Posted by Underground Crafter on March 30, 2012 |
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You may remember that a few weeks ago I had a comprehensive eye exam and my pupils were dilated. I could hardly see, but I was in a crocheting mood. I had just finished a secret project in Galler Yarns Inca Eco (which will soon be available as a free pattern on their blog), so [...]
Tags: a bevy of bears, blogiversary, broomstick lace, buttons, crochet, dilated pupils mug hug, family, FO Friday, galler yarns, galler yarns inca eco, giveaway, knitting, mug hug, plaid, tami's amis, woven crochet
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 29, 2012 |
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Today I’m reviewing Voodoo Maggie’s Adorable Amigurumi: Cute and Quirky Crocheted Critters by Erin Clark, and I’ll also be hosting a giveaway of my review copy, courtesy of Tuttle Publishing. Voodoo Maggie’s Adorable Amigurumi is a collection of crocheted amigurumi patterns by Erin Clark, who is also known as Voodoo Maggie. The book starts with an introduction [...]
Tags: adorable amigurumi: cute and quirky crocheted critters, amigurumi, blogiversary, book review, crochet, erin clark, giveaway, tuttle publishing, voodoo maggie
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 28, 2012 |
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I had a very productive crocheting and knitting weekend. First, I picked up my sister’s blanket for the first time in weeks. I finished all of the borders and the edging. All told, the blanket has 375 granny squares (3 rounds each), four rounds of gold granny borders, one round of black granny borders, and [...]
Tags: beanie, blanket, blogiversary, broomstick lace, buttons, circular knitting, circular needles, crochet, custom crocheted sweaters make garments that really fit, debbie abrahams, design your own knits in 5 easy steps, double irish chain, geaux saints, giveaway, granny square, hat, kindle fire, knit and crochet design week 2012, knitting, netflix, new orleans saints, new york public library, priceless parody gift tags, reading, small things, stieg larsson, the girl who played with fire, the x-files, weaving in ends, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 27, 2012 |
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Today, I’m reviewing Happy Cute: 25 Amigurumi Celebration Gifts to Make by Annie Obaachan and hosting a giveaway of my review copy, courtesy of Barron’s Educational Books. This seemed like a great book to kick off my week of giveaways, because it is very celebratory! I’m a big fan of Obaachan’s Amigurumi Animals (reviewed here), which is a great design [...]
Tags: amigurumi, amigurumi animals, annie obaachan, barron's educational books, blogiversary, book review, crochet, giveaway, happy cute: 25 amigurumi celebration gifts to make
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 27, 2012 |
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It was just a year ago today that I finally gathered up the nerve to start this blog. (You can read my first tentative post here.) Since then, I’ve made some great internet friends, learned a lot about using WordPress, and have pushed my own boundaries in crochet, knitting, and photography. To celebrate my blogiversary, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on March 25, 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.) Last week, I talked about exploring other crochet techniques which were not included in Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters, and the general consensus in the comments section was that I should go for [...]
Tags: crochet, crochet master class, donegal tweed yarn, double filet, free-form crochet, freeform, freeform crochet, gothic creations, interlocking crochet, intermeshing, james walters, kindle fire, sylvia cosh, tahki stacy charles donegal tweed, tanis galik, the yarn company, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 22, 2012 |
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Time seems to be flying by faster these days. I know they say that time flies when you’re having fun, but doesn’t it also fly when you are busy at work (even if no fun is involved)? I haven’t shared an update on my craft goals in two weeks! Here’s my progress since my last [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on March 22, 2012 |
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Do you ever stumble across a blogger or designer and wonder how it is that you haven’t seen her work until that moment? This is exactly how I felt when I first saw Deborah Atkinson’s Snowcatcher blog. I literally couldn’t understand how so much time had elapsed without me being exposed to her amazing snowflake [...]
Tags: a flake of its own, bike ms, biking, charity, colorado, complete book of crochet stitch designs, crochet, crochet traditions, crochetville, deborah atkinson, design, hanging by a thread, interview, interweave press, kenneth libbrecht, kenneth libbrect, linda p. schapper, lollipop snowflake, marikamum, mccall's design ideas christmas knit and crochet, national ms society, noel nevins, ravelry, sister norma gettelfinger, snowcatcher, snowflake monday, snowflakes, snowmon, the wave, thread crochet, torreys peak, torreys peak snowflake, valentine wave II, w.a. bentley
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 21, 2012 |
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I’m sad to say that I didn’t make much progress on the WIPs I shared last week. (Ok, sad is probably an overstatement.) I did finish my top secret project in Inca Eco yarn, which will eventually transform into a free crochet pattern on the Galler Yarns blog. I still need to type up the [...]
Tags: abby franquemont, beanie, broomstick lace, bullion stitch, crochet, galler yarns, galler yarns inca eco, hat, knit and crochet design week 2012, knitting, kwisatz haderach, reading, respect the spindle: spin infinite yarns with one amazing tool, small things, stieg larsson, tami's amis, the girl who played with fire, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 18, 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 can’t believe there are only 14 Sundays left in the Year of Projects. Since July 1, I’ve been blogging along with a dedicated group of crafters who are trying to work our ways through a book [...]
Tags: aran crochet, bead crochet, broomstick lace, bruges crochet, bullion, bullion stitch, cables, carol ventura, charity, come blog a long, crochet, crochet master class, darla j. fanton, double filet, double-ended crochet, entrelac, eric b. & rakim, fashion, Ferosa Harold, filet crochet, free-form crochet, freeform, freeform crochet, hairpin lace, hartmut hass, interlocking crochet, intermeshing, irish crochet, irish rose, jane sneeden peever, jean leinhauser, jennifer hansen, jenny king, julia bryant, lydia borin, Maire Treanor, margaret hubert, melody macduffee, nancy nehring, nancy wiseman, overlay crochet, painted crochet, plaid, poppy bullion block, post stitches, prudence mapstone, rita weiss, tapestry crochet, tapestry crochet graph paper, tatyana mirer, Tunisian crochet, tunisian entrelac, wire crochet, woven crochet, year of projects, YOP11-12
