From the monthly archives: August 2009

blueberry buckle cake

By On August 12, 2009 · 1 Comment

If this post makes you hungry, you can blame Sarah. The other day we were up by Russ’s Market and I remembered her blogging about blueberries on sale. Bella and I bought some and then came home and made this:

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twinkle, twinkle little chromium star

By On August 11, 2009 · 1 Comment

I won’t tell you how long it got me to get to this point in the Chromium Star blanket pattern. I’m not sure why I had a hard time following the instructions because when I look at them now, they seem so straightforward. It helped to put stitch markers at each adjacent [...]

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the namesake

By On August 10, 2009 · 3 Comments

I haven’t written about any books lately because life got busy and I didn’t make reading a priority. The last few months I’ve tried to read at least one chapter a night before going to bed. That’s how I re-found The Namesake. I started this book months ago. One day my daughter decided she [...]

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twin baby locks

By On August 10, 2009 · 6 Comments

I did a really crazy thing this weekend. I bought two sergers. Yes, I said two. They were $25 each. The models are older, but they’re all metal inside, not plastic. (I had issues with plastic parts in my first sewing machine.) I also decided to buy additional supplies for $50: eight brand new blades [...]

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crochet tote finished!

By On August 8, 2009 · 1 Comment

I was so excited to finish this last night. I really love it. I plan to use it for my next big project: my Manos del Uruguay blanket. I’ve been squirreling away sale and ebay Manos for the past two years. I finally have enough to make a blanket. Now I just [...]

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my creative space

By On August 6, 2009 · 3 Comments

What’s in my creative space today? I’m working on my crochet tote! All of the little bits are finished. The handles have been blocked. Tonight I’m going to watch some Battlestar Galactica and sew everything together. I’m so excited that this is almost done. I’m totally in love with it!

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twitter was down?

By On August 6, 2009 · 1 Comment

It’s unbelievable that I didn’t know twitter was down until the evening news. I rarely spend so much time away from my computer during the day, but it was too beautiful to sit in front of the keyboard.

I have a book due at the library tomorrow that I was hoping to finish up [...]

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oversized swatch becomes cute wool clutch

By On August 5, 2009 · 1 Comment

Last weekend my friend Jennifer drove up from Kansas City to hang out. It had been over 20 years since the last time we’d seen each other. We had a lot of catching up to do. She wanted to learn how to knit, which is a great way to spend your catching-up time. I cast [...]

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inspiration: anthropologie tank top

By On August 3, 2009 · 1 Comment

I was browsing through the Anthropologie website and saw this cute top.

I immediately thought of a pattern I have in my stash. (View #2)

Then I thought of another one. (View #4)

Clearly I need to stop thinking so much and start doing. My list [...]

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