Things I’ve Learned from The English Rug

1. Small steps add up. That blank canvas can look pretty intimidating, and those stitches seem very small. Isolating and concentrating on a small area, then the next small area and the next gradually adds up to noticeable progress.
2. Color is powerful. Skillful combinations and contrasts of color can create depth and movement in a [...]

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The Mother of All UFOs

Remember how I said my non-knitting handwork project for the Members Only KAL was “Quite Large”. Yeah, well. I wasn’t kidding.

I call it The English Rug.
Everything about this project is Quite Large. The length of time I’ve been working on it (off and on for almost 15 years, although very little the last 5), it’s [...]

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