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In case you all wondered, I actually DO knit and crochet, not just review magazines on those subjects. As evidence of such, I submit to you all the projects* I've finished over the last few months. Pattern: Checkerboard Cowl by me Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted Multi in Purple Club 701...
For some reason I don't want to work on big projects. I go through this at times. I usually end up knitting dish cloths but this time it's amigurumi that have caught my obsession attention. I was going to make another snowman but instead I decided to make a snail in a pear from a pattern called...
Good news I found my little case of crochet hooks and a handful of loose hooks that wouldn't fit in the case. Of course I found them in the most obvious place and for some reason didn't think to look in my yarn bin, like I said the most obvious place. I was over my friend G's house helping her set...
I like to take photos every day. What can I say?
While we were without internet I did two noteworthy things. (1) I completed a few of the 'advanced' crochet flowers in the 100 flowers to knit and crochet book. Pictured above is the Fuchsia which turned out quite nicely methinks. And (2), I started research again. I even got some colourful pens for...
Yay! This is (officially) my last project of the year! I have done more but did not blog everything. Honestly, I didn't think I would accomplish this. I tend to get bored with ideas and move on. Anyway, the beanie.... I LOVE THIS HAT! The pattern too! It worked up fast and easy. I did have to add a...
I found this pattern online somewhere. I've tried finding it again and I can't! I thought I got it off Ravelry but it's not there. Oh well, good thing I printed it out. This is a simple neckwarmer or scarflette pattern. It's fun and quick to make. Takes about 2-3 hours for me but I'm hoping it will...
Well, I've not been on here for a while, I've been quite busy though. As if having two little boys wasn't enough to keep me occupied, I'm having a third baby in April (yay!) I'm not sure what flavour as yet, but I'm thinking that it will probably be another boy. (Of course, if I'm honest, I'd like a...
Baby Fritz indicates his satisfaction with his baby blanket by attempting to eat it. Hurray!
I have decided to try my had a crocheting a pair of socks. I picked up a nice blend of merino wool and bamboo yarn yesterday morning and later today I will dig through my crochet hook stash, the booklet with the sock patterns was on my bedside table for a while so after dusting it off I am all set....
That is to say my garden has worms, while digging the hole in the soil to plant the new poinsettia I disturbed a nest of worms, I was thrilled at first to see so many worms but wondered if they would be harmful to the new plant, by harmful I mean would they eat the damn things. So I removed most of...
Let's take into consideration that I'm not very well versed with amigurumi. Smaller stitches, smaller hooks, and trying to keep count of what round you are on. But I became inspired tonight by The Littlest Ever Snowman. So I decided to make a little guy as a test run to see how he would turn out....
My books arrived - they really are quite lovely and I'm as pleased as punch. Now I will use Amazon to restock my bookshelf! So, a quick knittery update before I head back to Thesis Corrections. Top Left: An ear-flap hat project from Debbie Stoller's book. On the right of this collection you can see...
I decided to search the web to find some crochet patterns for Christmas ornaments. I came across the five minute christmas bells. I had to use a G hook instead of the H hook it called for. These were really fun to make and very simple. It probably took me a little longer than 5 minutes. My hand was...
I really wanted to make a blanket for my friends' new baby Anna, but time was of the essence if I was to send it with my friends who were headed to visit them in London (a five-hour drive away -- this was going to save me a lot of gas or a lot of postage). So I bought some thick, quick-knit, fuzzy,...
I had every intention of writing a long and detailed post about my flight here, about the mohawked man I sat next to, about the turbulence that left all of the plane's passengers strapped into their seats for hours with full bladders. I was going to tell you about the amazing chocolate cake on...
Make a cute flower-topped box with lid with a bit of crochet and a recycled can. The box is perfect to fill with potpourri or those new fragrance crystals since the scent wafts easily through the crocheted lid. The pattern is available here:...
Julie, you might wanna skip this one. I have a lot of things to post about, but there will be several posts to play catch up. First up, the easiest things. I had no real time for knitting in Bangkok, with the exception of Ben's scarf (which sadly, I don't have pictures of at the moment) which was...
Okay, so my baby blanket is trucking right along, as you can see. The only catch is that there are so freakin' many babies! So no doubt everyone remembers that I was going to give this blanket to Matt's cousin Donna and her husband Lauren for their new baby, due next month. But next week, Local...
If you do a lot of different projects with yarn, like I do, you have a bag or box or drawer or two (or five) full of yarn that you bought more (or less) than you needed for a project but don’t have enough of for a new project and are too frugal to through away. OK, you can do any number of...
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