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Author Archives: bethanyh
Oh, *do* go on…and on…ok, that’s enough.
It’s been quite a busy weekend, even being off work an extra day. It’s been great, and I’ve managed to be incredibly productive…while avoiding doing laundry. I’ve always said, if there’s something you don’t want to do, find something else … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, a few of my favorite things, random
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Depeche mode
I’ve been remiss in making too many more of these, but thought it was high time I updated the blog. Just to show that I have quite a few other projects in the works: Svartifoss motifs…haven’t decided if this will … Continue reading
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Progress
I finished a sleeve for the Pendleton wool cardi I might have mentioned in passing yesterday. Now to finish the rest of the sweater. I wanted to do something really clever with the construction, but seeing how few sweaters I’ve … Continue reading
Make do and…eat.
Didn’t feel like going to the grocery store today, so I decided to poke around the fridge and see what was in there. I found the following: my special German potato salad that uses beets and purple Peruvian potatoes sour … Continue reading
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You didn’t have to do what you did, but you did…
and I thank *ME* for finally basically finishing a pattern I’ve been stalled on for over the last year and a half! I lost my paper notes some time ago and without them lacked the motivation to continue the pattern. … Continue reading
Posted in Isabelline Scarf
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New Pattern (Serac) + Knitalong
Meet Serac! Wikipedia defines a serac thusly: “A serac (originally from Swiss French sérac) is a block or column of ice formed by intersecting crevasses on a glacier.” A photo from the Wikipedia page looked just like the stitch pattern … Continue reading
Posted in Alpine Collection, Knitting, Serac Shawl/Cowl
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‘Tis better to give than to receive (but receiving is really nice too)
You have probably started all of your Christmas knitting already, but it seems like someone is always forgotten, or a need for a knitted gift always arises with little time to spare. (Folks like myself with doldrum-month birthdays, for example.) … Continue reading
Posted in Usoa Shawl, random
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Hi, New Leaf, I’m Bethany.
Typically people wait for the new year to make fundamental changes, or at the very least, they think of spring as a time for renewal and beginnings. The other day I had the thought that trying to implement new, good … Continue reading
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Y’know, the one where Tom Cruise played a bartender…
Went grocery shopping today and got so many lovely, unusual (to me) things. When I got home and started putting things away, I realized I was really thirsty and…purely on accident, I invented a pretty spiffy new drink. It looks … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, a few of my favorite things
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