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Catching up on my notebook in Ravelry. Finally got around to taking a photo of this cardigan.

If you’re on Ravelry you can find it here:

https://www.ravelry.com/projects/MKLawrie/long-luxe-cardigan-in-cotton

If you’re not, this is the pattern:

http://www.lionbrand.com/long-luxe-cardigan-l60254.html

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dXmI7ck1tQ)

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I just found your tutorial. I’ve been using my new Embellish knitter almost as much as you mention you do. I really wanted to clean it but needed a bit of courage. Your tute provided it and I’m all clean and oiled and ready to crank it up!! Thank you!....mer

I'm so glad the tutorial was helpful! ☺

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnSMIgsPj5M)

In 1960, pioneering American artists Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse met for the first time and became close friends. In 1965, Eva found herself facing a creative block during a period of self-doubt, and told Sol of her frustrating predicament. Sol replied with this letter. 

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I made (not precious) notebooks with beer six pack carrier covers.

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Detail of Tunisian crochet border I added on to the Butterfly Afghan. I really enjoyed creating the border.

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Tunisian Crochet Afghan. Vintage Mccall pattern, plus a border of my own design.

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Front, detail, and back side of #diy #kintsugi Buddha statue. I found the statue broken in pieces on the patio at work and saved it from being thrown out. I knew I wanted to try my hand at kintsugi, a Japanese art of repairing broken objects with gold joins, a philosophy of recognizing the beauty in broken things. I could only guess at what the statue wad mage of, so I used Elmer's pro bond advanced glue because it bonds multiple surfaces including concrete. I also love that it is non-toxic and cleans up with water. I mixed gold embossing powder in with the glue. Then I went to work putting the pieces together. The weight was enough pressure to hold the statue together, so I didn't need to "clamp" anything. I simply left the statue in place to dry. I really love how it turned out!

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Morning meditation. Repaired the (found) broken Buddha with #diy #kintsugi using glue and gold embossing powder.

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Tension is who you think you should be, relaxation is who you are.

Chinese proverb  (via purplebuddhaproject)

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What happens is the bottle enters an elaborate global system within which its plastic is sold, shipped, melted, resold, and shipped again—sometimes zigzagging the globe before becoming a carpet, clothing, or repeating life as a bottle. This process is possible because plastic is a stubborn substance, which resists decomposition.

With a presumed life span of over 500 years, it’s safe to say that every plastic bottle you have used exists somewhere on this planet, in some form or another.

More: The Journey of a Plastic Bottle After You Drop It Into a Recycle Bin - The Atlantic

— rw

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Fashion (HBO)

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A heart healthy brownie recipe for February over on my other blog. 

Ingredients:

3 T. date paste* 2 T. + 2 t. liquid (water or non-dairy milk) ½ t. vanilla extract 2 T. smashed avocado (about ¼ an avocado)

6 T. oat flour* ⅛ t. salt ½ t. baking powder 2 t. unsweetened cocoa powder

Puree the wet ingredients together. (I used a personal size blender, you could...

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It probably says a lot about me, that I am almost as excited about the green bubble wrap as I am about the the glue.

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Spun

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(Almost) hands free plying on my spinning wheel