henry, Anna Marie Horner, handmade goodies for purchase (covet the handmade), and a good selection [...]

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JOY! With Gratuitous Photos

As promised, many pics of the finished Joy cardigan and new projects (just two).
 

I haven’t put buttons on just yet, waiting for the right ones to come along.  Anyway, on to the stats:
Pattern:  Joy, by Kim Hargreaves, Rowan’s Vintage Knits
Yarn:  Knit Picks Gloss, in Sahara, six skeins
Needles:  US1 (cuffs), US2 (collar and CO), US3 (body and [...]

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