tuesday’s girl: amy butler’s modern knits.

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this week’s tuesday’s girl is none other than amy butler, one of my favorite fabric designers, and now amy has created her own line of yarn. The yarn is a 100% organic cotton/wool blend, which makes for the perfect combination for softness, drape and wear, along with these fun knitting projects. the patterns are a unique mix of fashion (love those knit leggings... 
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tuesday’s girl: yokoo.

this tuesday’s girl is all the rage after appearing recently in the new york times. i love yokoo’s beautifully stylish line of knitware, and i love how she displays them in her etsy shop, draped over herself in unique fashionable poses. for more of yokoo’s work, visit her shop, and follow her on flickr and twitter.  
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tuesday’s girl: sandra juto.

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sweden-based artist sandra juto has got to be one of my favorite girls, and all-round creative person for sure. i love everything sandra creates, from her illustrations and photographs, to her charming softies (butt crack, included), to those fantastic crocheted blankets and her fun wrist worms, and now these gorgeous new neck worms. sandra just has a knack for putting all... 
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get crafty.

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madeline bea. i think we still have a few more weekends with a chill in the air, before spring has finally sprung. so, what better way to curl up and get cozy, but with some crafty projects around the house? i’ve got stacks of plans for crafts and diy projects, and was looking for some inspiration to dig in and get going, so i did a little search through the sfgirlbybay... 
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knit one. purl, two.

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or is that purl bee? i love knitting. i’m not very good at it, in fact i only know how to knit, not purl — which is completely pathetic. my mum showed me how a few Christmases ago, and i found the left brain-right brain process so meditative and calming, i can really get into the ‘zen zone’ when i knit. the purl bee is the blog for the knitting &... 
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