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Using Up Scraps

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I bet you’re like me and have a lot of partial skeins of yarn hiding in your stash.  I’ve been given a lot of partial skeins, too.  Some of these I’m able to pass along to a couple of friends … Read More...

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS YARN??

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I have a new LOVE!  I found this yarn today at Hobby Lobby while I was looking for some baby yarn.  I would love to hear if others have purchased it, for what projects, and how is it to work … Read More...

APRIL GIVEAWAY – WEEK #1

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Do you like old crochet and craft books?  I do!  I have a house full of them.  When I find them at a garage sale or thrift store, I grab them and buy the whole lot.  When I get home, … Read More...

PUT SOME COLOR IN YOUR CROCHET

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Most everyone has a preference for a color – pink or blue, green or yellow, lavender or orange.  Some people are really talented at combining colors, taking some simple color choices and creating something spectacular with them.  The impact of … Read More...

SERIOUSLY EASY RECYCLING

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Some people are way more into recycling (upcycling) than others.  Some people are creative and inventive.  Then, there are those few souls who are inspired – who can take a little nothing and make SOMETHING out of it.  How about … Read More...

MARCH GIVEAWAY – WEEK #5

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Allegro Madil is a bulky boucle yarn composed of 85% wool and 15% nylon with 82 yards per 50 gram ball.   The color in this picture is a bit brighter than the skein I have in front of me.  I’d … Read More...

MARCH GIVEAWAY – WEEK #4

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Allegro Madil is a bulky boucle yarn composed of 85% wool and 15% nylon with 82 yards per 50 gram ball.   The color in this picture is a bit brighter than the skein I have in front of me.  I’d … Read More...

March GIVEAWAY – WEEK #3

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Allegro Madil is a bulky boucle yarn composed of 85% wool and 15% nylon with 82 yards per 50 gram ball.   The color in this picture is a bit brighter than the skein I have in front of me.  I’d … Read More...

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE

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The 2010 Flamie Awards from the Crochet Liberation Front are being voted on right now!!  Be sure to vote.  Several of your/my favorite designers, sites, etc are up for awards.  Crochet Luminaries like Rita Weiss, Jean Leinhauser, Kim Guzman, Pauline … Read More...

CROCHET OF INDIA

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Today at the library, I ran across this fantastic (and fantastically huge) book:

 

Handmade In India, A Geographical Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts by Aditi Ranjan and M.P. Ranjan

In addition to the thousands of other handcrafts created all over … Read More...

ANOTHER SMART COOKIE

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I love these ideas for recycling splendid fibers (mostly cashmere).  Why didn’t I think of this?  But, I’ll be making some of these and wishing my work was as refined as this artist’s work is!  I’m so jealous of this … Read More...

MARCH GIVEAWAY – WEEK #2

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To win two skeins of Allegro Madil yarn in color #241 (pictured above), answer the question below.  Complete rules for the contest are at the bottom of this post.  Here’s the question for this week:

What’s your favorite boucle yarn?  … Read More...

GUESS WHAT I’M GONNA LEARN?

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http://www.crochetville.org/forum/classes.php

Kim Guzman is teaching an online class to make this lovely scarf in tunisian short rows.  It really looks like something I can actually learn from pictures and text.  The class is slated to begin March 19, 2010.  I’ve … Read More...