You do it to yourself, you do

I tried on my stripey raglan sweater at my mom’s house over Christmas, and as I was standing there in front of her full-length mirror (something we lack in our house), the Radiohead song “Just” started going through my head over, and over, and over.
You do it to yourself, you do
And that’s what really hurts
You [...]

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Low-impact packaging

(Can’t you tell a knitter wrapped this?)
Growing up my mom always meticulously opened her gifts, using scissors to slice off the tape at the seams, gently folding it when she was done, and then she’d re-use that wrapping paper for years and years. My brother and I revolted by tearing into our presents [...]

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An early Christmas present

Just a quick post to show off my new stitch markers. My boyfriend, T, made these for me last night (using this tutorial, (which, oddly enough was written by a guy)) and he was so excited to give them to me that he made me open them right away. And I was so [...]

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Stripey Raglan Sweater for me!

I FINALLY started my stripey raglan sweater for me. I was a little bummed that my first attempt at knitting a sweater (Busted Root) didn’t fit, but I’m trying to just learn from my mistakes and move on. (Lessons learned? Don’t knit a cotton sweater if you hate cotton sweaters (!!!) and knit to your [...]

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