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The Pack

I’m spending my evening with these two lazy bums at my feet. While I’ve been catching up on work (my huge event is of course exactly three weeks away. Womp womp. I’ve been slightly distracted and behind. *ahem*), these two have been keeping me company (complete with groans and grunts of contented relaxation). Ursa had another great day and I’m enjoying every second of it. She’s spending her days by my side in the office, and has resumed eating (boiled chicken, brown rice and sweet potato. I have a feeling she’ll never again touch dog food) and playing. I haven’t given her any pain medication since Tuesday morning. Lordy I hope this keeps up long enough to get me through June 10th. Let’s just get through that hurdle… please oh please.

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Garden Sweater // preview

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Here’s a snapshot of a knitting project I’ve had in the works for a couple months. I created this one for Baby Brie’s 1st birthday, and just need to put the embellishments on Sunny’s (which Miss Kaki will one day inherit). The hope is to finish theirs before Addison’s birthday on Saturday. But I couldn’t resist sharing a peek at Brie’s version (modeled by Courtland).

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I’ll talk more about the process once Sunny’s is finished. It was inspired by a sweater I saw in a local yarn shop. I adapted a cardigan pattern to create the sky/grass/soil effect, and then all the little bits and bobbles are an experiment. A taste of Cartwheel Farm in a sweater.

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I must say, I have never been so proud of a knitting project. While it’s a bit arty and experimental, I just love it so. I can’t wait to see how Sunny’s takes shape. I’ll share more soon!

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