Bulletin Board of the Brain

The “Roller-mance of the Library” Scarf for:

Name: Erin M. Blakemore
Location: Boulder, CO

Occupation: Writer and Director/Marketing/Social Media Consultant at the company I co-founded and co-own, VOCO Creative

A significant difference between California and Colorado: In California, I cry and curl up under massive blankets when the temperature hits 55. In Colorado, I laugh and go bare-legged. Also, rockabilly is [...]

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The São Paulo Scarf for…

Name: JB aka Mr. Roommate
Location: the jewel of the Emerald City, Crown Hill
Occupation: student of the christian studies, environment-friendly house cleaner, housemate to the best home in all of the Emerald City, and boyfriend to an amazing woman
Favorite kind of cupcake: Trophy Cupcakes Hummingbird, which is a Banana Pineapple Coconut cake with cream cheese frosting… [...]

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More Couture Than I Knew

Kim wrote a post about Garter Stitch Knits making a lot of runway appearances lately, and as I read her post, was thinking, “Hmm- the last 16 things I’ve made were all garter stitch. I am cool.”
Then as I continued to scroll, Boom! There were pictures of my scarves as examples of [...]

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The "Arcade Philosopher Scarf" For…

Name: Scott Small
Location: Seattle
Occupation: Graduate Student
Place I Think of as Home: Anywhere here in the Emerald City.
The Worst Movie I’ve Ever Seen is: The Fighting Temptations. I try to be gracious about films I don’t like, only this one failed on every level, but without the usual bad movie charm.
When I Think Of Beauty, [...]

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The "Home, Sweet Seattle" Scarf For…

Name: Rebecca Jean Pesicka Swanson
Location: Edmonds, WA
Occupation: RN in the perinatal arena (ie: antepartum, labor & delivery & postpartum)
Best Music to Cook By: My husband does most of the cooking in our house (but I enjoy baking bread to the likes of Iron & Wine)
In Heaven There Will Be: no dogs
I Wish I Had More [...]

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The "Lectio/Latte/Electronica" Scarf for…

Name: Paul Wilson Belk
Location: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Retail Manager / Pastor
Book I’m Most Into Right Now: The Sparrow/Children of God by Mary Doria Russell
The Key To Building Fences is: Letting your engineering-degreed housemate do most of the work
I’ll Be Patient As Long As: it takes
My Favorite Sunday Morning Activity Is: Getting up early on a cold [...]

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The "Sunshine on My Shoulders" Scarf for…

Name: Stacy Dyann Pietsch (maiden name: Kanzler)
Location: Lower Queen Anne Seattle, Wa
Occupation: Nanny to rich kids/Counseling to poor kids…pretty much the same thing
The Best Job I Ever Had: Is still in the works. But the most appalling job I ever had included ironing a grown man’s briefs…I quit soon after. [...]

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Another Friend Who Puts Up With My Nicknames For Him…

The “Existentialist’s Essentials” Scarf for:Name: Chase Williams
Occupation: Barista, Theatre Concessions
Locale: Seattle
My Favorite City is: Seattle
I Wish I Spent More Time: not regretting the things I haven’t done.
Best After Dinner Treat: No food after dinner is a greater treat than a great dinner . . . but hot apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice [...]

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The "Prince Charming" Scarf For:

Name: Richard MorrisonOccupation: Transitioning from Stage Manager to Musician
Locale: About to move from NYC to San Diego
Childhood Dream Job: Gemologist
My Favorite Lunch: Anything on a patio
I Always Say Yes to: Lunch
Something I’d Like to do by the End of this Year: Find a place to live in San DiegoWhen it Comes to Singing in [...]

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Yarn Season…

is back- which means not only are my fingers ready to knit again, they’re actually a bit frosty from the October weather. This led to my Saturday decision to knit myself some handwarmers. And voila! toasty little mits! I used a favorite pattern from Joelle Hoverson’s Last Minute Knitted Gifts (feauting designs and modelling [...]

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