Category: Life
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2013 in Pictures
January February March April May June July August September October November December This was my first full year out of college, and I expected it to be mellow, but it ended up quite crazy. I knit nine garments (and sewed two) making this the first year that I didn’t knit more garments than the year…
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Knit Fit!
This weekend was Knit Fit, a relatively new Seattle knitting event, and it was a ton of fun. On Saturday I took a class on double knitting, and I think I got the technique pretty much figured out. On the left is my flat swatch. I didn’t get around to binding off my circular swatch,…
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The Cat People
In the early days of film, producers had a lot more creative control than the directors, and you can see that in the similar dark and eery ambiance of movies Val Lewton produced. The Cat People is my favorite of his movies, although I Walked With a Zombie and Isle of the Dead are great,…
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The Killer Shrews
It’s that time of year, again! Every October I feature some horrible movies that are fun to knit to. Last year I featured bad vampire movies, and I liked having a theme, so this year I’ll be looking at classic horror movies from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. I have to give a shout out…
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Photobombed by the Horse Again
I took the pattern photos for From A to Z at my parents’ house, down by the barn, and Oliver decided that he should once again star in my pattern photos. I thought I had found a spot where he couldn’t get into the frame of the picture, but I quickly realized that I was…