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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

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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

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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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‘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

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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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Tidbits

Behold, a series of random updates to show what I do with my off-work hours of late: My wonderfully squishy gray shawlette with the Shetland lace edge is crawling along. The heat of summer is finally setting in and it’s … Continue reading

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I’m melting…meeeeltiiiiing…

We’ve had the mildest, most boring/cool weather for so long that this little 80-something-degrees (fahrenheit) spate of weather has seemed like an absolute scorcher. It’s stealing my motivation to do pretty much everything: cook, clean, knit and crochet, pretty much … Continue reading

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S.O.S., Help!, and other golden oldies

So I’ve been storing up some neat little tips, and after watching 2 episodes of Food Network Star back-to-back this evening to get caught up (and get my mind off the heat), I think it’s time to share them here … Continue reading

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Chasing rainbows

The Noro chevron-knit thing from a few posts back is done, but for 1″ x 8″ of ribbing and some careful tugging at the bind off edge to make the points more pronounced. Uff da, am I ever ready for … Continue reading

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