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A Blahaj for All Seasons
Mallory DuVal Mallory DuVal

A Blahaj for All Seasons

Each year, Maggie and I get a calendar each. I always get a Bob’s Burgers calendar and for the longest time, she got a Ship of the Line calendar from Star Trek. One year it was pulp horror art.

Last year, as I started learning to draw...

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Inktober 2023
Mallory DuVal Mallory DuVal

Inktober 2023

My whole life I’ve wanted to be able to draw but never thought I had the “talent”.

Recently I started watching the ‘Makers/Crafting’ and ‘Art’ streams on Twitch and eventually came across Anthony Wheeler’s stream. He as a person and his community really inspired me to give things a try (I’ll write about the Chaotic Draw Along soon…probably). As I started dabbling, inktober was coming up so I decided to give it a shot and I managed to do all 31 days within the 31 days!

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Stitching Geek Podcast - Episode One
Mallory DuVal Mallory DuVal

Stitching Geek Podcast - Episode One

Welcome to the first episode of my new video podcast! I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while now and I finally got up the courage.

This is my first time doing a video project like this and trying to edit and all that good stuff. I can definitely see where improvements need to be made (the light reflecting in the glasses! The framing! Etc!) but overall I’m proud of it. Show notes after the video!

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The Long-Tail Cast On
Mallory DuVal Mallory DuVal

The Long-Tail Cast On

Y’all. We need to have a talk about the long-tail cast on.

Specifically, am I doing something wrong?

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Strong Bad Shawl
Mallory DuVal Mallory DuVal

Strong Bad Shawl

Well, cool, I spent probably 40 minutes writing a post and it disappeared.

Sigh

On the 2nd, I started The Traveling Companion Shawl (Ravelry link) using some yarn I bought during the Eat. Sleep. Knit’s Black Friday secret sale.

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A WIP & A Review
Mallory DuVal Mallory DuVal

A WIP & A Review

Earlier in the week, I learned it was supposed to snow a decent amount (I live outside of Portland, OR…it doesn’t snow much here). This of course meant I would need a hat. Therefore, I should knit one!

In 2 days.

I am nothing if not ambitious.

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New Project
Mallory DuVal Mallory DuVal

New Project

I have grown bored of the scarves. Turns out starting 3 knitted scarves, finishing a woven scarf and starting another woven scarf might have been overkill. Who could have guessed?

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Lack of Control

The other day I decided to fully move my “pantry” from a cupboard in the kitchen to the coat closet in the entryway. It was the right thing to do, because now I can actually see the canned goods I have and easily get to them.

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