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Just checking in real quick to say Hello! I'm alive. I'm here, I promise. And to let you know that my very best friend (who happens to be 1300 miles away) has created a new blog and you should check her out at The Sea Anemone In Me or at her art website Oh No Nicole! Love love love.

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I stumbled upon this video on Habu Textiles blog and had to post it. I am pretty positive that Meredith and I need to get ourselves to England next year for this.

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image via weheartit Lately I have become OBSESSED with granny squares. They're so easy to crochet and so quick. I decided to de-stash a bit and make a huge granny square blanket. I found eight skeins of Noro Kureyon that I had originally bought to make a Lady Eleanor Entrelac Scarf (Rav link) but never got around to it. I love the colors, but decided they just weren't right for the entrelac

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Gosh, where has this year gone? It's already almost June! We are halfway into 2010 and I feel like it just began. I've been MIA as usual. I am really having a hard time writing here these days but I assure you I haven't disappeared. I still peek in every now and then on your blogs, I promise. So what have I been doing instead of writing here? At the end of March, I went to Columbus, Ohio to see

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Hi, my name is Kirsten and I went to Ohio last week to see one of my best friends, Meredith. Hi, my name is Kirsten and I took zero pictures in Ohio because I left my camera on the coffee table in Louisiana. Hi, my name is Kirsten and I bought lots of pretty yarn in Ohio, which I still haven't taken photos of. I also knit a lot of things in the past few months and have taken photos of ZERO FO's.

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I realize I haven't been around in over a month. It gets so easy to be lazy. First you put off a post for a day or two, decide you're too tired to even bother on day three and by day four, you really just sort of forget about it. Before you know it, you're swamped with other priorities and when you finally get a chance to catch your breath, you realize it's a month later and you have absolutely

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If any of you guys are still hanging around here, I wanted to let you know I have moved my blog! Check out knittingalovesong! xoxo

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I finished this hat ages ago and then took photos of it with my camera phone. Months and months passed and I wore this hat a million times but never took another picture of it. Finally last night I decided it was time. The pattern is theSpring Beret. I used Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton in Cumin. [Rav link] I got my hair cut a few weeks ago at a cute little salon right down the road from my

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Since I moved to Louisiana in January 2008, I've only been able to visit my mum once, last April. I asked her lots of things about what she might like/not like in knitting. Would she like a lace shawl? Sure but would she use it? Probably not. Would she like a hat? No. As it turns out, the only fool-proof knit gift for my mum is a scarf. I bought this Noro Iro at The Quarter Stitch in December and

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A few months ago, my friend Mick asked me if I could knit him a "slouchy like kinda rasta-y hat. I want to grow my hair long so I need it big enough to hold it, you know? Like a...rasta hat but you know, not..." So, after months and months of listening to him ask every single day, I finally decided to make it. I started off using the pattern from here with some modifications, but wound up doing a

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Here are a few things I am crushing on lately... FEATHERS! Whether it's on a headband, hair clip or headdress, something has got me going nuts over feathers lately. Cute nailpolish. Galoshes.[note: all images linked to source. any unlinked images via weheartit]

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So, I'm starting to believe that maybe I am jinxed. Everytime I get on a roll with my blog posts and start being on here pretty regularly, something happens and I fall off the face of the planet. This time, it was being stuck with three busybusy weeks at work. Three times in a row, I was scheduled 7-8 days in a row! Ridiculous, but I'm sure my bank account will thank me someday. Tomorrow is my

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I can't believe it's already a new year! 2009 went by so quickly and I had so much fun. I can't wait to make 2010 even MORE fun. I'm usually not very good at keeping my new year's resolutions, but this year I want to try harder because I have so many really important ones. Quit Smoking. I know it's not good for me. I never wanted to be a smoker and I still don't consider myself one, but g-dang..

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This is my first real attempt at trying to have a specific type of regular weekly post. Wednesdays are the wonderful break in my week and I figured they would be a good day to post a list of all the things that have inspired me lately, so Inspiration Wednesdays it is! This week, I have been working my butt off and barely had any time to myself! Work has been SUPER BUSY with Christmas and everyone

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It's so hard to believe that Christmas is in just nine days! I feel like this year has flown by. So much has happened in the past twelve months and I can't believe it is almost a new year. Gus was so excited about our Christmas tree this year, so he put it up before Thanksgiving! I refused to decorate it until after, though. Our tree is pretty boring because I haven't gone shopping for proper

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My friend Meredith came down from Ohio last week to visit me. Naturally, we did all the fun things here that I never get to do on a daily basis. We got to stay up and knit, drink wine, go to yarn shops, eat beignets, go to MORE yarn shops, eat junk food all the time, watch movies, etc. But you know, just as well as any fiber enthusiast, my favorite part (aside from spending time with her!) was

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Hello everyone! Sorry it has been a few weeks since you have last heard from me. A good friend of mine came to visit me from Ohio for 5 days and I got off track with posting. Do you remember that giveaway I won from Stina's blog? Well, it took me forever, but I finally got around to taking photos of everything. Here's what I got: (I was too excited to take a photo before I ripped it open!)

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I've spent the past few days finishing the baby blanket for baby Jack. Making sure everything is just right, and on my breaks I've been sitting on Ravelry. Something about that site just sucks me in for hours. So I got to thinking, is it the same for everyone else? My favorite thing to do is look at gorgeous patterns and yarns and see what other people have done with them. My favorite projects to

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image via: Emerson Merrick's Flickr Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the States. I'm excited for tonight because I LOVE food and because we are going to two dinners tonight. The first will be at the Mr's uncle's house, where I will meet a few new family members. The second will be at Mike & Amanda's and I can't wait for either! I just saw this delicious looking recipe on Feasting on Art for

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A longer post is coming soon, but I just wanted to update and let everyone know that I won something!! This is probably the first time in my life I have won a contest! Remember the giveaway at Get Lucky Designs I talked about in my last post? I won! I am so excited to receive my new beret. I chose the cream with plum stripes, like this one (reverse the colors). Thanks again, Stina. ♥ Longer

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I have been following Stina's blog over at Get Lucky for a while now. I love her designs on Ravelry & her Etsy shop. She's doing a few giveaways this month. This one is for a beret of your choice from her etsy shop. Make sure to check it out and pick your favorite. I've entered into this one, but I figured it would be neat of one of you won, too! My favorite is the cream with plum stripes. I'm

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Also, just a quick post to say how sad I am that I no longer live in NY. It would have made it possible to go to the Sheep and Wool Festival at Rhinebeck this year. Sigh, oh the woes of living the poor life in Louisiana...

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I'm sure by now you've all heard about the Wild Things' Forts on the Booooooom blog. When I was younger, I used to LOVE making forts, especially on rainy days and during sleepovers (and every morning, my mum would make me take them down!) Here are a few of my favorites: This fort is by Danny Brito, one of my favorite artists. I've been a long time follower of his on Livejournal, tumblr and

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There's a few things I just cannot stop thinking about lately. These are just a few:1. Tattoos, especially owl related ones. With my birthday coming up, Gus and I thought maybe it would be tradition to get tattoo work done each year. Unfortunately most of the tattoos I want are big and expensive and not birthday-worthy.2. Fingerless mitts. With Christmas coming around, I am thinking about all

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Last week I spent entirely too much money on Etsy. I have to admit that it is one of my favorite places to buy things from since I am helping to support handmade crafts from people who love what they do. It's no surprise to anyone who knows me that I absolutely love owls and octopus. I must have had luck on my side because I found some of the best things!Here's what I bought:This awesome Owl Ring

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