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Check out my website http://www.pixiepurls.com

My knitting obsession began knitting in 2003 and has been going strong sense. I actually thought I was taking a crochet class at a local yarn store. I had purchased a little learn to crochet kit at a craft store and hadn't had any luck. When I signed up for the class I just assumed they would teach crochet as well as knitting. So when I showed up and didn't have any needles, I was quickly led over to some nice bamboo size 8s. Then I was led over to the "learning" yarn area. I really couldn't motivate myself to learn with any of that yarn, and I found myself holding a lovely teal skein of Baby Alpaca. After that my natural fiber obssesion has grown by leaps and bounds!

In 2007 I gave birth to my daughter. While I was pregnant I knit up a bunch of baby sweaters, there were loads of wonderful patterns out there but not always exactly what I was looking for. I had been thinking of a cute short sleeve top I would like to knit my girl, when she was about 4 months old. I kept thinking about sock yarn, because it knits up so light and airy. Shopping for yarn one day I found some really fun red, white and blue sock yarn themed for the 4th of July. I immediatly had the image of a cute cap sleeve top knit up in that sock yarn. I went home and measured one of her onsie's and quickly cast on. Thus began my adventures in knitwear design for babies.

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Favorite Materials

wool