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Yarn-A-Go-Go

Ep. 057: Rachael Herron on Why You Should be a Liar and a Thief - Rachael Herron was born to lie — and guess what? It’s a hallmark of many creative types. Turns out, dissembling is actually good for your creative brain....
Wendolonia

How to Pack a Bento Lunch for a Teen or Middle Schooler - This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Yumbox. All opinions are my own. In just a few weeks, I’ll have a teenager living in my house. What the...
Yarn Harlot

Rest - I have been taking a few days off. Well, I’ve been sort of taking a few days off – I think they only feel like days off because I’m not riding really far, ...
Susan B. Anderson

The Fruits of Summer - Hi, Knitters, The summer is going a little too quickly around here. But one thing I really look forward to is the ripening of our backyard garden. We have...
a Friend to knit with

flower crowns - Well, I had every intention to take photos of me wearing the Byron Bay Cardigan. However, I had surgery on my foot on Wednesday and can't put weight on it...
angry chicken

beating the heat - I'm not sure how hot it is here today. My phone says 102°. It feels about 115°. We have no AC. At all. Long story, but our windows don't easily take window...
Sew,Mama,Sew! Blog

July Sewing Trends with Kelley - Join us as we take a look at online sewing trends...
Grumperina goes to local yarn shops and Home Depot

Stories from Snoqualmie Valley – a Blanket Life shawl - Oh, this shawl, it is just so squishy, warm, hefty, and lovely! A perfect example of “Blanket Life” – when the thing you wear is just like wrapping a huge ...
Twig's (mis)Adventures in Knitting

Lubricant Filling Machine - It is not every day that you head out to purchase a lubricant filling machine for your business’s assembly line. To make sure that the procedure will achie...
Grosgrain

Cherry Pickin' Chocolate® Blue Star Ice Cream Popsicles -
knot another hat

TNNA recap - TNNA bound in PDX with my Atenti Overnighter Last week I was lucky enough to attend the annual needlearts trade show, also known as TNNA. This is the confe...
Poshyarns

Begining all over - I have a shiny new space for the blog and I'd love to welcome you over there: Poshyarns Rebecca x
house on hill road

The Fussy Cut Sampler Week One - A few weeks ago, my copy of The Fussy Cut Sampler by Nichole Ramirez and Elisabeth Woo arrived on my doorstep. It is such a beautiful book with 48 great qu...
Good Yarn Karma

- Asphalt 8 Airborne v2.7 is a superb racing game which is developed under the banner of Gameloft, Top Developer on Google Playstore. This game is very famou...
january one

Nevertheless, she persisted. - NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED hat pattern
not martha

links: food - Recipe: Ina Garten’s Parmesan Roasted Zucchini | The Kitchn. Christmas Crack | Culinary Hill. Planning ahead for Christmas pot lucks parties. Dill Pickle S...
knitgrrl

Why not publish a pattern a week for a year? - Well, that’s the question I asked myself, anyway! And here’s what happened… I ended up starting this. Every week, I’ll release a new pattern. Every week,...
Spoonflower blog

Earn Up to 15% With Spoonflower's New Commission Structure - Huge news: we're taking our 10% designer commission and adding a bonus! For the month of June and every month hereafter, if your monthly commissions exceed...
vlijtig

Our musicians - Playing an instrument is no easy-peasy for our girls. The practising every day is responsible for a lot of chagrin in our house. But when I ask whether th...
rosemary-go-round

good egg hunting! - Get ready for my 5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Like last year, I've split up the hunting into three different start times! :) Here are the specifics: I wil...
Wee Wonderfuls

Website moved! - Hi all, if you're coming to this site through the typepad address please note that the new site and current blog are at weewonderfuls.com. Thanks and hope ...
Kis*Knit

Winner, Winner, Chili Dinner - I won a chili contest!!!! You cannot believe how excited I am to have won. I very rarely win anything. I think the last time I won was in 1992. I was the r...
Cast On

Mood Ring: Confessions of a serial dyer - In this episode: We begin with a trip to the slow city of Pollenzo, the Albergo dell’Agenzia, and the Slow Movement. A weekend studio tidy leads to much ...
bitter purl

morning bright holistic merino - [image: morning bright holistic merino aran]I just wanted to jump in here today to talk about a new to me yarn. a few months ago, I was lucky enough to win...
Oh, Fransson!

Fox and Hedgehog Pillows - I recently used my Fancy Fox and Hazel Hedgehog patterns to make some quilted pillows for a handmade gift exchange. I made my pillows using 16" x 26" IKEA ...
liz knits

Ribbed Cowl - Hey everyone! This week for the Harry Potter Knit and Crochet House Cup I decided to knit a long cowl from a single skein of Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick an...
thegoodlife

Skinnytaste Cookbook Review - I'm back from another long radio silence. I'm not going to lie, life has been one big mess these past couple of months, and with that, blogging hasn't been...
little birds handmade

Quality aspects of a hair straightener - Part two - Auto shut off might not look like much, but it is one more indicator of more intricate design. More intricate means higher quality. And you will find the o...
The Wool Palace

Disappearing Nine Patch - I'm keeping it simple this month for the Together Circle of Do.Good Stitches and have picked a disappearing nine patch. For each block you will need 9, 5 i...
DeStash - Cash For Your Stash!

DEstash has MOVED to Facebook... - click here to go to the DEstash Facebook page
Fondle My Sweaters

Hello my jump art - The best video I love ;) Short knowledge
Yarnmonster

A Fresh Start - Lately, some of my friends have been reviving their blogs, and I think I'm going to try to do the same. I miss having a place to write about my crafty pro...
Knittin' Notes

Smoothie, Hummus and Pattern - Yes, it has been a long time, a little over a year to be exact. With Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Ravelry we have all had different outlets to share o...
tie one on

The aprons we have made! - Hello apron makers! When I fIrst started this project back in 2005 I was hoping it would get people sewing. I collected vintage aprons for years and was wo...
Liquid Paper

Christmas 2013 - Merry Christmas from the Bertrands! I don't have much time for making things lately, but I hope that changes with this Christmas. I have plans for making t...
knit lit

toot your horn - why don't you...wear a horn? i blame diana vreeland. that fingernail moon of ivory looped through the tail of a flat, glittering gold chain is so impossibl...
Fig and Plum

What is the sound of a blog without a blogger? - [image: Strawberry Rhubarb Yogurt Parfait] Not long ago, a friend at work paid me a compliment. This friend is not a lawyer but reads a lot of legal writi...
CrazyAuntPurl

It's April, say what? - 1) It is already April. How this happened I do not know. I will probably say this again on May 2nd as well. 2) I haven't been writing here. I enjoy stating...
still life in yarn

words - There are so many words in my head these days. They're on half scribbled notes shoved in my purse. They swirl around while I'm in the shower and then go do...
shimandsons

TIC TAC TOE VALENTINE - Valentine's Day is right around the corner. If you want a fun valentine for the little ones, we have a Tic Tac Toe Valentine available as a free printable ...
Knitterella | Most of the time I knit…

New Website, New Blog - Please update your links and flow me over at my new website/blog. I won't be posting here anymore. Click HERE to find me at my new digs!
yes, i MADE that.

No-Guilt Knitting - I don't know if it's a product of my upbringing, or just a weird personality thing, but I feel guilty if I'm not doing something that feels worthwhile duri...
freshly{blended}

I'm Back! and I've moved.... - ****IF YOU ARE NOT REDIRECTED IN 1 MINUTE THEN CLICK THE NEW SITE LINK BELOW**** Hi Friends, I've had a great hiatus and really had the time to touch upon...
knits by toveb

countdown - The events for the Ravelympics have finally been released. Most probably I will be competinh in WIPS Wrestling, possibly with a bit of Sweater Triathlon an...
Bulldog Knits

My annual post... - Wow--almost an entire year since I last posted. I suspect that's directly proportional to the amount of knitting I've been doing. I started two mystery s...
The Small Object Steno Pad

New address, new spot! - There is a new blog! This is the last post here! Check it out: http://blog.thesmallobject.com/ Please update your feeds and keep stopping by! I’ll be updat...
Librarian-in-Training

It's the process - I'm sure most knitters have heard about the difference between process and product knitters. Process knitters knit for the sake of knitting and aren't terr...
Big Geek Knit Blog

I am back....misc Monday - Not really a video...but I just discovered these wonderful women from Iceland. Seems fitting on this rainy day. Look! The album cover shows them knitting!...
Weasel Knits

Job! - I have excellent, excellent news! I had simultaneous job offers from an ad agency and a software company's creative services department. I loved the agenc...
craftoholic

Summer happenings - Summer just started in SF. July and August had been unusually foggy and chilly, so I ended up spending more time indoors working on projects. Sorting throu...
Knit Creations of A Curious Mind

MURASAKI - Murasaki (jap.) means purple, violet. This pullover has a long story, back in 2007 Neighborhood Fiber Co has asked me to create a design that would showc...
My Spare Time

This blog has moved - This blog is now located at http://sdmikke.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, ...
Streets and YOs

Shades of Red - These red braids are one of the first fibers in my now-decently-sized fiber collection - two braids of BFL/Silk in "Vamp" from Pigeonroof Studios. I was ce...
nonaKnits

Knit Tagging: The Pole - About 3 weeks ago -- give or take a week here or there -- I finished this pretty little item replete with a crochet edge, a super long tail, and a Q button...
small bird blog

assemblage cardigan - This sweater has been finished for a long time. Months, in fact. I didn’t intend to let it go unblogged for so long, but I never got around to taking photo...
Fricknits

Celebration Garland: How-To - Over the past five years I've done a lot of crafting in spite of kids. Crafting around kids. Crafting for kids. I'm-crafting-damnit-can't-I-just-get-one-fr...
and knitting

In case anyone still has this in their bookmarks. - Hi. It's been an awful long time since I've been here at this blog. It's possible I'll return to knit blogging one day, so we'll just call it a hiatus. Ove...
schrodinger knits

Remember Me? - OHAI! yes! it's me, I'm popping in to blog for the first time in, ahem, over a year, ahem. I guess I got busy and distracted, and blogging has not been top...
Knit n Things

- Resistance is futile...I caved. I got a new toy. This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless! To learn how you ...
U N I F O R M Studio journal

mwmWORKBOOK - Hello, and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely holiday and are getting the new decade off to a good start. It seems like it’s been a very long ti...
insaknitty!!

rowr! - believe it or not, I've been knitting and actually finishing things I've started! amazing, I know. some things I can't show, since they're christmas gifts,...
biggeek

I am movin' - You can now find me over here: Big Geek It is just going to be easier for me to blog from home and more frequently! So don't worry, I am here. Just not HER...
More Ways to Waste Time

Goodbye, and Thank You - Photo by -Dreaming in Pictures- If there's anyone out there still checking in on this blog, I wanted to take this opportunity to formally sign off. After a...
b r o o k l y n t w e e d

Woolly Tones - Swatching does a funny thing to your productivity - you know you're knitting a ton but feel like you have very little output. I really enjoy swatching, tho...
Needle's Edge

Fun. - [fuhn] -noun 1. something that provides mirth or amusement: a picnic would be fun. 2. enjoyment or playfulness: She's full of fun. To do something fun. At l...
Knits & Pieces

i've moved!! - I recently moved this blog to a new address. I still plan on blogging about my knitting, but it was time to create a space where I can blog about my jewelr...
On and Off The Needles

Again??? - Winter just isn't letting up for a minute this year. Another foot or so of snow is headed our way tonight and all day tomorrow. It has been brutally cold t...
Miss Twiss

Woo! CBC Ottawa Morning Interview - Listen to Hallie Cotnam and Me talk about Lunch Apparel by visiting this link and click on "Fruit cover-ups"!
Jess Hutch.

pre-sale! - If you can't make it to the show tomorrow night, but would like to check out the pieces, and/or perhaps purchase one, please visit the Schmancy gallery blo...
KODACHROME

Great Loves, Present and Past - ~ This is Coltrane, our newest family member. We rescued him from the local pound--he'd been there for 30 days and we adopted him on day 31. He's about 7...
Yo La Tejo

FO: Back to School U-Neck Vest - Be careful what you wish for: I've been fighting off the snifflies for about three weeks now, and just the other day, I said to my friend, You know, I'm ti...
yaiAnn knits!

I've moved! - Didn't get the memo? You can now find me here! http://www.yaiann.com Happy New Year!
See Eunny Knit!

Guess who just got back today? - Check out my new home here. See you over there! -Eunny P.S. - eunnyjang.com will remain accessible, in much the state it is in now - though comments will b...
nonaSwatches

11-15 june, 2007 - I'm taking 5 days off from swatching as I prepare a secret item for Friday's Knitty submission deadline. I'll give you a hint, what I'm submitting was swat...
I knit and watch movies, too.

Still pretty much the only thing I've been working on. - [image: 10 squares] 10 squares done, whoo! Actually, I've completed two more since this was taken. Click through to Flickr to see the colorway #s. I've bo...
Domesticat

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Buttons Magee Weblog

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MADE

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ikea hacker

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test-along

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I Can Knit That!

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Mason-Dixon Knitting

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Wise Craft

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Black Dog Knits

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Hello Yarn

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dogged.

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Butterbirds

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Knitters Anonymous

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My Fashionable Life

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Ysolda

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Made By Rae

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s i x o n e s e v e n

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Between Stupid and Clever

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stitchymcyarnpants.com

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strandgut

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Tangled

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Presents Knits (...and other things too)

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bag 'n' trash -- home of monster yarn

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this mama makes stuff

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domesticrafts by domesticat

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belle epoque

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I May Be Knitting A Ranch House

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My Fashionable Life

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the purl bee

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Coloursknits

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LollyChops

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yaiAnn

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Knitting Daily Current Issue

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Piece of Beauty

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Lolly Knitting Around

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Handmaiden

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smitten kitchen

cheesecake bars with all the berries - This has been my go-to cheesecake for as long as I have cooked. Gourmet Magazine published it in 1999, but the recipe hailed from Santa Fe’s Three Cities...
Better Living Through Design

Friday Links - – “Resistance Dashboard is a visual advocacy platform that serves to bring focus to the fights ahead.” – “No one is born hating another person because of t...
Cool Mom Picks

The song reminding kids of all the goodness in the world, just when they need it. - This past week has been so difficult. For me, for all of us here…and probably for you. The events in Charlottesville have shined a bright light on bigotry ...
Mighty Junior: Shopping Blog

After 20 Years of Racing, It’s Time for Pro MTB Racer Tracy Moseley to Share Her Best Tips - I’m Tracy Moseley, a semi retired professional mountain biker from the UK. I still love riding my bike even after 20yrs of racing all over the world, and...
Mighty Haus: Shopping Blog

After 20 Years of Racing, It’s Time for Pro MTB Racer Tracy Moseley to Share Her Best Tips - I’m Tracy Moseley, a semi retired professional mountain biker from the UK. I still love riding my bike even after 20yrs of racing all over the world, and...
dooce

A dose of Generation Z - This past February both girls participated in a piano recital with all of the other kids who take lessons from their teacher. It’s a practice run for every...
Steamy Kitchen: recipes and cooking

VitaClay Review & Giveaway - This is a review of the VitaClay 6-quart Organic Clay Multi-Cooker, with both PROs and CONs. VitaClay 6-quart Organic Clay Multi-Cooker Review Since 2010,...
Rookie Moms

Activity #186: Try Potching - [image: Activity #186: Try Potching] Fill the kitchen sink with warm soapy water, plastic cups, utensils, etc. Let your toddler pretend to make something o...
Modern Austin

Remembering Dick Clark, 1944-2017 - Much of Austin’s architectural landscape looks the way it does due to the contributions of Dick Clark. With his team of like-minded collaborators and clien...
Joy the Baker

Ten Small Ways To Be Happy - [image: Ten Small Ways To Be Happy] We all need a little spark of a reminder sometimes. A little confetti in the air. A little whipped cream on top. A l...
Chocolate & Zucchini

Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe - Buy Clotilde's latest book, The French Market Cookbook! An American friend once explained to me that nobody ever locks their car in her small town… excep...
Confessions of a Pioneer Woman

Walter Drummond by Ree - We’re having another run of Lodge tours during the month of August, and like a magnet, Walter heads there every day to get a massive dose of love and affec...
Design*Sponge

Jesus Market in Madrid - În perioada 21-23 octombrie Jesus Market va organiza în Sala Sporturilor Principe Felipe din Arganda del Rey Madrid, o serie de prezentări sub genericul ...
Boobs Radley

Kidz Watch Perrysburg OH - [image: Kidz Watch Perrysburg OH]Put time back on your side with Kidz Watch! Your source for trusted hourly and flexible full-time childcare. As Ohio's fi...
the slack daily

I Live Such a Minimalist Life I Don’t Even Exist - there is nothing here I have one backpack, one bag of clothes, and three ounces of primordial goo. You wouldn’t think that a poltergeist needs a bag of clo...
passive-aggressive (and just plain aggressive) notes

Coming soon, from Pixar… - Harry says this little scene was the culmination of “a classic washing-up feud” at his office in London. (Kind of adorable, right? I would SO watch a movie...
Design Notes

Inside Copenhagen’s Höst restaurant, a masterpiece from Norm Architects. - New Norm Dinnerware was the cornerstone of inspiration for Höst restaurant. You step in off the street in Copenhagen and are immediately transported to a f...
justJENN rants & raves

If You Leave - A lot of people have emailed me about where I've been, since I haven't been posting anything new. I'm sad to say that this is the end. I've blogged at just...
7301 Ava Ln

Not done, but at least we've moved in . . . -
Move To Austin

Elementary schools map is updated! - I've added more elementary schools from surrounding areas, like Lago Vista, Hutto, Buda, Manor, and Georgetown. Like the middle school and high school map...
Parent Hacks

Best of Parent Hacks: Summertime edition - Consider this my gone fishin' sign -- it will pop up when my attention leads me away from the computer for a few days.
The Mid-Century Modernist

The Eames Translated their Process of Discovery into Creative Work - *Warning*: Missing argument 1 for postimage(), called in /home/typograp/public_html/midcenturymodernist.com/wp-content/themes/mid_century/functions.php on...
Thingamababy

Fatherhood… doing it right -
jennyology

Invisalign: trays #2 - Last night, I said goodbye to my first set of Invisalign aligners. I have to admit, I felt a little sentimental about it. I gave them a good cleaning befor...
assemblage

ANEW - wondering where i've been? i'm now hanging out in my new space: www.kirstenjohnstone.com blogging here. selling here. please stay in touch and update your ...
Gluten-Free Girl

breathe. - When our daughter lay in the ICU on her second day of being alive in the world, we stood above her bed and asked her to breathe. Her small hands were strap...
2011EL@5338SHP

Natives vs Weeds, Organic vs Chemicals - In trying to restore little bits of the former prairie plants native to my area, I've also had to battle true weeds. Committed to a non-chemical approach m...
:: advanced maternal age ::

how come? - "How come?" has become central in my life these days."How come I'm not scared of giant pretend spiders?" I struggle to answer this but she's already on to ...
Agave House

The house in May 09 - Photo Credit: Don Lacy
Michael and James

Post Agave - We've been in Dallas for over two years now. We love being here (and our house) but miss Austin. The last time we were at Agave it looked like people were ...
mies and carrots.

Project Update: Master Bedroom Refresh - When we moved into the house, we had purged most all of our bedroom furniture, except for the SO's heirloom dresser. For the past handful of months, we've ...
casa agave

listo para visitantes - ok, not much going on, but a huge milestone has been reached. all of jed's cookware has been unpacked and put away! this is major progress. also, our fri...
Be The Boy

We're Here To Tell You We're Gone - The Blogspot version of Be The Boy is dead and gone.
Design*Sponge

sorry for the slow loading - sorry for the slow loading guys- we're switching to a dedicated server to handle the traffic on a new site. we're working on it. so sorry! grace
How's the House Coming?

Holy Sh#t Our House Is Done!** - ***Jamie does not approve of the title to this posting*. We closed yesterday. Now all we have to do is move, paint, unpack and open up a revolving line of ...
7300 Annette Cove

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Momversation

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