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Luxury

Luxury is making beautiful things because I want to, not because I have to.

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The Irish Eyes motif from The Harmony Guides: Crochet Stitch Motifs: 250 Stitches to Crochet.
The Clover Hat from Crochet in Color: Techniques and Designs for Playing with Color.
Cold Shoulders from Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker.

(Luxury is also new pillows, fresh windshield wiper blades, a good song stuck in my head, and a cat on my lap.)
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    All 3 are beautiful. And I love your definition of luxury. I would add sleeping in until I wake up without an alarm and a good cup of tea.

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  2. starcakeastrology.blogspot.comFebruary 9, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    Amen to that!

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