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I'm a sucker for cashmere and cute packaging. But there's something more to these kits, which actually don't look like kits at all—they look like a sort of magical multicolored caterpillar in fiber form. I first noticed them in people's pictures on Instagram. I followed the tags and discovered that they were coming from a Boise, Idaho-based company called Lux Adorna Knits. They contained 100% cashmere yarn. Naturally, I immediately had to order a kit. The kit arrived, but I waited. I'm the kid who kept her Halloween candy for months before finally opening it. I love holding pleasures in suspended animation because as soon
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I'm a sucker for cashmere and cute packaging. But there's something more to these kits, which actually don't look like kits
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You could say that Julie Weisenberger has a thing for gadgets. The creative brain behind the knitwear design line Cocoknits, Julie
Sometimes the most useful tools are also the simplest. They have no moving parts, they require no batteries or clamps.
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