Posted by Underground Crafter on November 30, 2011 |
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Having a four day weekend gave me a lot of uninterrupted crafting time. (Side note: I usually teach crochet and knitting on Saturdays. While it is mighty fun to get paid to do what you love, having a one day weekend does prove stressful over the long haul.) I really needed the extra days to [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 29, 2011 |
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Apparently, quite a few readers are itching to do some quick knits. But according to Random.org, the winner of my review copy of 60 More Quick Knits: 20 Hats*20 Scarves*20 Mittens in Cascade 220 Sport from Sixth & Spring Books is… Knititall! Congratulations Knititall, and thanks to everyone who entered!
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 27, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. For previous posts in this series, click here.) Like many others participating in Year of Projects, I’ve come to the point in the year where holiday crafting has taken over and I have no updates related to working my way through Crochet Master [...]
Tags: come blog a long, crochet master class, poll, when did i become a knitter, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on November 26, 2011 |
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This is my first uninterrupted long weekend in quite a while (since I usually teach on Saturdays). I successfully avoided the Black Friday madness yesterday by staying home most of the day crocheting, inventing new turkey leftover dishes, and making the best batch of brownies ever. MC and I have been avoiding high fructose corn [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 25, 2011 |
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I hope everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday had a wonderful day. My post this week is a bit of a cheat. I have one FO that I can’t show and several that are newly photographed but were actually made a long time ago. I’ve been working on several samples which will eventually be free patterns [...]
Tags: charity, crochet, FO Friday, franklin habit, galler yarns, galler yarns heather prime alpaca, hats 4 the homeless, holiday crafting, lion brand yarn studio, photographing your fiber, tami's amis
Posted by Underground Crafter on November 24, 2011 |
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Happy Thanksgiving! In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) signifies the official start of the holiday shopping season. In the spirit of keeping the holidays a little more handmade and small business and a little less mass produced and corporate, I’m sharing several holiday gift guides today. Great Gifts for Yarncrafters There are [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 24, 2011 |
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Happy Thanksgiving! In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) signifies the official start of the holiday shopping season. In the spirit of keeping the holidays a little more handmade and small business and a little less mass produced and corporate, I’m sharing several holiday gift guides today. Handmade gifts to buy If you’re [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 24, 2011 |
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Happy Thanksgiving! In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) signifies the official start of the holiday shopping season. In the spirit of keeping the holidays a little more handmade and small business and a little less mass produced and corporate, I’m sharing several holiday gift guides today. Handmade gifts to make This time [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 24, 2011 |
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Happy Thanksgiving! Just in time for the holidays, I decided to update my post on must-have beginner knitting resources with a crochet version. I’ve been crocheting for 27 years and have been a Craft Yarn Council certified crochet instructor and teacher since 2008. I’ve taught about 125 beginners to crochet since then, and my students often [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 23, 2011 |
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The bedspread I’m making for my sister is moving along slowly (previous posts here and here). I’m still without an indoor photography set up while we switch around work spaces in my apartment, and it was too rainy out to take a picture, so let’s use the honor system. I finished one more block and [...]
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