My newest project (which I actually cast on last Saturday) is Annie Modesitt’s Kensington Mitts from the 2011 Jane Austen Knits. I’ll admit, when I saw the pattern, it immediately made me think of the Regency dress I’ve been meaning to make, because I’m planning on doing a short-sleeved dress, and since these are elbow […]
Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. “Mirrinor – it was the Place of Islands, the Land of Still Waters, where every lake was strewn with islands, and every island was strewn with lakes. Indeed, it was hard to tell whether the region was mostly above water or below it. Tall snowmint trees
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Pattern: Ruched Yoke Tee by AnneLena MattisonYarn: Cascade Ultra Pima in the Juniper colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs Version two of the Ruched Yoke Tee is done. I did it with a smaller needle size this time, which is already definitely better. I still added a little extra length before decreasing the bust, but I had
You see these pictures? Several months ago, when we booked our long weekend in Washington, DC, based on prior experience, we fully expected that we’d be awash in cherry blossoms when we got there. (Heck, the organizers of the 100th anniversary festival expected the same.) But, they got the same heat wave we got, so
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Read for the Once Upon a Time Reading Challenge. Sorcha is the youngest child of the Lord of Sevenwaters, and the only daughter. With their mother dead, she and her brothers mean everything to each other, and her brothers have protected her as she’s grown up. Their lives are shattered when their father takes a
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The daffodils are out – looking lovely. Everything’s way ahead of schedule. There are forsythia blooming in sunnier spots of the neighborhood. This is particularly freaky for me, as the year I was born (in late April), the forsythia were blooming, which was early for around here, so my mother waxes nostalgic on the rare
Frederica Merriville has charge of her younger sister and brothers after her parents have died, and so she decides to bring them all to London for a season. Her main aim is to see her sister Charis advantageously married, because Charis is a sweet, beautiful girl, who Frederica thinks is wasted on the country. The
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It’s that time of year again – Spring, and the Once Upon a Time challenge, which I love so much, I’m even doing it in this year where I’ve given up most challenges. I’m going to be doing Quest the First, which is to read at least five books in the challenge categories (fantasy, folklore,
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