those blues

Practicing my knitting by revisiting this slouchy elf hat pattern over and over. It's confidence-boosting that I can manage my way through it, yet at the same time, it still gives me trouble. I am faster at purling now, so that is heartening, at least. Here, Lamb models a hat that will be sent to my friend L's Bloomy Bloomsbury, Edolie. I just saw the cutest thing on Feeling Stitchy: This...

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grannies

Spent a soothing weekend with my bestie since kindergarten, watching comfort TV and crocheting/knitting, respectively. She gifted me with this lovely little pink and white pyrex bowl for my birthday! (It happened to also be full of lip balm -- I might do a post on that soon!) So thoughtful! She thought of me because of the pink, which delights me utterly. Whenever I finished a granny square...

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Nothin' but a number.

Today I am 30 years old!  It seems crazy.  I don't feel 30 at all, but I've never really felt my age.  I've always felt younger than I am, and yet at the same time, world-weary and ancient.  I was talking to my 80-year-old grandmother today and she said she didn't feel her age either. This Pink Ranger hoodie is one of the best birthday presents I've ever gott...

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