Carrie on pens and needles

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She/her History person, Navy vet, writer, mom, outdoorsish, craft-type Host of Pens and Needles Podcast

A long rectangle and small square sample of knitting. Both have the same pattern with columns of a flower lace pattern separated by columns of lines created by purl stitches
A variegated purple yarn knit in stockinette to form the body of an open front/ currently sleeveless cardigan
Scroll script containing “Pens and Needles” is on top of a fountain pen and ball of yarn with pins. Various books, scissors, yarn, and thread spools are in the background. “Pens and Needles” is written in small font at very top, and “Podcast for creatives at the bottom.
A ball of yarn with three pins in it next to a fountain pen and wrapped in a banner that reads “pens and needles.” Behind it are various spools of thread, books, scissors, and more yarn and needles
Woman in a red tee shirt and glasses with American patriotic glasses frames sticks her tongue out as sweat drips from her face and sticks her hair together
Black and white photo from left to right: Woman holding a bald looking baby, a tall bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, a small, dark haired child in dark clothes, a taller, dark haired child in a black outfit with white piping. “From where we came” is at the top, “Burt Rashbaum” is at the bottom
A Canadian goose and a bald eagle face off on a frozen lake. Captions reads: “An image of the war of 1812, colourized.”
Ankle Tattoo: Knitting gnome with a red hat, yellow kerchief around her head, blue shirt, yellow skirt and apron sits on a stack of books while knitting. A caterpillar sits on a ball of yarn
A woman in a green shirt and blue toile glasses smiles at the camera, sitting next to a white cat, and a shifty eyes black and tan dog. Blanket behind the cat has cats and balls of yarn on it.
A lacework pattern in crochet with solid triangular inserts. Has a stitch marker that in says “Virginia, YARNFIEN, Virginia for lovers,” and a wooden and metal crochet hook attached
A white brick house with black shutters (one missing), turquoise door with white trim. Pink and yellow roses and yucca are in front on the left, and hops and blackberry bushes are to the right. Two piles of weeds and branches are in front
A fluffy white cat lays on a really pale human leg
A white cat leans his face over a black laptop keyboard for scratches
A white basket with kids’ drawings next to a clear vase with black and white corded earbuds behind a Les Miserables flute instrumental sheet music
Dark purple mitt with a light purple and yellow double knit by thumb, top and tip of thumb are done in a grey-purple yarn. Laying on a slate blue silk quilt
A pair of khaki colored socks with ribbing at the top to the left of a tap measure
A small swatch of a bubble-textured knitting and ball of yarn in white, green, pink, yellow, and brown colors
A woman stands in a mirror with a phone in one hand facing the mirror, the other in the top of a low pocket. Wears a pinafore apron covered in a bird pattern
Blue, green, and brown plaid dress with a v neck and deep pockets on a dress form covered in Ruth Bader Ginsburg themed fabric. A cutting table, bookcase, and piles of fabric and craft supplies in the back ground
A white cat rest his head on a leg. Purple, blue, and white knitting just to his right
Green blue and dark brown plaid dress with a v neck, pockets, and a waist tie hangs a dress form made of Ruth Bader Ginsburg themed fabric. Craft supplies and a bookcase are in the background
Knit garment with a large light blue section and stripes of purple, cream, and light blue with a small ball of purple yarn on top
A long haired white and tabby cat curled up in a rush-bottom, Prussian blue chair before a cold fire place.
Blue purple and white yarn stripes of varying thicknesses on steel needles. A single white yarn runs near the top
Square Magnifying glass in a box
“The compact edition of the Oxford English Dictionary” volume I A-O, volume II P-Z supplement and bibliography
Several inches of 1x1rib stitch under several more inches of stockinette in light blue with two round of dark purple/blue stripes at the top
Several rounds of rib stitch and several of stockinette cast onto circular needles in a light blue yarn
Knitted tubular cast on 1 by 1 rib stitch in light blue yarn looped on circular needles lays on a fuzzy white blanket covered in line-drawn cats and red and pink hearts
Purple yarn cast onto steel circular needles in a k1 p1 rib sits on the ball of yarn. A white blanket with cats and red and pink hearts lays beneath.
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Hand holds open a green yarn swatch with several rows of stockinette stitches on metal knitting needles on a white blanket with hearts and mushrooms on it.
Green velvet handbag with a kissing clasp and chain handle
Mirror stands next to a lamp, and overstuffed bookcase, and standup sewing box from 1950s/60s. Reflects seeing machine, threads, and desk.
A fluffy cat sits on a brick hearth before a fire
A pincushion sits on top of a two-toned yellow book stacked on a blue and white book. A pair of floral-handled scissors on on top of the bottom book and a red mechanical pencil is just behind the pincushion. The pincushion is made of a small white oak basket and green and white diamond weave fabric and a heart of brass pins. White and blue pins stick out of the pincushion at random, intertwined with a few pieces of thread.
The center of the metal Coleman Bridge turns to open and let a Navy Arleigh Burke Class destroyer through. A wooden pier and the York River are visible in the foreground.
Fog hides the far-shore of a road with clear blue skies over head
An unpainted pail fence surrounds garden with mounded rows and green cabbage, green sweet potato leaves, spinach, onion, turnip cabbage, carrots, beets, and fennel with a log cabin with a brick chimney to the right and a White House with a brick fireplace to the left, trees with mostly green, but yellow and red leaves are to the left.
A fluffy cat sits in a ladder-back chair in front of a fire to the right of a Dutch oven.
Top left: Photograph of four sailing ships with nautical flags, brick buildings and river in the background. Top right: Painting of long, thin, white flower with prickly green bud and pointy leaves caption says “common thorn apple- thorny apple of Peru, Devil’s apple, Jamestown weed (datura stramonium)”, middle left: lady with large buns over her ears has arm around sailor who has boatswains’ lanyard and flat hat, “Death at the Navy Yard” is under it, middle right: tattoo in the American style of a bottle with a woman’s profile on it and flowers and bees in it. Bottle reads “Practice self care”, bottom left: two women in loose skirts and hats stand in a field, bottom right: a battle ship in dry dock at the Norfolk Navy Yard
Acorn and leaves blackwork- style embroidery around the collar of a plain shirt, partially inside an embroidery hoop
Woman in glasses smiles at the top corner of camera with a pan of simmering chicken in a pan at the lower corner
Small black kitten laying in a cat bed
A red ware dish holding cinnamon rolls with currants sit on a wooden table with a linen rag beside them
Dog on a lease sits at attention, facing the direction of the road
Dominique chicken perched on a leg on a wooden bench
The underside of a tobacco leaf with holes and a very small green worm hidden nearby