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Visibly Blue. . . Stocking?

Visibly Blue. . . Stocking?

 My stylist and I have decided/agreed to let my curls embrace their natural state, enhanced by some length and height — and some good ol’ 80s “BIG-ness.” The final effect, I suspect, is more hint-of-bluestocking…

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Visibly Hand-knit: Here’s My Sweater Dress!

Visibly Hand-knit: Here’s My Sweater Dress!

I finally finished seaming up those long sides of my dress and might even find a few days cool enough to wear it before spring renders its pounds of wool (only exaggerating a little) just…

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Break-ing Stripes

Break-ing Stripes

 We’re at the start of Reading Break now, and just in time! Besides running a Half Marathon last weekend, I’ve had a number of smaller commitments that have added up to fatigue (went to bed…

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My Daughter, the Poser . . . and a Cowl

My Daughter, the Poser . . . and a Cowl

It’s a good thing this girl has taken up knitting because she has a tendency to wheedle my projects right out of my hands. Take, for instance, this cowl I knit up from some gorgeous yarn…

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And Another One Catches the Knitting Bug . . .

And Another One Catches the Knitting Bug . . .

I’m getting to the end of my favourite Christmas images, even as we begin to near the end of the leftovers in the fridge. Turkey sandwiches, roast pork curries, ham cubed up for pasta sauces…

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