Posted by Underground Crafter on March 27, 2013 |
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Today marks my two year blogiversary, and I’m one of the stops on A Tour Through Crochet Country! If you haven’t been following along, this is a wonderful blog tour organized by Crochetville. The tour features over 50 Associate Professional or Professional members of the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA). If you’re new here, welcome! I’m [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on April 6, 2012 |
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According to Random.org, the winner of Knitter’s Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide to the Principles and Techniques of Handknitting by Montse Stanley is number 15… Erin! While I’ve been crocheting for a number of years, I learned how to knit only a couple weeks ago! I took a knitting class at a local yarn shop and we made two [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on April 5, 2012 |
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According to Random.org, #2 is the winner of the Bear Making Kit giveaway. Congratulations to patsy!! who says I do a little crochet, but I prefer knitting. I’ve never knitted a bear but I have knitted a bunny for my friend’s grand daughter. I’ll be sending out your Bear Making Kit tomorrow. Thanks to everyone [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on April 2, 2012 |
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Today is the last day of my weeklong blogiversary celebration. As longtime readers know, I love Tunisian crochet. My giveaway today is your very own Tunisian crochet kit packed with goodies: Two different sizes of Tunisian crochet hooks. Two Tunisian crochet pattern booklets from two of my favorite Tunisian crochet designers, Tunisian Baby Blankets by [...]
Tags: beginner's guide to tunisian crochet, blogiversary, cable hook fashions, carolyn christmas, giveaway, kim guzman, tunisian baby blankets, Tunisian crochet, tunisian crochet hooks
Posted by Underground Crafter on April 1, 2012 |
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Today’s giveaway is for a book that I really enjoyed reading, Manga Cross-Stitch: Make Your Own Graphic Art Needlework by Helen McCarthy. Unfortunately, the sad truth is that I’m much too lazy for cross-stitch. Every year or so, I try to pick up embroidery or cross-stitch and it never takes. So if you have good [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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