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White Whale Vol. II
"There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method."—Melville, Moby–DickIt's here. I think it's the best thing I've ever made. But it's not really something I made. We...
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"And now behold Jonah taken up as an anchor and dropped into the sea . . . "
After returning from Travel Madness (Vogue Knitting Live Chicago, HURRICANE!, staying in Chicago, two-hour turnaround in Boston airport before going to Seattle for Knit Fit, Seattle, teaching, back to...
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Ann + Karida =
CITYSCAPES!I had some free time this year (ha ha ha! OH ho hoho!), so I did a book of accessories using Neighborhood Fiber Co. yarns, hand dyed by my friend Karida in Baltimore. The patterns are an...
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Pre-Thanksgiving YARN SALE!
Surprise! I've started my most massive stash reduction yet, motivated to an upcoming move to Baltimore, possibly as soon as early January. But more on that later. Here's the yarn:Elann Baby Silk, 9.5...
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Black Friday Hideout
I hope none of you were trampled in the Black Friday madness. Since working Black Friday at Macy's a few years ago, I have a tradition of not leaving the house on that day. And Macy's was so calm...
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DESTASH MANIA!!!
Thanks, everyone! All the yarn is off to new homes! Final destash of Sunday! Note that a few things from two posts down are still available.Thanks to everyone who's helped me so far! More is coming...
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BALTIMORE!
Greetings from Editing Mountain, under which I've been buried for several weeks!Big news! Chris and I are moving to Baltimore the second week in January. Chris has a new job at Johns Hopkins Medical...
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Surprise destash!
For your consideration:The last of this destash, Reynolds Whiskey! This is the yarn to make the smallest size of this cardigan. Obviously you can use it for whatever you like. I love the cardigan, but...
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Festive Panic
Countdown to Baltimore: T-minus 3 weeks. We have acquired an apartment, sight unseen. No living out of our car for us, no sir!In the meantime, INSANITY!This year we have eschewed our usual Christmas...
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Hello Charm City!
I live in BALTIMORE now! In a small, cheap, cold apartment, the ceiling of which is higher than any of the rooms are wide. It's like a little cube where I work all day at a cluttered table, our only...
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Andrea Rangel: Woodsmoke & Ash
I first met designer Andrea Rangel in Seattle last fall. I already knew her work, of course: She's the designer of The Dude, the originally Big Lebowski-inspired sweater that really ties the room...
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Contest winner and my new neighborhood!
Congrats to Robyn! You have won a copy of Woodsmoke & Ash! Send your address to Andrea at andrea@andreaknits.com!In other news, we are less than a month away from closing on a HOUSE in Baltimore....
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The Sermon: Mystery KAL Complete!
Here's the finished product from my very first knitalong, The Sermon, a collaboration with Neighborhood Fiber Co. Very long, very black. My Sermon was worked in the Cool Blacks colorway, which best...
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China Shipping
At last, at last, the next installment of Container Ships: China Shipping!The inspiration is the green, usually in various stages of rust, of the China Shipping containers I see in nearly every...
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Drunken Dyeing at the Verdant Gryphon
I got the chance to do some dyeing at the Verdant Gryphon studio in Easton, MD, on Friday. A few results:Skeins of these one-off colors will be available to purchase this week on the Verdant Gryphon...
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Thoughts about Spring Knitting
Since I was old enough to choose my own clothes, I've had difficulty finding items I really like to wear in the warmer months. Usually I wear the same items that I wear in the fall and winter, minus...
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Primary
I've received the rights to the ebook I published with KnitPicks last year, Twentieth Century Graphic, and it's been cool reworking the designs in new colors, new yarns, and new sizes.I intended this...
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Negative Balance in My Savings Account
One of the most recent requests from the mortgage people was a letter explaining the negative balance in my savings account. (Obviously we have not closed on the house yet.) Not only do I not have a...
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Weaverknits Yellow Pages Search FAILS!
Nope, don't have a house yet, but I feel like we're getting closer. Last week I got an email from the mortgage people that said "CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"But then it said, "you have been approved...
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