Pa Jinglebob is a gruff, surly sheriff in a rough western town. He’s also a single dad and … a knitter. The town’s folk grumbled, What a joke! A sheriff who knits woolly sweaters? Whoever heard of a knitting sheriff?
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How many designs are safe to juggle at the same time? I’m working on three sweaters I designed some time ago for Skacel (those pictures are of my original samples). The rights have reverted back to me so now I’m
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This was the first time in three years I didn’t participate in the Knit-Out market as part of Victoria’s FibreFest celebrations. It’s always such a mad rush to squeeze everything into the car, hope for a spot on the ferry,
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My little boy loves video games—what 8-yr-old doesn’t? Here’s one I think I could get into. Just watch the trailer and see if you’re not intrigued. Devan’s comments when I showed him the video: That’s really cute! [The use of
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You just can’t have a Picot Cast-On tutorial without a Picot Bind-Off one. So, it’s time for another tutorial. This bind off nicely mirrors the look of the picot cast-on used in the birthday sweaters (One! Two! Three! and Four!
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Procrastination seems to reach its height (for me) when it  comes to sewing on buttons. I was worried that by the time I finished Miss BB the weather would be sunny and warm and I would have to put this
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It’s so rewarding teaching needlecrafts to kids. The school year is almost over and I’ve just finished up the classes. Interestingly the crochet classes were the most popular. We crocheted slippers (for which I don’t have a picture!), hearts, Valentine
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