Posted by Underground Crafter on February 29, 2012 |
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This weekend, I participated in the Craft Yarn Council Certified Instructor’s Program in Knitting. This 3-day, 15 hour workshop was led by the fabulous Arnetta Kenney (who was also the instructor in 2007 when I went through the certification training for crochet). She is a wonderful teacher, who is very generous with her feedback and [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, bedfordshire, blog hub, blog hub swap, cables, certified knitting instructors program, charlecote park, chiaogoo red lace, craft yarn council, cyc, drop spindle, england, hat, holiday crafting, jacob sheep, knitter's pride dreamz, knitting, needyl, nude-ewe, ravelry, shana kreikemeier, small things, spinning, spinning yarn, st. vincent's hospital, stitched together, tami's amis, the nude ewe, william shakespeare, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 28, 2012 |
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Today I’m reviewing Knitting with The Color Guys: Inspiration, Ideas, and Projects from the Kaffe Fassett Studio by Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably. I also be giving away my review copy, courtesy of Sixth & Spring Books, so read on for details. I first became aware of Kaffe Fassett when I was quilting. His colorful and creative [...]
Tags: book review, fair isle, fair isle knitting, giveaway, intarsia, knitting, knitting with the color guys: inspiration ideas and projects from kaffe fassett and brandon mably, sixth & spring books
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 27, 2012 |
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I reached two milestones in the past week. I now have 200 Facebook fans and I just posted my 300th blog post! To celebrate, I’m having a small giveaway with a little something for the crocheters and knitters who read my blog. For my crochet peeps: I’m giving away a PDF copy (via email or [...]
Tags: beginner's guide to tunisian crochet, giveaway, knitter's pride dreamz, melissa leapman, stashbuster knits: tips tricks and 21 beautiful projects for using your favorite leftover yarn, Tunisian crochet, tunisian crochet hooks
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 27, 2012 |
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On Saturday night, I was ready to dump this cabled hat project for my dad (details here and here; pattern here) because the yarn kept splitting on the needles. I ripped it out instead, and started it up again with another pair of circulars. It’s amazing what the proper tools can make you feel ready to [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, cables, chiaogoo red lace, circular needles, destash, dinah washington, knitter's pride dreamz, knitting, needyl, run lola run, shana kreikemeier, surmount the stash 2012, what a diff'rence a day makes, yarn stash club
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 26, 2012 |
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According to Random.org, the winner of the Gothic Knits giveaway (courtesy of Search Press) is… Larissa (Side note: Check out Larissa’s blog and Reef Botanicals, her handcrafted soap and beauty company, if you haven’t already. She won a free knitting lesson from me in a previous giveaway, ) Congratulations Larissa, and thanks to everyone that entered. (Click here [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on February 26, 2012 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) I was under the weather this week, and I’m taking the Craft Yarn Council Certified Instructor’s Program in Knitting this weekend (14 hours of fun, preceded by many days of swatch making), so I [...]
Tags: bullion, bullion stitch, certified knitting instructors program, charity, craft yarn council, crochet, crochet master class, crochetlist, cyc, destash, donna kay lacey, granny square, heartmade blessings, poppy bullion block, surmount the stash 2012, when did i become a knitter, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 24, 2012 |
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Last Sunday, I took the Kitchen Safe Yarn Dyeing class at Lion Brand Yarn Studio. We were asked to bring two hanks of yarn from a long list of mostly wool Lion Brand yarns. Naturally, I made three hanks from stash yarn. Side note – It is almost harder to get a ball of yarn [...]
Tags: bernat lana, cake gel, destash, dyeing, ebay, FO Friday, hank, keep on knitting in the free world, kitchen safe yarn dyeing, kool aid, lion brand, lion brand fishermen's wool, lion brand yarn studio, skein, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis, wool
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 23, 2012 |
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I’m keeping this update on my craft goals short and sweet. Since my last update post… I’ve been working on several bullion stitch blocks (personal craft goal #1) from stash yarn (personal craft goal #5/Surmount the Stash) for charity (personal craft goal#6). I finished the yoga socks for my mom and added four rounds of gold [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on February 22, 2012 |
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I guess it doesn’t surprise anyone that after months of blanket making, I’m now in the middle of multiple small projects. I can’t seem to settle down with just one project right now. I loved the Poppy Bullion Block by Donna Kay Lacey so much, I started on three more. I also started another [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, blanket, bullion, bullion stitch, charity, crochet, destash, donna kay lacey, double irish chain, dying inside, geaux saints, granny square, heartmade blessings, hybrid peas afghan 9" block, knitting, margaret macinnis, needyl, new orleans saints, poppy bullion block, robert silverberg, shana kreikemeier, small things, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis, walking dead, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 21, 2012 |
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In the early 2000s, when I first learned to read crochet patterns, there weren’t many good crochet websites. One that I would visit time and again for help understanding a new technique was Crochet Cabana. Even now, as a crochet teacher I often refer beginners to this wonderful site. So I’m really excited to interview [...]
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