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holy granoly

My sisters and I were raised on the More-with-Less, a cookbook written by Doris Janzen Longacre and published in 1976 by Herald Press.  The volume contains tons of wholesome recipes, along with tons of...

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a hat with ears

I usually have a bunch of cute things for tiny people stashed away in a basket.  When a friend emailed me the other day to see if there was anything she could quick buy from me before a baby shower, I...

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couch build

We may be biting off more than we can chew here, but we thought we’d try our hands at making furniture.  The short story is that all the couches we wish we could buy are fancy designer couches that...

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my bags are packed

I’ve finally cleaned up the studio dining room for the first time in about 6 weeks, having put the finishing touches on a big collection of goods.  On Wednesday, I’m heading to Stitches East to help...

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stitches report

This past weekend I flew to Hartford for Stitches East, which is basically a knitting convention for yarnies.  I went to meet Joelle, the color genius, brains and brawn behind Wandering Wool.  I was...

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18-second giant cowl thing

I have to say I’m not usually a big fan of big yarn.  The skein takes up too much room; the needles are unwieldy; and from a purely economical perspective, there’s proportionately less knitting...

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stitches report part 2

I thought I was going to get away with just tacking up a few photos and calling it good for a ‘how-I-spent-my-weekend’ at Stitches East.  But I keep thinking about all the things I loved there; and I...

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site change

Hi everyone! Jess asked me to sign in and direct you to her new web address HERE.  It’s still Making This Now, and all the posts and comments from here have been transfered over to their new home.  The...

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cowl pattern and more news

Hi again!  I’m about to take my 14th afternoon nap, but not before I link you to the newest post on makingthisnow.com.  And after a lot of wasted time and confusion (but surprisingly little cursing),...

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new post at my new web home!

Hi Hi.  If you’re still getting notifications for blog posts from this site, make sure you sign up to get emails when I post from my new site HERE! I just posted a bunch of photos of brand new Jessica...

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stitches report

This past weekend I flew to Hartford for Stitches East, which is basically a knitting convention for yarnies.  I went to meet Joelle, the color genius, brains and brawn behind Wandering Wool.  I was...

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