Category: Knitting
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How to Stretch Your Style Comfort Zone
Every so often I get comments saying, “I wish I could wear ___.” Sometime it’s lipstick. Sometimes it’s dresses. Sometimes it’s bright colors. On one hand I feel like if you want to wear something, wear it! On the other hand I know that it can be hard to make the leap from admiring something…
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Deciding What to DIY
When it comes to wardrobe gaps, it’s often easy to figure out why they exist. I’m always short on nice looking neutral colored cardigans because I don’t knit them very often and wear them to death when I do. I currently have too few dresses with pockets, but that’s because I only really started finding…
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Stranded Magazine – Warm Weather 2017
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a full year since Stranded Magazine debuted, but here we are! Our fourth issue, the Warm Weather 2017 issue, came out last week. It’s got some amazing knits for spring and summer. The cover pattern, Laboe by Cory Ellen Boberg, is my personal favorite. If I can conjure…
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Wardrobe and Project Planning
Spring is here, which for some means spring cleaning, but for me it leads to a renewed interest in my wardrobe! I sew more in the spring and summer, and now is when I try to start planning what I’m going to make. I fully admit that I don’t always follow through, but I still…
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New Pattern: Tessellate
I had a new pattern come out last month, and I shockingly neglected to blog about it. My new pullover is called Tessellate, and I’m sure you’ve read all of the details about the pattern itself at this point, so I’m going to tell you about the design process instead! Sometime in 2015, I bought…