Mindy Wilkes Designs

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What’s Happened

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Liam's first day of first grade. He's in school all day now. A Labor Day weekend trip to visit my family. We spent one afternoon here at Beech Fork in Wayne County, West Virginia. Juliana rode a bike with training wheels for the first time; Liam and my sister did some kayaking on the lake. ... Read More about What’s Happened

Redbud Shawl

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I have a pattern in the latest issue of Knit Now magazine. Redbud is a top-down, triangular shawl with an allover floral lace pattern. I submitted this design way back when it was cold and icy. The shawl takes its name from the redbud trees that bloom all over the place in my hometown once the ... Read More about Redbud Shawl

Everly

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A new design from me! Finally! It feels like forever since a pattern release. The first half of this year has been full of new designs, but designing for other people means that things must be kept quiet until the pattern release. Back in March I received an e-mail from Pam Allen from Quince & ... Read More about Everly

P-O-T-T-Y

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This post will have nothing to do with knitting. If you're here for knitting and don't want to hear about potty training then move on by. We started potty training Liam yesterday. In case you're new here, he has Down syndrome. He's 6 1/2 years old. We have not tried to potty train ... Read More about P-O-T-T-Y