Posted by Underground Crafter on February 28, 2013 |
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This week’s pick: Better Homes and Gardens Crocheting & Knitting Source: Paperbackswap.com Publication date: 1977 Status: Out of print but available online. Condition: Smells like a basement, but in relatively good condition. Crafts: Crochet and knitting. I went on a hunt for this book after seeing Crochetbug’s version of the afghan on the cover. (For those of you considering making your [...]
Tags: 2013 vintage needlecrafts pick of the week, afghans, better homes and gardens crocheting and knitting, blanket, cozy quilt patterned throw, crochetbug, crocheted bed throw, filet crochet chair set, granny squares sampler afghan, jackie h. curry, mary walker phillips, old fashioned windowpane knitted afghan, paperback book swap, spiral crocheted table toppers, susan toplitz, vintage, winnie juhl
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 10, 2013 |
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This week’s pick: Quilts and Afghans From McCall’s Needlework & Crafts Source: PaperBackSwap.com Publication date: 1984 Status: Out of print, but widely available online Condition: Acceptable Craft(s): Crochet, knitting, and quilting This is a collection of patterns that originally appeared in McCall’s Needlework & Crafts magazine. The book includes 14 quilt patterns, 11 crochet patterns, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on January 1, 2013 |
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Last year, I hosted a Holiday Stashdown Challenge to encourage myself and anyone else who was willing to play along with me to make our holiday gifts early and to use as much stash yarn as possible. The successes: I used up over 3,300 yards of yarn from my stash, made gifts for 14 people, and [...]
Tags: 2013 holiday stashdown challenge, amigurumi nativity, anne, audrey-lee, blanket, boa scarf, carolyn christmas, crochet, destash, granny slippers, holiday crafting, men's sweaters, mk carroll, needles and hooks and books oh my!, ornaments, slipper soles, snowflakes, surmount the stash 2013
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 30, 2012 |
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It’s been a while since I shared a Year of Projects post, but as the year comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on my crafty accomplishments in 2012 and planning for 2013. I’ve definitely missed the camaraderie of participating in YOP so I thought I would ease myself back into posting on a semi-regular, if [...]
Tags: 2012 year in review, afghan squares for pine ridge, blanket, bruges crochet, bruges lace basics stitch sampler, charity, come blog a long, crochet, crochetlist, dc37, domino knitting, double-knitting, edie eckman, entrelac, granny square, hairpin lace, knitting, modular mix: 12 knitted mitered squares to mix & match, overlay crochet, pittsburgh knit and crochet festival, pop knitting: bold motifs using color and stitch, shawl, socks, spinning, spinning yarn, visit to the kantcentrum, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on October 8, 2012 |
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This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Argentinian crochet designer Sara Palacios, the mind behind Arrorro en Colores (known as Colorful Lullabies in English). Sara can be found online on her website, Ravelry (as SaraBea and in the Colorful Lullabies store), Etsy, Facebook, and Flickr. All pictures are used with her [...]
Tags: afghans, argentina, arrorro en colores, blanket, blogtoberfest 2012, charity, colorful lullabies, crochet, crochet sonado by claudia daneu, curly pops, etsy, fiddlesticks, flower rug, hexagon spiral, hispanic heritage month 2012, i saw you dancing, interview, joy hexagon and triangle blanket, mi sala de costura, sara palacios, sarabea, tejido crochet, tejiendo por un sueno, vashti braha, wonder crochet flower blanket
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 5, 2012 |
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My first pair of knit socks seem to be drama queens. Not only did they demand to be restarted several times for various reasons, but then they broke this perfectly good bamboo needles after just one day of use. I bought these on Wednesday night after work because the small sized metal needles were really [...]
Tags: blanket, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, come blog a long, crochet, graphic, knitting, knitty city, melissa morgan-oakes, socks, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 29, 2012 |
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This week I made progress towards two of my most challenging YOP goals. My sister and I were able to decide on a motif for my mom’s milestone birthday blanket. We both had a really hard time choosing a motif, so I made a hybrid. My hybrid pattern uses the center and final row from [...]
Tags: afghan #9, blanket, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, circular needles, come blog a long, crochet, crown jewels, gauge, graphic, knitter's book of socks, knitting, knitty city, lys, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, melinda miller, melissa morgan-oakes, motifs, ravellenic games, ravellenic games sock put, sock knitter's handbook, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, valerie vandergriff, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 22, 2012 |
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This week, I auditioned six more motifs for my mom’s milestone birthday blanket. I made each sample with stash yarn, and I’m happy to report that I’m almost to the bottom of one of my plastic yarn tubs! This is my version of Duckbill Dalliance by Margaret MacInnis. I like this motif a lot, but [...]
Tags: 100 afghans to knit & crochet, afghan #9, annette feldman, austermann step, austermann yarn, blanket, charity, come blog a long, contest favorites afghan squares, crochet, crochet and creative design, crochet atelier, crochet concupiscence, destash, duckbill dalliance, flora yang, gauge, granny square, janie herrin, kathryn vercillo, lacy square motif, m-6, margaret macinnis, monet pineapple, motifs, olympics, pinterest, ravellenic games, ravellenic games hat dash, ravellenic games holiday hurdles, ravellenic games modular relay, ravellenic games sock put, ravellenic games synchronized stash busting, ravellenic games team crochet, super cable aran spiral bedspread, surmount the stash 2012, valerie vandergriff, vintage crochet, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 11, 2012 |
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I am at that weird place in between projects and I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to do next. The temperature finally cooled down and I finished the Bruges lace scarf I was making for my friend (more details coming on Friday). I’ve made some progress on my Pineapple Doily Shawl since my last [...]
Tags: beanie, blanket, bruges crochet, cables, crochet, goodreads, h.g. wells, kindle fire, knitting, lace crochet best pattern 238, laura garsten, lily chin, margaret atwood, motifs, new york public library, nude ewe ron, pineapple doily shawl, power cables, prophets of science fiction, reading, science channel, small things, sparkling wave scarf, tami's amis, the country of the blind and other stories, the invisible man, the time machine, the war of the worlds, the year of the flood, wip, wip wednesday, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 8, 2012 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects, Year 2 series.) This week, my goal was to try out some potential motif patterns for the bedspread I’m planning for my mom’s milestone birthday in February. My sister’s bedspread took about 5 months to finish, and I’m assuming this one will be more complicated, so I [...]
Tags: blanket, come blog a long, crochet, dogwood flower, ferris wheel, galler yarns, galler yarns parisian cotton, geaux saints, granny square, granny square book, hexagon, lace crochet best pattern 238, lion brand, lion brand wool ease, margaret hubert, marguerite, motifs, pinterest, priscilla crochet booklet bedspreads, surmount the stash 2012, vintage, vintage crochet, vogue knitting live, year of projects, yop12-13
