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Vietnamese Iced Coffee
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Guest post: Chic and easy DIY nail art
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Stash buster: 5 tiny hat ornaments for your Christmas tree
You know when you have a really good idea for a craft? I mean, a really, really good idea? Something you think is so brilliant you don’t tell anyone because you know that, someday, someone will want you to reveal it to the world? I have those all the time. Then I Google them and realize that approximately [...]
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Calm cowl crochet-along: Week 4
Hi friends – how are your cowls coming along? I hope you’re a little further along than I am… …this week definitely got the better of me. So, inspire me! How’s your crochet going? What are you having for Thanksgiving dinner? These are the matters at the top of my mind right now. Dish! (Have [...]
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Calm cowl crochet-along: Week 3
Hello, crocheters, and happy Friday! In the past week, I’ve crocheted on buses, subways and airplanes; in waiting rooms, lunch rooms and even (fancy!) in Central Park. I’m finally making some headway. I’m definitely more a tortoise than a hare when it comes to crochet, but I’m pleased with my progress so far. I’m hoping [...]
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Calm cowl crochet-along: Week 2
Welcome to week two of the Calm Cowl crochet-along! How’s it going? I was doing pretty well until I actually took a second to measure – and discovered that I’d made my foundation chain too short! I guess that’s what happens when you try to count late at night. Oops! I had to rip back [...]
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Calm cowl crochet-along: Week 1
WOW. I am so, so excited to see how many of you will be joining in on our crochet-along as we make The Calm Cowl by Susana Davidovic. Welcome to each of you, and thank you so much for your enthusiasm. Here we go! Step one: If you haven’t done it already, now is the time [...]
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Coming up: The “Calm Cowl” crochet-along
I’m pleased to announce the theme of our next craft-along. This time around, we’re going to try a little something different, putting down the knitting needles and picking up a crochet hook. The Calm Cowl by Susana Davidovic is the perfect project for us to tackle as we get ready for fall. It’s a relatively [...]
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Giveaway: Win yarn for a beautiful afghan, courtesy of Bernat!
Thank you for entering. This giveaway is now closed. Find out who won. Big things are happening at Bernat! The company just launched a brand-new online community forum, where knitters and crocheters can get together to talk about all things knitting and crochet. In addition, Bernat is hosting a Mystery Knit-along (KAL) and Crochet-along (CAL), [...]
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‘Tis the season for comfort knitting
Hi friends, My goodness. Whatever galloping plague was bothering me on Friday hit just about everyone else in the office over the weekend, and I’m not sure you could get a sneezier, snifflier, more stuffed-up bunch of magazine editors together in one place if you tried. (Not that you’d want to try – yuck!) Chicken [...]
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Cute and Cuddly Crochet
I’ve got a new favourite craft: amigurumi. Last week I picked up Amigurumi Toy Box by Ana Paula Rimoli, and yesterday I finished her cuttlefish project. I used Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, and stuffed it with quilting batting, which I rolled into tubes (I think it made for a smoother appearance). I embroidered some eyes instead [...]
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Stitching in the wild
I’m not a knitter (I just can’t get the hang of using a needle without a hooked end) and I’m pretty sure I’m allergic to wool, but that didn’t stop me from joining the rest of the Craft Blog crew last Saturday for TTC Knitalong 2011. It was a fantastically sunny day filled with yarn [...]
