Posted by Underground Crafter on May 30, 2012 |
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Once upon a time, I was a huge Mets fan. As a childhood tomboy who was also a bookworm (interesting combo, I know), I was convinced after reading Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers by Peter Golenbock that to support the Yankees was tantamount to treason. I was born in Brooklyn, after all. Besides, my best [...]
Tags: baseball, brooklyn, bums: an oral history of the brooklyn dodgers, guinness world record, john franco, lion brand yarn studio, mets hall of fame, most people crocheting simultaneously, new york mets, new york yankees, peter golenbock, queens, stitch 'n pitch, the national needlecrafts association, tnna
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 29, 2012 |
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(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) I’ve already made a list of people I plan to make gifts for, and inventoried my stash looking for gift-worthy yarn. So this week I thought about projects. Accessories It’s no [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, allison hoffman, amigurumi nativity, calli felted boots, carolyn at so much yarn so little time, carolyn christmas, christy hall, chubby sheep, coffee and cream beanie, crafty is cool, crochet, crocheted softies: 18 adorable animals from around the world, freshstitches, holiday crafting, jen spears, josie mercier, kim kotary, knitting, lala the panda, laura garsten, learn to crochet socks the toe-up way, mr. crabby, patterns, pineapple doily shawl, polka dot christmas stocking, priscilla hewitt, r2dr hat, socks a la carte: pick & choose patterns to knit socks your way, stacey trock, star wars, star wars droid beanies, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, vintage hexagon christmas stocking, wild things set of 4, you can crochet socks
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 27, 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.) This week, I haven’t had time to work on a new project based on one of the techniques highlighted in Crochet Master Class, so I decided to dig through some older photographs to find my first two [...]
Tags: come blog a long, crochet, crochetnit, crochetnit basic stitch, darla j. fanton, double-ended crochet, scarf, year of projects, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 26, 2012 |
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One of the yarn shops I planned to visit during my trip to Pennsylvania was out of business, so I decided to add another shop to my list. Since I was staying just one train stop away from Swarthmore, I planned a visit to Finely a Knitting Party on my way back to New York. The [...]
Tags: brown sheep company, classic elite yarn, crystal palace yarn, finely a knitting party, lys, mushishi, pennsylvania, plymouth yarn, review, sioux city soap, swarthmore, udderly smooth, yarn, yarn haul
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 25, 2012 |
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A few weeks ago, I shared a picture of a pineapple shawl I decided to design and make for my Mom seven days before Mother’s Day. (Cue up the “What were you thinking??” comments from the peanut gallery.) I wasn’t sure if I would finish it on time, and I didn’t even know if my [...]
Tags: chartreuse, crochet master class, F+W media, Ferosa Harold, FO Friday, hairpin lace, hairpin lace coaster, jennifer hansen, joann fabric and craft stores, madelinetosh, madelinetosh tosh light merino, painted crochet, pineapple, shawl, stitch nation by debbie stoller, stitch nation by debbie stoller bamboo ewe, tami's amis, wide ripple scarf, YOP11-12
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 24, 2012 |
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View Larger Map Last week, I took my dream vacation and spent a few days at Pendle Hill in Wallingford, PA. The main purpose of the vacation was to relax, enjoy the silence, (wait, what is this? some kind of retro pop music playlist??), spend some time outdoors, and live an unscheduled life, and what’s [...]
Tags: addi swing, araucania, berroco, bijou basin ranch, brooklyn tweed, crochet, crochet liberation front headquarters group, crochet-friendly LYS, ella rae, ella rae lace merino, google maps, hop stop, knitty city, local yarn shop, loop, lys, malabrigo, merino wool, mountain meadow wool mill, nangellini gallery, no two snowflakes, no two snowflakes nancy's hair, o-wool, pendle hill, philadelphia, review, rosie's yarn cellar, sheep shop yarn company, sheep shop yarn company sheep 2, sophie's yarns, spinning yarn, spud and chloe, wallingford, yarn, yarn haul
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 23, 2012 |
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There’s a fair amount of similarity between last week’s WIP Wednesday/Yarn Along post and today’s post. I took a break from the Pineapple Doily Shawl since I didn’t take it on vacation with me and then promptly forgot to bring it to class with me on Saturday to work on along with my students. My cabled [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, cables, crochet, galler yarns, galler yarns inca eco, hat, hirten-tweed, knitting, laura garsten, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, pineapple doily shawl, quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, secret project, small things, susan cain, tami's amis, wip, wip wednesday, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 22, 2012 |
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(Join along with me any time if you need a head start or moral support for your holiday crafting. You can read more details here.) I’ve reached the point in life where I’m feeling overwhelmed by stuff. This might be due to the fact that we’re living in a one-bedroom apartment in New York City, [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, a stash addict, be sweet merino, bernat soft boucle, bitsy knits, crochet, destash, dream in color, dream in color classy, freshstitches, hirten-tweed, holiday crafting, knitting, laura garsten, lb collection, lb collection superwash merino, lion brand, lion brand homespun, lion cotton, lion wool, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, moda dea, moda dea tweedle dee, no two snowflakes, no two snowflakes nancy's hair, nude ewe ron, patons classic wool, patons yarns, pineapple doily shawl, prism merino mia, prism yarns, slipper soles, stash feature, surmount the stash 2012, tahki yarns jackson, the nude ewe, yarn
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 21, 2012 |
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Today I’m reviewing Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl in paperback. I recently received a review copy, courtesy of Sixth & Spring Books. This is a paperback version of the previously published Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl. (I assume the content is the same, but since I don’t own the [...]
Tags: book review, knitting, sixth & spring books, stitch guide, Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 20, 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.) Before I tell you all about my hairpin lace adventures, let me just show you my painted crochet trivet after I blocked it. And now on to the hairpin lace. You may recall that I’m not overly [...]
Tags: clover hairpin lace tool, come blog a long, crochet, crochet master class, crochet today, Ferosa Harold, hairpin lace, hairpin lace coaster, learn to do hairpin lace, lily sugar 'n cream, marly bird, painted crochet, surmount the stash 2012, trivet, yarnberry, year of projects, YOP11-12
