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Why So Silent?

May 18, 2012
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Why So Silent?

I’ve been designing! My new beastie is Wensleydale. He’s a Liliputian friend for Cheddar, the CraftLit Critter. I made mine with about 30yds of leftover sock yarn and finished him in one night of TV with the husband. Wensleydale Cheddar We’re also working on clothes for Cheddar (he might get chilled in the air...

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Cheddar! The CraftLit Critter!

April 27, 2012
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Cheddar--Intrepid Stash Diver

* * * Newsy bits * * * Cheddar! What’s a Cheddar, you ask? Cheddar is my new buddy. I’ve got two (well, the second is getting his tail this evening). It was time for CraftLit to have a mascot, enter… Cheddar, the CraftLit Critter...

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Tis the Season…

April 10, 2012
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…to dye yarn with Easter egg dye! Never done it before? Check out the link above and see what Tara has to show you. Big fun; no whammies! Bookmark It Hide Sites

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Hunger Games Sox for You!

March 22, 2012
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I have a new pattern for you—one that induced my husband to start calling me a Yarngineer. Life or Death socks for Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games series....

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Ravelry: The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet

March 13, 2012
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Ravelry: The Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet

I have had the pleasure and honor of working with Ms Hunter Hammersen a few times and I am here to tell you that you will never be disappointed...

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Super Easy Circular Shawl and more!

March 4, 2012
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I learned how to make this shawl so long ago, I don’t recall the when or the where. I made a lot of them. They were easy—and because of...

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Hair Clip Cap

February 28, 2012
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Hair Clip Cap on Ravelry

Ah, the mythic Hair Clip Cap! The post that time forgot. Sorry, I’d had this scheduled as a draft and didn’t get to it in time.   So! I...

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Drinks

February 24, 2012
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Drinks

Drinks Originally uploaded by TheBon The correct way to serve drinks at a party. I LOVE THIS! Bookmark It Hide Sites

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Free Patterns

February 23, 2012
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Free things for you! I’ve been working on adding patterns and goodies to my Ravelry store and CafePress shops for CraftLit and WWMDfK?. There’s always more to do, but...

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Game of Thrones and Other Bookishness

February 22, 2012
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Winter's Stag

You’re all very sweet and tolerant of my long-ish pauses on this blog while I write and edit another knitting book, write a novel, podcast, and design patterns, but...

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Still Knitting

January 17, 2012
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I just returnecd from signing books at Vogue Knitting Live absolutely brimming with design ideas and new book plans and there just aren’t enough hours in the day. I...

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A New Winnah

January 7, 2012
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A New Winnah

Knitter? Annoyed by the GF posts? Skip down to the *** for a message. Working off of last week’s recap of my fave GF recipes… Once again, I found...

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I'm a writer, podcaster, designer, speaker, teacher, blogger, crafter, and editrix of What Would Madame Defarge Knit?—Creations Inspired by Classic Characters.

I blather here about knitting, crafts, cooking (now gluten-free), and anything else that comes up. My main podcast is CraftLit and that's now spawned a sister show Just the Books—all the lit, none of the craft.


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