Interview with Nicky Epstein, book review, and giveaway
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I’m really excited to share an interview with Nicky Epstein today. Nicky is a knit and crochet designer, bestselling author, and teacher. A few months ago, I received a review copy of one of her books (which I won’t name… yet) and thought it was “just a knitting book.” After reading it, I found that [...]
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Blogiversary week of giveaways, Day 4 and FO Friday: Dilated pupil mug hug
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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Blogiversary week of giveaways, Day 2: Projects everywhere!
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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FO Friday – Little things
I have two small finished projects to share today. I finished these yoga socks on Saturday. Way back in December, I started making my very own yarn stash club kits as part of my efforts to Surmount the Stash along with Revelations of a Delusional Knitter. I really wanted to find something to do with [...]
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Juggling
I’m at the point with the Saints blanket I’m making for my sister where it is almost too big to bring anywhere. On Monday, I had a round trip up to Albany for a meeting, followed by a two hour public hearing. I knew I couldn’t give up all of that good crochet time, so [...]
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Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class – Button choices
(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters series. You can find my previous Irish crochet posts here, here, and here.) Although some of you had me temporarily swayed to make a belt with my Irish rose motifs after all of last week’s comments, I realized [...]
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WIP Wednesday and week of giveaways, day 6
So this week, I used my sewing machine for the first time in 3 years. Yep, it has been lying dormant since before I moved in with MC and after the move, my sewing set-up was never finalized. After my paper piecing adventure at my last Dear Jane class at the City Quilter, I decided [...]
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Wildcard – Embellish the story
Wildcard – Embellish the story Embellishments come in all types and forms. Some are more than purely decorative and form a practical function – pretty buttons are as much part of holding a garment together as mere decoration, and some are just there to give a piece an extra ‘something’. Blog about an embellishment, be [...]
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