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Creative goals for 2025

Every year, I sit down and sift through my plans for knitting, sewing, crochet, etc. for the year. Although I certainly allow for spontaneous projects, I do love having a general list of ideas (pairings of materials + patterns) to refer to, should...

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Bright, a word for 2025

I know we're quickly approaching mid-February, and so I may be a little late to the party in writing about a frame of mind for the new year. I have finally had time to mull it over and time to actually put it into words and type it out. That said,...

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2024: A year in review

At the close of each year, or more often, the start of a new one – I write out a rather link-heavy post reflecting on the year gone by. Reviewing many of the details of our life, a "summary" of sorts. It's amazing how much can happen in a year, and...

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Celebrating Christmas 2024, Part 2

A few weeks ago, my family drove down from Minnesota to celebrate Christmas with us, and to meet Arlo! (I shared some about how we celebrated Christmas with Nicholas' immediate family in this previous post). My parents and my brother, Matt, arrived...

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2024: A knitting year in review

At the end of each year, or most likely, in the beginning of a new year, I like to reflect on my creative works from the year previous. What I planned to make, what I actually made, and any trends I noticed along the way. I'll include links to...

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Celebrating Christmas 2024, Part 1

Anticipating the arrival of our sweet Arlo just before Christmas, we planned ahead for a rather quiet Christmas. My family visited in early January for a belated family Christmas (a separate post coming soon for that), and so Christmas Eve and Day...

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