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  • Welcome to my blog!

    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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knitting: a bear cowl and boot cuffs

At the end of last winter I started knitting the Burton Bear Cowl for Ellie.  It was a fun knit and I had it almost finished…when I looked ahead and saw that I’d need to crochet the ears.  Ugh.  I hate crochet.  I never feel like I’m actually doing it correctly.  So I procrastinated on the project until I picked it up a couple of weeks ago determined to finish it for her to enjoy this winter.  Finish it I did and the very next morning we had our first real snow of the season!

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With the leftover yarn I managed these boot cuffs which I love so much I’m having second thoughts about their intended purpose as a Christmas gift!knit boot cuffs