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forlorn

We had to say good-bye to our dear, sweet Capricha cat after a battle with cancer. She was a wonderful, good-natured girl right up until the end, and we miss her dreadfully.Capricha was my constant...

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a new leaf

Thank you for all the kind words about Capricha. They really warmed my heart during a really crummy month.  The prospect of fall has me so excited that I'm actually knitting socks again (and drinking...

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good things for September

Back from a wonderfully long, relaxing weekend, with good things to share: thing 1 Sugar, age 3thing 2Moxie, age 6Two lovely kitties have come to live with us, and they're adorable and hilarious. Moxie...

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bigger on the inside

I *finally* picked up 311 stitches for the TARDIS section of Bigger on the Inside. Definitely not my favorite task, but now that I'm knitting the charted pattern I'm happy as a clam. Despite fingering...

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delicious autumn

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.-- George EliotWith September has come a hankering for autumnal flavors....

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wee little cardi + garden goodness

Another FO! This sweet little cardi languished in my knitting basket, patiently waiting for its (lone) button for months.pattern:Mignon, by Loop Londonyarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK, 2.2...

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home stretch

Shalder is almost done! I picked it up last week after letting it languish for over a year, so this feels like kind of a miracle.Last year I bailed in the midst of the lace pattern on the yoke, which...

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afternoon tea

 Mmm... French apple cake for tea today. I couldn't resist adding a dash of cardamom and a dash of nutmeg to the cinnamon-sugar topping when I was...

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postcards from Door County

Paul and I just spent a week up north in Wisconsin's beautiful Door County, where we did things like go for drives amidst the fall colors, visit lighthouses, including the Sherwood Point Lighthouse in...

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pumpkin season

We've had a spectacular autumn here in Chicago. Walking around campus has been beautiful.Chicago autumns don't usual have as much flash and color as places like Door County or the North Shore of Lake...

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voting day

I voted! My polling place just happens to be my local library, which meant that I could pick up some audiobooks and holds at the same time. Very nice.Sadly Chicago does not give out cute stickers, just...

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a cardigan for Alexa Brooke

We're meeting our dear friends' new baby girl, Alexa Brooke, this weekend, and I knit a cozy little cardigan for her in a lovely shade of duck egg blue. This is my third time with this pattern, and I...

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holiday spirit

The holiday spirit is in full swing around here...The tree is up, though we haven't finished decorating it yet. With our new, energetic kitties, we weren't sure what sort of mayhem might ensue, so we...

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making spirits bright

Holiday preparations are in full swing around here, though there never seems to be quite enough time. I tried a new-to-me cookie recipe this year -- chewy chocolate-gingerbread cookies (from Martha...

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handknit holidays, part I

I didn't really intend to do much holiday knitting, but I got carried away and knit quite a few small projects this year!This is the third wee bear I've knit, each of which has been well received....

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handknit holidays, part II

I'm happy to say good-bye to 2012 and hello to 2013! 2012 was in some ways a hard year, marked by sad losses and bad luck, but it also crystallized how lucky I am to have Paul, sweet new kitties,...

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new year, same old tricks

So I started a little baby cardigan to use up some leftover yarn, and lo and behold, I'm running out of yarn. The yarn is Knit Picks Bare Swish Worsted (very squooshy merino, lovely creamy natural...

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fo: purl bee little baby sweater

I have been on a finishing kick lately, trying to clear the metaphorical knitting deck at the start of the year. Apparently I had squirreled away quite a few baby knits that just need buttons or...

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Shalder

I did get to wear my Shalder cardigan up north last autumn, but after a few Flashdance moments, I realized that the neckline was too sloppy and slouchy.I tried the Yarn Harlot's ingenious method for a...

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clearing the decks

I'm still in the midst of a finishing frenzy. There's going to be a serious FO parade around here as I finish seaming, blocking, sewing on buttons, and the like.I'm calling this my "virtuous knitting."...

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