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(2547, 2, '2012-11-16 13:40:44', '2012-11-16 21:40:44', 'Still got your self in a tizzy about all those holiday gifts? Here are a few quick project ideas for the men your life.\r\n\r\nHow about a hat? We have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/">Gregorio</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/cabled-beanie/">Cabled Beanie</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/ribbed-beanie/">Ribbed Beanie</a>! All three are great choices!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/gregorio-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-1218"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-1218" title="Gregorio Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gregorio-Primary-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2520" rel="attachment wp-att-2520"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2520" title="DSC_7767" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7767-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2521" rel="attachment wp-att-2521"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2521" title="DSC_7797" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7797-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOr maybe you have a little more time and want to make some neck-gear! In that case there are two excellent choices: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a> and the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/">Unisex Neck Warmer</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2525" rel="attachment wp-att-2525"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2525" title="Walt''s TC Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Walts-TC-Primary-e1353101419469-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="405" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/dsc_7784/" rel="attachment wp-att-280"><img class="alignright  wp-image-280" title="DSC_7784" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC_7784-331x500.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="405" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI hope this post was able to serve as a little inspiration for your holiday knits! Happy knitting!', 'Top five kntis for the men in our lives', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2519-revision-6', '', '', '2012-11-16 13:40:44', '2012-11-16 21:40:44', '', 2519, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2519-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2548, 2, '2012-11-16 13:40:45', '2012-11-16 21:40:45', 'Still got your self in a tizzy about all those holiday gifts? Here are a few quick project ideas for the men your life.\r\n\r\nHow about a hat? We have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/">Gregorio</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/cabled-beanie/">Cabled Beanie</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/ribbed-beanie/">Ribbed Beanie</a>! All three are great choices!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/gregorio-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-1218"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-1218" title="Gregorio Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gregorio-Primary-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2520" rel="attachment wp-att-2520"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2520" title="DSC_7767" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7767-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2521" rel="attachment wp-att-2521"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2521" title="DSC_7797" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7797-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOr maybe you have a little more time and want to make some neck-gear! In that case there are two excellent choices: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a> and the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/">Unisex Neck Warmer</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2525" rel="attachment wp-att-2525"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2525" title="Walt''s TC Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Walts-TC-Primary-e1353101419469-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="405" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/dsc_7784/" rel="attachment wp-att-280"><img class="alignright  wp-image-280" title="DSC_7784" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC_7784-331x500.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="405" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI hope this post was able to serve as a little inspiration for your holiday knits! Happy knitting!', 'Top five kntis for the men in our lives', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2519-revision', '', '', '2012-11-16 13:40:45', '2012-11-16 21:40:45', '', 2519, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2519-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2549, 2, '2012-11-16 13:41:02', '2012-11-16 21:41:02', 'Still got your self in a tizzy about all those holiday gifts? Here are a few quick project ideas for the men your life.\r\n\r\nHow about a hat? We have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/">Gregorio</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/cabled-beanie/">Cabled Beanie</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/ribbed-beanie/">Ribbed Beanie</a>! All three are great choices!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/gregorio-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-1218"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-1218" title="Gregorio Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gregorio-Primary-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2520" rel="attachment wp-att-2520"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2520" title="DSC_7767" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7767-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2521" rel="attachment wp-att-2521"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2521" title="DSC_7797" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7797-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOr maybe you have a little more time and want to make some neck-gear! In that case there are two excellent choices: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a> and the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/">Unisex Neck Warmer</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2525" rel="attachment wp-att-2525"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2525" title="Walt''s TC Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Walts-TC-Primary-e1353101419469-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="405" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/dsc_7784/" rel="attachment wp-att-280"><img class="alignright  wp-image-280" title="DSC_7784" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC_7784-331x500.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="405" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI hope this post was able to serve as a little inspiration for your holiday knits! Happy knitting!', 'Top five kntis for the men in our lives', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2519-revision-2', '', '', '2012-11-16 13:41:02', '2012-11-16 21:41:02', '', 2519, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2519-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2550, 2, '2012-11-16 13:41:03', '2012-11-16 21:41:03', 'Still got your self in a tizzy about all those holiday gifts? Here are a few quick project ideas for the men your life.\r\n\r\nHow about a hat? We have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/">Gregorio</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/cabled-beanie/">Cabled Beanie</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/ribbed-beanie/">Ribbed Beanie</a>! All three are great choices!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/gregorio-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-1218"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-1218" title="Gregorio Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gregorio-Primary-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2520" rel="attachment wp-att-2520"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2520" title="DSC_7767" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7767-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2521" rel="attachment wp-att-2521"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2521" title="DSC_7797" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7797-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOr maybe you have a little more time and want to make some neck-gear! In that case there are two excellent choices: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a> and the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/">Unisex Neck Warmer</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2525" rel="attachment wp-att-2525"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2525" title="Walt''s TC Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Walts-TC-Primary-e1353101419469-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="405" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/dsc_7784/" rel="attachment wp-att-280"><img class="alignright  wp-image-280" title="DSC_7784" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC_7784-331x500.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="405" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI hope this post was able to serve as a little inspiration for your holiday knits! Happy knitting!', 'Top five kntis for the men in our lives', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2519-revision-3', '', '', '2012-11-16 13:41:03', '2012-11-16 21:41:03', '', 2519, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2519-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2551, 2, '2012-11-16 13:42:20', '2012-11-16 21:42:20', 'Still got your self in a tizzy about all those holiday gifts? Here are a few quick project ideas for the men your life.\r\n\r\nHow about a hat? We have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/">Gregorio</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/cabled-beanie/">Cabled Beanie</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/ribbed-beanie/">Ribbed Beanie</a>! All three are great choices!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/gregorio-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-1218"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-1218" title="Gregorio Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gregorio-Primary-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2520" rel="attachment wp-att-2520"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2520" title="DSC_7767" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7767-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2521" rel="attachment wp-att-2521"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2521" title="DSC_7797" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7797-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOr maybe you have a little more time and want to make some neck-gear! In that case there are two excellent choices: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a> and the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/">Unisex Neck Warmer</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2525" rel="attachment wp-att-2525"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2525" title="Walt''s TC Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Walts-TC-Primary-e1353101419469-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="405" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/dsc_7784/" rel="attachment wp-att-280"><img class="alignright  wp-image-280" title="DSC_7784" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC_7784-331x500.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="405" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI hope this post was able to serve as a little inspiration for your holiday knits! Happy knitting!', 'Top five kntis for the men in our lives', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2519-revision-4', '', '', '2012-11-16 13:42:20', '2012-11-16 21:42:20', '', 2519, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2519-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2552, 2, '2012-11-16 13:43:28', '2012-11-16 21:43:28', 'Still got your self in a tizzy about all those holiday gifts? Here are a few quick project ideas for the men your life.\n\nHow about a hat? We have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/">Gregorio</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/cabled-beanie/">Cabled Beanie</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/ribbed-beanie/">Ribbed Beanie</a>! All three are great choices!\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/gregorio/gregorio-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-1218"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-1218" title="Gregorio Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gregorio-Primary-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/top-five-kntis-for-the-men-in-our-lives/dsc_7767/" rel="attachment wp-att-2520"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2520" title="DSC_7767" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7767-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/top-five-kntis-for-the-men-in-our-lives/dsc_7797/" rel="attachment wp-att-2521"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2521" title="DSC_7797" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_7797-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOr maybe you have a little more time and want to make some neck-gear! In that case there are two excellent choices: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a> and the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/">Unisex Neck Warmer</a>!\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/top-five-kntis-for-the-men-in-our-lives/walts-tc-primary/" rel="attachment wp-att-2525"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2525" title="Walt''s TC Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Walts-TC-Primary-e1353101419469-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="271" height="405" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/unisex-neck-warmer/dsc_7784/" rel="attachment wp-att-280"><img class="alignright  wp-image-280" title="DSC_7784" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC_7784-331x500.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="405" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI hope this post was able to serve as a little inspiration for your holiday knits! Happy knitting!', 'Top five kntis for the men in our lives', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2519-autosave', '', '', '2012-11-16 13:43:28', '2012-11-16 21:43:28', '', 2519, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2519-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2553, 2, '2012-12-05 09:30:31', '2012-12-05 17:30:31', 'I just wanted to give you an update about the yarn bombing that I am participating... remember <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/yarn-bombing-la-call-for-entries/">the one I told you about in earlier this month</a>?!  Well every time I don''t feel like knitting I have been crocheting some squares for the bombing.  So far I have only six squares.  I have used <a href="http://sinceresheep.com/store/category/store/yarn/rambouillet-wool">Sincere Sheep Equity Sport</a> and <a href="http://blueskyalpacas.com/yarns/techno/">Blue Sky Alpacas Techno</a> in my squares.  Both are great yarns.  Here are a couple of photos of my squares.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0023/" rel="attachment wp-att-2556"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2556" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0023-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0024-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2557"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2557" title="DSC_0024" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0024-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have been playing around with stitches and making up crochet patterns.  Crochet is definitely more forgiving than knitting so it lends itself well to experimentation.\r\n\r\nNow they have expanded the colors to include Hot Pink, Purple and Yellow! Woohoo!!!!  I think I might be able to bust some stash!\r\n\r\nIf you really just don''t want to crochet but still want to help then you can always join in on the assembly line.  Every third Saturday of the month the<a href="http://www.yarnbombinglosangeles.com/"> Yarn Bombing LA</a> group hosts a Stitch N'' Bitch at the <a href="http://www.cafam.org/">Carft and Folk Art Museum</a>.  There you can help make granny squares or just help assemble them together.  Additionally every Sunday in February the group will be at the <a href="http://melrosetradingpost.org/">Mastadon Mesa Booth at Fairfax High School</a>.  So you you can always stop by there, seam a little, shop a little, grub a little.  Make a day of it!', 'Update- Yarn bombing call for entries!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:17:43', '2012-11-25 02:17:43', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2553', 22, 'post', '', 0),
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(2566, 2, '2012-11-20 20:26:33', '2012-11-21 04:26:33', 'I just wanted to give you an update about the yarn bombing that I am participating... remember <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/yarn-bombing-la-call-for-entries/">the one I told you about in earlier this month</a>?!  Well every time I don''t feel like knitting I have been crocheting some squares for the bombing.  So far I have only six squares.  I have used <a href="http://sinceresheep.com/store/category/store/yarn/rambouillet-wool">Sincere Sheep Equity Sport</a> and <a href="http://blueskyalpacas.com/yarns/techno/">Blue Sky Alpacas Techno</a> in my squares.  Both are great yarns.  Here are a couple of photos of my squares.\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0023/" rel="attachment wp-att-2556"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2556" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0023-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0024-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2557"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2557" title="DSC_0024" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0024-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>\n\nI have been playing around with stitches and making up crochet patterns.  Crochet is definitely more forgiving than knitting so it lends itself well to experimentation.\n\nNow they have expanded the colors to include Hot Pink, Purple and Yellow! Woohoo!!!!  I think I might be able to bust some stash!\n\nIf you really just don''t want to crochet but still want to help then you can always join in on the assembly line.  Every third Saturday of the month the<a href="http://www.yarnbombinglosangeles.com/"> Yarn Bombing LA</a> group hosts a Stitch N'' Bitch at the <a href="http://www.cafam.org/">Carft and Folk Art Museum</a>.  There you can help make granny squares or just help assemble them together.  Additionally every Sunday in February the group will be at the <a href="http://melrosetradingpost.org/">Mastadon Mesa Booth at Fairfax High School</a>.  So you you can always stop by there, seam a little, shop a little, grub a little.  Make a day of it!', 'Update- Yarn bombing call for entries!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2553-autosave', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:26:33', '2012-11-21 04:26:33', '', 2553, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2553-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2567, 2, '2012-11-24 09:30:27', '2012-11-24 17:30:27', 'It''s getting close to the end of the year and I have been working like a mad woman to finish my goals for the year.  One of my goals this year was to knit myself a blanket, but I settled for crochet.  Back in <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/03/granny-squares-galore/">March</a> I started a <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/04/granny-square-update/">crochet granny square blanket</a>.  And the more I work on it the more excited I get to have it finished!  All I want to do is cuddle up under the blankie and knit knit knit.  I have made a gazillion squares so far and I have finally started piecing them together.  Here are some photos so you can see that I have actually made progress since my last update.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/gsb1web/" rel="attachment wp-att-2577"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2577" title="GSB1web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB1web-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/gsb2web/" rel="attachment wp-att-2578"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2578" title="GSB2web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB2web-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/gsb3web/" rel="attachment wp-att-2579"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2579" title="GSB3web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB3web-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nI definitely want to finish this before the end of the year, but unfortunately its not a priority. But I am very close. The reason its taking me so long to piece this blanket is because I am seaming it by hand (not crochet).  It makes all the difference when you seam the squares using the mattress stitch.  It gives the seams a nice clean, tight and neat finish that you can''t get any other way.  The next time you see this blanket it should be finished.  If only I didn''t sleep at night I could get so much more knitting and crochet done!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Granny Square Blanket Update ', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'granny-square-blanket-update', '', '', '2012-11-18 12:22:50', '2012-11-18 20:22:50', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2567', 22, 'post', '', 1),
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(2569, 2, '2012-12-01 09:30:38', '2012-12-01 17:30:38', 'At the beginning of the year I made myself some <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals for 2012</a>.  I put them on my blog so that I could hold myself accountable for actually reaching them.  Here is my list of goals and my progress on each one:\r\n\r\n1. Learn to bake bread- no progress, but hopefully before the end of the year.  There is still time!  And luckily this is a task that shouldn''t take a day or two.\r\n\r\n2. Learn to quilt- no progress, but I did buy all my fabrics and get my sewing machine out of storage. Ah ha! Here are my fabrics.  I purchased most of them from Sew Modern.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2595"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2595" title="fabrics1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2596"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2596" title="fabrics2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2597"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2597" title="fabrics3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics4/" rel="attachment wp-att-2598"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2598" title="fabrics4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics4-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="203" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics5/" rel="attachment wp-att-2599"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2599" title="fabrics5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics5-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="203" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are all of the fabrics stacked up together so that you can see all the colors and prints in action.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. Begin to learn Italian- nessun progresso (that''s Italian for no progress)!  But that''s okay I have plenty of time before I move to Florence, Italy.\r\n\r\n4. Get my butt into shape- So for I bought an adult tricycle to get around (but it''s been raining lately- a great thing!!!) and I have lost 20 pounds (50 pounds to go).\r\n\r\n5. Publish an E-book or a book book- HA! What an unrealistic time frame I gave myself! Maybe in 2013 or 2014.\r\n\r\n6. Get organized- Believe it or not I didn''t own a desk before.  Now I have a desk a file cabinet, drawers, almost everything in my life has a place! but of course there is lots of room for improvement.\r\n\r\n7. Learn how to plan things ahead of time- I have made so much progress on this.  Even my blog posts I schedule 7-10 days ahead of time! But this is a constant battle for me- procrastination is in my blood... its what I am made of... my very essence.  Fighting it is like fighting my DNA... it''s freggin hard! So I''m working on it and making progress.\r\n\r\n8. Eat healthier and more vegetables (get a CSA box)- Got my <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box! And I LOVE it!!!  I now receive the "more veggies only box" every other week.  They stay fresh much longer because they are local and don''t spend two weeks on a truck.  So not only am I eating more vegetables that are local, organic and in season, but I am getting way more creative in the kitchen!  BTW- Let me know if you are interested in <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">Farm Fresh to You</a> - I can get you a coupon code for $10 off your first box!\r\n\r\n9. Eat out only 1-2 times a week- Well, ever since we got our CSA box I feel an obligation to use everything in the box.  May no vegetable go to waste! So naturally we are eating out much much much less.  Also now that I''m not working a full time job I''m not exhausted when I come home and I have a ton of energy to cook for dinner. Also all the veggies we eat give me energy, and the weight loss gave me more energy.  Its cyclical! So now we are down to eating out about 1-4 times every <em>two</em> weeks.\r\n\r\n10. Plan a vacation to Europe &amp; New York- Nothing on NY front... but I am thinking about it for the spring.  I did go to Barcelona in the summer. Sorry I didn''t blog about it... but it was right in the middle of the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/category/olgas-vest-kal/">Olga''s Vest KAL</a> and there just wasn''t any Barcelona blogging time... but I have to say- my sister and I had a blast!!!!!  But why don''t I share a few photos for fun?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/attachment/14/" rel="attachment wp-att-2605"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2605" title="14" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/14-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/attachment/4/" rel="attachment wp-att-2608"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2608" title="4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/attachment/10/" rel="attachment wp-att-2609"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2609" title="10" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.lapedrera.com/en/home">La Padrera</a>, <a href="http://www.parkguell.es/en/">Parc Guell</a>, <a href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/">La Sagrada Familia</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0072-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2607"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2607" title="DSC_0072" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0072-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0066/" rel="attachment wp-att-2606"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2606" title="DSC_0066" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0066-e1353467581760-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0023-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2610"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2610" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_00231-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: Me shopping at <em><a href="http://allyouknitislove.com/blog/">All You Knit is Love</a> </em>wearing my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/jannas-tunic/">Janna''s Tunic</a><em>, </em>a random yarn bombing in the Gothic Quarter, my sister polishing off a bowl of very Spanishy nachos and washing it all down with a hearty pitcher of sangria.\r\n\r\n11. Self-publish between 8-10 patterns with about 5-6 garments- Hmmm..... well... this was definitely a tough one!  I self-published <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/patterns/">11 patterns</a> this year and 6 of them were garments.  So booyah! Got that one in the bag!\r\n\r\n12. Finish all UFOs older than 3 years- HAHAHAHA! What a pipe dream! I did finish <em>one</em> UFO... and then I published it.... can you guess which one? Here is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">link</a> to the pattern... I published it :)\r\n\r\n13. Knit another Blanket (maybe <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>)- Didn''t do <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>, even though I still want to.  I even have a the perfect yarn picked out, <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/1081-Manos-Del-Uruguay-Handspun-Semi-Solids">Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a>.   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a> my size! Even  though I didn''t knit a blanket, I have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/">crocheted</a> one and started piecing it together.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0111-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2615"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2615" title="DSC_0111" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0111-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0010-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2616"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2616" title="DSC_0010" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0010-e1353471542484-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/gsb2web-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2617"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2617" title="GSB2web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB2web1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n14. Make my own pair of pajamas- Yeah right! Another pipe dream.  Got the fabric, got the machine out of storage....  now I just need to relearn how to sew, follow a pattern, and remember how to use my machine.... aaaah! Overwhelming.  One of these days I think I''ll go to the <a href="http://www.sewingartscenter.com/www/">Sewing Arts Center</a> and take a class.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Progress on 2012 Goals', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'progress-on-2012-goals', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:27:05', '2012-11-21 04:27:05', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2569', 22, 'post', '', 5),
(2573, 2, '2012-12-17 21:33:43', '2012-12-18 05:33:43', 'Fist and foremost I would like to apologize for not posting in almost two weeks... so sorry!  Now the excuse- I came down with a little cold and then after I got better my site was undergoing a host transfer... I don''t really understand what that means except I wasn''t allowed to post anything new for a few days.  But I''m back baby! And with a bang!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/dsc_0039-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2697"><img class="aligncenter" title="DSC_0039" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0039.jpg" alt="" width="569" height="850" /></a>\r\n\r\nNormally this time of year I get a little cranky because of all the Christmas music and mall traffic.... it''s always over the top.  For some reason this year we are less one "Bah Humbug!" I''m not saying you''ll catch me caroling in the streets... my Jewish mother would kill me, but I''m not grouchy this year :).  I thinks it''s because I have been spending a lot more time at home and the holiday season isn''t taking over my life the way it usually does.  A friend of mine gave me the little tree you see in the picture above - it''s only about 8" tall.  I am feeling so cheery that I even decorated it with garland (crochet chain in some tinsel yarn), ornaments (gold crystal beads with wire), tree skirt (cotton roving sliver), and of course I topped it off with a beautiful star of David (paper colored with a Sharpie and propped up on a toothpick)! Ho Ho Ho! Ha ha ha!\r\n\r\nIn conjunction with my cheery mood I have organized a series of giveaways over the next two weeks! 12 giveaways! 12 days of KNITMAS!!! All of the giveaways are taking place at the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">Yarn on the House blog</a> (YOTH). Over the next 12 days, Veronika of YOTH will do a blog post everyday featuring one of my patterns followed the next day by a matching yarn prize for the previous day''s pattern selection. At the end of the 12 days, Veronika will randomly choose 7 winners who will each receive a PDF pattern copy from one of the shared patterns and the yarn prize that matches! How fun is that?! The rules stay the same and all you have to do to be entered to win, is leave a comment on Veronika''s <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">blog</a> post following the instructions at the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe patterns that are going to be featured for the 100th post on YOTH are: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a little sneak peek at the yarns that are included in only some of the prizes....\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth-yarn/" rel="attachment wp-att-2706"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706" title="YOTH YARN" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH-YARN.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you would like to enter yourself into the giveaway please do the following:\r\n1. Read over <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-rules.html">the rules</a> if you have not done so already.\r\n\r\n2. Leave a comment on the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">YOTH #100 blog</a> post by the end of Sunday, 12/30/12. In the spirit of our <strong>Twelve Days of Knitting</strong>, what is on your knitting related wish list this year?\r\n\r\nVeronika will randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone!!!\r\n\r\n<strong>OH! And one more thing!!! In the theme of the holiday spirit there is of course a coupon code! The discount is 20% off the 6 patterns we are featuring over the next 12 days: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/walts-tangled-cables">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seaweed-scarf-5">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/random-stripes">Random Stripes</a>, &amp; <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rippling-lace-2">Rippling Lace</a>. Use the following coupon code during checkout on Ravelry:<em> YOTHSALE!</em>, this coupon code is good through the end of the day on Sunday, January 6th, 2013.</strong>', 'Tis the Season!!! - YOTH Giveaways!!!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways', '', '', '2012-12-17 21:33:45', '2012-12-18 05:33:45', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2573', 22, 'post', '', 0),
(2575, 2, '2012-11-16 11:22:33', '2012-11-16 19:22:33', 'I''ve been in a purging mood lately.  I''m just trying to clear out all the clutter.  About a year and a half ago Rory and I moved in together and in my laziness of unpacking my stuff I ended up with a chest full of homeless random objects.  The other day I dumped everything out and decided to keep almost everything.  But I cam across this little cotton hankie... not sure where it came from, or if it''s mine... or his... but it looks new and unused.  So it''s mine now! Haha!  I''m sure its mine... don''t remember it though.\r\n\r\nI thought, what the heck am I going to do with this hankie?! Ah! Craft project!!! I recalled this <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/mothers-day-embroidered-scarve/">little project from the Purl Bee</a> and thought... "Hmmmm, that might work." But I decided to take it to the next level.  Believe it or not, years ago, my first real crochet project was to crochet around some photographs I took.  I thought I could combine this Purl Bee project and this photography project and crochet around this lonely hankie.\r\n\r\nSo first I steamed the heck out of it... since I don''t own an iron.  Then I poked a bunch of strategically placed holes into the edge of my hankie using the pointy end of a seam ripper.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch/" rel="attachment wp-att-2505"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2505" title="CH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2506"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2506" title="CH1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch22/" rel="attachment wp-att-2507"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2507" title="CH22" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH22-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I browsed some crochet books I have in my "library." I found an edging in the book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Around-Corner-Crochet-Borders-Instructions/dp/1603425381/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1353092816&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=around+the+corner+crochet+borders">Around the Corner Crochet Borders</a> </em>by Edie Eckman.  I used DMC Pearl Cotton 5 (you can get that from Joanns) and crocheted away! Of course I made a few modifications (you know how I like to follow directions).  They changes I made were: I didn''t make the peaks as tall as the book and I didn''t do the second round of peaks.  It didn''t take very long... just a couple hours of TV.   But in the end this is what I have to show!  Vuala!!!!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch-finished-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2502"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2502" title="CH Finished 1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-Finished-1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch-finished-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2504"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2504" title="CH Finished 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-Finished-3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch-finished-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2503"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2503" title="CH Finished 2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-Finished-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Thanksgiving!!!', 'A little crochet here, a little crochet there...', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2431-revision-6', '', '', '2012-11-16 11:22:33', '2012-11-16 19:22:33', '', 2431, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2431-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2576, 2, '2012-11-18 10:57:48', '2012-11-18 18:57:48', 'I''ve been in a purging mood lately.  I''m just trying to clear out all the clutter.  About a year and a half ago Rory and I moved in together and in my laziness of unpacking my stuff I ended up with a chest full of homeless random objects.  The other day I dumped everything out and decided to keep almost everything.  But I cam across this little cotton hankie... not sure where it came from, or if it''s mine... or his... but it looks new and unused.  So it''s mine now! Haha!  I''m sure its mine... don''t remember it though.\r\n\r\nI thought, what the heck am I going to do with this hankie?! Ah! Craft project!!! I recalled this <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/mothers-day-embroidered-scarve/">little project from the Purl Bee</a> and thought... "Hmmmm, that might work." But I decided to take it to the next level.  Believe it or not, years ago, my first real crochet project was to crochet around some photographs I took.  I thought I could combine this Purl Bee project and this photography project and crochet around this lonely hankie.\r\n\r\nSo first I steamed the heck out of it... since I don''t own an iron.  Then I poked a bunch of strategically placed holes into the edge of my hankie using the pointy end of a seam ripper.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch/" rel="attachment wp-att-2505"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2505" title="CH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2506"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2506" title="CH1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch22/" rel="attachment wp-att-2507"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2507" title="CH22" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH22-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nThen I browsed some crochet books I have in my "library." I found an edging in the book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Around-Corner-Crochet-Borders-Instructions/dp/1603425381/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1353092816&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=around+the+corner+crochet+borders">Around the Corner Crochet Borders</a> </em>by Edie Eckman.  I used DMC Pearl Cotton 5 (you can get that from Joanns) and crocheted away! Of course I made a few modifications (you know how I like to follow directions).  They changes I made were: I didn''t make the peaks as tall as the book and I didn''t do the second round of peaks.  It didn''t take very long... just a couple hours of TV.   But in the end this is what I have to show!  Vuala!!!!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch-finished-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2502"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2502" title="CH Finished 1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-Finished-1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch-finished-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2504"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2504" title="CH Finished 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-Finished-3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/a-little-crochet-here-a-little-crochet-there/ch-finished-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2503"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2503" title="CH Finished 2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/CH-Finished-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nHappy Thanksgiving!!!', 'Crochet Hankie', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2431-revision', '', '', '2012-11-18 10:57:48', '2012-11-18 18:57:48', '', 2431, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2431-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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Here are my fabrics.  I purchased most of them from Sew Modern.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2595" rel="attachment wp-att-2595"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2595" title="fabrics1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2596" rel="attachment wp-att-2596"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2596" title="fabrics2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2597" rel="attachment wp-att-2597"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2597" title="fabrics3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2598" rel="attachment wp-att-2598"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2598" title="fabrics4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics4-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="203" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2599" rel="attachment wp-att-2599"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2599" title="fabrics5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics5-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="203" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are all of the fabrics stacked up together so that you can see all the colors and prints in action.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2600" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. Begin to learn Italian- nessun progresso (that''s Italian for no progress)!  But that''s okay I have plenty of time before I move to Florence, Italy.\r\n\r\n4. Get my butt into shape- So for I bought an adult tricycle to get around (but it''s been raining lately- a great thing!!!) and I have lost 20 pounds (50 pounds to go).\r\n\r\n5. Publish an E-book or a book book- HA! What an unrealistic time frame I gave myself! Maybe in 2013 or 2014.\r\n\r\n6. Get organized- Believe it or not I didn''t own a desk before.  Now I have a desk a file cabinet, drawers, almost everything in my life has a place! but of course there is lots of room for improvement.\r\n\r\n7. Learn how to plan things ahead of time- I have made so much progress on this.  Even my blog posts I schedule 7-10 days ahead of time! But this is a constant battle for me- procrastination is in my blood... its what I am made of... my very essence.  Fighting it is like fighting my DNA... it''s freggin hard! So I''m working on it and making progress.\r\n\r\n8. Eat healthier and more vegetables (get a CSA box)- Got my CSA box! And I LOVE it!!!  I now receive the "more veggies only box" every other week.  They stay fresh much longer because they are local and don''t spend two weeks on a truck.  So not only am I eating more vegetables that are local, organic and in season, but I am getting way more creative in the kitchen!\r\n\r\n9. Eat out only 1-2 times a week- Well, ever since we got our CSA box I feel an obligation to use everything in the box.  May no vegetable go to waste! So naturally we are eating out much much much less.  Also now that I''m not working a full time job I''m not exhausted when I come home and I have a ton of energy to cook for dinner. Also all the veggies we eat give me energy, and the weight loss gave me more energy.  Its cyclical! So now we are down to eating out about 1-4 times every <em>two</em> weeks.\r\n\r\n10. Plan a vacation to Europe &amp; New York- Nothing on NY front... but I am thinking about it for the spring.  I did go to Barcelona in the summer. Sorry I didn''t blog about it... but it was right in the middle of the Olga''s Vest KAL and there just wasn''t any Barcelona blogging time... but I have to say- my sister and I had a blast!!!!!  But why don''t I share a few photos for fun?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2605" rel="attachment wp-att-2605"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2605" title="14" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/14-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2608" rel="attachment wp-att-2608"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2608" title="4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2609" rel="attachment wp-att-2609"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2609" title="10" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: La Padrera, Parc Guell, La Sagrada Familia\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2607" rel="attachment wp-att-2607"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2607" title="DSC_0072" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0072-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2606" rel="attachment wp-att-2606"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2606" title="DSC_0066" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0066-e1353467581760-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2610" rel="attachment wp-att-2610"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2610" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_00231-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: Me shopping at <em>All You Knit is Love, </em>a random yarn bombing in the gothic quarter, my sister polishing off a bowl of very Spanishy nachos and washing it all down with a hearty pitcher of sangria.\r\n\r\n11. Self-publish between 8-10 patterns with about 5-6 garments- Hmmm..... well... this was definitely a tough one!  I self-published 11 patterns this year and 6 of them were garments.  So booya! Got that one in the bag!\r\n\r\n12. Finish all UFOs older than 3 years- HAHAHAHA! What a pipe dream! I did finish <em>one</em> UFO... and then I published it.... can you guess which one? Here is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">link</a> to the pattern... I published it :)\r\n\r\n13. 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Here are my fabrics.  I purchased most of them from Sew Modern.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2595" rel="attachment wp-att-2595"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2595" title="fabrics1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2596" rel="attachment wp-att-2596"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2596" title="fabrics2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2597" rel="attachment wp-att-2597"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2597" title="fabrics3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2598" rel="attachment wp-att-2598"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2598" title="fabrics4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics4-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="203" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2599" rel="attachment wp-att-2599"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2599" title="fabrics5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics5-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="203" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are all of the fabrics stacked up together so that you can see all the colors and prints in action.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2600" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. Begin to learn Italian- nessun progresso (that''s Italian for no progress)!  But that''s okay I have plenty of time before I move to Florence, Italy.\r\n\r\n4. Get my butt into shape- So for I bought an adult tricycle to get around (but it''s been raining lately- a great thing!!!) and I have lost 20 pounds (50 pounds to go).\r\n\r\n5. Publish an E-book or a book book- HA! What an unrealistic time frame I gave myself! Maybe in 2013 or 2014.\r\n\r\n6. Get organized- Believe it or not I didn''t own a desk before.  Now I have a desk a file cabinet, drawers, almost everything in my life has a place! but of course there is lots of room for improvement.\r\n\r\n7. Learn how to plan things ahead of time- I have made so much progress on this.  Even my blog posts I schedule 7-10 days ahead of time! But this is a constant battle for me- procrastination is in my blood... its what I am made of... my very essence.  Fighting it is like fighting my DNA... it''s freggin hard! 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Also all the veggies we eat give me energy, and the weight loss gave me more energy.  Its cyclical! So now we are down to eating out about 1-4 times every <em>two</em> weeks.\r\n\r\n10. Plan a vacation to Europe &amp; New York- Nothing on NY front... but I am thinking about it for the spring.  I did go to Barcelona in the summer. Sorry I didn''t blog about it... but it was right in the middle of the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/category/olgas-vest-kal/">Olga''s Vest KAL</a> and there just wasn''t any Barcelona blogging time... but I have to say- my sister and I had a blast!!!!!  But why don''t I share a few photos for fun?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2605" rel="attachment wp-att-2605"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2605" title="14" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/14-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2608" rel="attachment wp-att-2608"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2608" title="4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2609" rel="attachment wp-att-2609"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2609" title="10" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.lapedrera.com/en/home">La Padrera</a>, <a href="http://www.parkguell.es/en/">Parc Guell</a>, <a href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/">La Sagrada Familia</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2607" rel="attachment wp-att-2607"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2607" title="DSC_0072" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0072-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2606" rel="attachment wp-att-2606"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2606" title="DSC_0066" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0066-e1353467581760-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2610" rel="attachment wp-att-2610"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2610" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_00231-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: Me shopping at <em><a href="http://allyouknitislove.com/blog/">All You Knit is Love</a> </em>wearing my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/jannas-tunic/">Janna''s Tunic</a><em>, </em>a random yarn bombing in the Gothic Quarter, my sister polishing off a bowl of very Spanishy nachos and washing it all down with a hearty pitcher of sangria.\r\n\r\n11. Self-publish between 8-10 patterns with about 5-6 garments- Hmmm..... well... this was definitely a tough one!  I self-published <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/patterns/">11 patterns</a> this year and 6 of them were garments.  So booyah! Got that one in the bag!\r\n\r\n12. Finish all UFOs older than 3 years- HAHAHAHA! What a pipe dream! I did finish <em>one</em> UFO... and then I published it.... can you guess which one? Here is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">link</a> to the pattern... I published it :)\r\n\r\n13. Knit another Blanket (maybe <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>)- Didn''t do <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>, even though I still want to.  I even have a the perfect yarn picked out, <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/1081-Manos-Del-Uruguay-Handspun-Semi-Solids">Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a>.   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a> my size! Even  though I didn''t knit a blanket, I have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/">crocheted</a> one and started piecing it together.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2615" rel="attachment wp-att-2615"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2615" title="DSC_0111" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0111-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2616" rel="attachment wp-att-2616"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2616" title="DSC_0010" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0010-e1353471542484-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2617" rel="attachment wp-att-2617"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2617" title="GSB2web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB2web1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n14. Make my own pair of pajamas- Yeah right! Another pipe dream.  Got the fabric, got the machine out of storage....  now I just need to relearn how to sew, follow a pattern, and remember how to use my machine.... aaaah! Overwhelming.  One of these days I think I''ll go to the <a href="http://www.sewingartscenter.com/www/">Sewing Arts Center</a> and take a class.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Progress on 2012 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2569-revision-6', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:23:34', '2012-11-21 04:23:34', '', 2569, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2569-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2620, 2, '2012-11-17 12:48:47', '2012-11-17 20:48:47', 'I just wanted to give you an update about the yarn bombing that I am participating... remember <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/yarn-bombing-la-call-for-entries/">the one I told you about in early November</a>?!  Well every time I don''t feel like knitting I have been crocheting some squares for the bombing.  So far I have only six squares.  I have used <a href="http://sinceresheep.com/store/category/store/yarn/rambouillet-wool">Sincere Sheep Equity Sport</a> and <a href="http://blueskyalpacas.com/yarns/techno/">Blue Sky Alpacas Techno</a> in my squares.  Both are great yarns.  Here are a couple of photos of my squares.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0023/" rel="attachment wp-att-2556"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2556" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0023-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0024-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2557"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2557" title="DSC_0024" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0024-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have been playing around with stitches and making up crochet patterns.  Crochet is definitely more forgiving than knitting so it lends itself well to experimentation.\r\n\r\nIf you really just don''t want to crochet but still want to help then you can always join in on the assembly line.  Every third Saturday of the month the<a href="http://www.yarnbombinglosangeles.com/"> Yarn Bombing LA</a> group hosts a Stitch N'' Bitch at the <a href="http://www.cafam.org/">Carft and Folk Art Museum</a>.  There you can help make granny squares or just help assemble them together.  Additionally every Sunday in February the group will be at the <a href="http://melrosetradingpost.org/">Mastadon Mesa Booth at Fairfax High School</a>.  So you you can always stop by there, seam a little, shop a little, grub a little.  Make a day of it!', 'Update- Yarn bombing call for entries!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2553-revision-5', '', '', '2012-11-17 12:48:47', '2012-11-17 20:48:47', '', 2553, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2553-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2621, 2, '2012-11-20 20:26:36', '2012-11-21 04:26:36', 'I just wanted to give you an update about the yarn bombing that I am participating... remember <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/yarn-bombing-la-call-for-entries/">the one I told you about in earlier this month</a>?!  Well every time I don''t feel like knitting I have been crocheting some squares for the bombing.  So far I have only six squares.  I have used <a href="http://sinceresheep.com/store/category/store/yarn/rambouillet-wool">Sincere Sheep Equity Sport</a> and <a href="http://blueskyalpacas.com/yarns/techno/">Blue Sky Alpacas Techno</a> in my squares.  Both are great yarns.  Here are a couple of photos of my squares.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0023/" rel="attachment wp-att-2556"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2556" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0023-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0024-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2557"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2557" title="DSC_0024" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0024-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have been playing around with stitches and making up crochet patterns.  Crochet is definitely more forgiving than knitting so it lends itself well to experimentation.\r\n\r\nNow they have expanded the colors to include Hot Pink, Purple and Yellow! Woohoo!!!!  I think I might be able to bust some stash!\r\n\r\nIf you really just don''t want to crochet but still want to help then you can always join in on the assembly line.  Every third Saturday of the month the<a href="http://www.yarnbombinglosangeles.com/"> Yarn Bombing LA</a> group hosts a Stitch N'' Bitch at the <a href="http://www.cafam.org/">Carft and Folk Art Museum</a>.  There you can help make granny squares or just help assemble them together.  Additionally every Sunday in February the group will be at the <a href="http://melrosetradingpost.org/">Mastadon Mesa Booth at Fairfax High School</a>.  So you you can always stop by there, seam a little, shop a little, grub a little.  Make a day of it!', 'Update- Yarn bombing call for entries!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2553-revision', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:26:36', '2012-11-21 04:26:36', '', 2553, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2553-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2622, 2, '2012-11-20 20:24:44', '2012-11-21 04:24:44', 'At the beginning of the year I made myself some <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals for 2012</a>.  I put them on my blog so that I could hold myself accountable for actually reaching them.  Here is my list of goals and my progress on each one:\n\n1. Learn to bake bread- no progress, but hopefully before the end of the year.  There is still time!  And luckily this is a task that shouldn''t take a day or two.\n\n2. Learn to quilt- no progress, but I did buy all my fabrics and get my sewing machine out of storage. Ah ha! Here are my fabrics.  I purchased most of them from Sew Modern.\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2595" rel="attachment wp-att-2595"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2595" title="fabrics1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2596" rel="attachment wp-att-2596"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2596" title="fabrics2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2597" rel="attachment wp-att-2597"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2597" title="fabrics3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2598" rel="attachment wp-att-2598"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2598" title="fabrics4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics4-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="203" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2599" rel="attachment wp-att-2599"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2599" title="fabrics5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics5-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="203" /></a>\n\nHere are all of the fabrics stacked up together so that you can see all the colors and prints in action.\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2600" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></a>\n\n3. Begin to learn Italian- nessun progresso (that''s Italian for no progress)!  But that''s okay I have plenty of time before I move to Florence, Italy.\n\n4. Get my butt into shape- So for I bought an adult tricycle to get around (but it''s been raining lately- a great thing!!!) and I have lost 20 pounds (50 pounds to go).\n\n5. Publish an E-book or a book book- HA! What an unrealistic time frame I gave myself! Maybe in 2013 or 2014.\n\n6. Get organized- Believe it or not I didn''t own a desk before.  Now I have a desk a file cabinet, drawers, almost everything in my life has a place! but of course there is lots of room for improvement.\n\n7. Learn how to plan things ahead of time- I have made so much progress on this.  Even my blog posts I schedule 7-10 days ahead of time! But this is a constant battle for me- procrastination is in my blood... its what I am made of... my very essence.  Fighting it is like fighting my DNA... it''s freggin hard! So I''m working on it and making progress.\n\n8. Eat healthier and more vegetables (get a CSA box)- Got my <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box! And I LOVE it!!!  I now receive the "more veggies only box" every other week.  They stay fresh much longer because they are local and don''t spend two weeks on a truck.  So not only am I eating more vegetables that are local, organic and in season, but I am getting way more creative in the kitchen!  BTW- Let me know if you are interested in <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">Farm Fresh to You</a> - I can get you a coupon code for $10 off your first box!\n\n9. Eat out only 1-2 times a week- Well, ever since we got our CSA box I feel an obligation to use everything in the box.  May no vegetable go to waste! So naturally we are eating out much much much less.  Also now that I''m not working a full time job I''m not exhausted when I come home and I have a ton of energy to cook for dinner. Also all the veggies we eat give me energy, and the weight loss gave me more energy.  Its cyclical! So now we are down to eating out about 1-4 times every <em>two</em> weeks.\n\n10. Plan a vacation to Europe &amp; New York- Nothing on NY front... but I am thinking about it for the spring.  I did go to Barcelona in the summer. Sorry I didn''t blog about it... but it was right in the middle of the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/category/olgas-vest-kal/">Olga''s Vest KAL</a> and there just wasn''t any Barcelona blogging time... but I have to say- my sister and I had a blast!!!!!  But why don''t I share a few photos for fun?\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2605" rel="attachment wp-att-2605"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2605" title="14" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/14-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2608" rel="attachment wp-att-2608"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2608" title="4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2609" rel="attachment wp-att-2609"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2609" title="10" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.lapedrera.com/en/home">La Padrera</a>, <a href="http://www.parkguell.es/en/">Parc Guell</a>, <a href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/">La Sagrada Familia</a>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2607" rel="attachment wp-att-2607"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2607" title="DSC_0072" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0072-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2606" rel="attachment wp-att-2606"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2606" title="DSC_0066" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0066-e1353467581760-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2610" rel="attachment wp-att-2610"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2610" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_00231-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\nFrom left to right: Me shopping at <em><a href="http://allyouknitislove.com/blog/">All You Knit is Love</a> </em>wearing my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/jannas-tunic/">Janna''s Tunic</a><em>, </em>a random yarn bombing in the Gothic Quarter, my sister polishing off a bowl of very Spanishy nachos and washing it all down with a hearty pitcher of sangria.\n\n11. Self-publish between 8-10 patterns with about 5-6 garments- Hmmm..... well... this was definitely a tough one!  I self-published <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/patterns/">11 patterns</a> this year and 6 of them were garments.  So booyah! Got that one in the bag!\n\n12. Finish all UFOs older than 3 years- HAHAHAHA! What a pipe dream! I did finish <em>one</em> UFO... and then I published it.... can you guess which one? Here is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">link</a> to the pattern... I published it :)\n\n13. Knit another Blanket (maybe <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>)- Didn''t do <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>, even though I still want to.  I even have a the perfect yarn picked out, <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/1081-Manos-Del-Uruguay-Handspun-Semi-Solids">Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a>.   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a> my size! Even  though I didn''t knit a blanket, I have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/">crocheted</a> one and started piecing it together.\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2615" rel="attachment wp-att-2615"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2615" title="DSC_0111" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0111-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2616" rel="attachment wp-att-2616"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2616" title="DSC_0010" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0010-e1353471542484-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2617" rel="attachment wp-att-2617"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2617" title="GSB2web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB2web1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\n14. Make my own pair of pajamas- Yeah right! Another pipe dream.  Got the fabric, got the machine out of storage....  now I just need to relearn how to sew, follow a pattern, and remember how to use my machine.... aaaah! Overwhelming.  One of these days I think I''ll go to the <a href="http://www.sewingartscenter.com/www/">Sewing Arts Center</a> and take a class.\n\n&nbsp;', 'Progress on 2012 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2569-revision', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:24:44', '2012-11-21 04:24:44', '', 2569, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2569-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2623, 2, '2012-11-20 20:27:04', '2012-11-21 04:27:04', 'At the beginning of the year I made myself some <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals for 2012</a>.  I put them on my blog so that I could hold myself accountable for actually reaching them.  Here is my list of goals and my progress on each one:\r\n\r\n1. Learn to bake bread- no progress, but hopefully before the end of the year.  There is still time!  And luckily this is a task that shouldn''t take a day or two.\r\n\r\n2. Learn to quilt- no progress, but I did buy all my fabrics and get my sewing machine out of storage. Ah ha! Here are my fabrics.  I purchased most of them from Sew Modern.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2595" rel="attachment wp-att-2595"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2595" title="fabrics1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2596" rel="attachment wp-att-2596"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2596" title="fabrics2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2597" rel="attachment wp-att-2597"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2597" title="fabrics3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2598" rel="attachment wp-att-2598"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2598" title="fabrics4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics4-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="203" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2599" rel="attachment wp-att-2599"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2599" title="fabrics5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics5-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="203" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are all of the fabrics stacked up together so that you can see all the colors and prints in action.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2600" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. Begin to learn Italian- nessun progresso (that''s Italian for no progress)!  But that''s okay I have plenty of time before I move to Florence, Italy.\r\n\r\n4. Get my butt into shape- So for I bought an adult tricycle to get around (but it''s been raining lately- a great thing!!!) and I have lost 20 pounds (50 pounds to go).\r\n\r\n5. Publish an E-book or a book book- HA! What an unrealistic time frame I gave myself! Maybe in 2013 or 2014.\r\n\r\n6. Get organized- Believe it or not I didn''t own a desk before.  Now I have a desk a file cabinet, drawers, almost everything in my life has a place! but of course there is lots of room for improvement.\r\n\r\n7. Learn how to plan things ahead of time- I have made so much progress on this.  Even my blog posts I schedule 7-10 days ahead of time! But this is a constant battle for me- procrastination is in my blood... its what I am made of... my very essence.  Fighting it is like fighting my DNA... it''s freggin hard! So I''m working on it and making progress.\r\n\r\n8. Eat healthier and more vegetables (get a CSA box)- Got my <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box! And I LOVE it!!!  I now receive the "more veggies only box" every other week.  They stay fresh much longer because they are local and don''t spend two weeks on a truck.  So not only am I eating more vegetables that are local, organic and in season, but I am getting way more creative in the kitchen!  BTW- Let me know if you are interested in <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">Farm Fresh to You</a> - I can get you a coupon code for $10 off your first box!\r\n\r\n9. Eat out only 1-2 times a week- Well, ever since we got our CSA box I feel an obligation to use everything in the box.  May no vegetable go to waste! So naturally we are eating out much much much less.  Also now that I''m not working a full time job I''m not exhausted when I come home and I have a ton of energy to cook for dinner. Also all the veggies we eat give me energy, and the weight loss gave me more energy.  Its cyclical! So now we are down to eating out about 1-4 times every <em>two</em> weeks.\r\n\r\n10. Plan a vacation to Europe &amp; New York- Nothing on NY front... but I am thinking about it for the spring.  I did go to Barcelona in the summer. Sorry I didn''t blog about it... but it was right in the middle of the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/category/olgas-vest-kal/">Olga''s Vest KAL</a> and there just wasn''t any Barcelona blogging time... but I have to say- my sister and I had a blast!!!!!  But why don''t I share a few photos for fun?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2605" rel="attachment wp-att-2605"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2605" title="14" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/14-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2608" rel="attachment wp-att-2608"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2608" title="4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2609" rel="attachment wp-att-2609"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2609" title="10" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.lapedrera.com/en/home">La Padrera</a>, <a href="http://www.parkguell.es/en/">Parc Guell</a>, <a href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/">La Sagrada Familia</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2607" rel="attachment wp-att-2607"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2607" title="DSC_0072" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0072-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2606" rel="attachment wp-att-2606"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2606" title="DSC_0066" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0066-e1353467581760-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2610" rel="attachment wp-att-2610"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2610" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_00231-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: Me shopping at <em><a href="http://allyouknitislove.com/blog/">All You Knit is Love</a> </em>wearing my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/jannas-tunic/">Janna''s Tunic</a><em>, </em>a random yarn bombing in the Gothic Quarter, my sister polishing off a bowl of very Spanishy nachos and washing it all down with a hearty pitcher of sangria.\r\n\r\n11. Self-publish between 8-10 patterns with about 5-6 garments- Hmmm..... well... this was definitely a tough one!  I self-published <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/patterns/">11 patterns</a> this year and 6 of them were garments.  So booyah! Got that one in the bag!\r\n\r\n12. Finish all UFOs older than 3 years- HAHAHAHA! What a pipe dream! I did finish <em>one</em> UFO... and then I published it.... can you guess which one? Here is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">link</a> to the pattern... I published it :)\r\n\r\n13. Knit another Blanket (maybe <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>)- Didn''t do <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>, even though I still want to.  I even have a the perfect yarn picked out, <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/1081-Manos-Del-Uruguay-Handspun-Semi-Solids">Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a>.   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a> my size! Even  though I didn''t knit a blanket, I have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/">crocheted</a> one and started piecing it together.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2615" rel="attachment wp-att-2615"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2615" title="DSC_0111" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0111-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2616" rel="attachment wp-att-2616"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2616" title="DSC_0010" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0010-e1353471542484-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2617" rel="attachment wp-att-2617"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2617" title="GSB2web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB2web1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n14. Make my own pair of pajamas- Yeah right! Another pipe dream.  Got the fabric, got the machine out of storage....  now I just need to relearn how to sew, follow a pattern, and remember how to use my machine.... aaaah! Overwhelming.  One of these days I think I''ll go to the <a href="http://www.sewingartscenter.com/www/">Sewing Arts Center</a> and take a class.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Progress on 2012 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2569-revision-2', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:27:04', '2012-11-21 04:27:04', '', 2569, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2569-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2624, 2, '2012-11-20 20:38:20', '2012-11-21 04:38:20', 'At the beginning of the year I made myself some <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals for 2012</a>.  I put them on my blog so that I could hold myself accountable for actually reaching them.  Here is my list of goals and my progress on each one:\r\n\r\n1. Learn to bake bread- no progress, but hopefully before the end of the year.  There is still time!  And luckily this is a task that shouldn''t take a day or two.\r\n\r\n2. Learn to quilt- no progress, but I did buy all my fabrics and get my sewing machine out of storage. Ah ha! Here are my fabrics.  I purchased most of them from Sew Modern.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2595"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2595" title="fabrics1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2596"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2596" title="fabrics2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2597"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2597" title="fabrics3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics4/" rel="attachment wp-att-2598"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2598" title="fabrics4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics4-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="203" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics5/" rel="attachment wp-att-2599"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2599" title="fabrics5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics5-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="203" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are all of the fabrics stacked up together so that you can see all the colors and prints in action.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n3. Begin to learn Italian- nessun progresso (that''s Italian for no progress)!  But that''s okay I have plenty of time before I move to Florence, Italy.\r\n\r\n4. Get my butt into shape- So for I bought an adult tricycle to get around (but it''s been raining lately- a great thing!!!) and I have lost 20 pounds (50 pounds to go).\r\n\r\n5. Publish an E-book or a book book- HA! What an unrealistic time frame I gave myself! Maybe in 2013 or 2014.\r\n\r\n6. Get organized- Believe it or not I didn''t own a desk before.  Now I have a desk a file cabinet, drawers, almost everything in my life has a place! but of course there is lots of room for improvement.\r\n\r\n7. Learn how to plan things ahead of time- I have made so much progress on this.  Even my blog posts I schedule 7-10 days ahead of time! But this is a constant battle for me- procrastination is in my blood... its what I am made of... my very essence.  Fighting it is like fighting my DNA... it''s freggin hard! So I''m working on it and making progress.\r\n\r\n8. Eat healthier and more vegetables (get a CSA box)- Got my <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box! And I LOVE it!!!  I now receive the "more veggies only box" every other week.  They stay fresh much longer because they are local and don''t spend two weeks on a truck.  So not only am I eating more vegetables that are local, organic and in season, but I am getting way more creative in the kitchen!  BTW- Let me know if you are interested in <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">Farm Fresh to You</a> - I can get you a coupon code for $10 off your first box!\r\n\r\n9. Eat out only 1-2 times a week- Well, ever since we got our CSA box I feel an obligation to use everything in the box.  May no vegetable go to waste! So naturally we are eating out much much much less.  Also now that I''m not working a full time job I''m not exhausted when I come home and I have a ton of energy to cook for dinner. Also all the veggies we eat give me energy, and the weight loss gave me more energy.  Its cyclical! So now we are down to eating out about 1-4 times every <em>two</em> weeks.\r\n\r\n10. Plan a vacation to Europe &amp; New York- Nothing on NY front... but I am thinking about it for the spring.  I did go to Barcelona in the summer. Sorry I didn''t blog about it... but it was right in the middle of the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/category/olgas-vest-kal/">Olga''s Vest KAL</a> and there just wasn''t any Barcelona blogging time... but I have to say- my sister and I had a blast!!!!!  But why don''t I share a few photos for fun?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/attachment/14/" rel="attachment wp-att-2605"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2605" title="14" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/14-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/attachment/4/" rel="attachment wp-att-2608"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2608" title="4" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/4-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/attachment/10/" rel="attachment wp-att-2609"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2609" title="10" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/10-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.lapedrera.com/en/home">La Padrera</a>, <a href="http://www.parkguell.es/en/">Parc Guell</a>, <a href="http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/">La Sagrada Familia</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0072-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2607"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2607" title="DSC_0072" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0072-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0066/" rel="attachment wp-att-2606"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2606" title="DSC_0066" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0066-e1353467581760-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0023-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2610"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2610" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_00231-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: Me shopping at <em><a href="http://allyouknitislove.com/blog/">All You Knit is Love</a> </em>wearing my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/jannas-tunic/">Janna''s Tunic</a><em>, </em>a random yarn bombing in the Gothic Quarter, my sister polishing off a bowl of very Spanishy nachos and washing it all down with a hearty pitcher of sangria.\r\n\r\n11. Self-publish between 8-10 patterns with about 5-6 garments- Hmmm..... well... this was definitely a tough one!  I self-published <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/patterns/">11 patterns</a> this year and 6 of them were garments.  So booyah! Got that one in the bag!\r\n\r\n12. Finish all UFOs older than 3 years- HAHAHAHA! What a pipe dream! I did finish <em>one</em> UFO... and then I published it.... can you guess which one? Here is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">link</a> to the pattern... I published it :)\r\n\r\n13. Knit another Blanket (maybe <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>)- Didn''t do <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a>, even though I still want to.  I even have a the perfect yarn picked out, <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/1081-Manos-Del-Uruguay-Handspun-Semi-Solids">Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a>.   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">TDS</a> my size! Even  though I didn''t knit a blanket, I have <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/granny-square-blanket-update/">crocheted</a> one and started piecing it together.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0111-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2615"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2615" title="DSC_0111" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0111-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/dsc_0010-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2616"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2616" title="DSC_0010" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0010-e1353471542484-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/gsb2web-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2617"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2617" title="GSB2web" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/GSB2web1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n14. Make my own pair of pajamas- Yeah right! Another pipe dream.  Got the fabric, got the machine out of storage....  now I just need to relearn how to sew, follow a pattern, and remember how to use my machine.... aaaah! Overwhelming.  One of these days I think I''ll go to the <a href="http://www.sewingartscenter.com/www/">Sewing Arts Center</a> and take a class.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Progress on 2012 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2569-autosave', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:38:20', '2012-11-21 04:38:20', '', 2569, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2569-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2638, 2, '2012-11-20 20:44:03', '2012-11-21 04:44:03', 'So it''s that time of year again, <a href="http://www.tnna.org/">TNNA</a>.  It seems like I always do a giveaway during this event.  This time I had an extra copy of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color">Knit Noro</a> lying around. So I contacted the good people over at <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/">Knitting Fever Inc.</a> and they agreed to sponsor the yarn for the giveaway.  How awesome is that?! One very lucky winner will receive a copy of the<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color"> Knit Noro</a> and 12 skeins of <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/c/noro/yarn/noro-kureyon/">Noro Kureyon</a> in color #263 so that he/she can knit the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chevron-throw">Chevron Throw</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2593" rel="attachment wp-att-2593"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2593" title="Knit Noro Cover" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Knit-Noro-Cover-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2592" rel="attachment wp-att-2592"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2592" title="Chevron throw" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chevron-throw-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2625" rel="attachment wp-att-2625"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2625" title="kureyon263" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kureyon263-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo enter all you have to do is make sure you follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> or Like me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> or both to increases your chances.  I will choose one lucky winner from either Facebook or Twitter to receive this very awesome prize!  Make sure you start checking back on Feb, 9th 2013 to check on the blog for the winner - it could be you, but you won''t know until you come back to check and see. Good luck to all!', 'Noro Giveaway!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1319-revision-4', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:44:03', '2012-11-21 04:44:03', '', 1319, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/1319-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2639, 2, '2012-11-20 20:44:13', '2012-11-21 04:44:13', 'So it''s that time of year again, <a href="http://www.tnna.org/">TNNA</a>.  It seems like I always do a giveaway during this event.  This time I had an extra copy of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color">Knit Noro</a> lying around. So I contacted the good people over at <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/">Knitting Fever Inc.</a> and they agreed to sponsor the yarn for the giveaway.  How awesome is that?! One very lucky winner will receive a copy of the<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color"> Knit Noro</a> and 12 skeins of <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/c/noro/yarn/noro-kureyon/">Noro Kureyon</a> in color #263 so that he/she can knit the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chevron-throw">Chevron Throw</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2593" rel="attachment wp-att-2593"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2593" title="Knit Noro Cover" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Knit-Noro-Cover-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2592" rel="attachment wp-att-2592"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2592" title="Chevron throw" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chevron-throw-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2625" rel="attachment wp-att-2625"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2625" title="kureyon263" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kureyon263-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo enter all you have to do is make sure you follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> or Like me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> or both to increases your chances.  I will choose one lucky winner from either Facebook or Twitter to receive this very awesome prize!  Make sure you start checking back on Feb, 9th 2013 to check on the blog for the winner - it could be you, but you won''t know until you come back to check and see. Good luck to all!', 'Noro Giveaway!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1319-revision-5', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:44:13', '2012-11-21 04:44:13', '', 1319, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/1319-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2640, 2, '2012-11-28 09:30:18', '2012-11-28 17:30:18', 'I''ve been at it again.  I know what you''re thinking- I''ve traded in knitting for cookies and crochet.  But that''s not the case... I just have a lot of secret knitting projects right now that I just can''t share quite yet.  But in the next few months everything will be revealed!\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I baked more cookies!  As if all the food at thanksgiving dinner wasn''t enough I had to bake another batch of cookies on Saturday.  Yes, another shortbread recipe.... I know I''ve lost my mind.  But these were pretty good.  These Lemon Poppy Seed cookies aren''t too sweet like the other cookies I''ve been baking lately, which makes them less addictive and a great companion for some nice strong black tea.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/lemon-poppy-seeds-cookies/lemon-poppy1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2642"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2642" title="Lemon Poppy1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy1-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="304" /></a>Servings: makes 20-22 cookies\r\n\r\nIngredients:\r\n\r\n1 cup flour\r\n\r\n1/3 cup confectioners sugar\r\n\r\n1 softened stick of butter\r\n\r\n2 egg yolks\r\n\r\n1 tsp vanilla extract\r\n\r\n2 tsp poppy seeds\r\n\r\nzest of two medium lemons (I used Myer lemons)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;">In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar.  Add the butter and mix in carefully (I used a fork for this task).  Then add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix in well.  Now you will add in the lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix them in well.  Roll out the dough into a log that measures about 1.5" in diameter and wrap in parchment paper.  Refrigerate the log for at least 1 hour.  Preheat the oven to 325º.  Cut the log into pieces about 1/3" thick.  Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes.  The cookies will not change color much, the longer you leave them in the oven the crumblier they will get.  Enjoy these cookies with a nice hot cup of tea!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/lemon-poppy-seeds-cookies/lemon-poppy3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2644"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2644" title="Lemon Poppy3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy3-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lemon Poppy Seeds Cookies', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'lemon-poppy-seeds-cookies', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:16:55', '2012-11-25 02:16:55', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2640', 22, 'post', '', 0),
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(2672, 2, '2012-11-24 18:15:15', '2012-11-25 02:15:15', 'I''ve been at it again.  I know what you''re thinking- I''ve traded in knitting for cookies and crochet.  But that''s not the case... I just have a lot of secret knitting projects right now that I just can''t share quite yet.  But in the next few months everything will be revealed!\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I baked more cookies!  As if all the food at thanksgiving dinner wasn''t enough I had to bake another batch of cookies on Saturday.  Yes, another shortbread recipe.... I know I''ve lost my mind.  But these were pretty good.  These Lemon Poppy Seed cookies aren''t too sweet like the other cookies I''ve been baking lately, which makes them less addictive and a great companion for some nice strong black tea.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2642" rel="attachment wp-att-2642"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2642" title="Lemon Poppy1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy1-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="304" /></a>Servings: makes 20-22 cookies\r\n\r\nIngredients:\r\n\r\n1 cup flour\r\n\r\n1/3 cup confectioners sugar\r\n\r\n1 softened stick of butter\r\n\r\n2 egg yolks\r\n\r\n1 tsp vanilla extract\r\n\r\n2 tsp poppy seeds\r\n\r\nzest of two medium lemons (I used Myer lemons)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;">In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar.  Add the butter and mix in carefully (I used a fork for this task).  Then add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix in well.  Now you will add in the lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix them in well.  Roll out the dough into a log that measures about 1.5" in diameter and wrap in parchment paper.  Refrigerate the log for at least 1 hour.  Preheat the oven to 325º.  Cut the log into pieces about 1/3" thick.  Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes.  The cookies will not change color much, the longer you leave them in the oven the crumblier they will get.  Enjoy these cookies with a nice hot cup of tea!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2644" rel="attachment wp-att-2644"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2644" title="Lemon Poppy3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy3-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lemon Poppy Seeds Cookies', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2640-revision-5', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:15:15', '2012-11-25 02:15:15', '', 2640, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2640-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2673, 2, '2012-11-24 18:15:15', '2012-11-25 02:15:15', 'I''ve been at it again.  I know what you''re thinking- I''ve traded in knitting for cookies and crochet.  But that''s not the case... I just have a lot of secret knitting projects right now that I just can''t share quite yet.  But in the next few months everything will be revealed!\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I baked more cookies!  As if all the food at thanksgiving dinner wasn''t enough I had to bake another batch of cookies on Saturday.  Yes, another shortbread recipe.... I know I''ve lost my mind.  But these were pretty good.  These Lemon Poppy Seed cookies aren''t too sweet like the other cookies I''ve been baking lately, which makes them less addictive and a great companion for some nice strong black tea.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2642" rel="attachment wp-att-2642"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2642" title="Lemon Poppy1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy1-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="304" /></a>Servings: makes 20-22 cookies\r\n\r\nIngredients:\r\n\r\n1 cup flour\r\n\r\n1/3 cup confectioners sugar\r\n\r\n1 softened stick of butter\r\n\r\n2 egg yolks\r\n\r\n1 tsp vanilla extract\r\n\r\n2 tsp poppy seeds\r\n\r\nzest of two medium lemons (I used Myer lemons)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;">In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar.  Add the butter and mix in carefully (I used a fork for this task).  Then add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix in well.  Now you will add in the lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix them in well.  Roll out the dough into a log that measures about 1.5" in diameter and wrap in parchment paper.  Refrigerate the log for at least 1 hour.  Preheat the oven to 325º.  Cut the log into pieces about 1/3" thick.  Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes.  The cookies will not change color much, the longer you leave them in the oven the crumblier they will get.  Enjoy these cookies with a nice hot cup of tea!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2644" rel="attachment wp-att-2644"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2644" title="Lemon Poppy3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy3-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lemon Poppy Seeds Cookies', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2640-revision-6', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:15:15', '2012-11-25 02:15:15', '', 2640, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2640-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2674, 2, '2012-11-24 18:15:23', '2012-11-25 02:15:23', 'I''ve been at it again.  I know what you''re thinking- I''ve traded in knitting for cookies and crochet.  But that''s not the case... I just have a lot of secret knitting projects right now that I just can''t share quite yet.  But in the next few months everything will be revealed!\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I baked more cookies!  As if all the food at thanksgiving dinner wasn''t enough I had to bake another batch of cookies on Saturday.  Yes, another shortbread recipe.... I know I''ve lost my mind.  But these were pretty good.  These Lemon Poppy Seed cookies aren''t too sweet like the other cookies I''ve been baking lately, which makes them less addictive and a great companion for some nice strong black tea.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2642" rel="attachment wp-att-2642"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2642" title="Lemon Poppy1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy1-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="304" /></a>Servings: makes 20-22 cookies\r\n\r\nIngredients:\r\n\r\n1 cup flour\r\n\r\n1/3 cup confectioners sugar\r\n\r\n1 softened stick of butter\r\n\r\n2 egg yolks\r\n\r\n1 tsp vanilla extract\r\n\r\n2 tsp poppy seeds\r\n\r\nzest of two medium lemons (I used Myer lemons)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;">In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar.  Add the butter and mix in carefully (I used a fork for this task).  Then add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix in well.  Now you will add in the lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix them in well.  Roll out the dough into a log that measures about 1.5" in diameter and wrap in parchment paper.  Refrigerate the log for at least 1 hour.  Preheat the oven to 325º.  Cut the log into pieces about 1/3" thick.  Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes.  The cookies will not change color much, the longer you leave them in the oven the crumblier they will get.  Enjoy these cookies with a nice hot cup of tea!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2644" rel="attachment wp-att-2644"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2644" title="Lemon Poppy3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy3-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lemon Poppy Seeds Cookies', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2640-revision', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:15:23', '2012-11-25 02:15:23', '', 2640, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2640-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2675, 2, '2012-11-24 18:15:24', '2012-11-25 02:15:24', 'I''ve been at it again.  I know what you''re thinking- I''ve traded in knitting for cookies and crochet.  But that''s not the case... I just have a lot of secret knitting projects right now that I just can''t share quite yet.  But in the next few months everything will be revealed!\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I baked more cookies!  As if all the food at thanksgiving dinner wasn''t enough I had to bake another batch of cookies on Saturday.  Yes, another shortbread recipe.... I know I''ve lost my mind.  But these were pretty good.  These Lemon Poppy Seed cookies aren''t too sweet like the other cookies I''ve been baking lately, which makes them less addictive and a great companion for some nice strong black tea.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2642" rel="attachment wp-att-2642"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2642" title="Lemon Poppy1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy1-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="304" /></a>Servings: makes 20-22 cookies\r\n\r\nIngredients:\r\n\r\n1 cup flour\r\n\r\n1/3 cup confectioners sugar\r\n\r\n1 softened stick of butter\r\n\r\n2 egg yolks\r\n\r\n1 tsp vanilla extract\r\n\r\n2 tsp poppy seeds\r\n\r\nzest of two medium lemons (I used Myer lemons)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;">In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar.  Add the butter and mix in carefully (I used a fork for this task).  Then add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix in well.  Now you will add in the lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix them in well.  Roll out the dough into a log that measures about 1.5" in diameter and wrap in parchment paper.  Refrigerate the log for at least 1 hour.  Preheat the oven to 325º.  Cut the log into pieces about 1/3" thick.  Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes.  The cookies will not change color much, the longer you leave them in the oven the crumblier they will get.  Enjoy these cookies with a nice hot cup of tea!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2644" rel="attachment wp-att-2644"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2644" title="Lemon Poppy3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy3-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lemon Poppy Seeds Cookies', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2640-revision-2', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:15:24', '2012-11-25 02:15:24', '', 2640, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2640-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2676, 2, '2012-11-24 18:16:55', '2012-11-25 02:16:55', 'I''ve been at it again.  I know what you''re thinking- I''ve traded in knitting for cookies and crochet.  But that''s not the case... I just have a lot of secret knitting projects right now that I just can''t share quite yet.  But in the next few months everything will be revealed!\r\n\r\nIn the meantime I baked more cookies!  As if all the food at thanksgiving dinner wasn''t enough I had to bake another batch of cookies on Saturday.  Yes, another shortbread recipe.... I know I''ve lost my mind.  But these were pretty good.  These Lemon Poppy Seed cookies aren''t too sweet like the other cookies I''ve been baking lately, which makes them less addictive and a great companion for some nice strong black tea.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2642" rel="attachment wp-att-2642"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-2642" title="Lemon Poppy1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy1-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="304" /></a>Servings: makes 20-22 cookies\r\n\r\nIngredients:\r\n\r\n1 cup flour\r\n\r\n1/3 cup confectioners sugar\r\n\r\n1 softened stick of butter\r\n\r\n2 egg yolks\r\n\r\n1 tsp vanilla extract\r\n\r\n2 tsp poppy seeds\r\n\r\nzest of two medium lemons (I used Myer lemons)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;">In a bowl mix together the flour and sugar.  Add the butter and mix in carefully (I used a fork for this task).  Then add in the egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix in well.  Now you will add in the lemon zest and poppy seeds and mix them in well.  Roll out the dough into a log that measures about 1.5" in diameter and wrap in parchment paper.  Refrigerate the log for at least 1 hour.  Preheat the oven to 325º.  Cut the log into pieces about 1/3" thick.  Bake cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes.  The cookies will not change color much, the longer you leave them in the oven the crumblier they will get.  Enjoy these cookies with a nice hot cup of tea!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2644" rel="attachment wp-att-2644"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2644" title="Lemon Poppy3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Lemon-Poppy3-500x334.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="334" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Lemon Poppy Seeds Cookies', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2640-revision-3', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:16:55', '2012-11-25 02:16:55', '', 2640, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2640-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2677, 2, '2012-11-20 20:26:37', '2012-11-21 04:26:37', 'I just wanted to give you an update about the yarn bombing that I am participating... remember <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/yarn-bombing-la-call-for-entries/">the one I told you about in earlier this month</a>?!  Well every time I don''t feel like knitting I have been crocheting some squares for the bombing.  So far I have only six squares.  I have used <a href="http://sinceresheep.com/store/category/store/yarn/rambouillet-wool">Sincere Sheep Equity Sport</a> and <a href="http://blueskyalpacas.com/yarns/techno/">Blue Sky Alpacas Techno</a> in my squares.  Both are great yarns.  Here are a couple of photos of my squares.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0023/" rel="attachment wp-att-2556"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2556" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0023-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0024-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2557"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2557" title="DSC_0024" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0024-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have been playing around with stitches and making up crochet patterns.  Crochet is definitely more forgiving than knitting so it lends itself well to experimentation.\r\n\r\nNow they have expanded the colors to include Hot Pink, Purple and Yellow! Woohoo!!!!  I think I might be able to bust some stash!\r\n\r\nIf you really just don''t want to crochet but still want to help then you can always join in on the assembly line.  Every third Saturday of the month the<a href="http://www.yarnbombinglosangeles.com/"> Yarn Bombing LA</a> group hosts a Stitch N'' Bitch at the <a href="http://www.cafam.org/">Carft and Folk Art Museum</a>.  There you can help make granny squares or just help assemble them together.  Additionally every Sunday in February the group will be at the <a href="http://melrosetradingpost.org/">Mastadon Mesa Booth at Fairfax High School</a>.  So you you can always stop by there, seam a little, shop a little, grub a little.  Make a day of it!', 'Update- Yarn bombing call for entries!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2553-revision-2', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:26:37', '2012-11-21 04:26:37', '', 2553, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2553-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2678, 2, '2012-11-24 18:17:42', '2012-11-25 02:17:42', 'I just wanted to give you an update about the yarn bombing that I am participating... remember <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/yarn-bombing-la-call-for-entries/">the one I told you about in earlier this month</a>?!  Well every time I don''t feel like knitting I have been crocheting some squares for the bombing.  So far I have only six squares.  I have used <a href="http://sinceresheep.com/store/category/store/yarn/rambouillet-wool">Sincere Sheep Equity Sport</a> and <a href="http://blueskyalpacas.com/yarns/techno/">Blue Sky Alpacas Techno</a> in my squares.  Both are great yarns.  Here are a couple of photos of my squares.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0023/" rel="attachment wp-att-2556"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2556" title="DSC_0023" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0023-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/update-yarn-bombing-call-for-entries/dsc_0024-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2557"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2557" title="DSC_0024" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0024-334x500.jpg" alt="" width="301" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nI have been playing around with stitches and making up crochet patterns.  Crochet is definitely more forgiving than knitting so it lends itself well to experimentation.\r\n\r\nNow they have expanded the colors to include Hot Pink, Purple and Yellow! Woohoo!!!!  I think I might be able to bust some stash!\r\n\r\nIf you really just don''t want to crochet but still want to help then you can always join in on the assembly line.  Every third Saturday of the month the<a href="http://www.yarnbombinglosangeles.com/"> Yarn Bombing LA</a> group hosts a Stitch N'' Bitch at the <a href="http://www.cafam.org/">Carft and Folk Art Museum</a>.  There you can help make granny squares or just help assemble them together.  Additionally every Sunday in February the group will be at the <a href="http://melrosetradingpost.org/">Mastadon Mesa Booth at Fairfax High School</a>.  So you you can always stop by there, seam a little, shop a little, grub a little.  Make a day of it!', 'Update- Yarn bombing call for entries!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2553-revision-3', '', '', '2012-11-24 18:17:42', '2012-11-25 02:17:42', '', 2553, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2553-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2680, 2, '2012-11-25 18:19:37', '2012-11-26 02:19:37', '', 'Cyber-Monday-Sale', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'cyber-monday-sale-2', '', '', '2012-11-25 18:19:37', '2012-11-26 02:19:37', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Cyber-Monday-Sale.jpg', 22, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(2681, 2, '2012-11-25 18:36:17', '2012-11-26 02:36:17', '<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2680" rel="attachment wp-att-2680"><img title="Cyber-Monday-Sale" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Cyber-Monday-Sale.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="414" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following patterns are 20% off Monday 11/26/12 through Wednesday 11/28/12 by 11:59pm (Pacific Time):\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/403-nichole-kids-warmies">#403 Nichole''s Kids Warmies</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bibs">Baby Bibs</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-booties-and-cap">Baby Booties &amp; Cap</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bow-hat">Baby Bow Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-jacket-4">Baby Jacket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-mary-jane-booties-2">Baby Mary-Jane Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-top-baby-blanket">Big Top Baby Blanket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/danie">Danie</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-sundress">Flower Sundress</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-ballerina-2">Little Ballerina</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-welcome-set">Newborn Welcome Set</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-lace-hat">Reversible Lace Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tied-picot-booties">Tied Picot Baby Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddlers-hat">Toddler''s Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangles-diamonds--squares-oh-my">Triangles, Diamonds, and Squares... Oh My!!!</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Cyber Monday Sale!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cyber-monday-sale', '', '', '2012-11-25 18:37:08', '2012-11-26 02:37:08', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2681', 22, 'post', '', 0),
(2685, 2, '2012-11-25 18:35:16', '2012-11-26 02:35:16', '<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2680" rel="attachment wp-att-2680"><img title="Cyber-Monday-Sale" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Cyber-Monday-Sale.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="414" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following patterns are 20% off Monday 11/26/12 through Wednesday 11/28/12 by 11:59pm (Pacific Time):\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/403-nichole-kids-warmies">#403 Nichole''s Kids Warmies</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bibs">Baby Bibs</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-booties-and-cap">Baby Booties &amp; Cap</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bow-hat">Baby Bow Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-jacket-4">Baby Jacket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-mary-jane-booties-2">Baby Mary-Jane Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-top-baby-blanket">Big Top Baby Blanket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/danie">Danie</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-sundress">Flower Sundress</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-ballerina-2">Little Ballerina</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-welcome-set">Newborn Welcome Set</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-lace-hat">Reversible Lace Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tied-picot-booties">Tied Picot Baby Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddlers-hat">Toddler''s Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangles-diamonds--squares-oh-my">Triangles, Diamonds, and Squares... Oh My!!!</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Cyber Monday Sale!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2681-revision-4', '', '', '2012-11-25 18:35:16', '2012-11-26 02:35:16', '', 2681, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2681-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2686, 2, '2012-11-25 18:35:17', '2012-11-26 02:35:17', '<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2680" rel="attachment wp-att-2680"><img title="Cyber-Monday-Sale" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Cyber-Monday-Sale.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="414" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following patterns are 20% off Monday 11/26/12 through Wednesday 11/28/12 by 11:59pm (Pacific Time):\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/403-nichole-kids-warmies">#403 Nichole''s Kids Warmies</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bibs">Baby Bibs</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-booties-and-cap">Baby Booties &amp; Cap</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bow-hat">Baby Bow Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-jacket-4">Baby Jacket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-mary-jane-booties-2">Baby Mary-Jane Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-top-baby-blanket">Big Top Baby Blanket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/danie">Danie</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-sundress">Flower Sundress</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-ballerina-2">Little Ballerina</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-welcome-set">Newborn Welcome Set</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-lace-hat">Reversible Lace Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tied-picot-booties">Tied Picot Baby Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddlers-hat">Toddler''s Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangles-diamonds--squares-oh-my">Triangles, Diamonds, and Squares... Oh My!!!</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Cyber Monday Sale!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2681-revision-5', '', '', '2012-11-25 18:35:17', '2012-11-26 02:35:17', '', 2681, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2681-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2687, 2, '2012-11-25 18:36:17', '2012-11-26 02:36:17', '<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2680" rel="attachment wp-att-2680"><img title="Cyber-Monday-Sale" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Cyber-Monday-Sale.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="414" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following patterns are 20% off Monday 11/26/12 through Wednesday 11/28/12 by 11:59pm (Pacific Time):\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/403-nichole-kids-warmies">#403 Nichole''s Kids Warmies</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bibs">Baby Bibs</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-booties-and-cap">Baby Booties &amp; Cap</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bow-hat">Baby Bow Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-jacket-4">Baby Jacket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-mary-jane-booties-2">Baby Mary-Jane Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-top-baby-blanket">Big Top Baby Blanket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/danie">Danie</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-sundress">Flower Sundress</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-ballerina-2">Little Ballerina</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-welcome-set">Newborn Welcome Set</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-lace-hat">Reversible Lace Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tied-picot-booties">Tied Picot Baby Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddlers-hat">Toddler''s Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangles-diamonds--squares-oh-my">Triangles, Diamonds, and Squares... Oh My!!!</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Cyber Monday Sale!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2681-revision-6', '', '', '2012-11-25 18:36:17', '2012-11-26 02:36:17', '', 2681, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2681-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2689, 2, '2012-11-25 18:37:07', '2012-11-26 02:37:07', '<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2680" rel="attachment wp-att-2680"><img title="Cyber-Monday-Sale" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Cyber-Monday-Sale.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="414" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe following patterns are 20% off Monday 11/26/12 through Wednesday 11/28/12 by 11:59pm (Pacific Time):\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/403-nichole-kids-warmies">#403 Nichole''s Kids Warmies</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bibs">Baby Bibs</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-booties-and-cap">Baby Booties &amp; Cap</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bow-hat">Baby Bow Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-jacket-4">Baby Jacket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-mary-jane-booties-2">Baby Mary-Jane Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-top-baby-blanket">Big Top Baby Blanket</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/danie">Danie</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-sundress">Flower Sundress</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-ballerina-2">Little Ballerina</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-welcome-set">Newborn Welcome Set</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-lace-hat">Reversible Lace Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tied-picot-booties">Tied Picot Baby Booties</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddlers-hat">Toddler''s Hat</a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangles-diamonds--squares-oh-my">Triangles, Diamonds, and Squares... Oh My!!!</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Cyber Monday Sale!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2681-revision-2', '', '', '2012-11-25 18:37:07', '2012-11-26 02:37:07', '', 2681, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2681-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2690, 2, '2012-11-25 18:38:20', '2012-11-26 02:38:20', '<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2680" rel="attachment wp-att-2680"><img title="Cyber-Monday-Sale" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Cyber-Monday-Sale.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="414" /></a>\n\nThe following patterns are 20% off Monday 11/26/12 through Wednesday 11/28/12 by 11:59pm (Pacific Time):\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/403-nichole-kids-warmies">#403 Nichole''s Kids Warmies</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bibs">Baby Bibs</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-booties-and-cap">Baby Booties &amp; Cap</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-bow-hat">Baby Bow Hat</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-jacket-4">Baby Jacket</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-mary-jane-booties-2">Baby Mary-Jane Booties</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-top-baby-blanket">Big Top Baby Blanket</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/danie">Danie</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flower-sundress">Flower Sundress</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-ballerina-2">Little Ballerina</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/newborn-welcome-set">Newborn Welcome Set</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/reversible-lace-hat">Reversible Lace Hat</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tied-picot-booties">Tied Picot Baby Booties</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/toddlers-hat">Toddler''s Hat</a>\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/triangles-diamonds--squares-oh-my">Triangles, Diamonds, and Squares... Oh My!!!</a>\n\n&nbsp;', 'Cyber Monday Sale!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2681-autosave', '', '', '2012-11-25 18:38:20', '2012-11-26 02:38:20', '', 2681, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/2681-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2725, 2, '2012-12-17 21:31:47', '2012-12-18 05:31:47', 'Fist and foremost I would like to apologize for not posting in almost two weeks... so sorry!  Now the excuse- I came down with a little cold and then after I got better my site was undergoing a host transfer... I don''t really understand what that means except I wasn''t allowed to post anything new for a few days.  But I''m back baby! And with a bang!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2697" rel="attachment wp-att-2697"><img class="aligncenter" title="DSC_0039" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0039.jpg" alt="" width="569" height="850" /></a>\r\n\r\nNormally this time of year I get a little cranky because of all the Christmas music and mall traffic.... it''s always over the top.  For some reason this year we are less one "Bah Humbug!" I''m not saying you''ll catch me caroling in the streets... my Jewish mother would kill me, but I''m not grouchy this year :).  I thinks it''s because I have been spending a lot more time at home and the holiday season isn''t taking over my life the way it usually does.  A friend of mine gave me the little tree you see in the picture above - it''s only about 8" tall.  I am feeling so cheery that I even decorated it with garland (crochet chain in some tinsel yarn), ornaments (gold crystal beads with wire), tree skirt (cotton roving sliver), and of course I topped it off with a beautiful star of David (paper colored with a Sharpie and propped up on a toothpick)! Ho Ho Ho! Ha ha ha!\r\n\r\nIn conjunction with my cheery mood I have organized a series of giveaways over the next two weeks! 12 giveaways! 12 days of KNITMAS!!! All of the giveaways are taking place at the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">Yarn on the House blog</a> (YOTH). Over the next 12 days, Veronika of YOTH will do a blog post everyday featuring one of my patterns followed the next day by a matching yarn prize for the previous day''s pattern selection. At the end of the 12 days, Veronika will randomly choose 7 winners who will each receive a PDF pattern copy from one of the shared patterns and the yarn prize that matches! How fun is that?! The rules stay the same and all you have to do to be entered to win, is leave a comment on Veronika''s <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">blog</a> post following the instructions at the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe patterns that are going to be featured for the 100th post on YOTH are: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2707" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a little sneak peek at the yarns that are included in only some of the prizes....\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2706" rel="attachment wp-att-2706"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706" title="YOTH YARN" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH-YARN.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you would like to enter yourself into the giveaway please do the following:\r\n1. Read over <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-rules.html">the rules</a> if you have not done so already.\r\n\r\n2. Leave a comment on the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">YOTH #100 blog</a> post by the end of Sunday, 12/30/12. In the spirit of our <strong>Twelve Days of Knitting</strong>, what is on your knitting related wish list this year?\r\n\r\nVeronika will randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone!!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOH! And one more thing!!! In the theme of the holiday spirit there is of course a coupon code! The discount is 20% off the 6 patterns we are featuring over the next 12 days: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/walts-tangled-cables">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seaweed-scarf-5">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/random-stripes">Random Stripes</a>, &amp; <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rippling-lace-2">Rippling Lace</a>. Use the following coupon code during checkout on Ravelry: <strong>YOTHSALE!</strong>, it is good through the end of the day on Sunday, January 6th, 2013.', 'Tis the Season!!! - YOTH Giveaways!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2573-revision-3', '', '', '2012-12-17 21:31:47', '2012-12-18 05:31:47', '', 2573, 'http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/2012/12/2573-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2726, 2, '2012-12-17 21:31:49', '2012-12-18 05:31:49', 'Fist and foremost I would like to apologize for not posting in almost two weeks... so sorry!  Now the excuse- I came down with a little cold and then after I got better my site was undergoing a host transfer... I don''t really understand what that means except I wasn''t allowed to post anything new for a few days.  But I''m back baby! And with a bang!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2697" rel="attachment wp-att-2697"><img class="aligncenter" title="DSC_0039" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0039.jpg" alt="" width="569" height="850" /></a>\r\n\r\nNormally this time of year I get a little cranky because of all the Christmas music and mall traffic.... it''s always over the top.  For some reason this year we are less one "Bah Humbug!" I''m not saying you''ll catch me caroling in the streets... my Jewish mother would kill me, but I''m not grouchy this year :).  I thinks it''s because I have been spending a lot more time at home and the holiday season isn''t taking over my life the way it usually does.  A friend of mine gave me the little tree you see in the picture above - it''s only about 8" tall.  I am feeling so cheery that I even decorated it with garland (crochet chain in some tinsel yarn), ornaments (gold crystal beads with wire), tree skirt (cotton roving sliver), and of course I topped it off with a beautiful star of David (paper colored with a Sharpie and propped up on a toothpick)! Ho Ho Ho! Ha ha ha!\r\n\r\nIn conjunction with my cheery mood I have organized a series of giveaways over the next two weeks! 12 giveaways! 12 days of KNITMAS!!! All of the giveaways are taking place at the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">Yarn on the House blog</a> (YOTH). Over the next 12 days, Veronika of YOTH will do a blog post everyday featuring one of my patterns followed the next day by a matching yarn prize for the previous day''s pattern selection. At the end of the 12 days, Veronika will randomly choose 7 winners who will each receive a PDF pattern copy from one of the shared patterns and the yarn prize that matches! How fun is that?! The rules stay the same and all you have to do to be entered to win, is leave a comment on Veronika''s <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">blog</a> post following the instructions at the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe patterns that are going to be featured for the 100th post on YOTH are: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2707" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a little sneak peek at the yarns that are included in only some of the prizes....\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2706" rel="attachment wp-att-2706"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706" title="YOTH YARN" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH-YARN.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you would like to enter yourself into the giveaway please do the following:\r\n1. Read over <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-rules.html">the rules</a> if you have not done so already.\r\n\r\n2. Leave a comment on the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">YOTH #100 blog</a> post by the end of Sunday, 12/30/12. In the spirit of our <strong>Twelve Days of Knitting</strong>, what is on your knitting related wish list this year?\r\n\r\nVeronika will randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone!!!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOH! And one more thing!!! In the theme of the holiday spirit there is of course a coupon code! The discount is 20% off the 6 patterns we are featuring over the next 12 days: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/walts-tangled-cables">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seaweed-scarf-5">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/random-stripes">Random Stripes</a>, &amp; <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rippling-lace-2">Rippling Lace</a>. Use the following coupon code during checkout on Ravelry: <strong>YOTHSALE!</strong>, it is good through the end of the day on Sunday, January 6th, 2013.', 'Tis the Season!!! - YOTH Giveaways!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2573-revision-4', '', '', '2012-12-17 21:31:49', '2012-12-18 05:31:49', '', 2573, 'http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/2012/12/2573-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2727, 2, '2012-12-17 21:33:27', '2012-12-18 05:33:27', 'Fist and foremost I would like to apologize for not posting in almost two weeks... so sorry!  Now the excuse- I came down with a little cold and then after I got better my site was undergoing a host transfer... I don''t really understand what that means except I wasn''t allowed to post anything new for a few days.  But I''m back baby! And with a bang!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2697" rel="attachment wp-att-2697"><img class="aligncenter" title="DSC_0039" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0039.jpg" alt="" width="569" height="850" /></a>\r\n\r\nNormally this time of year I get a little cranky because of all the Christmas music and mall traffic.... it''s always over the top.  For some reason this year we are less one "Bah Humbug!" I''m not saying you''ll catch me caroling in the streets... my Jewish mother would kill me, but I''m not grouchy this year :).  I thinks it''s because I have been spending a lot more time at home and the holiday season isn''t taking over my life the way it usually does.  A friend of mine gave me the little tree you see in the picture above - it''s only about 8" tall.  I am feeling so cheery that I even decorated it with garland (crochet chain in some tinsel yarn), ornaments (gold crystal beads with wire), tree skirt (cotton roving sliver), and of course I topped it off with a beautiful star of David (paper colored with a Sharpie and propped up on a toothpick)! Ho Ho Ho! Ha ha ha!\r\n\r\nIn conjunction with my cheery mood I have organized a series of giveaways over the next two weeks! 12 giveaways! 12 days of KNITMAS!!! All of the giveaways are taking place at the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">Yarn on the House blog</a> (YOTH). Over the next 12 days, Veronika of YOTH will do a blog post everyday featuring one of my patterns followed the next day by a matching yarn prize for the previous day''s pattern selection. At the end of the 12 days, Veronika will randomly choose 7 winners who will each receive a PDF pattern copy from one of the shared patterns and the yarn prize that matches! How fun is that?! The rules stay the same and all you have to do to be entered to win, is leave a comment on Veronika''s <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">blog</a> post following the instructions at the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe patterns that are going to be featured for the 100th post on YOTH are: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2707" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a little sneak peek at the yarns that are included in only some of the prizes....\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2706" rel="attachment wp-att-2706"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706" title="YOTH YARN" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH-YARN.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you would like to enter yourself into the giveaway please do the following:\r\n1. Read over <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-rules.html">the rules</a> if you have not done so already.\r\n\r\n2. Leave a comment on the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">YOTH #100 blog</a> post by the end of Sunday, 12/30/12. In the spirit of our <strong>Twelve Days of Knitting</strong>, what is on your knitting related wish list this year?\r\n\r\nVeronika will randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone!!!\r\n\r\n<strong>OH! And one more thing!!! In the theme of the holiday spirit there is of course a coupon code! The discount is 20% off the 6 patterns we are featuring over the next 12 days: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/walts-tangled-cables">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seaweed-scarf-5">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/random-stripes">Random Stripes</a>, &amp; <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rippling-lace-2">Rippling Lace</a>. 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(2728, 2, '2012-12-17 21:33:30', '2012-12-18 05:33:30', 'Fist and foremost I would like to apologize for not posting in almost two weeks... so sorry!  Now the excuse- I came down with a little cold and then after I got better my site was undergoing a host transfer... I don''t really understand what that means except I wasn''t allowed to post anything new for a few days.  But I''m back baby! And with a bang!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2697" rel="attachment wp-att-2697"><img class="aligncenter" title="DSC_0039" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0039.jpg" alt="" width="569" height="850" /></a>\r\n\r\nNormally this time of year I get a little cranky because of all the Christmas music and mall traffic.... it''s always over the top.  For some reason this year we are less one "Bah Humbug!" I''m not saying you''ll catch me caroling in the streets... my Jewish mother would kill me, but I''m not grouchy this year :).  I thinks it''s because I have been spending a lot more time at home and the holiday season isn''t taking over my life the way it usually does.  A friend of mine gave me the little tree you see in the picture above - it''s only about 8" tall.  I am feeling so cheery that I even decorated it with garland (crochet chain in some tinsel yarn), ornaments (gold crystal beads with wire), tree skirt (cotton roving sliver), and of course I topped it off with a beautiful star of David (paper colored with a Sharpie and propped up on a toothpick)! Ho Ho Ho! Ha ha ha!\r\n\r\nIn conjunction with my cheery mood I have organized a series of giveaways over the next two weeks! 12 giveaways! 12 days of KNITMAS!!! All of the giveaways are taking place at the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">Yarn on the House blog</a> (YOTH). Over the next 12 days, Veronika of YOTH will do a blog post everyday featuring one of my patterns followed the next day by a matching yarn prize for the previous day''s pattern selection. At the end of the 12 days, Veronika will randomly choose 7 winners who will each receive a PDF pattern copy from one of the shared patterns and the yarn prize that matches! How fun is that?! The rules stay the same and all you have to do to be entered to win, is leave a comment on Veronika''s <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">blog</a> post following the instructions at the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe patterns that are going to be featured for the 100th post on YOTH are: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2707" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a little sneak peek at the yarns that are included in only some of the prizes....\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2706" rel="attachment wp-att-2706"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706" title="YOTH YARN" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH-YARN.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you would like to enter yourself into the giveaway please do the following:\r\n1. Read over <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/house-rules.html">the rules</a> if you have not done so already.\r\n\r\n2. Leave a comment on the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">YOTH #100 blog</a> post by the end of Sunday, 12/30/12. In the spirit of our <strong>Twelve Days of Knitting</strong>, what is on your knitting related wish list this year?\r\n\r\nVeronika will randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone!!!\r\n\r\n<strong>OH! And one more thing!!! In the theme of the holiday spirit there is of course a coupon code! The discount is 20% off the 6 patterns we are featuring over the next 12 days: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/walts-tangled-cables">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seaweed-scarf-5">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/random-stripes">Random Stripes</a>, &amp; <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rippling-lace-2">Rippling Lace</a>. Use the following coupon code during checkout on Ravelry:<em> YOTHSALE!</em>, this coupon code is good through the end of the day on Sunday, January 6th, 2013.</strong>', 'Tis the Season!!! - YOTH Giveaways!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2573-revision-6', '', '', '2012-12-17 21:33:30', '2012-12-18 05:33:30', '', 2573, 'http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/2012/12/2573-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2729, 2, '2012-12-17 21:33:43', '2012-12-18 05:33:43', 'Fist and foremost I would like to apologize for not posting in almost two weeks... so sorry!  Now the excuse- I came down with a little cold and then after I got better my site was undergoing a host transfer... I don''t really understand what that means except I wasn''t allowed to post anything new for a few days.  But I''m back baby! And with a bang!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2697" rel="attachment wp-att-2697"><img class="aligncenter" title="DSC_0039" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/DSC_0039.jpg" alt="" width="569" height="850" /></a>\r\n\r\nNormally this time of year I get a little cranky because of all the Christmas music and mall traffic.... it''s always over the top.  For some reason this year we are less one "Bah Humbug!" I''m not saying you''ll catch me caroling in the streets... my Jewish mother would kill me, but I''m not grouchy this year :).  I thinks it''s because I have been spending a lot more time at home and the holiday season isn''t taking over my life the way it usually does.  A friend of mine gave me the little tree you see in the picture above - it''s only about 8" tall.  I am feeling so cheery that I even decorated it with garland (crochet chain in some tinsel yarn), ornaments (gold crystal beads with wire), tree skirt (cotton roving sliver), and of course I topped it off with a beautiful star of David (paper colored with a Sharpie and propped up on a toothpick)! Ho Ho Ho! Ha ha ha!\r\n\r\nIn conjunction with my cheery mood I have organized a series of giveaways over the next two weeks! 12 giveaways! 12 days of KNITMAS!!! All of the giveaways are taking place at the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">Yarn on the House blog</a> (YOTH). Over the next 12 days, Veronika of YOTH will do a blog post everyday featuring one of my patterns followed the next day by a matching yarn prize for the previous day''s pattern selection. At the end of the 12 days, Veronika will randomly choose 7 winners who will each receive a PDF pattern copy from one of the shared patterns and the yarn prize that matches! How fun is that?! The rules stay the same and all you have to do to be entered to win, is leave a comment on Veronika''s <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/giveaway-100.html">blog</a> post following the instructions at the bottom.\r\n\r\nThe patterns that are going to be featured for the 100th post on YOTH are: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2707" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nThere is a little sneak peek at the yarns that are included in only some of the prizes....\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/?attachment_id=2706" rel="attachment wp-att-2706"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2706" title="YOTH YARN" src="http://graceakhrem.com.s158836.gridserver.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH-YARN.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\nIf you would like to enter yourself into the giveaway please do the following:\r\n1. 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The discount is 20% off the 6 patterns we are featuring over the next 12 days: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/walts-tangled-cables">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bumble-stripes">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seaweed-scarf-5">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/random-stripes">Random Stripes</a>, &amp; <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rippling-lace-2">Rippling Lace</a>. 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(2752, 2, '2012-12-29 11:51:24', '2012-12-29 19:51:24', 'I hope you have all enjoyed the holiday season and the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/">11 days of Knitmas on the Yarn on the House blog</a>!!!  We had something else planned fro the 12th day- but as you may know things don''t always go according to your plans.  So for the 12th day of Knitmas we have decided to give away 3 pattern (PDF) bundles of the 6 patterns that have been featured on the blog! That includes: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>. That means that three winners will get those 6 patterns!\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo enter to win all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me which of the 6 patterns is your favorite! Make sure to leave your comment by 11:59pm PT on 01/01/13.  On Wednesday Jan 2nd I will announce the winners, so make sure you check back to claim your prize! You must claim your prize by Saturday 01/05/13 or your prize will be forfeited and will go to the next lucky winner!  Good luck to all and have a happy and safe new year!', '12th day of Knitmas!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2747-revision-5', '', '', '2012-12-29 11:51:24', '2012-12-29 19:51:24', '', 2747, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/2747-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2753, 2, '2012-12-29 11:51:33', '2012-12-29 19:51:33', 'I hope you have all enjoyed the holiday season and the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/">11 days of Knitmas on the Yarn on the House blog</a>!!!  We had something else planned fro the 12th day- but as you may know things don''t always go according to your plans.  So for the 12th day of Knitmas we have decided to give away 3 pattern (PDF) bundles of the 6 patterns that have been featured on the blog! That includes: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>. That means that three winners will get those 6 patterns!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo enter to win all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me which of the 6 patterns is your favorite! Make sure to leave your comment by 11:59pm PT on 01/01/13.  On Wednesday Jan 2nd I will announce the winners, so make sure you check back to claim your prize! You must claim your prize by Saturday 01/05/13 or your prize will be forfeited and will go to the next lucky winner!  Good luck to all and have a happy and safe new year!', '12th day of Knitmas!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2747-revision-6', '', '', '2012-12-29 11:51:33', '2012-12-29 19:51:33', '', 2747, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/2747-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2754, 2, '2012-12-30 13:30:41', '2012-12-30 21:30:41', 'I hope you have all enjoyed the holiday season and the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/">11 days of Knitmas on the Yarn on the House blog</a>!!!  We had something else planned fro the 12th day- but as you may know things don''t always go according to your plans.  So for the 12th day of Knitmas we have decided to give away 3 pattern (PDF) bundles of the 6 patterns that have been featured on the blog! That includes: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>. That means that three winners will get those 6 patterns!\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nTo enter to win all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me which of the 6 patterns is your favorite! Make sure to leave your comment by 11:59pm PT on 01/01/13.  On Wednesday Jan 2nd I will announce the winners, so make sure you check back to claim your prize! You must claim your prize by Saturday 01/05/13 or your prize will be forfeited and will go to the next lucky winner!  Good luck to all and have a happy and safe new year!', '12th day of Knitmas!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2747-autosave', '', '', '2012-12-30 13:30:41', '2012-12-30 21:30:41', '', 2747, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/2747-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2756, 2, '2012-12-29 11:51:35', '2012-12-29 19:51:35', 'I hope you have all enjoyed the holiday season and the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/">11 days of Knitmas on the Yarn on the House blog</a>!!!  We had something else planned fro the 12th day- but as you may know things don''t always go according to your plans.  So for the 12th day of Knitmas we have decided to give away 3 pattern (PDF) bundles of the 6 patterns that have been featured on the blog! That includes: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>. That means that three winners will get those 6 patterns!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo enter to win all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me which of the 6 patterns is your favorite! Make sure to leave your comment by 11:59pm PT on 01/01/13.  On Wednesday Jan 2nd I will announce the winners, so make sure you check back to claim your prize! You must claim your prize by Saturday 01/05/13 or your prize will be forfeited and will go to the next lucky winner!  Good luck to all and have a happy and safe new year!', '12th day of Knitmas!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2747-revision', '', '', '2012-12-29 11:51:35', '2012-12-29 19:51:35', '', 2747, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/2747-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2757, 2, '2012-12-30 13:28:11', '2012-12-30 21:28:11', 'I hope you have all enjoyed the holiday season and the <a href="http://yarnonthehouse.blogspot.com/">11 days of Knitmas on the Yarn on the House blog</a>!!!  We had something else planned fro the 12th day- but as you may know things don''t always go according to your plans.  So for the 12th day of Knitmas we have decided to give away 3 pattern (PDF) bundles of the 6 patterns that have been featured on the blog! That includes: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a> &amp; <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>. That means that three winners will get those 6 patterns!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nTo enter to win all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling me which of the 6 patterns is your favorite! Make sure to leave your comment by 11:59pm PT on 01/01/13.  On Wednesday Jan 2nd I will announce the winners, so make sure you check back to claim your prize! You must claim your prize by Saturday 01/05/13 or your prize will be forfeited and will go to the next lucky winner!  Good luck to all and have a happy and safe new year!', '12th day of Knitmas!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2747-revision-2', '', '', '2012-12-30 13:28:11', '2012-12-30 21:28:11', '', 2747, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/2747-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2759, 2, '2013-01-02 09:30:44', '2013-01-02 17:30:44', 'Congratulations to the three winners of the 12th day of knitmas! If you aren''t one of the three lucky winners (listed below) - don''t fret! I have included a coupon code for the 6 patterns (<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>) that were part of the giveaway.  Make sure to use the <strong>Ravelry coupon code</strong> <em><strong>YOTHSALE!</strong></em> <strong>to save 20%</strong> now through <em>Sunday 01/06/13 by 11:59pm PT</em>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the three lucky winners- <em>Please send me an <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> to claim your prize by 01/06/13 - if I don''t hear from you by then you forfeit your prize and it goes to the next winner.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Loraine: "I love the seaweed scarf!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Katie: "I love Olana! The 12 days have been a real treat — Thanks so much! Happy Knitmas &amp; Happy New Year!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Mary Jo: "I love them all but especially bumble stripes. I have a hankering for that one. And I think I even have some yarn that would be perfect."</strong>', '12th day of Knitmas Winners Anounced!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '12th-day-of-knitmas-winners-anounced', '', '\nhttp://graceakhrem.com/contact/', '2013-01-02 10:19:03', '2013-01-02 18:19:03', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2759', 22, 'post', '', 1),
(2776, 2, '2013-01-02 09:20:41', '2013-01-02 17:20:41', 'Congratulations to the three winners of the 12th day of knitmas! If you aren''t one of the three lucky winners (listed below) - don''t fret! I have included a coupon code for the 6 patterns (<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>) that were part of the giveaway.  Make sure to use the <strong>Ravelry coupon code</strong> <em><strong>YOTHSALE!</strong></em> from now through <em>Sunday 01/06/13 by 11:59pm PT</em>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the three lucky winners- <em>Please send me an <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> to claim your prize by 01/06/13 - if I don''t hear from you by then you forfeit your prize and it goes to the next winner.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Loraine: "I love the seaweed scarf!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Katie: "I love Olana! The 12 days have been a real treat — Thanks so much! Happy Knitmas &amp; Happy New Year!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Mary Jo: "I love them all but especially bumble stripes. I have a hankering for that one. And I think I even have some yarn that would be perfect."</strong>', '12th day of Knitmas Winners Anounced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2759-revision-4', '', '', '2013-01-02 09:20:41', '2013-01-02 17:20:41', '', 2759, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2759-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2777, 2, '2013-01-02 09:20:43', '2013-01-02 17:20:43', 'Congratulations to the three winners of the 12th day of knitmas! If you aren''t one of the three lucky winners (listed below) - don''t fret! I have included a coupon code for the 6 patterns (<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>) that were part of the giveaway.  Make sure to use the <strong>Ravelry coupon code</strong> <em><strong>YOTHSALE!</strong></em> from now through <em>Sunday 01/06/13 by 11:59pm PT</em>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the three lucky winners- <em>Please send me an <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> to claim your prize by 01/06/13 - if I don''t hear from you by then you forfeit your prize and it goes to the next winner.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Loraine: "I love the seaweed scarf!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Katie: "I love Olana! The 12 days have been a real treat — Thanks so much! Happy Knitmas &amp; Happy New Year!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Mary Jo: "I love them all but especially bumble stripes. I have a hankering for that one. And I think I even have some yarn that would be perfect."</strong>', '12th day of Knitmas Winners Anounced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2759-revision-5', '', '', '2013-01-02 09:20:43', '2013-01-02 17:20:43', '', 2759, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2759-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2778, 2, '2013-01-02 10:17:51', '2013-01-02 18:17:51', 'Congratulations to the three winners of the 12th day of knitmas! If you aren''t one of the three lucky winners (listed below) - don''t fret! I have included a coupon code for the 6 patterns (<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>) that were part of the giveaway.  Make sure to use the <strong>Ravelry coupon code</strong> <em><strong>YOTHSALE!</strong></em> <strong>to save 20%</strong> now through <em>Sunday 01/06/13 by 11:59pm PT</em>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the three lucky winners- <em>Please send me an <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> to claim your prize by 01/06/13 - if I don''t hear from you by then you forfeit your prize and it goes to the next winner.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Loraine: "I love the seaweed scarf!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Katie: "I love Olana! The 12 days have been a real treat — Thanks so much! Happy Knitmas &amp; Happy New Year!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Mary Jo: "I love them all but especially bumble stripes. I have a hankering for that one. And I think I even have some yarn that would be perfect."</strong>', '12th day of Knitmas Winners Anounced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2759-revision-6', '', '', '2013-01-02 10:17:51', '2013-01-02 18:17:51', '', 2759, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2759-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2779, 2, '2013-01-02 10:17:53', '2013-01-02 18:17:53', 'Congratulations to the three winners of the 12th day of knitmas! If you aren''t one of the three lucky winners (listed below) - don''t fret! I have included a coupon code for the 6 patterns (<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>) that were part of the giveaway.  Make sure to use the <strong>Ravelry coupon code</strong> <em><strong>YOTHSALE!</strong></em> <strong>to save 20%</strong> now through <em>Sunday 01/06/13 by 11:59pm PT</em>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the three lucky winners- <em>Please send me an <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> to claim your prize by 01/06/13 - if I don''t hear from you by then you forfeit your prize and it goes to the next winner.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Loraine: "I love the seaweed scarf!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Katie: "I love Olana! The 12 days have been a real treat — Thanks so much! Happy Knitmas &amp; Happy New Year!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Mary Jo: "I love them all but especially bumble stripes. I have a hankering for that one. And I think I even have some yarn that would be perfect."</strong>', '12th day of Knitmas Winners Anounced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2759-revision', '', '', '2013-01-02 10:17:53', '2013-01-02 18:17:53', '', 2759, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2759-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2780, 2, '2013-01-02 10:19:00', '2013-01-02 18:19:00', 'Congratulations to the three winners of the 12th day of knitmas! If you aren''t one of the three lucky winners (listed below) - don''t fret! I have included a coupon code for the 6 patterns (<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/bumble-stripes/">Bumble Stripes</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/seaweed-scarf/">Seaweed Scarf</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/walts-tangled-cables/">Walt''s Tangled Cables</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace/">Rippling Lace</a> and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes/">Random Stripes</a>) that were part of the giveaway.  Make sure to use the <strong>Ravelry coupon code</strong> <em><strong>YOTHSALE!</strong></em> <strong>to save 20%</strong> now through <em>Sunday 01/06/13 by 11:59pm PT</em>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/tis-the-season-yoth-giveaways/yoth/" rel="attachment wp-att-2707"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2707" title="YOTH" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/YOTH.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="386" /></a>\r\n\r\nHere are the three lucky winners- <em>Please send me an <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> to claim your prize by 01/06/13 - if I don''t hear from you by then you forfeit your prize and it goes to the next winner.</em>\r\n\r\n<strong>Loraine: "I love the seaweed scarf!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Katie: "I love Olana! The 12 days have been a real treat — Thanks so much! Happy Knitmas &amp; Happy New Year!"</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Mary Jo: "I love them all but especially bumble stripes. I have a hankering for that one. And I think I even have some yarn that would be perfect."</strong>', '12th day of Knitmas Winners Anounced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2759-revision-2', '', '', '2013-01-02 10:19:00', '2013-01-02 18:19:00', '', 2759, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2759-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2781, 2, '2013-01-05 12:58:19', '2013-01-05 20:58:19', 'Last year I posted a list of my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals</a> for the year - posting these goals for the world to see really worked.  I felt like I would be held accountable for them and disappoint if I didn''t reach them. I think I did pretty good last year, I tracked my progress in this <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/">post</a>.  Unfortunately since that post I wasn''t able to accomplish anything else.  This year I have decided to do something a little different- I''m still doing goals (instead of resolutions) and this time I am breaking them down into quarters.... this was a suggestion of a friend and I thought it was a pretty genius idea.  And of course I''ll give you updates as we reach the close of each quarter.  So here are my goals broken down into quarters:\r\n\r\n<strong>January - March:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nOrganize all closets and storage spaces - there seems to be a lot of storage spaces....\r\n\r\nEliminate my chocolate consumption (I think I''m an addict- at least to sugar), or at least drastically reduce.\r\n\r\nReduce my dairy consumption to only my morning coffee and then maybe reduce it again after that. Of course there will be exceptions like on my birthday, holidays and special occasional cheat days.... but mostly I would like to cut it out as much as possible- or at least cut out cow dairy and switch to goat dairy (which I really like), but I can''t find goat''s milk half &amp; half.... does anyone know where I can get that?\r\n\r\nParticipate in <a href="http://www.meatfreemondays.com/">Meat Free Mondays</a> (no meat- go veggies!) This will be a toughie because I have a hard time keeping track of the days of the week :/ But that should be the hardest part, remembering the day of the week.  I was a vegetarian for about four years... so veggie cooking is easy for me :) But the general idea is that if we each just make one small change once a week that we can make the world of a difference.  I think this will also promote a healthier lifestyle throughout the country (fingers crossed).\r\n\r\nEat out only once a month - now that I get my large <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box every other week, it''s forcing me to eat at home more that usual.  I would hate to waste veggies and let them go bad.  So am becoming really disciplined about the whole thing and really creative... I keep getting fennel bulbs and butternut squashes... every time! It''s like they have an endless supply!!! So I am forced to start thinking outside of the box when it comes to my cooking.  Last night I made mashed cauliflower with spinach and sauteed leeks (3 box ingredients- woohoo!!!) and I have to say- it was pretty good.\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 3 garments) - this will be an easy one, I have the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=dealmail_1756&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Deals%20-%20Knitting&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Deals">Craftsy Mystery Shawl KAL</a> being released next month and I''m going to release between 3-4 garments at TNNA in Feb.  Check!\r\n\r\n<strong>April - June:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nLearn to quilt - I already got all the fabric and I have a design in my head.... is that too ambitious for a first time quilter?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a>\r\n\r\nGo to NY - but I wouldn''t mind if I went the in fall.... hmmm..... maybe I''ll go with my sissy when she graduates from college.  I should talk to her about that :)\r\n\r\nStart on an e-book - I already have a few ideas in mind, so it''s just about materializing them and finding the time.\r\n\r\nFinish one UFO (not sure which one yet, there are plenty to choose from), but at this rate I''ll have all UFOs finished in about 30 years! LOL!\r\n\r\nOrganize a rotating summer trunk show\r\n\r\nSend in a teaching proposals for TNNA and Stitches\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 2-3 garments)\r\n\r\n<strong>July - September:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nFinish 1/2 of my quilt\r\n\r\nStart on a <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">Triangles, Diamonds and Squares... Oh My!</a> blanket XL size - <a href="http://blog.fairmountfibers.com/yarn/clasica">Using Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a> here are the four colors I''m thinking:\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2013-goals/natural/" rel="attachment wp-att-2788"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2788" title="natural" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/natural-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2013-goals/cameo/" rel="attachment wp-att-2785"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2785" title="Cameo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cameo-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2013-goals/henna/" rel="attachment wp-att-2787"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2787" title="Henna" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Henna-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2013-goals/cinnamon/" rel="attachment wp-att-2786"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2786" title="Cinnamon" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cinnamon-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe colors from left to right: Natural, Cameo, Henna &amp; Cinnamon.  There are so many ways to arrange the squares of this blanket that I would really like to show more of the options.  The fewer colors one uses the more options there are to arrange the squares.... so even though the blanket calls for five colors and I have four pictured, I might end p with only three. Ideally I would like to make a grellow (grey-yellow) blanket, but I''m not sure if that''s just a phase I''m going through.... We shall see.\r\n\r\nLearn how to and sew a pair of pajamas (already got the fabric) - now I just need to learn how to sew them.  I realized that the fabric store by my home just isn''t working for me.  I really like them and their choices of fabric, but it just seems like the classes aren''t working for me.  I think I''ll have to find a new place to take sewing classes.\r\n\r\n<strong>October - December:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nPublish an e-book in October\r\n\r\nStart yoga - I might do this earlier, but my goal is to start before the end of the year.\r\n\r\nBegin to learn Italiano!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt''s funny how our goals change from year to year- last year I was dead set on learning how to bake bread (which I never did).  Now I am off carbs and I have no interest in baking bread because then I''ll eat it all.... and as you can see I''m on a very tight weight loss schedule.  Now each quarter I have made a goal to loose 15 lbs- that makes it 60 lbs in one year.  Now I would absolutely love to be 60lbs lighter next year, but if I''m not 60lbs lighter and only 30lbs.... I won''t be mad.  As W. Clement Stone once said\r\n<h1>“Always aim for the Moon, even if you miss, you''ll</h1>\r\n<h1>land among the stars.â€</h1>\r\nIn this case the moon is being thin and fit and the stars are being thinner :) Did you like that?\r\n\r\nI still want to learn Italian for when my dream of moving to Italy comes true.  I need to start preparing for that day (even though it may not come for many years).  Sewing.... ugh.... I think I just hate my sewing machine.... it''s so freggin'' clunky... it''s definitely a deterrent.  I''ll have to just push through it.\r\n\r\nHopefully by breaking down my goals into quarters it gives me more of an idea of a time frame to work within.  This falls into my goal last year of learning to plan thins ahead of time (which I have been doing).\r\n\r\nSome goals have no time frame, for example I would like to start teaching more on the national level.... but something like that is partially out of my control.  Also I think I might want to move out of Los Angeles..... I''ve been here my whole life.  It might be time to move on.  I''ve never really liked it here.  But sometimes these things are out of your control and they are constant work, but you are never really sure if it will ever pay off.  So that''s why I always aim for the moon!  Happy new year!\r\n\r\nOh and don''t forget about the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/12th-day-of-knitmas-winners-anounced/">pattern sale</a> that''s going on- it''s going on through tomorrow!', '2013 Goals', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '2013-goals', '', 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/\nhttp://blog.fairmountfibers.com/yarn/clasica', '2013-01-05 12:58:21', '2013-01-05 20:58:21', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2781', 22, 'post', '', 3),
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(2808, 2, '2013-01-05 12:56:36', '2013-01-05 20:56:36', 'Last year I posted a list of my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals</a> for the year - posting these goals for the world to see really worked.  I felt like I would be held accountable for them and disappoint if I didn''t reach them. I think I did pretty good last year, I tracked my progress in this <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/">post</a>.  Unfortunately since that post I wasn''t able to accomplish anything else.  This year I have decided to do something a little different- I''m still doing goals (instead of resolutions) and this time I am breaking them down into quarters.... this was a suggestion of a friend and I thought it was a pretty genius idea.  And of course I''ll give you updates as we reach the close of each quarter.  So here are my goals broken down into quarters:\r\n\r\n<strong>January - March:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nOrganize all closets and storage spaces - there seems to be a lot of storage spaces....\r\n\r\nEliminate my chocolate consumption (I think I''m an addict- at least to sugar), or at least drastically reduce.\r\n\r\nReduce my dairy consumption to only my morning coffee and then maybe reduce it again after that. Of course there will be exceptions like on my birthday, holidays and special occasional cheat days.... but mostly I would like to cut it out as much as possible- or at least cut out cow dairy and switch to goat dairy (which I really like), but I can''t find goat''s milk half &amp; half.... does anyone know where I can get that?\r\n\r\nParticipate in <a href="http://www.meatfreemondays.com/">Meat Free Mondays</a> (no meat- go veggies!) This will be a toughie because I have a hard time keeping track of the days of the week :/ But that should be the hardest part, remembering the day of the week.  I was a vegetarian for about four years... so veggie cooking is easy for me :) But the general idea is that if we each just make one small change once a week that we can make the world of a difference.  I think this will also promote a healthier lifestyle throughout the country (fingers crossed).\r\n\r\nEat out only once a month - now that I get my large <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box every other week, it''s forcing me to eat at home more that usual.  I would hate to waste veggies and let them go bad.  So am becoming really disciplined about the whole thing and really creative... I keep getting fennel bulbs and butternut squashes... every time! It''s like they have an endless supply!!! So I am forced to start thinking outside of the box when it comes to my cooking.  Last night I made mashed cauliflower with spinach and sauteed leeks (3 box ingredients- woohoo!!!) and I have to say- it was pretty good.\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 3 garments) - this will be an easy one, I have the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=dealmail_1756&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Deals%20-%20Knitting&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Deals">Craftsy Mystery Shawl KAL</a> being released next month and I''m going to release between 3-4 garments at TNNA in Feb.  Check!\r\n\r\n<strong>April - June:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nLearn to quilt - I already got all the fabric and I have a design in my head.... is that too ambitious for a first time quilter?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a>\r\n\r\nGo to NY - but I wouldn''t mind if I went the in fall.... hmmm..... maybe I''ll go with my sissy when she graduates from college.  I should talk to her about that :)\r\n\r\nStart on an e-book - I already have a few ideas in mind, so it''s just about materializing them and finding the time.\r\n\r\nFinish one UFO (not sure which one yet, there are plenty to choose from), but at this rate I''ll have all UFOs finished in about 30 years! LOL!\r\n\r\nOrganize a rotating summer trunk show\r\n\r\nSend in a teaching proposals for TNNA and Stitches\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 2-3 garments)\r\n\r\n<strong>July - September:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nFinish 1/2 of my quilt\r\n\r\nStart on a <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">Triangles, Diamonds and Squares... Oh My!</a> blanket XL size - <a href="http://blog.fairmountfibers.com/yarn/clasica">Using Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a> here are the four colors I''m thinking:\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2788" rel="attachment wp-att-2788"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2788" title="natural" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/natural-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2785" rel="attachment wp-att-2785"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2785" title="Cameo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cameo-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2787" rel="attachment wp-att-2787"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2787" title="Henna" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Henna-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2786" rel="attachment wp-att-2786"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2786" title="Cinnamon" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cinnamon-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe colors from left to right: Natural, Cameo, Henna &amp; Cinnamon.  There are so many ways to arrange the squares of this blanket that I would really like to show more of the options.  The fewer colors one uses the more options there are to arrange the squares.... so even though the blanket calls for five colors and I have four pictured, I might end p with only three. Ideally I would like to make a grellow (grey-yellow) blanket, but I''m not sure if that''s just a phase I''m going through.... We shall see.\r\n\r\nLearn how to and sew a pair of pajamas (already got the fabric) - now I just need to learn how to sew them.  I realized that the fabric store by my home just isn''t working for me.  I really like them and their choices of fabric, but it just seems like the classes aren''t working for me.  I think I''ll have to find a new place to take sewing classes.\r\n\r\n<strong>October - December:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nPublish an e-book in October\r\n\r\nStart yoga - I might do this earlier, but my goal is to start before the end of the year.\r\n\r\nBegin to learn Italiano!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt''s funny how our goals change from year to year- last year I was dead set on learning how to bake bread (which I never did).  Now I am off carbs and I have no interest in baking bread because then I''ll eat it all.... and as you can see I''m on a very tight weight loss schedule.  Now each quarter I have made a goal to loose 15 lbs- that makes it 60 lbs in one year.  Now I would absolutely love to be 60lbs lighter next year, but if I''m not 60lbs lighter and only 30lbs.... I won''t be mad.  As W. Clement Stone once said\r\n<h1>“Always aim for the Moon, even if you miss, you''ll</h1>\r\n<h1>land among the stars.â€</h1>\r\nIn this case the moon is being thin and fit and the stars are being thinner :) Did you like that?\r\n\r\nI still want to learn Italian for when my dream of moving to Italy comes true.  I need to start preparing for that day (even though it may not come for many years).  Sewing.... ugh.... I think I just hate my sewing machine.... it''s so freggin'' clunky... it''s definitely a deterrent.  I''ll have to just push through it.\r\n\r\nHopefully by breaking down my goals into quarters it gives me more of an idea of a time frame to work within.  This falls into my goal last year of learning to plan thins ahead of time (which I have been doing).\r\n\r\nSome goals have no time frame, for example I would like to start teaching more on the national level.... but something like that is partially out of my control.  Also I think I might want to move out of Los Angeles..... I''ve been here my whole life.  It might be time to move on.  I''ve never really liked it here.  But sometimes these things are out of your control and they are constant work, but you are never really sure if it will ever pay off.  So that''s why I always aim for the moon!  Happy new year!\r\n\r\nOh and don''t forget about the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/12th-day-of-knitmas-winners-anounced/">pattern sale</a> that''s going on- it''s going on through tomorrow!', '2013 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2781-revision-5', '', '', '2013-01-05 12:56:36', '2013-01-05 20:56:36', '', 2781, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2781-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2809, 2, '2013-01-05 12:56:39', '2013-01-05 20:56:39', 'Last year I posted a list of my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals</a> for the year - posting these goals for the world to see really worked.  I felt like I would be held accountable for them and disappoint if I didn''t reach them. I think I did pretty good last year, I tracked my progress in this <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/">post</a>.  Unfortunately since that post I wasn''t able to accomplish anything else.  This year I have decided to do something a little different- I''m still doing goals (instead of resolutions) and this time I am breaking them down into quarters.... this was a suggestion of a friend and I thought it was a pretty genius idea.  And of course I''ll give you updates as we reach the close of each quarter.  So here are my goals broken down into quarters:\r\n\r\n<strong>January - March:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nOrganize all closets and storage spaces - there seems to be a lot of storage spaces....\r\n\r\nEliminate my chocolate consumption (I think I''m an addict- at least to sugar), or at least drastically reduce.\r\n\r\nReduce my dairy consumption to only my morning coffee and then maybe reduce it again after that. Of course there will be exceptions like on my birthday, holidays and special occasional cheat days.... but mostly I would like to cut it out as much as possible- or at least cut out cow dairy and switch to goat dairy (which I really like), but I can''t find goat''s milk half &amp; half.... does anyone know where I can get that?\r\n\r\nParticipate in <a href="http://www.meatfreemondays.com/">Meat Free Mondays</a> (no meat- go veggies!) This will be a toughie because I have a hard time keeping track of the days of the week :/ But that should be the hardest part, remembering the day of the week.  I was a vegetarian for about four years... so veggie cooking is easy for me :) But the general idea is that if we each just make one small change once a week that we can make the world of a difference.  I think this will also promote a healthier lifestyle throughout the country (fingers crossed).\r\n\r\nEat out only once a month - now that I get my large <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box every other week, it''s forcing me to eat at home more that usual.  I would hate to waste veggies and let them go bad.  So am becoming really disciplined about the whole thing and really creative... I keep getting fennel bulbs and butternut squashes... every time! It''s like they have an endless supply!!! So I am forced to start thinking outside of the box when it comes to my cooking.  Last night I made mashed cauliflower with spinach and sauteed leeks (3 box ingredients- woohoo!!!) and I have to say- it was pretty good.\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 3 garments) - this will be an easy one, I have the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=dealmail_1756&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Deals%20-%20Knitting&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Deals">Craftsy Mystery Shawl KAL</a> being released next month and I''m going to release between 3-4 garments at TNNA in Feb.  Check!\r\n\r\n<strong>April - June:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nLearn to quilt - I already got all the fabric and I have a design in my head.... is that too ambitious for a first time quilter?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a>\r\n\r\nGo to NY - but I wouldn''t mind if I went the in fall.... hmmm..... maybe I''ll go with my sissy when she graduates from college.  I should talk to her about that :)\r\n\r\nStart on an e-book - I already have a few ideas in mind, so it''s just about materializing them and finding the time.\r\n\r\nFinish one UFO (not sure which one yet, there are plenty to choose from), but at this rate I''ll have all UFOs finished in about 30 years! LOL!\r\n\r\nOrganize a rotating summer trunk show\r\n\r\nSend in a teaching proposals for TNNA and Stitches\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 2-3 garments)\r\n\r\n<strong>July - September:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nFinish 1/2 of my quilt\r\n\r\nStart on a <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">Triangles, Diamonds and Squares... Oh My!</a> blanket XL size - <a href="http://blog.fairmountfibers.com/yarn/clasica">Using Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a> here are the four colors I''m thinking:\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2788" rel="attachment wp-att-2788"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2788" title="natural" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/natural-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2785" rel="attachment wp-att-2785"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2785" title="Cameo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cameo-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2787" rel="attachment wp-att-2787"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2787" title="Henna" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Henna-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2786" rel="attachment wp-att-2786"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2786" title="Cinnamon" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cinnamon-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe colors from left to right: Natural, Cameo, Henna &amp; Cinnamon.  There are so many ways to arrange the squares of this blanket that I would really like to show more of the options.  The fewer colors one uses the more options there are to arrange the squares.... so even though the blanket calls for five colors and I have four pictured, I might end p with only three. Ideally I would like to make a grellow (grey-yellow) blanket, but I''m not sure if that''s just a phase I''m going through.... We shall see.\r\n\r\nLearn how to and sew a pair of pajamas (already got the fabric) - now I just need to learn how to sew them.  I realized that the fabric store by my home just isn''t working for me.  I really like them and their choices of fabric, but it just seems like the classes aren''t working for me.  I think I''ll have to find a new place to take sewing classes.\r\n\r\n<strong>October - December:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nPublish an e-book in October\r\n\r\nStart yoga - I might do this earlier, but my goal is to start before the end of the year.\r\n\r\nBegin to learn Italiano!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt''s funny how our goals change from year to year- last year I was dead set on learning how to bake bread (which I never did).  Now I am off carbs and I have no interest in baking bread because then I''ll eat it all.... and as you can see I''m on a very tight weight loss schedule.  Now each quarter I have made a goal to loose 15 lbs- that makes it 60 lbs in one year.  Now I would absolutely love to be 60lbs lighter next year, but if I''m not 60lbs lighter and only 30lbs.... I won''t be mad.  As W. Clement Stone once said\r\n<h1>“Always aim for the Moon, even if you miss, you''ll</h1>\r\n<h1>land among the stars.â€</h1>\r\nIn this case the moon is being thin and fit and the stars are being thinner :) Did you like that?\r\n\r\nI still want to learn Italian for when my dream of moving to Italy comes true.  I need to start preparing for that day (even though it may not come for many years).  Sewing.... ugh.... I think I just hate my sewing machine.... it''s so freggin'' clunky... it''s definitely a deterrent.  I''ll have to just push through it.\r\n\r\nHopefully by breaking down my goals into quarters it gives me more of an idea of a time frame to work within.  This falls into my goal last year of learning to plan thins ahead of time (which I have been doing).\r\n\r\nSome goals have no time frame, for example I would like to start teaching more on the national level.... but something like that is partially out of my control.  Also I think I might want to move out of Los Angeles..... I''ve been here my whole life.  It might be time to move on.  I''ve never really liked it here.  But sometimes these things are out of your control and they are constant work, but you are never really sure if it will ever pay off.  So that''s why I always aim for the moon!  Happy new year!\r\n\r\nOh and don''t forget about the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/12th-day-of-knitmas-winners-anounced/">pattern sale</a> that''s going on- it''s going on through tomorrow!', '2013 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2781-revision-6', '', '', '2013-01-05 12:56:39', '2013-01-05 20:56:39', '', 2781, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2781-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2810, 2, '2013-01-05 12:57:59', '2013-01-05 20:57:59', 'Last year I posted a list of my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals</a> for the year - posting these goals for the world to see really worked.  I felt like I would be held accountable for them and disappoint if I didn''t reach them. I think I did pretty good last year, I tracked my progress in this <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/">post</a>.  Unfortunately since that post I wasn''t able to accomplish anything else.  This year I have decided to do something a little different- I''m still doing goals (instead of resolutions) and this time I am breaking them down into quarters.... this was a suggestion of a friend and I thought it was a pretty genius idea.  And of course I''ll give you updates as we reach the close of each quarter.  So here are my goals broken down into quarters:\r\n\r\n<strong>January - March:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nOrganize all closets and storage spaces - there seems to be a lot of storage spaces....\r\n\r\nEliminate my chocolate consumption (I think I''m an addict- at least to sugar), or at least drastically reduce.\r\n\r\nReduce my dairy consumption to only my morning coffee and then maybe reduce it again after that. Of course there will be exceptions like on my birthday, holidays and special occasional cheat days.... but mostly I would like to cut it out as much as possible- or at least cut out cow dairy and switch to goat dairy (which I really like), but I can''t find goat''s milk half &amp; half.... does anyone know where I can get that?\r\n\r\nParticipate in <a href="http://www.meatfreemondays.com/">Meat Free Mondays</a> (no meat- go veggies!) This will be a toughie because I have a hard time keeping track of the days of the week :/ But that should be the hardest part, remembering the day of the week.  I was a vegetarian for about four years... so veggie cooking is easy for me :) But the general idea is that if we each just make one small change once a week that we can make the world of a difference.  I think this will also promote a healthier lifestyle throughout the country (fingers crossed).\r\n\r\nEat out only once a month - now that I get my large <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box every other week, it''s forcing me to eat at home more that usual.  I would hate to waste veggies and let them go bad.  So am becoming really disciplined about the whole thing and really creative... I keep getting fennel bulbs and butternut squashes... every time! It''s like they have an endless supply!!! So I am forced to start thinking outside of the box when it comes to my cooking.  Last night I made mashed cauliflower with spinach and sauteed leeks (3 box ingredients- woohoo!!!) and I have to say- it was pretty good.\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 3 garments) - this will be an easy one, I have the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=dealmail_1756&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Deals%20-%20Knitting&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Deals">Craftsy Mystery Shawl KAL</a> being released next month and I''m going to release between 3-4 garments at TNNA in Feb.  Check!\r\n\r\n<strong>April - June:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nLearn to quilt - I already got all the fabric and I have a design in my head.... is that too ambitious for a first time quilter?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a>\r\n\r\nGo to NY - but I wouldn''t mind if I went the in fall.... hmmm..... maybe I''ll go with my sissy when she graduates from college.  I should talk to her about that :)\r\n\r\nStart on an e-book - I already have a few ideas in mind, so it''s just about materializing them and finding the time.\r\n\r\nFinish one UFO (not sure which one yet, there are plenty to choose from), but at this rate I''ll have all UFOs finished in about 30 years! LOL!\r\n\r\nOrganize a rotating summer trunk show\r\n\r\nSend in a teaching proposals for TNNA and Stitches\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 2-3 garments)\r\n\r\n<strong>July - September:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nFinish 1/2 of my quilt\r\n\r\nStart on a <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">Triangles, Diamonds and Squares... Oh My!</a> blanket XL size - <a href="http://blog.fairmountfibers.com/yarn/clasica">Using Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a> here are the four colors I''m thinking:\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2788" rel="attachment wp-att-2788"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2788" title="natural" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/natural-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2785" rel="attachment wp-att-2785"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2785" title="Cameo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cameo-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2787" rel="attachment wp-att-2787"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2787" title="Henna" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Henna-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2786" rel="attachment wp-att-2786"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2786" title="Cinnamon" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cinnamon-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe colors from left to right: Natural, Cameo, Henna &amp; Cinnamon.  There are so many ways to arrange the squares of this blanket that I would really like to show more of the options.  The fewer colors one uses the more options there are to arrange the squares.... so even though the blanket calls for five colors and I have four pictured, I might end p with only three. Ideally I would like to make a grellow (grey-yellow) blanket, but I''m not sure if that''s just a phase I''m going through.... We shall see.\r\n\r\nLearn how to and sew a pair of pajamas (already got the fabric) - now I just need to learn how to sew them.  I realized that the fabric store by my home just isn''t working for me.  I really like them and their choices of fabric, but it just seems like the classes aren''t working for me.  I think I''ll have to find a new place to take sewing classes.\r\n\r\n<strong>October - December:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nPublish an e-book in October\r\n\r\nStart yoga - I might do this earlier, but my goal is to start before the end of the year.\r\n\r\nBegin to learn Italiano!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt''s funny how our goals change from year to year- last year I was dead set on learning how to bake bread (which I never did).  Now I am off carbs and I have no interest in baking bread because then I''ll eat it all.... and as you can see I''m on a very tight weight loss schedule.  Now each quarter I have made a goal to loose 15 lbs- that makes it 60 lbs in one year.  Now I would absolutely love to be 60lbs lighter next year, but if I''m not 60lbs lighter and only 30lbs.... I won''t be mad.  As W. Clement Stone once said\r\n<h1>“Always aim for the Moon, even if you miss, you''ll</h1>\r\n<h1>land among the stars.â€</h1>\r\nIn this case the moon is being thin and fit and the stars are being thinner :) Did you like that?\r\n\r\nI still want to learn Italian for when my dream of moving to Italy comes true.  I need to start preparing for that day (even though it may not come for many years).  Sewing.... ugh.... I think I just hate my sewing machine.... it''s so freggin'' clunky... it''s definitely a deterrent.  I''ll have to just push through it.\r\n\r\nHopefully by breaking down my goals into quarters it gives me more of an idea of a time frame to work within.  This falls into my goal last year of learning to plan thins ahead of time (which I have been doing).\r\n\r\nSome goals have no time frame, for example I would like to start teaching more on the national level.... but something like that is partially out of my control.  Also I think I might want to move out of Los Angeles..... I''ve been here my whole life.  It might be time to move on.  I''ve never really liked it here.  But sometimes these things are out of your control and they are constant work, but you are never really sure if it will ever pay off.  So that''s why I always aim for the moon!  Happy new year!\r\n\r\nOh and don''t forget about the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/12th-day-of-knitmas-winners-anounced/">pattern sale</a> that''s going on- it''s going on through tomorrow!', '2013 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2781-revision', '', '', '2013-01-05 12:57:59', '2013-01-05 20:57:59', '', 2781, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2781-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2811, 2, '2013-01-05 12:58:01', '2013-01-05 20:58:01', 'Last year I posted a list of my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals</a> for the year - posting these goals for the world to see really worked.  I felt like I would be held accountable for them and disappoint if I didn''t reach them. I think I did pretty good last year, I tracked my progress in this <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/">post</a>.  Unfortunately since that post I wasn''t able to accomplish anything else.  This year I have decided to do something a little different- I''m still doing goals (instead of resolutions) and this time I am breaking them down into quarters.... this was a suggestion of a friend and I thought it was a pretty genius idea.  And of course I''ll give you updates as we reach the close of each quarter.  So here are my goals broken down into quarters:\r\n\r\n<strong>January - March:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nOrganize all closets and storage spaces - there seems to be a lot of storage spaces....\r\n\r\nEliminate my chocolate consumption (I think I''m an addict- at least to sugar), or at least drastically reduce.\r\n\r\nReduce my dairy consumption to only my morning coffee and then maybe reduce it again after that. Of course there will be exceptions like on my birthday, holidays and special occasional cheat days.... but mostly I would like to cut it out as much as possible- or at least cut out cow dairy and switch to goat dairy (which I really like), but I can''t find goat''s milk half &amp; half.... does anyone know where I can get that?\r\n\r\nParticipate in <a href="http://www.meatfreemondays.com/">Meat Free Mondays</a> (no meat- go veggies!) This will be a toughie because I have a hard time keeping track of the days of the week :/ But that should be the hardest part, remembering the day of the week.  I was a vegetarian for about four years... so veggie cooking is easy for me :) But the general idea is that if we each just make one small change once a week that we can make the world of a difference.  I think this will also promote a healthier lifestyle throughout the country (fingers crossed).\r\n\r\nEat out only once a month - now that I get my large <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box every other week, it''s forcing me to eat at home more that usual.  I would hate to waste veggies and let them go bad.  So am becoming really disciplined about the whole thing and really creative... I keep getting fennel bulbs and butternut squashes... every time! It''s like they have an endless supply!!! So I am forced to start thinking outside of the box when it comes to my cooking.  Last night I made mashed cauliflower with spinach and sauteed leeks (3 box ingredients- woohoo!!!) and I have to say- it was pretty good.\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 3 garments) - this will be an easy one, I have the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=dealmail_1756&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Deals%20-%20Knitting&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Deals">Craftsy Mystery Shawl KAL</a> being released next month and I''m going to release between 3-4 garments at TNNA in Feb.  Check!\r\n\r\n<strong>April - June:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nLearn to quilt - I already got all the fabric and I have a design in my head.... is that too ambitious for a first time quilter?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a>\r\n\r\nGo to NY - but I wouldn''t mind if I went the in fall.... hmmm..... maybe I''ll go with my sissy when she graduates from college.  I should talk to her about that :)\r\n\r\nStart on an e-book - I already have a few ideas in mind, so it''s just about materializing them and finding the time.\r\n\r\nFinish one UFO (not sure which one yet, there are plenty to choose from), but at this rate I''ll have all UFOs finished in about 30 years! LOL!\r\n\r\nOrganize a rotating summer trunk show\r\n\r\nSend in a teaching proposals for TNNA and Stitches\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 2-3 garments)\r\n\r\n<strong>July - September:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nFinish 1/2 of my quilt\r\n\r\nStart on a <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">Triangles, Diamonds and Squares... Oh My!</a> blanket XL size - <a href="http://blog.fairmountfibers.com/yarn/clasica">Using Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a> here are the four colors I''m thinking:\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2788" rel="attachment wp-att-2788"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2788" title="natural" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/natural-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2785" rel="attachment wp-att-2785"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2785" title="Cameo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cameo-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2787" rel="attachment wp-att-2787"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2787" title="Henna" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Henna-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2786" rel="attachment wp-att-2786"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2786" title="Cinnamon" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cinnamon-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe colors from left to right: Natural, Cameo, Henna &amp; Cinnamon.  There are so many ways to arrange the squares of this blanket that I would really like to show more of the options.  The fewer colors one uses the more options there are to arrange the squares.... so even though the blanket calls for five colors and I have four pictured, I might end p with only three. Ideally I would like to make a grellow (grey-yellow) blanket, but I''m not sure if that''s just a phase I''m going through.... We shall see.\r\n\r\nLearn how to and sew a pair of pajamas (already got the fabric) - now I just need to learn how to sew them.  I realized that the fabric store by my home just isn''t working for me.  I really like them and their choices of fabric, but it just seems like the classes aren''t working for me.  I think I''ll have to find a new place to take sewing classes.\r\n\r\n<strong>October - December:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nPublish an e-book in October\r\n\r\nStart yoga - I might do this earlier, but my goal is to start before the end of the year.\r\n\r\nBegin to learn Italiano!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt''s funny how our goals change from year to year- last year I was dead set on learning how to bake bread (which I never did).  Now I am off carbs and I have no interest in baking bread because then I''ll eat it all.... and as you can see I''m on a very tight weight loss schedule.  Now each quarter I have made a goal to loose 15 lbs- that makes it 60 lbs in one year.  Now I would absolutely love to be 60lbs lighter next year, but if I''m not 60lbs lighter and only 30lbs.... I won''t be mad.  As W. Clement Stone once said\r\n<h1>“Always aim for the Moon, even if you miss, you''ll</h1>\r\n<h1>land among the stars.â€</h1>\r\nIn this case the moon is being thin and fit and the stars are being thinner :) Did you like that?\r\n\r\nI still want to learn Italian for when my dream of moving to Italy comes true.  I need to start preparing for that day (even though it may not come for many years).  Sewing.... ugh.... I think I just hate my sewing machine.... it''s so freggin'' clunky... it''s definitely a deterrent.  I''ll have to just push through it.\r\n\r\nHopefully by breaking down my goals into quarters it gives me more of an idea of a time frame to work within.  This falls into my goal last year of learning to plan thins ahead of time (which I have been doing).\r\n\r\nSome goals have no time frame, for example I would like to start teaching more on the national level.... but something like that is partially out of my control.  Also I think I might want to move out of Los Angeles..... I''ve been here my whole life.  It might be time to move on.  I''ve never really liked it here.  But sometimes these things are out of your control and they are constant work, but you are never really sure if it will ever pay off.  So that''s why I always aim for the moon!  Happy new year!\r\n\r\nOh and don''t forget about the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/12th-day-of-knitmas-winners-anounced/">pattern sale</a> that''s going on- it''s going on through tomorrow!', '2013 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2781-revision-2', '', '', '2013-01-05 12:58:01', '2013-01-05 20:58:01', '', 2781, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2781-revision-2/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2812, 2, '2013-01-05 12:58:19', '2013-01-05 20:58:19', 'Last year I posted a list of my <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/01/2012-goals/">goals</a> for the year - posting these goals for the world to see really worked.  I felt like I would be held accountable for them and disappoint if I didn''t reach them. I think I did pretty good last year, I tracked my progress in this <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/">post</a>.  Unfortunately since that post I wasn''t able to accomplish anything else.  This year I have decided to do something a little different- I''m still doing goals (instead of resolutions) and this time I am breaking them down into quarters.... this was a suggestion of a friend and I thought it was a pretty genius idea.  And of course I''ll give you updates as we reach the close of each quarter.  So here are my goals broken down into quarters:\r\n\r\n<strong>January - March:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nOrganize all closets and storage spaces - there seems to be a lot of storage spaces....\r\n\r\nEliminate my chocolate consumption (I think I''m an addict- at least to sugar), or at least drastically reduce.\r\n\r\nReduce my dairy consumption to only my morning coffee and then maybe reduce it again after that. Of course there will be exceptions like on my birthday, holidays and special occasional cheat days.... but mostly I would like to cut it out as much as possible- or at least cut out cow dairy and switch to goat dairy (which I really like), but I can''t find goat''s milk half &amp; half.... does anyone know where I can get that?\r\n\r\nParticipate in <a href="http://www.meatfreemondays.com/">Meat Free Mondays</a> (no meat- go veggies!) This will be a toughie because I have a hard time keeping track of the days of the week :/ But that should be the hardest part, remembering the day of the week.  I was a vegetarian for about four years... so veggie cooking is easy for me :) But the general idea is that if we each just make one small change once a week that we can make the world of a difference.  I think this will also promote a healthier lifestyle throughout the country (fingers crossed).\r\n\r\nEat out only once a month - now that I get my large <a href="http://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/index.php">CSA</a> box every other week, it''s forcing me to eat at home more that usual.  I would hate to waste veggies and let them go bad.  So am becoming really disciplined about the whole thing and really creative... I keep getting fennel bulbs and butternut squashes... every time! It''s like they have an endless supply!!! So I am forced to start thinking outside of the box when it comes to my cooking.  Last night I made mashed cauliflower with spinach and sauteed leeks (3 box ingredients- woohoo!!!) and I have to say- it was pretty good.\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 3 garments) - this will be an easy one, I have the <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=dealmail_1756&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Deals%20-%20Knitting&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Deals">Craftsy Mystery Shawl KAL</a> being released next month and I''m going to release between 3-4 garments at TNNA in Feb.  Check!\r\n\r\n<strong>April - June:</strong>\r\n\r\nLoose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nLearn to quilt - I already got all the fabric and I have a design in my head.... is that too ambitious for a first time quilter?\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2012/12/progress-on-2012-goals/fabrics6/" rel="attachment wp-att-2600"><img class="aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-2600" title="fabrics6" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fabrics6-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a>\r\n\r\nGo to NY - but I wouldn''t mind if I went the in fall.... hmmm..... maybe I''ll go with my sissy when she graduates from college.  I should talk to her about that :)\r\n\r\nStart on an e-book - I already have a few ideas in mind, so it''s just about materializing them and finding the time.\r\n\r\nFinish one UFO (not sure which one yet, there are plenty to choose from), but at this rate I''ll have all UFOs finished in about 30 years! LOL!\r\n\r\nOrganize a rotating summer trunk show\r\n\r\nSend in a teaching proposals for TNNA and Stitches\r\n\r\nSelf-publish 4-5 patterns (including about 2-3 garments)\r\n\r\n<strong>July - September:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nFinish 1/2 of my quilt\r\n\r\nStart on a <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/triangles-diamonds-squares-oh-my/">Triangles, Diamonds and Squares... Oh My!</a> blanket XL size - <a href="http://blog.fairmountfibers.com/yarn/clasica">Using Manos Del Uruguay Wool Classica</a> here are the four colors I''m thinking:\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2788" rel="attachment wp-att-2788"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2788" title="natural" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/natural-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2785" rel="attachment wp-att-2785"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2785" title="Cameo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cameo-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2787" rel="attachment wp-att-2787"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2787" title="Henna" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Henna-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2786" rel="attachment wp-att-2786"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2786" title="Cinnamon" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Cinnamon-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe colors from left to right: Natural, Cameo, Henna &amp; Cinnamon.  There are so many ways to arrange the squares of this blanket that I would really like to show more of the options.  The fewer colors one uses the more options there are to arrange the squares.... so even though the blanket calls for five colors and I have four pictured, I might end p with only three. Ideally I would like to make a grellow (grey-yellow) blanket, but I''m not sure if that''s just a phase I''m going through.... We shall see.\r\n\r\nLearn how to and sew a pair of pajamas (already got the fabric) - now I just need to learn how to sew them.  I realized that the fabric store by my home just isn''t working for me.  I really like them and their choices of fabric, but it just seems like the classes aren''t working for me.  I think I''ll have to find a new place to take sewing classes.\r\n\r\n<strong>October - December:</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong></strong>Loose 15 lbs\r\n\r\nPublish an e-book in October\r\n\r\nStart yoga - I might do this earlier, but my goal is to start before the end of the year.\r\n\r\nBegin to learn Italiano!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIt''s funny how our goals change from year to year- last year I was dead set on learning how to bake bread (which I never did).  Now I am off carbs and I have no interest in baking bread because then I''ll eat it all.... and as you can see I''m on a very tight weight loss schedule.  Now each quarter I have made a goal to loose 15 lbs- that makes it 60 lbs in one year.  Now I would absolutely love to be 60lbs lighter next year, but if I''m not 60lbs lighter and only 30lbs.... I won''t be mad.  As W. Clement Stone once said\r\n<h1>“Always aim for the Moon, even if you miss, you''ll</h1>\r\n<h1>land among the stars.â€</h1>\r\nIn this case the moon is being thin and fit and the stars are being thinner :) Did you like that?\r\n\r\nI still want to learn Italian for when my dream of moving to Italy comes true.  I need to start preparing for that day (even though it may not come for many years).  Sewing.... ugh.... I think I just hate my sewing machine.... it''s so freggin'' clunky... it''s definitely a deterrent.  I''ll have to just push through it.\r\n\r\nHopefully by breaking down my goals into quarters it gives me more of an idea of a time frame to work within.  This falls into my goal last year of learning to plan thins ahead of time (which I have been doing).\r\n\r\nSome goals have no time frame, for example I would like to start teaching more on the national level.... but something like that is partially out of my control.  Also I think I might want to move out of Los Angeles..... I''ve been here my whole life.  It might be time to move on.  I''ve never really liked it here.  But sometimes these things are out of your control and they are constant work, but you are never really sure if it will ever pay off.  So that''s why I always aim for the moon!  Happy new year!\r\n\r\nOh and don''t forget about the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/12th-day-of-knitmas-winners-anounced/">pattern sale</a> that''s going on- it''s going on through tomorrow!', '2013 Goals', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2781-revision-3', '', '', '2013-01-05 12:58:19', '2013-01-05 20:58:19', '', 2781, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2781-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2823, 2, '2013-01-09 11:46:21', '2013-01-09 19:46:21', '<p style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time this was a free pattern... but the site that was hosting it changed a few things around and the pattern was lost.  But now its back baby! And free again :) Just click on the link below to download and knit at your pleasure! Happy knitting!!!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2814" rel="attachment wp-att-2814"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-2814" title="npb1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/npb1.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="680" /></a></p>', 'No Purl Beanie - back by popular demand', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2236-revision-4', '', '', '2013-01-09 11:46:21', '2013-01-09 19:46:21', '', 2236, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2236-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2824, 2, '2013-01-09 11:46:43', '2013-01-09 19:46:43', '<p style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time this was a free pattern... but the site that was hosting it changed a few things around and the pattern was lost.  But now its back baby! And free again :) Just click on the link below to download and knit at your pleasure! Happy knitting!!!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2814" rel="attachment wp-att-2814"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-2814" title="npb1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/npb1.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="680" /></a></p>', 'No Purl Beanie - back by popular demand', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2236-revision-5', '', '', '2013-01-09 11:46:43', '2013-01-09 19:46:43', '', 2236, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2236-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2825, 2, '2014-08-26 15:43:51', '2014-08-26 22:43:51', '<p style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time this was a free pattern... but the site that was hosting it changed a few things around and the pattern was lost.  But now its back baby! And its still free :) Just click on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/no-purl-beanie">this link</a> to download and knit at your pleasure! Happy knitting!!!</p>\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/no-purl-beanie-back-by-popular-demand/npb1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2814"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-2814" title="npb1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/npb1.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="680" /></a></p>', 'No Purl Beanie - back by popular demand', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2236-autosave', '', '', '2014-08-26 15:43:51', '2014-08-26 22:43:51', '', 2236, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2236-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2826, 2, '2013-01-09 11:46:45', '2013-01-09 19:46:45', '<p style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time this was a free pattern... but the site that was hosting it changed a few things around and the pattern was lost.  But now its back baby! And free again :) Just click on the link below to download and knit at your pleasure! Happy knitting!!!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/no-purl-beanie-back-by-popular-demand/npb1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2814"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-2814" title="npb1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/npb1.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="680" /></a></p>', 'No Purl Beanie - back by popular demand', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2236-revision-6', '', '', '2013-01-09 11:46:45', '2013-01-09 19:46:45', '', 2236, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2236-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2827, 2, '2013-01-09 12:34:36', '2013-01-09 20:34:36', '<p style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time this was a free pattern... but the site that was hosting it changed a few things around and the pattern was lost.  But now its back baby! And its still free :) Just click on the link below to download and knit at your pleasure! Happy knitting!!!</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/no-purl-beanie-back-by-popular-demand/npb1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2814"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-2814" title="npb1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/npb1.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="680" /></a></p>', 'No Purl Beanie - back by popular demand', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2236-revision', '', '', '2013-01-09 12:34:36', '2013-01-09 20:34:36', '', 2236, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2236-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2829, 2, '2013-01-12 11:17:13', '2013-01-12 19:17:13', '', 'mystery_knit_february_single', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', 'mystery_knit_february_single', '', '', '2013-01-12 11:17:13', '2013-01-12 19:17:13', '', 2243, 'http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mystery_knit_february_single.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 1),
(2838, 2, '2013-01-15 12:23:00', '2013-01-15 20:23:00', 'Have you heard?  Craftsy is hosting another Mystery KAL!  Join the Craftsy Mystery Knit-Along and get access to an exclusive shawl workshop designed by yours truly.  Each Knit-Along includes one skein of yarn specifically selected with enough yardage to complete the project. With my guidance, knitters of all levels will be able to participate and enjoy the workshop. The most exciting thing about the project is that the yarn and pattern are a surprise and you get to knit-along with the Craftsy community.  Click <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=GraceAkhrem_Craftsy&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Blogger_General&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Sympoz">here</a> to sign-up!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/craftsy-mystery-kal/mystery_knit_february_single/" rel="attachment wp-att-2829"><img class="aligncenter" title="mystery_knit_february_single" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mystery_knit_february_single.jpg" alt="" width="570" height="273" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nI''m not allowed to say anything about the pattern except for that it is a shawl.  But I want you all to be assured that a lot of time and planning went into the design of this pattern and workshop and I can <em>almost </em>guarantee that you will all love the yarn and pattern!', 'Craftsy Mystery KAL', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2243-autosave', '', '', '2013-01-15 12:23:00', '2013-01-15 20:23:00', '', 2243, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2243-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2839, 2, '2013-01-12 11:41:39', '2013-01-12 19:41:39', 'Surprise! This morning I woke up and decided to have a sale! It was a quick thought that passed through my head and its a quick sale! Before you know it, it''ll be over! Today and tomorrow only- that''s it! So enjoy and take advantage while it lasts! Here is whats on sale: <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/sweetheart-cardigan/">Sweetheart Cardigan</a>, <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/random-stripes">Random Stripes</a>, and <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/rippling-lace">Rippling Lace</a>.  Enjoy these fun to knit transitional garments that are perfect for the upcoming spring weather! Make sure to use the Ravelry coupon code <strong><em>springtrio</em></strong> to save 10% off these three patterns through 01/13/213 until 11:59pm Pacific Time.\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/pop-up-sale/spring-2013-promo/" rel="attachment wp-att-2840"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-2840" title="Spring-2013-promo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Spring-2013-promo.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="457" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Pop-up sale!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pop-up-sale', '', '', '2013-01-12 11:41:41', '2013-01-12 19:41:41', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2839', 22, 'post', '', 0),
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(2850, 2, '2013-01-12 11:28:38', '2013-01-12 19:28:38', 'Have you heard?  Craftsy is hosting another Mystery KAL!  Join the Craftsy Mystery Knit-Along and get access to an exclusive shawl workshop designed by yours truly.  Each Knit-Along includes one skein of yarn specifically selected with enough yardage to complete the project. With my guidance, knitters of all levels will be able to participate and enjoy the workshop. The most exciting thing about the project is that the yarn and pattern are a surprise and you get to knit-along with the Craftsy community.  Click <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/deals/mystery-workshop-club-february/1756?ext=dealmail_1756&amp;utm_source=Craftsy-Deals%20-%20Knitting&amp;utm_medium=Deals&amp;utm_campaign=Deals">here</a> to sign-up!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/craftsy-mystery-kal/mystery_knit_february_single/" rel="attachment wp-att-2829"><img class="aligncenter" title="mystery_knit_february_single" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mystery_knit_february_single.jpg" alt="" width="570" height="273" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI''m not allowed to say anything about the pattern except for that it is a shawl.  But I want you all to be assured that a lot of time and planning went into the design of this pattern and workshop and I can <em>almost </em>guarantee that you will all love the yarn and pattern!', 'Craftsy Mystery KAL', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2243-revision-4', '', '', '2013-01-12 11:28:38', '2013-01-12 19:28:38', '', 2243, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/2243-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2867, 2, '2013-01-30 14:33:55', '2013-01-30 22:33:55', 'So it''s that time of year again, <a href="http://www.tnna.org/">TNNA</a>.  It seems like I always do a giveaway during this event.  This time I had an extra copy of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color">Knit Noro</a> lying around. So I contacted the good people over at <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/">Knitting Fever Inc.</a> and they agreed to sponsor the yarn for the giveaway.  How awesome is that?! One very lucky winner will receive a copy of the<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color"> Knit Noro</a> and 12 skeins of <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/c/noro/yarn/noro-kureyon/">Noro Kureyon</a> in color #263 so that he/she can knit the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chevron-throw">Chevron Throw</a>.\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/noro-giveaway-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2868"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2868" title="noro-giveaway-1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/noro-giveaway-1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/chevron-throw/" rel="attachment wp-att-2592"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2592" title="Chevron throw" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chevron-throw-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/noro-giveaway-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2869"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2869" title="noro-giveaway-2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/noro-giveaway-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\nTo enter all you have to do is make sure you follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> or Like me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> or both to increases your chances.  I will choose one lucky winner from either Facebook or Twitter to receive this very awesome prize!  I will announce the winner on Feb, 9th 2013 on this blog.  Make sure you come back to see if you won! - it could be you, but you won''t know until you come back to check and see. Good luck to all!\n\n&nbsp;', 'Noro Giveaway!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1319-autosave', '', '', '2013-01-30 14:33:55', '2013-01-30 22:33:55', '', 1319, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/1319-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2870, 2, '2012-11-20 20:44:14', '2012-11-21 04:44:14', 'So it''s that time of year again, <a href="http://www.tnna.org/">TNNA</a>.  It seems like I always do a giveaway during this event.  This time I had an extra copy of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color">Knit Noro</a> lying around. So I contacted the good people over at <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/">Knitting Fever Inc.</a> and they agreed to sponsor the yarn for the giveaway.  How awesome is that?! One very lucky winner will receive a copy of the<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color"> Knit Noro</a> and 12 skeins of <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/c/noro/yarn/noro-kureyon/">Noro Kureyon</a> in color #263 so that he/she can knit the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chevron-throw">Chevron Throw</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/knit-noro-cover/" rel="attachment wp-att-2593"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2593" title="Knit Noro Cover" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Knit-Noro-Cover-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/chevron-throw/" rel="attachment wp-att-2592"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2592" title="Chevron throw" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chevron-throw-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/kureyon263/" rel="attachment wp-att-2625"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2625" title="kureyon263" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kureyon263-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo enter all you have to do is make sure you follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> or Like me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> or both to increases your chances.  I will choose one lucky winner from either Facebook or Twitter to receive this very awesome prize!  Make sure you start checking back on Feb, 9th 2013 to check on the blog for the winner - it could be you, but you won''t know until you come back to check and see. Good luck to all!', 'Noro Giveaway!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1319-revision-6', '', '', '2012-11-20 20:44:14', '2012-11-21 04:44:14', '', 1319, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2012/11/1319-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2871, 2, '2013-01-30 14:31:55', '2013-01-30 22:31:55', 'So it''s that time of year again, <a href="http://www.tnna.org/">TNNA</a>.  It seems like I always do a giveaway during this event.  This time I had an extra copy of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color">Knit Noro</a> lying around. So I contacted the good people over at <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/">Knitting Fever Inc.</a> and they agreed to sponsor the yarn for the giveaway.  How awesome is that?! One very lucky winner will receive a copy of the<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knit-noro-30-designs-in-living-color"> Knit Noro</a> and 12 skeins of <a href="http://www.knittingfever.com/c/noro/yarn/noro-kureyon/">Noro Kureyon</a> in color #263 so that he/she can knit the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chevron-throw">Chevron Throw</a>.\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/noro-giveaway-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-2868"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2868" title="noro-giveaway-1" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/noro-giveaway-1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/chevron-throw/" rel="attachment wp-att-2592"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2592" title="Chevron throw" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Chevron-throw-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/noro-giveaway/noro-giveaway-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2869"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2869" title="noro-giveaway-2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/noro-giveaway-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nTo enter all you have to do is make sure you follow me on <a href="https://twitter.com/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> or Like me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> or both to increases your chances.  I will choose one lucky winner from either Facebook or Twitter to receive this very awesome prize!  I will announce the winner on Feb, 9th 2013 on this blog.  Make sure you come back to see if you won! - it could be you, but you won''t know until you come back to check and see. Good luck to all!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Noro Giveaway!!!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '1319-revision', '', '', '2013-01-30 14:31:55', '2013-01-30 22:31:55', '', 1319, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/1319-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2873, 2, '2013-01-30 14:47:10', '2013-01-30 22:47:10', 'I''ve been in a pretty darn good mood lately - so I have decided to extend the Birthday Pattern Sale! Also I know that PayPal was having some issues.... so I have extended the sale to run through Friday 02/01/2013 at the end of the day Pacific Time! Enjoy!!! Shop for patterns <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stores/grace-akhrem-2">here</a>!  Also, keep in mind that TNNA is this weekend.... I usually do a giveaway during TNNA, so keep your eyes peeled!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/01/birthday-sale-extended/2013-birthday-sale-promo-extnded/" rel="attachment wp-att-2875"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2875" title="2013-birthday-sale-promo-extnded" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013-birthday-sale-promo-extnded.png" alt="" width="500" height="579" /></a>', 'Birthday sale EXTENDED!!!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'birthday-sale-extended', '', '', '2013-01-30 14:47:12', '2013-01-30 22:47:12', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2873', 22, 'post', '', 0),
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(2887, 2, '2013-02-09 09:00:39', '2013-02-09 17:00:39', 'For the past month or so we have been discussing starting an Olana KAL in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">Ravelry Group</a>! We have decided to get this KAL started in mid-February.  It seems like mid-February has crept up on us and its almost here.  Now it''s time to get started on choosing some yarns.  Join us and make either the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a> or the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-slouch/">Olana Slouch</a>... or both!  I personally have decided to just to the Slouch, although I made decide to do the shawl again later on.  Wont you knit along with us?  I''ll be available for Q&amp;A on the group as well as email, and here of course!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/olana-kal-noro-winner-announced/olana-kal/" rel="attachment wp-att-2890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2890" title="Olana-KAL" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olana-KAL.png" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been thinking long and hard about which yarn to use for this KAL.... I think I might use Koigu, but I might change my mind at the last minute.  Which pattern will you make and which yarn are you thinking of using?\r\n\r\nAnd of course let us not forget a special congratulations to Facebook follower Robin Elaine Andrade, winner of the 12 skeins of Noro Kureyon and the Knit Noro book.  Please make sure to claim your prize via <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> by Saturday, February 16th, 2013.  Make sure you send over an email with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you ASAP!\r\n\r\nP.S. There is another really awesome giveaway coming up in the next couple of months, so make sue you stay in the loop and keep reading!', 'Olana KAL + Noro Winner Announced!', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'olana-kal-noro-winner-announced', '', '', '2013-02-09 01:06:53', '2013-02-09 09:06:53', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2887', 22, 'post', '', 5),
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(2903, 2, '2013-02-09 01:05:35', '2013-02-09 09:05:35', 'For the past month or so we have been discussing starting an Olana KAL in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">Ravelry Group</a>! We have decided to get this KAL started in mid-February.  It seems like mid-February has crept up on us and its almost here.  Now it''s time to get started on choosing some yarns.  Join us and make either the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a> or the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-slouch/">Olana Slouch</a>... or both!  I personally have decided to just to the Slouch, although I made decide to do the shawl again later on.  Wont you knit along with us?  I''ll be available for Q&amp;A on the group as well as email, and here of course!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2890" rel="attachment wp-att-2890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2890" title="Olana-KAL" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olana-KAL.png" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been thinking long and hard about which yarn to use for this KAL.... I think I might use Koigu, but I might change my mind at the last minute.  Which pattern will you make and which yarn are you thinking of using?\r\n\r\nAnd of course let us not forget a special congratulations to Facebook follower Robin Elaine Andrade, winner of the 12 skeins of Noro Kureyon and the Knit Noro book.  Please make sure to claim your prize via <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> by Saturday, February 16th, 2013.  Make sure you send over an email with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you ASAP!\r\n\r\nP.S. There is another really awesome giveaway coming up in the next couple of months, so make sue you stay in the loop and keep reading!', 'Olana KAL + Noro Winner Announced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2887-revision-3', '', '', '2013-02-09 01:05:35', '2013-02-09 09:05:35', '', 2887, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2887-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2904, 2, '2013-02-09 01:05:45', '2013-02-09 09:05:45', 'For the past month or so we have been discussing starting an Olana KAL in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">Ravelry Group</a>! We have decided to get this KAL started in mid-February.  It seems like mid-February has crept up on us and its almost here.  Now it''s time to get started on choosing some yarns.  Join us and make either the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a> or the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-slouch/">Olana Slouch</a>... or both!  I personally have decided to just to the Slouch, although I made decide to do the shawl again later on.  Wont you knit along with us?  I''ll be available for Q&amp;A on the group as well as email, and here of course!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2890" rel="attachment wp-att-2890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2890" title="Olana-KAL" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olana-KAL.png" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been thinking long and hard about which yarn to use for this KAL.... I think I might use Koigu, but I might change my mind at the last minute.  Which pattern will you make and which yarn are you thinking of using?\r\n\r\nAnd of course let us not forget a special congratulations to Facebook follower Robin Elaine Andrade, winner of the 12 skeins of Noro Kureyon and the Knit Noro book.  Please make sure to claim your prize via <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> by Saturday, February 16th, 2013.  Make sure you send over an email with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you ASAP!\r\n\r\nP.S. There is another really awesome giveaway coming up in the next couple of months, so make sue you stay in the loop and keep reading!', 'Olana KAL + Noro Winner Announced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2887-revision-4', '', '', '2013-02-09 01:05:45', '2013-02-09 09:05:45', '', 2887, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2887-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2905, 2, '2013-02-09 01:05:47', '2013-02-09 09:05:47', 'For the past month or so we have been discussing starting an Olana KAL in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">Ravelry Group</a>! We have decided to get this KAL started in mid-February.  It seems like mid-February has crept up on us and its almost here.  Now it''s time to get started on choosing some yarns.  Join us and make either the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a> or the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-slouch/">Olana Slouch</a>... or both!  I personally have decided to just to the Slouch, although I made decide to do the shawl again later on.  Wont you knit along with us?  I''ll be available for Q&amp;A on the group as well as email, and here of course!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2890" rel="attachment wp-att-2890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2890" title="Olana-KAL" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olana-KAL.png" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been thinking long and hard about which yarn to use for this KAL.... I think I might use Koigu, but I might change my mind at the last minute.  Which pattern will you make and which yarn are you thinking of using?\r\n\r\nAnd of course let us not forget a special congratulations to Facebook follower Robin Elaine Andrade, winner of the 12 skeins of Noro Kureyon and the Knit Noro book.  Please make sure to claim your prize via <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> by Saturday, February 16th, 2013.  Make sure you send over an email with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you ASAP!\r\n\r\nP.S. There is another really awesome giveaway coming up in the next couple of months, so make sue you stay in the loop and keep reading!', 'Olana KAL + Noro Winner Announced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2887-revision-5', '', '', '2013-02-09 01:05:47', '2013-02-09 09:05:47', '', 2887, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2887-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2906, 2, '2013-02-09 01:06:51', '2013-02-09 09:06:51', 'For the past month or so we have been discussing starting an Olana KAL in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">Ravelry Group</a>! We have decided to get this KAL started in mid-February.  It seems like mid-February has crept up on us and its almost here.  Now it''s time to get started on choosing some yarns.  Join us and make either the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a> or the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-slouch/">Olana Slouch</a>... or both!  I personally have decided to just to the Slouch, although I made decide to do the shawl again later on.  Wont you knit along with us?  I''ll be available for Q&amp;A on the group as well as email, and here of course!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2890" rel="attachment wp-att-2890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2890" title="Olana-KAL" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olana-KAL.png" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been thinking long and hard about which yarn to use for this KAL.... I think I might use Koigu, but I might change my mind at the last minute.  Which pattern will you make and which yarn are you thinking of using?\r\n\r\nAnd of course let us not forget a special congratulations to Facebook follower Robin Elaine Andrade, winner of the 12 skeins of Noro Kureyon and the Knit Noro book.  Please make sure to claim your prize via <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> by Saturday, February 16th, 2013.  Make sure you send over an email with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you ASAP!\r\n\r\nP.S. There is another really awesome giveaway coming up in the next couple of months, so make sue you stay in the loop and keep reading!', 'Olana KAL + Noro Winner Announced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2887-revision-6', '', '', '2013-02-09 01:06:51', '2013-02-09 09:06:51', '', 2887, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2887-revision-6/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2910, 4, '2013-02-12 12:44:04', '2013-02-12 20:44:04', 'For the past month or so we have been discussing starting an Olana KAL in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">Ravelry Group</a>! We have decided to get this KAL started in mid-February.  It seems like mid-February has crept up on us and its almost here.  Now it''s time to get started on choosing some yarns.  Join us and make either the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-shawl/">Olana Shawl</a> or the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/project/olana-slouch/">Olana Slouch</a>... or both!  I personally have decided to just to the Slouch, although I made decide to do the shawl again later on.  Wont you knit along with us?  I''ll be available for Q&amp;A on the group as well as email, and here of course!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/olana-kal-noro-winner-announced/olana-kal/" rel="attachment wp-att-2890"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2890" title="Olana-KAL" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Olana-KAL.png" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI have been thinking long and hard about which yarn to use for this KAL.... I think I might use Koigu, but I might change my mind at the last minute.  Which pattern will you make and which yarn are you thinking of using?\r\n\r\nAnd of course let us not forget a special congratulations to Facebook follower Robin Elaine Andrade, winner of the 12 skeins of Noro Kureyon and the Knit Noro book.  Please make sure to claim your prize via <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/contact/">email</a> by Saturday, February 16th, 2013.  Make sure you send over an email with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you ASAP!\r\n\r\nP.S. There is another really awesome giveaway coming up in the next couple of months, so make sue you stay in the loop and keep reading!', 'Olana KAL + Noro Winner Announced!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2887-autosave', '', '', '2013-02-12 12:44:04', '2013-02-12 20:44:04', '', 2887, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2887-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2911, 2, '2013-02-24 09:00:30', '2013-02-24 17:00:30', 'As you may or may not know <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian</a> is an incredible designer and I am lucky to say she is also a dear friend. This month her beautiful collection with <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quince &amp; Co., Circles + Dots</a> was released.  If you aren''t familiar with Olga''s work or this collection you don''t even know what you are missing! The <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection is composed of five pieces, including two garments and three accessories.  Olga has a real talent for designing pieces that are not just unusual but also very wearable.  The patterns are available for individual purchase or as a collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=16&amp;products_id=261">Quince &amp; Co.</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/circles--dots/patterns">Ravlery</a>.\r\n\r\nThe collection definitely speaks for itself, but below there is a Q&amp;A with Olga.  I''ll let her tell you all about the collection in her own words. P.S. There is a little treat at the very bottom, so make sure to read all the way through!!!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7880sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2920"><img class=" wp-image-2920 alignnone" title="DSC_7880sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7880sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7778sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2919"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2919" title="DSC_7778sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7778sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8217sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2922"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2922" title="DSC_8217sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8217sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/compass-pullover">Compass Pullover</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gyre-scarf">Gyre Scarf</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What was your inspiration for the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/">Quince &amp; Co.</a>?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I think main inspiration was the yarn itself. We know that wool is such a universal fiber to work with not only in knitting, but other forms of arts as well. I was trying to create something that would sort of delve into a little of different directions, that''s why I chose the circles and its versions through negative and positive spacing and play on dimensionality. At the time of actual development of the collection I was very influenced by polka dots and how one can get its look in knitwear. Besides designing a polka dot looking shawl using lace technique, this collection helped me explore more of those possibilities and techniques.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which of these five fabulous designs is your favorite and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>That''s a very tricky questions, because some details of each of the design are my favorite. If I had to pick, it probably would be the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a> because I designed the stitch used  just for that pattern!  But all of the stitches I utilized throughout the collection were carefully picked and then customized by me, so it makes it all unique. That''s the entire process that makes designer "a designer" where all puzzle pieces are carefully picked and then created in something beautiful.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which pattern from this collection did you have the most fun knitting and designing and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a>, because you get to drop stitches and see the "bubbles" pop all over for this cool textured look.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Did you come across any unforeseen challenges, difficulties or surprises (good or bad) while working on this collection?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>When creating a collection there are always challenges, but most often I create them myself when it comes to the finished result and I am not satisfied with the particular design detail or certain look. I wouldn''t mind ripping my work and redoing it, but that unfortunately cuts into deadline. Being a perfectionist sometime works against you and against time, but in the end I am always happier with the result.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>How long did this collection take you to put together from conception to completion?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I normally knit all the design samples myself and <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> is a collection of rather fine knits took about 6-7 months from sketching stage to last finished knit. But when working on a collection I do not like to rush, some stages of the process have to be done organically. If there are doubts about certain details in a designs, it needs to simply simmer for a bit and the solution for any problem that I might have been having will arrive. But I always knit on other smaller things in between, that way I keep my mind distracted and keeps everything in perspective. And when I come back to the collection - I re-evaluate it with a fresh pair of eyes.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Were there any project that you intended to be a part of the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection, but just did make the cut?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>Surprisingly, no. I am very humbled by this, but this collection didn''t have no rejected sketches or designs that just didn''t work out.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What''s in the works or what''s next for you design wise? Anything exciting on the horizon?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>There is always something in the works. I am currently working on a sweater for a collection and planning several other collections. It is quite hard to juggle the volume of ideas at times. But when I am in a knitting stage for a collection, my mind is already racing towards new exciting future designs. And although I can''t start working on those right away I am always sketching the ideas down and collecting them, then reworking them. It''s all a continuous process. And when the timing is right those new designs will certainly make their debut!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8084sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2921"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2921" title="DSC_8084sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8084sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8327sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2923"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2923" title="DSC_8327sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8327sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Surprise</em>! The wonderful people of <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quice &amp; Co.</a> have decided to sponsor a giveaway! One very lucky winner will receive <strong><em>one</em></strong> of the two patterns <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a> and the yarn to accompany the pattern.  How awesome is that?! All you have to do to enter to win this prize is become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> and/or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> follower.  One lucky follower will be announced on Sunday, March 2, 2013.  Make sure you enter to win and check back on this blog next Sunday to see if you won.  The winner will have one week to claim his/her prize otherwise it will be forfeited. Good luck to everyone!!!  <strong>You can also follow Olga on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/OLGAJAZZY/251429294878510?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts">Facebook</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/olgajazzydesign">Twitter</a>!</strong>', 'Circles + Dots Collection', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'circles-dots-collection', '', '', '2013-02-25 00:28:43', '2013-02-25 08:28:43', '', 0, 'http://graceakhrem.com/?p=2911', 22, 'post', '', 15),
(2918, 2, '2013-03-03 09:00:16', '2013-03-03 17:00:16', 'I live in the "great" Los Angeles, where the difference between each season is about a half a degree.  But yesterday I saw the very first sign of our "spring" (what happened to winter?), the Magnolias are in bloom!  They are so beautiful and smell so wonderful.  So, that means it''s officially spring time! New pattern time!\r\n\r\nI have two new patterns for you! Two patterns of that I am very excited for and very happy to be able to share them with you!  And I have two more coming very soon!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hydra-4"><strong>Hydra</strong></a>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/141604"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/spring-forward-two-new-patterns/hydra-1-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2971"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2971" title="Hydra 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/spring-forward-two-new-patterns/hydra-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2972"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2972" title="Hydra 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-3-e1362300514672-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/spring-forward-two-new-patterns/hydra-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-2973"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2973" title="Hydra 5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-5-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a><strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)\r\nShown in size M Tunic\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements:</strong>\r\nBust: 34.5 (38.5, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5)â€\r\nPullover length: 22.75 (22.75, 23.25, 23.5, 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5)â€\r\nTunic length: 31.75 (31.75, 32.25, 32.5, 32.75, 33.25, 33.75, 33.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn:</strong>\r\nAnzula Sebastian (70% superwash merino wool, 30% seacell; 395 yds per 4oz/115g skein)\r\nMC: Teal, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\nCC: Seaside, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\n\r\nKnit in two pieces side to side this top can be made into a pullover or a tunic! The flattering vertical stripes make this piece a flattering fit for every body-type!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aviva-2"><strong>Aviva</strong></a>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/143324"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/spring-forward-two-new-patterns/aviva-1-primary-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2974"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2974" title="Aviva 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/spring-forward-two-new-patterns/aviva-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2975"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2975" title="Aviva 2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/spring-forward-two-new-patterns/aviva-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-2976"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2976" title="Aviva 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS( S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements</strong> – please note this garment is to be worn with negative ease:\r\nBust: 26.75 (30.5, 34.75, 38.5, 42.75, 46.5, 50.75, 54.5, 58.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn: </strong>\r\n4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) hanks Alchemy Silken Straw (100% silk, 236 yards per 40g skein), shown in #129w Cornflower Blue.\r\n\r\nThis pattern is knit all in one piece with NO SEAMS! The nature of the gorgeous Silken Straw yarn make for the beautiful drape and stitch detail of this garment.  Combining textural elements such as pleats and lace make for a flattering fit and a unique piece to add to your wardrobe.\r\n\r\nI hope you all enjoyed the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/">Q&amp;A session</a> with <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian </a>about her <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection.  She is such an incredible and talented designer! Congratulations to Twitter follower <a href="https://twitter.com/maryolszewska">@maryolszewska</a> you are the lucky winner of last week''s giveaway!  Please email me@graceakhrem.com and claim your prize by Sunday March 10, 2013 or it will be forfeited.\r\n\r\nP.S. --- A little tiny birdie told me there might be another giveaway coming soon, so stay in the loop!\r\n<div align="center">\r\n<table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap">\r\n<div style="margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 2px; background-color: #009900;"><a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/visitor/email1_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></td>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap" width="100%"><a style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; color: #009900;" href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank">Sign-up for my Email Newsletters!</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style="padding-top: 5px;" align="center"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/safe_subscribe_logo.gif" alt="" width="168" height="14" border="0" /></div>', 'Spring Forward! 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(2958, 2, '2013-02-23 22:05:41', '2013-02-24 06:05:41', 'As you may or may not know <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian</a> is an incredible designer and I am lucky to say she is also a dear friend. This month her beautiful collection with <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quince &amp; Co., Circles + Dots</a> was released.  If you aren''t familiar with Olga''s work or this collection you don''t even know what you are missing! The <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection is composed of five pieces, including two garments and three accessories.  Olga has a real talent for designing pieces that are not just unusual but also very wearable.  The patterns are available for individual purchase or as a collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=16&amp;products_id=261">Quince &amp; Co.</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/circles--dots/patterns">Ravlery</a>.\r\n\r\nThe collection definitely speaks for itself, but below there is a Q&amp;A with Olga.  I''ll let her tell you all about the collection in her own words. P.S. There is a little treat at the very bottom, so make sure to read all the way through!!!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2920" rel="attachment wp-att-2920"><img class=" wp-image-2920 alignnone" title="DSC_7880sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7880sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2919" rel="attachment wp-att-2919"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2919" title="DSC_7778sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7778sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2922" rel="attachment wp-att-2922"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2922" title="DSC_8217sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8217sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/compass-pullover">Compass Pullover</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gyre-scarf">Gyre Scarf</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What was your inspiration for the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/">Quince &amp; Co.</a>?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I think main inspiration was the yarn itself. We know that wool is such a universal fiber to work with not only in knitting, but other forms of arts as well. I was trying to create something that would sort of delve into a little of different directions, that''s why I chose the circles and its versions through negative and positive spacing and play on dimensionality. At the time of actual development of the collection I was very influenced by polka dots and how one can get its look in knitwear. Besides designing a polka dot looking shawl using lace technique, this collection helped me explore more of those possibilities and techniques.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which of these five fabulous designs is your favorite and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>That''s a very tricky questions, because some details of each of the design are my favorite. If I had to pick, it probably would be the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a> because I designed the stitch used  just for that pattern!  But all of the stitches I utilized throughout the collection were carefully picked and then customized by me, so it makes it all unique. That''s the entire process that makes designer "a designer" where all puzzle pieces are carefully picked and then created in something beautiful.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which pattern from this collection did you have the most fun knitting and designing and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a>, because you get to drop stitches and see the "bubbles" pop all over for this cool textured look.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Did you come across any unforeseen challenges, difficulties or surprises (good or bad) while working on this collection?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>When creating a collection there are always challenges, but most often I create them myself when it comes to the finished result and I am not satisfied with the particular design detail or certain look. I wouldn''t mind ripping my work and redoing it, but that unfortunately cuts into deadline. Being a perfectionist sometime works against you and against time, but in the end I am always happier with the result.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>How long did this collection take you to put together from conception to completion?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I normally knit all the design samples myself and <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> is a collection of rather fine knits took about 6-7 months from sketching stage to last finished knit. But when working on a collection I do not like to rush, some stages of the process have to be done organically. If there are doubts about certain details in a designs, it needs to simply simmer for a bit and the solution for any problem that I might have been having will arrive. But I always knit on other smaller things in between, that way I keep my mind distracted and keeps everything in perspective. And when I come back to the collection - I re-evaluate it with a fresh pair of eyes.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Were there any project that you intended to be a part of the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection, but just did make the cut?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>Surprisingly, no. I am very humbled by this, but this collection didn''t have no rejected sketches or designs that just didn''t work out.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What''s in the works or what''s next for you design wise? Anything exciting on the horizon?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>There is always something in the works. I am currently working on a sweater for a collection and planning several other collections. It is quite hard to juggle the volume of ideas at times. But when I am in a knitting stage for a collection, my mind is already racing towards new exciting future designs. And although I can''t start working on those right away I am always sketching the ideas down and collecting them, then reworking them. It''s all a continuous process. And when the timing is right those new designs will certainly make their debut!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2921" rel="attachment wp-att-2921"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2921" title="DSC_8084sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8084sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2923" rel="attachment wp-att-2923"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2923" title="DSC_8327sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8327sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Surprise</em>! The wonderful people of <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quice &amp; Co.</a> have decided to sponsor a giveaway! One very lucky winner will receive <strong><em>one</em></strong> of the two patterns <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a> and the yarn to accompany the pattern.  How awesome is that?! All you have to do to enter to win this prize is become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> and/or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> follower.  One lucky follower will be announced on Sunday, March 2, 2013.  Make sure you enter to win and check back on this blog next Sunday to see if you won.  The winner will have one week to claim his/her prize otherwise it will be forfeited. Good luck to everyone!!!', 'Circles + Dots Collection', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2911-revision-3', '', '', '2013-02-23 22:05:41', '2013-02-24 06:05:41', '', 2911, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2911-revision-3/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2959, 2, '2013-02-23 22:06:26', '2013-02-24 06:06:26', 'As you may or may not know <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian</a> is an incredible designer and I am lucky to say she is also a dear friend. This month her beautiful collection with <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quince &amp; Co., Circles + Dots</a> was released.  If you aren''t familiar with Olga''s work or this collection you don''t even know what you are missing! The <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection is composed of five pieces, including two garments and three accessories.  Olga has a real talent for designing pieces that are not just unusual but also very wearable.  The patterns are available for individual purchase or as a collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=16&amp;products_id=261">Quince &amp; Co.</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/circles--dots/patterns">Ravlery</a>.\r\n\r\nThe collection definitely speaks for itself, but below there is a Q&amp;A with Olga.  I''ll let her tell you all about the collection in her own words. P.S. There is a little treat at the very bottom, so make sure to read all the way through!!!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2920" rel="attachment wp-att-2920"><img class=" wp-image-2920 alignnone" title="DSC_7880sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7880sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2919" rel="attachment wp-att-2919"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2919" title="DSC_7778sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7778sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2922" rel="attachment wp-att-2922"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2922" title="DSC_8217sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8217sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/compass-pullover">Compass Pullover</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gyre-scarf">Gyre Scarf</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What was your inspiration for the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/">Quince &amp; Co.</a>?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I think main inspiration was the yarn itself. We know that wool is such a universal fiber to work with not only in knitting, but other forms of arts as well. I was trying to create something that would sort of delve into a little of different directions, that''s why I chose the circles and its versions through negative and positive spacing and play on dimensionality. At the time of actual development of the collection I was very influenced by polka dots and how one can get its look in knitwear. Besides designing a polka dot looking shawl using lace technique, this collection helped me explore more of those possibilities and techniques.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which of these five fabulous designs is your favorite and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>That''s a very tricky questions, because some details of each of the design are my favorite. If I had to pick, it probably would be the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a> because I designed the stitch used  just for that pattern!  But all of the stitches I utilized throughout the collection were carefully picked and then customized by me, so it makes it all unique. That''s the entire process that makes designer "a designer" where all puzzle pieces are carefully picked and then created in something beautiful.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which pattern from this collection did you have the most fun knitting and designing and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a>, because you get to drop stitches and see the "bubbles" pop all over for this cool textured look.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Did you come across any unforeseen challenges, difficulties or surprises (good or bad) while working on this collection?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>When creating a collection there are always challenges, but most often I create them myself when it comes to the finished result and I am not satisfied with the particular design detail or certain look. I wouldn''t mind ripping my work and redoing it, but that unfortunately cuts into deadline. Being a perfectionist sometime works against you and against time, but in the end I am always happier with the result.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>How long did this collection take you to put together from conception to completion?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I normally knit all the design samples myself and <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> is a collection of rather fine knits took about 6-7 months from sketching stage to last finished knit. But when working on a collection I do not like to rush, some stages of the process have to be done organically. If there are doubts about certain details in a designs, it needs to simply simmer for a bit and the solution for any problem that I might have been having will arrive. But I always knit on other smaller things in between, that way I keep my mind distracted and keeps everything in perspective. And when I come back to the collection - I re-evaluate it with a fresh pair of eyes.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Were there any project that you intended to be a part of the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection, but just did make the cut?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>Surprisingly, no. I am very humbled by this, but this collection didn''t have no rejected sketches or designs that just didn''t work out.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What''s in the works or what''s next for you design wise? Anything exciting on the horizon?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>There is always something in the works. I am currently working on a sweater for a collection and planning several other collections. It is quite hard to juggle the volume of ideas at times. But when I am in a knitting stage for a collection, my mind is already racing towards new exciting future designs. And although I can''t start working on those right away I am always sketching the ideas down and collecting them, then reworking them. It''s all a continuous process. And when the timing is right those new designs will certainly make their debut!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2921" rel="attachment wp-att-2921"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2921" title="DSC_8084sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8084sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2923" rel="attachment wp-att-2923"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2923" title="DSC_8327sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8327sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Surprise</em>! The wonderful people of <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quice &amp; Co.</a> have decided to sponsor a giveaway! One very lucky winner will receive <strong><em>one</em></strong> of the two patterns <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a> and the yarn to accompany the pattern.  How awesome is that?! All you have to do to enter to win this prize is become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> and/or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> follower.  One lucky follower will be announced on Sunday, March 2, 2013.  Make sure you enter to win and check back on this blog next Sunday to see if you won.  The winner will have one week to claim his/her prize otherwise it will be forfeited. Good luck to everyone!!!', 'Circles + Dots Collection', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2911-revision-4', '', '', '2013-02-23 22:06:26', '2013-02-24 06:06:26', '', 2911, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2911-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2960, 2, '2013-02-25 00:31:05', '2013-02-25 08:31:05', 'As you may or may not know <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian</a> is an incredible designer and I am lucky to say she is also a dear friend. This month her beautiful collection with <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quince &amp; Co., Circles + Dots</a> was released.  If you aren''t familiar with Olga''s work or this collection you don''t even know what you are missing! The <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection is composed of five pieces, including two garments and three accessories.  Olga has a real talent for designing pieces that are not just unusual but also very wearable.  The patterns are available for individual purchase or as a collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=16&amp;products_id=261">Quince &amp; Co.</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/circles--dots/patterns">Ravlery</a>.\n\nThe collection definitely speaks for itself, but below there is a Q&amp;A with Olga.  I''ll let her tell you all about the collection in her own words. P.S. There is a little treat at the very bottom, so make sure to read all the way through!!!\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7880sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2920"><img class=" wp-image-2920 alignnone" title="DSC_7880sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7880sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7778sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2919"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2919" title="DSC_7778sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7778sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8217sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2922"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2922" title="DSC_8217sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8217sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/compass-pullover">Compass Pullover</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gyre-scarf">Gyre Scarf</a>.\n\n<strong>GA: </strong>What was your inspiration for the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/">Quince &amp; Co.</a>?\n\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I think main inspiration was the yarn itself. We know that wool is such a universal fiber to work with not only in knitting, but other forms of arts as well. I was trying to create something that would sort of delve into a little of different directions, that''s why I chose the circles and its versions through negative and positive spacing and play on dimensionality. At the time of actual development of the collection I was very influenced by polka dots and how one can get its look in knitwear. Besides designing a polka dot looking shawl using lace technique, this collection helped me explore more of those possibilities and techniques.\n\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which of these five fabulous designs is your favorite and why?\n\n<strong>OBK: </strong>That''s a very tricky questions, because some details of each of the design are my favorite. If I had to pick, it probably would be the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a> because I designed the stitch used  just for that pattern!  But all of the stitches I utilized throughout the collection were carefully picked and then customized by me, so it makes it all unique. That''s the entire process that makes designer "a designer" where all puzzle pieces are carefully picked and then created in something beautiful.\n\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which pattern from this collection did you have the most fun knitting and designing and why?\n\n<strong>OBK: </strong><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a>, because you get to drop stitches and see the "bubbles" pop all over for this cool textured look.\n\n<strong>GA: </strong>Did you come across any unforeseen challenges, difficulties or surprises (good or bad) while working on this collection?\n\n<strong>OBK: </strong>When creating a collection there are always challenges, but most often I create them myself when it comes to the finished result and I am not satisfied with the particular design detail or certain look. I wouldn''t mind ripping my work and redoing it, but that unfortunately cuts into deadline. Being a perfectionist sometime works against you and against time, but in the end I am always happier with the result.\n\n<strong>GA: </strong>How long did this collection take you to put together from conception to completion?\n\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I normally knit all the design samples myself and <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> is a collection of rather fine knits took about 6-7 months from sketching stage to last finished knit. But when working on a collection I do not like to rush, some stages of the process have to be done organically. If there are doubts about certain details in a designs, it needs to simply simmer for a bit and the solution for any problem that I might have been having will arrive. But I always knit on other smaller things in between, that way I keep my mind distracted and keeps everything in perspective. And when I come back to the collection - I re-evaluate it with a fresh pair of eyes.\n\n<strong>GA: </strong>Were there any project that you intended to be a part of the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection, but just did make the cut?\n\n<strong>OBK: </strong>Surprisingly, no. I am very humbled by this, but this collection didn''t have no rejected sketches or designs that just didn''t work out.\n\n<strong>GA: </strong>What''s in the works or what''s next for you design wise? Anything exciting on the horizon?\n\n<strong>OBK: </strong>There is always something in the works. I am currently working on a sweater for a collection and planning several other collections. It is quite hard to juggle the volume of ideas at times. But when I am in a knitting stage for a collection, my mind is already racing towards new exciting future designs. And although I can''t start working on those right away I am always sketching the ideas down and collecting them, then reworking them. It''s all a continuous process. And when the timing is right those new designs will certainly make their debut!\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8084sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2921"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2921" title="DSC_8084sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8084sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8327sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2923"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2923" title="DSC_8327sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8327sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>\n\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a>.\n\n<em>Surprise</em>! The wonderful people of <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quice &amp; Co.</a> have decided to sponsor a giveaway! One very lucky winner will receive <strong><em>one</em></strong> of the two patterns <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a> and the yarn to accompany the pattern.  How awesome is that?! All you have to do to enter to win this prize is become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> and/or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> follower.  One lucky follower will be announced on Sunday, March 2, 2013.  Make sure you enter to win and check back on this blog next Sunday to see if you won.  The winner will have one week to claim his/her prize otherwise it will be forfeited. Good luck to everyone!!!  <strong>You can also follow Olga on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/OLGAJAZZY/251429294878510?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts">Facebook</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/olgajazzydesign">Twitter</a>!</strong>', 'Circles + Dots Collection', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2911-autosave', '', '', '2013-02-25 00:31:05', '2013-02-25 08:31:05', '', 2911, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2911-autosave/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2961, 2, '2013-02-23 22:06:29', '2013-02-24 06:06:29', 'As you may or may not know <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian</a> is an incredible designer and I am lucky to say she is also a dear friend. This month her beautiful collection with <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quince &amp; Co., Circles + Dots</a> was released.  If you aren''t familiar with Olga''s work or this collection you don''t even know what you are missing! The <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection is composed of five pieces, including two garments and three accessories.  Olga has a real talent for designing pieces that are not just unusual but also very wearable.  The patterns are available for individual purchase or as a collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=16&amp;products_id=261">Quince &amp; Co.</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/circles--dots/patterns">Ravlery</a>.\r\n\r\nThe collection definitely speaks for itself, but below there is a Q&amp;A with Olga.  I''ll let her tell you all about the collection in her own words. P.S. There is a little treat at the very bottom, so make sure to read all the way through!!!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7880sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2920"><img class=" wp-image-2920 alignnone" title="DSC_7880sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7880sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7778sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2919"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2919" title="DSC_7778sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7778sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8217sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2922"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2922" title="DSC_8217sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8217sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/compass-pullover">Compass Pullover</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gyre-scarf">Gyre Scarf</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What was your inspiration for the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/">Quince &amp; Co.</a>?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I think main inspiration was the yarn itself. We know that wool is such a universal fiber to work with not only in knitting, but other forms of arts as well. I was trying to create something that would sort of delve into a little of different directions, that''s why I chose the circles and its versions through negative and positive spacing and play on dimensionality. At the time of actual development of the collection I was very influenced by polka dots and how one can get its look in knitwear. Besides designing a polka dot looking shawl using lace technique, this collection helped me explore more of those possibilities and techniques.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which of these five fabulous designs is your favorite and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>That''s a very tricky questions, because some details of each of the design are my favorite. If I had to pick, it probably would be the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a> because I designed the stitch used  just for that pattern!  But all of the stitches I utilized throughout the collection were carefully picked and then customized by me, so it makes it all unique. That''s the entire process that makes designer "a designer" where all puzzle pieces are carefully picked and then created in something beautiful.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which pattern from this collection did you have the most fun knitting and designing and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a>, because you get to drop stitches and see the "bubbles" pop all over for this cool textured look.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Did you come across any unforeseen challenges, difficulties or surprises (good or bad) while working on this collection?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>When creating a collection there are always challenges, but most often I create them myself when it comes to the finished result and I am not satisfied with the particular design detail or certain look. I wouldn''t mind ripping my work and redoing it, but that unfortunately cuts into deadline. Being a perfectionist sometime works against you and against time, but in the end I am always happier with the result.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>How long did this collection take you to put together from conception to completion?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I normally knit all the design samples myself and <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> is a collection of rather fine knits took about 6-7 months from sketching stage to last finished knit. But when working on a collection I do not like to rush, some stages of the process have to be done organically. If there are doubts about certain details in a designs, it needs to simply simmer for a bit and the solution for any problem that I might have been having will arrive. But I always knit on other smaller things in between, that way I keep my mind distracted and keeps everything in perspective. And when I come back to the collection - I re-evaluate it with a fresh pair of eyes.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Were there any project that you intended to be a part of the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection, but just did make the cut?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>Surprisingly, no. I am very humbled by this, but this collection didn''t have no rejected sketches or designs that just didn''t work out.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What''s in the works or what''s next for you design wise? Anything exciting on the horizon?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>There is always something in the works. I am currently working on a sweater for a collection and planning several other collections. It is quite hard to juggle the volume of ideas at times. But when I am in a knitting stage for a collection, my mind is already racing towards new exciting future designs. And although I can''t start working on those right away I am always sketching the ideas down and collecting them, then reworking them. It''s all a continuous process. And when the timing is right those new designs will certainly make their debut!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8084sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2921"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2921" title="DSC_8084sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8084sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8327sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2923"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2923" title="DSC_8327sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8327sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Surprise</em>! The wonderful people of <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quice &amp; Co.</a> have decided to sponsor a giveaway! One very lucky winner will receive <strong><em>one</em></strong> of the two patterns <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a> and the yarn to accompany the pattern.  How awesome is that?! All you have to do to enter to win this prize is become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> and/or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> follower.  One lucky follower will be announced on Sunday, March 2, 2013.  Make sure you enter to win and check back on this blog next Sunday to see if you won.  The winner will have one week to claim his/her prize otherwise it will be forfeited. Good luck to everyone!!!', 'Circles + Dots Collection', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2911-revision-5', '', '', '2013-02-23 22:06:29', '2013-02-24 06:06:29', '', 2911, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2911-revision-5/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2962, 2, '2013-02-25 00:28:40', '2013-02-25 08:28:40', 'As you may or may not know <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian</a> is an incredible designer and I am lucky to say she is also a dear friend. This month her beautiful collection with <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quince &amp; Co., Circles + Dots</a> was released.  If you aren''t familiar with Olga''s work or this collection you don''t even know what you are missing! The <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection is composed of five pieces, including two garments and three accessories.  Olga has a real talent for designing pieces that are not just unusual but also very wearable.  The patterns are available for individual purchase or as a collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=16&amp;products_id=261">Quince &amp; Co.</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/circles--dots/patterns">Ravlery</a>.\r\n\r\nThe collection definitely speaks for itself, but below there is a Q&amp;A with Olga.  I''ll let her tell you all about the collection in her own words. P.S. There is a little treat at the very bottom, so make sure to read all the way through!!!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7880sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2920"><img class=" wp-image-2920 alignnone" title="DSC_7880sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7880sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_7778sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2919"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2919" title="DSC_7778sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_7778sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8217sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2922"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2922" title="DSC_8217sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8217sm-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/compass-pullover">Compass Pullover</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gyre-scarf">Gyre Scarf</a>.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What was your inspiration for the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection from <a href="http://quinceandco.com/">Quince &amp; Co.</a>?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I think main inspiration was the yarn itself. We know that wool is such a universal fiber to work with not only in knitting, but other forms of arts as well. I was trying to create something that would sort of delve into a little of different directions, that''s why I chose the circles and its versions through negative and positive spacing and play on dimensionality. At the time of actual development of the collection I was very influenced by polka dots and how one can get its look in knitwear. Besides designing a polka dot looking shawl using lace technique, this collection helped me explore more of those possibilities and techniques.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which of these five fabulous designs is your favorite and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>That''s a very tricky questions, because some details of each of the design are my favorite. If I had to pick, it probably would be the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/effervescence-cardigan">Effervescence Cardigan</a> because I designed the stitch used  just for that pattern!  But all of the stitches I utilized throughout the collection were carefully picked and then customized by me, so it makes it all unique. That''s the entire process that makes designer "a designer" where all puzzle pieces are carefully picked and then created in something beautiful.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Which pattern from this collection did you have the most fun knitting and designing and why?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a>, because you get to drop stitches and see the "bubbles" pop all over for this cool textured look.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Did you come across any unforeseen challenges, difficulties or surprises (good or bad) while working on this collection?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>When creating a collection there are always challenges, but most often I create them myself when it comes to the finished result and I am not satisfied with the particular design detail or certain look. I wouldn''t mind ripping my work and redoing it, but that unfortunately cuts into deadline. Being a perfectionist sometime works against you and against time, but in the end I am always happier with the result.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>How long did this collection take you to put together from conception to completion?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>I normally knit all the design samples myself and <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> is a collection of rather fine knits took about 6-7 months from sketching stage to last finished knit. But when working on a collection I do not like to rush, some stages of the process have to be done organically. If there are doubts about certain details in a designs, it needs to simply simmer for a bit and the solution for any problem that I might have been having will arrive. But I always knit on other smaller things in between, that way I keep my mind distracted and keeps everything in perspective. And when I come back to the collection - I re-evaluate it with a fresh pair of eyes.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>Were there any project that you intended to be a part of the <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection, but just did make the cut?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>Surprisingly, no. I am very humbled by this, but this collection didn''t have no rejected sketches or designs that just didn''t work out.\r\n\r\n<strong>GA: </strong>What''s in the works or what''s next for you design wise? Anything exciting on the horizon?\r\n\r\n<strong>OBK: </strong>There is always something in the works. I am currently working on a sweater for a collection and planning several other collections. It is quite hard to juggle the volume of ideas at times. But when I am in a knitting stage for a collection, my mind is already racing towards new exciting future designs. And although I can''t start working on those right away I am always sketching the ideas down and collecting them, then reworking them. It''s all a continuous process. And when the timing is right those new designs will certainly make their debut!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8084sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2921"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2921" title="DSC_8084sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8084sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/dsc_8327sm/" rel="attachment wp-att-2923"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2923" title="DSC_8327sm" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC_8327sm-332x500.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></a>\r\n\r\nFrom left to right: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a>.\r\n\r\n<em>Surprise</em>! The wonderful people of <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Quice &amp; Co.</a> have decided to sponsor a giveaway! One very lucky winner will receive <strong><em>one</em></strong> of the two patterns <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cowry-hat">Cowry Hat</a> or <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/flotilla-mitts">Flotilla Mitts</a> and the yarn to accompany the pattern.  How awesome is that?! All you have to do to enter to win this prize is become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem">Facebook</a> and/or <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/GraceAkhrem">Twitter</a> follower.  One lucky follower will be announced on Sunday, March 2, 2013.  Make sure you enter to win and check back on this blog next Sunday to see if you won.  The winner will have one week to claim his/her prize otherwise it will be forfeited. Good luck to everyone!!!  <strong>You can also follow Olga on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/OLGAJAZZY/251429294878510?ref=ts&amp;fref=ts">Facebook</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/olgajazzydesign">Twitter</a>!</strong>', 'Circles + Dots Collection', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2911-revision', '', '', '2013-02-25 00:28:40', '2013-02-25 08:28:40', '', 2911, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/2911-revision/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2997, 2, '2013-03-03 01:14:13', '2013-03-03 09:14:13', 'I live in the "great" Los Angeles, where the difference between each season is about a half a degree.  But yesterday I saw the very first sign of our "spring" (what happened to winter?), the Magnolias are in bloom!  They are so beautiful and smell so wonderful.  So, that means it''s officially spring time! New pattern time!\r\n\r\nI have two new patterns for you! Two patterns of that I am very excited for and very happy to be able to share them with you!  And I have two more coming very soon!\r\n\r\n<strong>Hydra</strong>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/141604"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2971" rel="attachment wp-att-2971"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2971" title="Hydra 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2972" rel="attachment wp-att-2972"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2972" title="Hydra 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-3-e1362300514672-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2973" rel="attachment wp-att-2973"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2973" title="Hydra 5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-5-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a><strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)\r\nShown in size M Tunic\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements:</strong>\r\nBust: 34.5 (38.5, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5)â€\r\nPullover length: 22.75 (22.75, 23.25, 23.5, 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5)â€\r\nTunic length: 31.75 (31.75, 32.25, 32.5, 32.75, 33.25, 33.75, 33.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn:</strong>\r\nAnzula Sebastian (70% superwash merino wool, 30% seacell; 395 yds per 4oz/115g skein)\r\nMC: Teal, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\nCC: Seaside, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\n\r\nKnit in two pieces side to side this top can be made into a pullover or a tunic! The flattering vertical stripes make this piece a flattering fit for every body-type!\r\n\r\n<strong>Aviva</strong>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/143324"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2974" rel="attachment wp-att-2974"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2974" title="Aviva 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2975" rel="attachment wp-att-2975"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2975" title="Aviva 2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2976" rel="attachment wp-att-2976"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2976" title="Aviva 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS( S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements</strong> – please note this garment is to be worn with negative ease:\r\nBust: 26.75 (30.5, 34.75, 38.5, 42.75, 46.5, 50.75, 54.5, 58.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn: </strong>\r\n4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) hanks Alchemy Silken Straw (100% silk, 236 yards per 40g skein), shown in #129w Cornflower Blue.\r\n\r\nThis pattern is knit all in one piece with NO SEAMS! The nature of the gorgeous Silken Straw yarn make for the beautiful drape and stitch detail of this garment.  Combining textural elements such as pleats and lace make for a flattering fit and a unique piece to add to your wardrobe.\r\n\r\nI hope you all enjoyed the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/">Q&amp;A session</a> with <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian </a>about her <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection.  She is such an incredible and talented designer! Congratulations to Twitter follower <a href="https://twitter.com/maryolszewska">@maryolszewska</a> you are the lucky winner of last week''s giveaway!  Please email me@graceakhrem.com and claim your prize by Sunday March 10, 2013 or it will be forfeited.\r\n\r\nP.S. --- A little tiny birdie told me there might be another giveaway coming soon, so stay in the loop!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align="center">\r\n<table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap">\r\n<div style="margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 2px; background-color: #009900;"><a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/visitor/email1_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></td>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap" width="100%"><a style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; color: #009900;" href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank">Sign-up for my Email Newsletters!</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style="padding-top: 5px;" align="center"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/safe_subscribe_logo.gif" alt="" width="168" height="14" border="0" /></div>', 'Spring Forward! 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(2998, 2, '2013-03-03 01:14:15', '2013-03-03 09:14:15', 'I live in the "great" Los Angeles, where the difference between each season is about a half a degree.  But yesterday I saw the very first sign of our "spring" (what happened to winter?), the Magnolias are in bloom!  They are so beautiful and smell so wonderful.  So, that means it''s officially spring time! New pattern time!\r\n\r\nI have two new patterns for you! Two patterns of that I am very excited for and very happy to be able to share them with you!  And I have two more coming very soon!\r\n\r\n<strong>Hydra</strong>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/141604"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2971" rel="attachment wp-att-2971"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2971" title="Hydra 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2972" rel="attachment wp-att-2972"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2972" title="Hydra 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-3-e1362300514672-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2973" rel="attachment wp-att-2973"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2973" title="Hydra 5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-5-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a><strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)\r\nShown in size M Tunic\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements:</strong>\r\nBust: 34.5 (38.5, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5)â€\r\nPullover length: 22.75 (22.75, 23.25, 23.5, 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5)â€\r\nTunic length: 31.75 (31.75, 32.25, 32.5, 32.75, 33.25, 33.75, 33.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn:</strong>\r\nAnzula Sebastian (70% superwash merino wool, 30% seacell; 395 yds per 4oz/115g skein)\r\nMC: Teal, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\nCC: Seaside, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\n\r\nKnit in two pieces side to side this top can be made into a pullover or a tunic! The flattering vertical stripes make this piece a flattering fit for every body-type!\r\n\r\n<strong>Aviva</strong>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/143324"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2974" rel="attachment wp-att-2974"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2974" title="Aviva 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2975" rel="attachment wp-att-2975"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2975" title="Aviva 2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2976" rel="attachment wp-att-2976"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2976" title="Aviva 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS( S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements</strong> – please note this garment is to be worn with negative ease:\r\nBust: 26.75 (30.5, 34.75, 38.5, 42.75, 46.5, 50.75, 54.5, 58.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn: </strong>\r\n4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) hanks Alchemy Silken Straw (100% silk, 236 yards per 40g skein), shown in #129w Cornflower Blue.\r\n\r\nThis pattern is knit all in one piece with NO SEAMS! The nature of the gorgeous Silken Straw yarn make for the beautiful drape and stitch detail of this garment.  Combining textural elements such as pleats and lace make for a flattering fit and a unique piece to add to your wardrobe.\r\n\r\nI hope you all enjoyed the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/">Q&amp;A session</a> with <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian </a>about her <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection.  She is such an incredible and talented designer! Congratulations to Twitter follower <a href="https://twitter.com/maryolszewska">@maryolszewska</a> you are the lucky winner of last week''s giveaway!  Please email me@graceakhrem.com and claim your prize by Sunday March 10, 2013 or it will be forfeited.\r\n\r\nP.S. --- A little tiny birdie told me there might be another giveaway coming soon, so stay in the loop!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div align="center">\r\n<table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap">\r\n<div style="margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 2px; background-color: #009900;"><a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/visitor/email1_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></td>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap" width="100%"><a style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; color: #009900;" href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank">Sign-up for my Email Newsletters!</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style="padding-top: 5px;" align="center"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/safe_subscribe_logo.gif" alt="" width="168" height="14" border="0" /></div>', 'Spring Forward! 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(2999, 2, '2013-03-03 01:16:05', '2013-03-03 09:16:05', 'I live in the "great" Los Angeles, where the difference between each season is about a half a degree.  But yesterday I saw the very first sign of our "spring" (what happened to winter?), the Magnolias are in bloom!  They are so beautiful and smell so wonderful.  So, that means it''s officially spring time! New pattern time!\r\n\r\nI have two new patterns for you! Two patterns of that I am very excited for and very happy to be able to share them with you!  And I have two more coming very soon!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hydra-4"><strong>Hydra</strong></a>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/141604"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2971" rel="attachment wp-att-2971"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2971" title="Hydra 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2972" rel="attachment wp-att-2972"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2972" title="Hydra 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-3-e1362300514672-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2973" rel="attachment wp-att-2973"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2973" title="Hydra 5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-5-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a><strong></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)\r\nShown in size M Tunic\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements:</strong>\r\nBust: 34.5 (38.5, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5)â€\r\nPullover length: 22.75 (22.75, 23.25, 23.5, 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5)â€\r\nTunic length: 31.75 (31.75, 32.25, 32.5, 32.75, 33.25, 33.75, 33.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn:</strong>\r\nAnzula Sebastian (70% superwash merino wool, 30% seacell; 395 yds per 4oz/115g skein)\r\nMC: Teal, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\nCC: Seaside, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\r\n\r\nKnit in two pieces side to side this top can be made into a pullover or a tunic! The flattering vertical stripes make this piece a flattering fit for every body-type!\r\n\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aviva-2"><strong>Aviva</strong></a>\r\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/143324"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2974" rel="attachment wp-att-2974"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2974" title="Aviva 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2975" rel="attachment wp-att-2975"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2975" title="Aviva 2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2976" rel="attachment wp-att-2976"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2976" title="Aviva 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\r\nXS( S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)\r\n\r\n<strong>Finished Measurements</strong> – please note this garment is to be worn with negative ease:\r\nBust: 26.75 (30.5, 34.75, 38.5, 42.75, 46.5, 50.75, 54.5, 58.75)â€\r\n\r\n<strong>Yarn: </strong>\r\n4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) hanks Alchemy Silken Straw (100% silk, 236 yards per 40g skein), shown in #129w Cornflower Blue.\r\n\r\nThis pattern is knit all in one piece with NO SEAMS! The nature of the gorgeous Silken Straw yarn make for the beautiful drape and stitch detail of this garment.  Combining textural elements such as pleats and lace make for a flattering fit and a unique piece to add to your wardrobe.\r\n\r\nI hope you all enjoyed the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/">Q&amp;A session</a> with <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian </a>about her <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection.  She is such an incredible and talented designer! Congratulations to Twitter follower <a href="https://twitter.com/maryolszewska">@maryolszewska</a> you are the lucky winner of last week''s giveaway!  Please email me@graceakhrem.com and claim your prize by Sunday March 10, 2013 or it will be forfeited.\r\n\r\nP.S. --- A little tiny birdie told me there might be another giveaway coming soon, so stay in the loop!\r\n<div align="center">\r\n<table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap">\r\n<div style="margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 2px; background-color: #009900;"><a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/visitor/email1_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></td>\r\n<td nowrap="nowrap" width="100%"><a style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; color: #009900;" href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank">Sign-up for my Email Newsletters!</a></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<div style="padding-top: 5px;" align="center"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/safe_subscribe_logo.gif" alt="" width="168" height="14" border="0" /></div>', 'Spring Forward! Two new patterns!', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'open', '', '2918-revision-4', '', '', '2013-03-03 01:16:05', '2013-03-03 09:16:05', '', 2918, 'http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/2918-revision-4/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(3000, 2, '2013-03-03 01:17:22', '2013-03-03 09:17:22', 'I live in the "great" Los Angeles, where the difference between each season is about a half a degree.  But yesterday I saw the very first sign of our "spring" (what happened to winter?), the Magnolias are in bloom!  They are so beautiful and smell so wonderful.  So, that means it''s officially spring time! New pattern time!\n\nI have two new patterns for you! Two patterns of that I am very excited for and very happy to be able to share them with you!  And I have two more coming very soon!\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hydra-4"><strong>Hydra</strong></a>\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/141604"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2971" rel="attachment wp-att-2971"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2971" title="Hydra 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>   <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2972" rel="attachment wp-att-2972"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2972" title="Hydra 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-3-e1362300514672-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2973" rel="attachment wp-att-2973"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2973" title="Hydra 5" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hydra-5-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a><strong></strong>\n\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\nXS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL)\nShown in size M Tunic\n\n<strong>Finished Measurements:</strong>\nBust: 34.5 (38.5, 42.5, 46.5, 50.5, 52.5, 56.5, 60.5)â€\nPullover length: 22.75 (22.75, 23.25, 23.5, 24, 24.5, 25, 25.5)â€\nTunic length: 31.75 (31.75, 32.25, 32.5, 32.75, 33.25, 33.75, 33.75)â€\n\n<strong>Yarn:</strong>\nAnzula Sebastian (70% superwash merino wool, 30% seacell; 395 yds per 4oz/115g skein)\nMC: Teal, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\nCC: Seaside, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4) hanks\n\nKnit in two pieces side to side this top can be made into a pullover or a tunic! The flattering vertical stripes make this piece a flattering fit for every body-type!\n\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aviva-2"><strong>Aviva</strong></a>\n<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/grace-akhrem-2/143324"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>\n\n<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2974" rel="attachment wp-att-2974"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2974" title="Aviva 1 Primary" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-1-Primary1-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2975" rel="attachment wp-att-2975"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2975" title="Aviva 2" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-2-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>  <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/?attachment_id=2976" rel="attachment wp-att-2976"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-2976" title="Aviva 3" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Aviva-3-250x250.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>\n\n<strong>Sizes:</strong>\nXS( S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)\n\n<strong>Finished Measurements</strong> – please note this garment is to be worn with negative ease:\nBust: 26.75 (30.5, 34.75, 38.5, 42.75, 46.5, 50.75, 54.5, 58.75)â€\n\n<strong>Yarn: </strong>\n4 (5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9) hanks Alchemy Silken Straw (100% silk, 236 yards per 40g skein), shown in #129w Cornflower Blue.\n\nThis pattern is knit all in one piece with NO SEAMS! The nature of the gorgeous Silken Straw yarn make for the beautiful drape and stitch detail of this garment.  Combining textural elements such as pleats and lace make for a flattering fit and a unique piece to add to your wardrobe.\n\nI hope you all enjoyed the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/02/circles-dots-collection/">Q&amp;A session</a> with <a href="http://olgajazzzy.blogspot.com/">Olga Buraya-Kefelian </a>about her <a href="http://quinceandco.com/lookbook-circles_dots.php">Circles + Dots</a> collection.  She is such an incredible and talented designer! Congratulations to Twitter follower <a href="https://twitter.com/maryolszewska">@maryolszewska</a> you are the lucky winner of last week''s giveaway!  Please email me@graceakhrem.com and claim your prize by Sunday March 10, 2013 or it will be forfeited.\n\nP.S. --- A little tiny birdie told me there might be another giveaway coming soon, so stay in the loop!\n<div align="center">\n<table width="200" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap="nowrap">\n<div style="margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 2px; background-color: #009900;"><a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/visitor/email1_trans.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a></div></td>\n<td nowrap="nowrap" width="100%"><a style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; color: #009900;" href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=palkgckab&amp;p=oi&amp;m=1110322785295" target="_blank">Sign-up for my Email Newsletters!</a></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n</div>\n<div style="padding-top: 5px;" align="center"><img src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/safe_subscribe_logo.gif" alt="" width="168" height="14" border="0" /></div>', 'Spring Forward! 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