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Seanna Lea

I'm just a normal knitter - with tattoos.

Interests: knitting, lace, children's books, science fiction, silk, biology, ever after, tamora pierce, computer science, gilbert & sullivan, dream theater, weird al, pirates of the carribbean, role playing games, besm, dungeons and dragons, mage, knitty, cables, knitting nature, cashmere, chemistry, crochet, cross-stitch, sweaters, singing, action movies, harry potter, yarn, fairy tale retellings, francisca lia block, library science, black tape for a blue girl, teva durham, magknits, stash, sable

Recent Activity

Three steps to putting a house on the market

Yesterday I mentioned that our house went up on the market. Now, we've had to do this before when we sold our condo, and it doesn't get easier. For us, the steps usually go like this. 1. Realtor comes over... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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[10 Tuesday] tomorrow is May 1st

May 1st is around the corner, and ever since college that has meant May Day at Fenmere. Now, I haven't been active in the SCA for more than a decade a long time, but it is still a remembrance of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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Now that the house is clean enough to go on the market, I've been having bizarre dreams. This is the second night where I've woken up from a dream that at least in part has me either late or missing... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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I would be willing to pay for Google Reader. While I have an app (currently running off of the Feed API) that is expected to update before July to being Google free, I'm finding that my reading habits require that I read via a browser, so I am not tied to any one (or two or three) machines.

Commented Apr 2, 2013 on Thoughts surrounding Google Reader's demise at A Whole Lotta Nothing

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[10 Tuesday] Bad jokes edition

So, do you want the bad jokes or the Bad (wink, wink) jokes? So, to be blunt, most of my favorite jokes are either dirty or very not PC. Also, I feel as a natural blonde (no longer under red... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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[10 Tuesday] My mythical Powerball winnings

I always say that life would be different if we won the Powerball, but that would involve also playing the Powerball. Every time it gets into the 100 million range or higher I think about it, and even then usually... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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I know what I like

There is something wonderful about buying from indie designers, local artisans, and small businesses. While I don't know the economics of it, but it makes me feel better. The products aren't necessarily cheaper, but you know the creators, can ask... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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[10 Tuesday] thank goodness for March

This week's 10 for Tuesday is 10 reasons you are happy it is March. Now thinking about the months always makes me remember a story that I probably read in the Fairy Tale Tree. Google failed me this morning, so... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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I can understand that. And patterns allow the creative among us to build their own doll aesthetic based on yours. So many options out there! Of course, I have craft eyes bigger than my wallet or time, so I would happily buy one too!

Commented Feb 26, 2013 on slow moving at Wee Wonderfuls

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[10 Tuesday] OMGWTF Snow!

I think that the quantity of snow we've had in February isn't the largest on record, but it feels huge. Between that and the need to pack, clean, and generally be adults when with the snow outside the window all... Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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The Proposal was hilarious! I love it almost as much as I love your bouffant-ed doll.

Commented Feb 19, 2013 on bouffant and some videos at Wee Wonderfuls

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I love your method of doing doll hair. I wish I had seen this before I did my last knitted doll. Her head was so heavy that I needed to use a pipe cleaner to give her neck and body the necessary structure to hold all the hair up!

Commented Feb 17, 2013 on loopy moppy yarn hair how-to at Wee Wonderfuls

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The sweater looks wonderful on you. Congrats on a project well done and hopefully you will not need another long project like this to sooth you during your Grammie's recovery.

Commented Feb 16, 2013 on my sweater is done and now I am wearing it at angry chicken

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That would be awesome. Please count me in. This is one of the few crafts I've never really done, but I've definitely been interested in.

Commented Feb 16, 2013 on Project Life Giveaway at HELLOmynameisHeather

a complete mess before it gets better

I'm sure others who have moved or, heck, even just done a thorough spring cleaning know and understand the sensation that the mess always gets worse before it gets better. Always. Despite the empty days of the blizzard, the excessive... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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Very cool. I remember seeing his hunting trophy quilt before, but the others are amazing.

Commented Feb 15, 2013 on friday favorites: quilt artist luke haynes at wise craft

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Cards against Baby (manatee)

One of my friends is expecting, and like any good knitter that means, well, knitting. In this case I made this blanket out of Cascade Luna and Cascade Luna Paints, 100% machine washable cotton yarns. Gotta make sure that hand... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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[10 Tuesday] Celebrating Valentine's Day

Now I'll admit that I don't normally celebrate Valentine's Day. I do a few things with my husband, but normally I'm working at a chocolate shop (Au Chocolat) this week, which leaves me too exhausted to put on a big... Continue reading

Posted Feb 12, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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I'll have to make that tart. It looks like it would be an awesome fit for most of my group of friends.

Commented Jan 31, 2013 on raspberry-marzipan tart at angry chicken

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A big wide hello!

To everybody who is here from Honey Cowl-land (aka, Mason Dixcon Knitting) a big huge hello. I am not super humorous, but I have knitting and ice cream and cake, so feel free to stay a while and rummage through... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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It's a stash sale!

This is just the beginning. I have a ton more yarn where this came from. All of my yarn is stored in a craft room, where my cat, Saru-chan, and my dog, Victor, are not allowed. Definitely a smoking-free home,... Continue reading

Posted Jan 23, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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Weeding more books

This week's 10 for Tuesday is things you always have in the car. We don't even have a car, so instead of either that or the stash sale (yarn has been piled on the daybed in the craft room but... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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This is by far my favorite shop in the area. It is a testimony to how beautiful the community at Gather Here is and how wonderful and supportive Virginia and her team are that I go consistently to Gather Here even though there are shops closer to where I live that sell similar ranges of products. None of them compare to the camaraderie of a single visit to Gather Here.

Commented Jan 18, 2013 on Gather Here: An Amazing Local Fabric Shop at While She Naps

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Yesterday, I had a yarn emergency, and despite my best intentions to not buy any new craft materials (except notions needed to finish projects) I had an accident at Gather Here's Pints & Purls and I bought 6 skeins of... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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other than knitting

I have a lot of goals for 2013. I want to knit multiple sweaters (there are babies to knit for, plus I, ahem, have outgrown a couple of my sweaters). I am moving, so I want to knit down my... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2013 at AnotherPurl :: a knitter's life

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