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Category Archives: Books and Reading
Yarn Along – Just Barely
Life is so frantic lately, I almost didn’t make Nicole’s KCCO or Ginny’s Yarn Along this week. I am having trouble keeping my head above water some days. It seems to be a constant problem – four kids, busy schedules, … Continue reading
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Alpaca and Social Permaculture
I’m tackling spinning for the Yarn Along this week. Little by little, I am working my way through a 4 oz bag of first-shearing unwashed alpaca fiber (isn’t the coppery color lovely?). This buttery soft fiber was a gift from … Continue reading
Yarn Along for a New Year
Glad to be joining Ginny this morning, as she restarts her Yarn Along for 2013. Today is our first day back to homeschooling after winter break. This year, in an attempt to better meet our children’s educational and emotional needs, … Continue reading
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Yarn Along with Tasha
The past few mornings, I have been reading through one of my favorite books over coffee. Like so many, I have been fascinated with Tasha Tudor since childhood. Something about her homespun quality – her eccentricity – is comforting and … Continue reading
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Yarn Along – The Dolls’ Christmas
Taking a break from three days of sewing projects this morning. The three younger kids were up early, so I’ve been reading to them from The Dolls’ Christmas, by Tasha Tudor, while I work on some knitting. For the first … Continue reading
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Yarn Along – Rhythm of the Home
I have a piece in the new issue of Rhythm of the Home . It just came out today! Hope you get a chance to read and try out the recipe – it is a family favorite. The entire issue … Continue reading
Wool Along
Joining with Nicole for KCCO and Ginny for the Yarn Along. We’re finishing up some Thanksgiving and autumn-themed books this week before diving in to Advent books next week. I think we’ve read and re-read Wild Child at least a … Continue reading
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Yarn Along
Anyone else starting to feel the Christmas-knitting pressure? Finished a simple scarf (white mohair stash yarn I bought in college), and about to cast on some socks. The yarn is a heathered grey 100% undyed Jacob sheep yarn handspun by … Continue reading
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November Yarn Along
Taking a break from knitting this week to finish up some spindle spinning. It’s a soft grey undyed wool, breed unknown, since it was purchased several years ago at an estate sale with many other bags of fiber. My reading … Continue reading
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