Posted by Underground Crafter on December 29, 2012 |
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I’m not the type of crocheter (or knitter) who feels the need to complete every project I start. Sometimes I start a project for stress relief, other times I make a bad yarn choice, and then there are times when the project just isn’t really something I want to work on anymore. Today, I’m celebrating [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on December 2, 2012 |
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This past week, I’ve gotten great news on several different fronts, and I really wanted to share the excitement with my readers! New Patterns On Tuesday, two of my designs were released in new pattern books: Quick and Simple Crochet Scarves: 9 Designs from Up-and-Coming Designers! and Quick and Simple Crochet Hats: 8 Designs from [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on November 6, 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.) After a few weeks without anything interesting report, I’m happy to say I finished two holiday projects. I made this crescent shawl using stash yarn and one of the buttons I [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, bernat lana, caitlin ffrench, cascade 220, cascade yarns, crochet, holiday crafting, knitting, lion brand, lion brand fishermen's wool, patons classic wool, patons yarns, ripple mania CAL, shawl, surmount the stash 2012, tahki stacy charles, tahki stacy charles donegal tweed, terribly simple
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 22, 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.) I’ve reached the point in life where I’m feeling overwhelmed by stuff. This might be due to the fact that we’re living in a one-bedroom apartment in New York City, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on December 27, 2011 |
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As you know, I’m joining in with Revelations of a Delusional Knitter‘s Surmount the Stash 2012 challenge in hopes of reducing my yarn stash to more manageable levels. After writing my original post for this challenge, I came across this post by mk carroll, who suggested the idea of making kits from your stash yarn. [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 16, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can find my other posts in this series here.) Last Sunday, I woke up early instead of sleeping in, packed up my yarn and crochet kit, and headed down to the Lion Brand Yarn Studio to take two classes during Crochet Masters [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 14, 2011 |
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Happy Friday everyone! I’ve been thinking for a while about how to celebrate I Love Yarn Day, since I first read about it on the Craft Yarn Council website. The CYC has several suggestions about what to do to celebrate (and several projects from famous designers, too!). My post for today is a celebration of [...]
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