Tag Archives: gift-giving

Wedding Bands Blanket

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Carrie

In addition to Mom’s shawl, my brother’s wedding necessitated another special occasion project.  One especially for my brother and his new wife.  It needed to be classy and timeless, in a neutral to integrate into the decor of their new … Continue reading →

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Special Occasion Knitting

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Carrie

There are times when a project is picked out specifically to fill a need for a special occasion.  I’m not talking about the general list of birthday or holiday gift occasions.  I mean really special occasions – the ones that … Continue reading →

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Happy Hippo

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Carrie

Last year was notable for milestone birthdays; a coworker and I both turned 40.  True to our personalities, we differed greatly in how we handled the milestone and how we celebrated.  I resigned myself to feeling my age and gathered … Continue reading →

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Autumn Henslowe

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Carrie

I have gifted a few knit projects in the last several months, so I’ll try to play catch-up now.  The first is a shawl for my mom, in golden autumn colors.  She chose Beth Kling’s Henslowe as the pattern and … Continue reading →

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Out on a Limb

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Carrie

Now that I have a successful sweater project under my belt, I decided I felt confident enough to do it again.  This time I’m using a sweater recipe as a sort of guide (I’m heavily modifying it, of course) and … Continue reading →

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Catching up on FO’s

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Carrie

I’m behind on showing you several finished objects (FO’s).  I still blame the boxes. I finished the fairytale cape in plenty of time for my niece’s birthday.  I even managed to find some white fun fur and a sparkly button … Continue reading →

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Other Work in Progress

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Carrie

Now, just because I started a few new projects does not necessarily mean that I have abandoned the other work in progress.  I have never been accused of being a monogamous knitter/crocheter, after all. So here’s an update on the … Continue reading →

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December’s Projects

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Carrie

Now that gift-giving is here, I can finally post these finished projects.  Both are the product of several months of solid work, so I naturally needed to narrow down the list of folks I crafted for this year.  The mothers … Continue reading →

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Yarn Whorl

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Carrie

I may not be as speedy as some knit girls I know, but I’m still making progress. I finished the spinach green Lace and Cables socks.  These are from the Socks from the Toes Up book by Wendy Johnson, in … Continue reading →

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Autumn (Knitting) Fever

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Carrie

Similar to Spring Fever, Autumn Fever has hit with a vengeance.  We really only got about a week or so of actual summer this year, so I’ve happily skipped on to Fall a bit early and switched out a portion … Continue reading →

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