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The FOlio: The Kernel Scarf

Or, how to salvage a nine year old WIP when the yarn’s been discontinued.

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What I learned when my first sweater was a total frog and restart.

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Wedding crafts are worth it if you stay focused on what YOU want them to be.

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How a free and easy to knit Knitty pattern sparked a chain of gifts right up to a key wedding moment.

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Or, how to finish a knitting project that’s become a slog.

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The “How it Started” part of the story.

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Custom socks without a pattern are easier than you think!

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When the yarn and the pattern just don’t match up as well as you envisioned.

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Or: how to manage a knitting project over multiple years and long pauses and learn a new technique in the process.

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When picking a completely different yarn works …and when it doesn’t.