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 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 [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on April 13, 2012 |
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It’s been five months in the making, but I finally finished my sister’s blanket! Rav project page Blog posts Backstory: My baby sister moved to New Orleans in August to attend law school. She responded to my offer of a housewarming gift (made in August) by asking for a blanket in [...]
Tags: alpaca direct, blanket, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, crochet, double irish chain, filatura lanarota, filatura lanarota pure washable merino, FO Friday, geaux saints, granny square, holiday crafting, knitty city, new orleans, new orleans group, new orleans saints, smiley's yarn, tami's amis, tulip etimo
Posted by Underground Crafter on April 11, 2012 |
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I took two vacation days from work and had a four-day weekend. (Actually, it was a three-and-a-half-day weekend, since I taught my Tunisian Crochet class at the Adult School of Montclair on Monday night.) I was brimming with creative energy, but after thoroughly depressing myself writing this post last week, I forced myself to spend [...]
Tags: adult school of montclair, blanket, brooklyn public library, double irish chain, embroidery floss, galler yarns, galler yarns inca eco, galler yarns parisian cotton, geaux saints, granny square, hexagon, kindle fire, new orleans saints, reading, small things, stieg larsson, tami's amis, the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, trivet, Tunisian crochet, weaving in ends, when did i become a knitter, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
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 [...]
Tags: beanie, blanket, blogiversary, broomstick lace, buttons, circular knitting, circular needles, crochet, custom crocheted sweaters make garments that really fit, debbie abrahams, design your own knits in 5 easy steps, double irish chain, geaux saints, giveaway, granny square, hat, kindle fire, knit and crochet design week 2012, knitting, netflix, new orleans saints, new york public library, priceless parody gift tags, reading, small things, stieg larsson, the girl who played with fire, the x-files, weaving in ends, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
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 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 [...]
Tags: a hat fit for a fella, blanket, bullion, bullion stitch, charity, crochet, destash, donna kay lacey, double irish chain, dying inside, geaux saints, granny square, heartmade blessings, hybrid peas afghan 9" block, knitting, margaret macinnis, needyl, new orleans saints, poppy bullion block, robert silverberg, shana kreikemeier, small things, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis, walking dead, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 8, 2012 |
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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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Posted by Underground Crafter on February 4, 2012 |
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Although January was a hectic month, I did manage to reduce my stash a wee bit. My accomplishments: I sorted through my crochet and knitting magazines, and donated 50 to a local guild. I completed my secret project, which used up 8 skeins of yarn. I went to my favorite local yarn shop with my [...]
Tags: big apple knitters' guild, blanket, certified knitting instructors program, craft yarn council, cyc, destash, geaux saints, irish rose, knitty city, lys, magazines, new orleans saints, queens library, ravelry, revelations of a delusional knitter, surmount the stash 2012, yarn, yarn haul
