Tag: showcase
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Owls & anti-capitalism
Today we’re getting just a little less personal, but a lot more political. I’m going to start with some questions: Do you like my art? Do you think it has value? What kind of value? Aesthetic value, sentimental value, spiritual value? What about monetary value? I’ve often been asked why I don’t try to monetize…
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Neurospicy Knitting
It’s been a while y’all. I’ve been having a rough time this past year, and I’m about to get real with you. Don’t worry, I’ll still include pretty pictures and highlight some knitwear that I’m really proud of! But my art is inextricable from my politics, and politics is personal, and I need to get…
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Woven Connections
This week I’m *finally* going to share with you the finished product from the project I featured in my very first post on this blog. It seems like just yesterday that I joined the Lucy Quarrier Weavers and started learning how to warp my loom for the first time! Now, almost two years later, I’ve…
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Sailboat memories
It’s been nearly a year since I last updated this blog, and what a difficult year it’s been! Me and my family somewhat suddenly moved away from my beloved West Virginia, leaving behind my weaving studio and the Lucy Quarrier Weavers. So I haven’t been able to weave (though stay tuned for exciting weaving updates…
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It runs in the family
Am I allowed to showcase something I didn’t make myself? It’s my blog, so I guess I can do whatever I want! I’m back at work now after my parental leave, and I’ve had a lot less time this week to work on my own crafts (or to write!). Last week my aunt, inspired by…
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Wingspan
My wingspan shawl is finally done! And now that I’ve had time for a photo shoot, you get to see the final result! This project is by far the most complicated pattern I’ve ever done. It’s a well known pattern, one of the all time most popular patterns on ravelry. I’ve had my eye on…
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Rainbow baby sweater
This was the first sweater I ever attempted back in 2019, for my firstborn baby D, to match his baby blanket that I made with the same yarn. I was going through a cable knit phase (let’s be real, I’m still obsessed with cables!) And D was a rainbow baby, so of course I made…
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