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Adult designs, Beads, Cables and Lace, Independent Designs, Lace Shawls, Malabrigo, Sock Yarn - April 15, 2016

Sivia: Pathways and Connections

It would be easy to just say that I took a class and designed this shawl, Ta Da!

It would be accurate too, but it would also leave out so much of the story, all the connections that seem to pop up when you follow your passion and the path grows before you. I did design this shawl in a class that I took last year, it was an incredible class with the lovely and talented Sivia Harding, a design class...

Simple, Special, Asymmetrical

For the past few years I have been able to travel across the state to a Fiber Festival in Tacoma, which is really such a great way to make connections and see what is going on with other Fibery loving folks. Last year we took the whole family over on a whim and had a really lovely time browsing the Marketplace and then visiting the Point Defiance Zoo. At the Market Place my oldest daughter (who...

Sibling; rep from 4 more times Revelry

Siblings are pretty special, they will typically know you the longest out of any other humans on the planet and have intimate knowledge of your early life and upbringing. I myself am from a family of 3 and even if we don't always get along with each other I have a deep love and respect for both my sister and brother.

My husband and I also have 3 children and I am struck in so many ways at how much...

Happy Valentine's Day! Kiruto Baby Jacket

Ah February, the month of Amore, 2 years ago we were expecting our own February Baby and Valentine's Day was just that much sweeter for it. Right now our little guy is going to be turning 2 and it seems like that is just about the time when everyone else's babies become a little more.. appealing (more babies! more babies!)... especially the adorable model for this photo shoot. Aisling is modeling...

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Adult designs, Independent Designs - January 06, 2016

Kitto, the swatch yarn that grew itself into a cowl OR the final fate of an epic yarn

Several years ago, before we were even pregnant with our third child who was born in 2014, there was a call for submissions that inspired me, something along the lines of geometric, modern, splashes of color. I headed over to my amazing Local Yarn Shop Paradise Fibers and took a look around, for something… special, colorful and unique. Cestari stood out like a beacon in the night, amazing loft,...

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