Posted by Underground Crafter on December 24, 2011 |
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From 1998 to 2007, I kept a list of every book I read in a beautiful Daisy Arts handmade journal. (I used the same journal to track all the movies I saw in the theater, but only in 1999.) Looking through the pages of this book, I have a great reminder of my interests (and how [...]
Tags: amazon, audiobooks, daisy arts, itunes, kindle fire, margaret atwood, new york public library, oryx and crake, reading, the handmaid's tale
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 23, 2011 |
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No finished yarn objects are available for photography today, so I thought I’d take some pictures of the chocolate bark I made. (I also reviewed my favorite holiday cookie cookbooks today here.) Chocolate bark is so easy to make and there are tons of recipes online, but I thought I’d share mine with you anyway. [...]
Tags: almond bark, berries and almond bark, cooking, FO Friday, fruit and nut bark, green and blacks organic chocolate, nut bark, peppermint bark, recipe, tami's amis
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 23, 2011 |
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I love baking, and I especially love holiday baking. For about 10 years, I baked an entire batch of cookies for every person in my family, many of my co-workers, and all of my closest friends! I even had a little survey postcard I would send out before the holidays asking about food allergies and [...]
Tags: applesauce oaties, baking, banana nut cookies, best-loved cookies, book review, cookbooks, cookies, creamy peanut butter chocolate bars, debbi fields, hershey's chocolate lover's cookbook, holiday crafting, king arthur flour, king arthur flour cookie companion, mrs. fields, mrs. fields best cookie book ever!, nestle toll house, reese's chewy chocolate cookies, tuxedo cookie bars, very best baking
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 22, 2011 |
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Even though I’m in the middle of holiday crafting crunch time (personal craft goal #2), I still have a few updates on my craft goals this week. I’m so excited to be one of the 2012 charity sponsors for Crochetlist, one of my favorite Yahoo groups! The list of 2012 charities was posted last Friday. [...]
Tags: adopt-a-shelter-cat month, bideawee, binky patrol, craft goals, crochetlist, destash, granny square, heartmade blessings, revelations of a delusional knitter, surmount the stash 2012
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 21, 2011 |
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I’ve made some progress towards completing my sister’s bedspread since my last post. Yikes! Only five more days until Christmas… I did give my sister a glimpse of the blanket last night for her birthday. I wrapped up the top panel and used my priceless parody gift tags to let her know how many hours [...]
Tags: blanket, crochet, geaux saints, holiday crafting, new orleans saints, tami's amis, wip wednesday, wips, wipw
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 20, 2011 |
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Today, I’m reviewing Knit Noro Accessories: 30 Colorful Little Knits, published by Sixth & Spring. I received a review copy from Sixth & Spring which I’ll be giving away, so read on for details! As the name implies, the book features 30 small knitting projects using Noro yarn. Are you sitting down? Because I have [...]
Tags: amy polcyn, anna al, book review, cheryl murray, earflap hat, felted patchwork tote, giveaway, jacqueline van dillen, knit noro accessories: 30 colorful little knits, knitting, knitting fever, noro yarn, puzzle scarf, scale pattern mitts, sixth & spring books, stitch-sampler tote
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 19, 2011 |
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I read about Revelations of a Delusional Knitter‘s Surmount The Stash in 2012 monthly linky in this week’s Crochet Link Love post by Crochet Concupiscence. Since I’ve been working on destashing for a while now, as part of my annual craft goals, this seemed like just the challenge I need to help me destash in [...]
Tags: craft goals, crochet concupiscence, crochet link love, destash, revelations of a delusional knitter, salvation army, surmount the stash 2012, yarn
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 18, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Crochet Master Class series. You can read my previous post on crochet entrelac here.) I’ll admit that the holiday crafting crunch time has arrived, and thus, I have not made any progress on my entrelac project. I decided to share some entrelac inspiration though! I looked on Ravelry and did [...]
Tags: carolyn christmas, caron, christie pruitt, come blog a long, crochet, crochet master class, crocheted felted entrelac handbag, enticing baby afghan, entrelac, entrelac giant dahlia afghan, entrelac sock, felicity shawl, felted entrelac handbag, gourmet crochet, how to make tunisian crochet entrelac, jen bianchi, joyce wyatt, knitters' row, leslie ann bestor, lion brand, red heart, Tunisian crochet, WEBS, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 17, 2011 |
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Thanks to everyone who entered this week’s giveaways! According to Random.org, the winners are… Teresa (#6) wins a copy of Crocheted Softies, signed by Stacey Trock and courtesy of Martingale & Company! I love, love, love this book and I haven’t even got my hands on a copy yet! All the animals are so cute! [...]
Tags: crocheted softies, giveaway day, sew mama sew, stacey trock, the l-t experience, winner
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 17, 2011 |
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Ever since I first learned to crochet granny squares, I’ve loved them. The “official” granny square pattern was originally published in 1890 by Weldon and Company in London. Then, as now, the granny square was a great way to use up scrap yarn. The pattern has basically been continuously in print since then, so that [...]
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