Posted by Underground Crafter on December 25, 2012 |
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Although I’ve been a Ravelry member since December, 2007, I barely used it until 2011. Last year, I finally started to browse Ravelry regularly for pattern searches and began to participate in several groups. My Rav goal for 2012 was to use the notebook to track all of my projects. Adding projects (and even taking [...]
Tags: 2012 year in review, a hat fit for a fella, all weather cowl, basic granny square, beanie, bruges crochet, cables, caitlin ffrench, crochet, eyelet ripple infinity scarf, freshstitches, geaux saints, givin' me fever pom pom hat, granny square, julie a bolduc, knitting, magic loop, new orleans saints, pam daley, pilates peds, ravelry, ravelry stash feature, sandworm's journey beanie, shana kreikemeier, sparkling wave scarf, tatyana mirer, terribly simple, visit to the kantcentrum
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 17, 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.) Although I sometimes wish more of my real life (or “face to face”) friends and family read my blog, on days like today, I’m glad they don’t. I’m pretty excited about [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, a hat fit for a fella, arrakis, beanie, bluebonnet, bruges crochet, cables, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, christy hall, circular knitting, circular needles, crochet, edie eckman, ellen gormley, galler yarns, harvest, hexagon, hirten-tweed, holiday crafting, knitting, knitty city, lala the panda, laura garsten, lion brand, lion brand wool ease thick and quick, madelinetosh, madelinetosh tosh sport, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, moda dea, moda dea tweedle dee, motif 35, motif 54, motifs, nude ewe ron, pineapple doily shawl, ribbing, shana kreikemeier, sparkling wave scarf, stacey trock, surmount the stash 2012, tatyana mirer, the nude ewe, vintage hexagon christmas stocking
Posted by Underground Crafter on June 19, 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.) So I’ve been at this challenge for six weeks and it’s time to take stock and see what’s been accomplished. I have just two projects finished but I have several more [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on May 15, 2012 |
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Welcome to Week 1 of the Holiday Stashdown Challenge! (For more details, read this post.) This week is all about making “the list.” Over time, my philosophy about handmade gifts has changed a lot. I used to make gifts for everyone in my family and most of my female friends each year. And then I [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, a hat fit for a fella, cables, charity, crochet liberation front, crochet-worthy, family, giveaway, holiday crafting, knit-worthy, knitting, laurie a wheeler, official guide to super awesome gift giving, selfish knitters and crocheters
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 16, 2012 |
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I finished the cable hat I was working on for my dad last Friday night. The pattern was A Hat Fit for a Fella by Shana Kreikemeyer, available for free on her website, Needyl. Last fall, I bought a skein of Cascade 220 Superwash in 817 at Knitty City with the intent of making my dad a [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, beanie, cables, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, chiaogoo red lace, circular knitting, circular needles, destash, FO Friday, hat, holiday crafting, knitting, knitty city, lys, needyl, revelations of a delusional knitter, shana kreikemeier, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis, yarn stash club
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 7, 2012 |
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This weekend, I dusted off the Double Irish Chain granny square blanket for my (much) younger sister. You may recall that I was attempting to make a bedspread (for a double bed) for her in the colors of the New Orleans Saints, her new favorite team, for Christmas. Then for Super Bowl Sunday. Now for [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, blanket, chiaogoo red lace, crochet, double irish chain, geaux saints, granny square, holiday crafting, knitting, needyl, new orleans, shana kreikemeier, tami's amis, wip wednesday, wips, wipw
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 3, 2012 |
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I don’t know about you, but I didn’t really notice the extra day in February. It seemed to slip by pretty quickly anyway! Now that we are in March, I’m reflecting on my progress to Surmount the Stash in 2012 along with Revelations of a Delusional Knitter (Ravelry group here). Since my January progress report, [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, bullion, certified knitting instructors program, charity, crochetlist, cyc, destash, double irish chain, geaux saints, heartmade blessings, holiday crafting, hybrid peas afghan 9" block, irish rose, new orleans saints, pilates peds, poppy bullion block, purl soho, revelations of a delusional knitter, surmount the stash 2012, swatches, woven crochet, yarn stash club, yoga socks
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 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 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 [...]
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