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I am an avowed Jane-ite. I have read all 6 of her finished novels, her unfinished novel “Sanditon”, as well as a collection of her short stories. I’ve seen movie versions of all of her novels, even a Bollywood version of Pride and Prejudice 🙂 I have a Saint Jane candle in my bedroom and …
The Bullet Journal thrives on the ability to constantly be revised, amended, expanded or scrapped. It can be an artistic outlet or just a way to get an organizational/ neatness fix 🙂 I wish I was as creative as the amazing Bullet Journal artists on Instagram (see previous BuJo post for list), but I have …
I did not know how empty and chaotic my planning life was until I stumbled upon the Bullet Journal…. and then the heavens did’st open and angels sang a chorus! I am a micro-planner and a compulsive list-maker- to the point of irritation of my husband at times 😉 I also love order and organization, …
Harry Potter lives in my blood, as surely as Lily Potter’s protection from Lord Voldemort lives in Harry’s. (That’s right, that’s the level of geek you’re about to wade into…. PREPARE THYSELF!!) From the first paragraph I read in the dim, dark past of college I have loved this world. J.K. Rowling is my favorite …
There are a few family members that I don’t dare knit for anymore… my dad will kindly remind you of the failed “Snake Tie experiment of 2014” if given a chance 😉 Yes I’m big enough to admit it was a total fail and even to include a link to the ridiculousness (above). But the women …
Now that your excel spreadsheet is prepped and ready to go and you’ve started adding your pattern I’ll offer some tips and tricks I’ve found that help. It’s a great idea to add additional sheets to your file, so you have somewhere to work on different parts of your design. Just click the Plus sign …
If you’ve read my previous posts you know that I use Excel a LOT in my pattern making and you also know that I tried very hard NOT to use Excel in my pattern making until I realized how versatile and easy it was to use. I’ve had some requests from friends and local knitters to share some step-by-step …
A few months ago I started seeing posts on Facebook from a friend/ former zoo co-worker about one amazingly cute baby hippo named Fiona. She was born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo and subsequently had to be hand raised by their amazing care staff. The zoo was posting photo and video updates regularly to let everyone follow along and cheer Fiona on. Thus the hashtag …
Why design one massive double-knitted scarf based on a beloved, best-selling, magical universe, when you can design two?! Before my needles were cold from “Always…” (actually when I was still on the first chart of my HP scarf) I started thinking about “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. I had just gone to see JK Rowling’s newest magical venture on opening weekend in 1920’s inspired attire (of course). …
Armed with my first pattern design ever, I started knitting in November of 2016. I wanted to finish by spring so that once I posted the pattern to Ravelry, anyone who wanted to try the pattern themselves would have time to finish it before the next winter (yep knitters got to think waaaaay ahead!) And …