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 [...]
Tags: 2012 year in review, come blog a long, crochet, galler yarns, graphic, hirten-tweed, knitting, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, melissa morgan-oakes, patons classic wool, patons yarns, pineapple doily shawl, pjoning hook, ravellenic games, ravellenic games sock put, red scarf project, slip stitch crochet, socks, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, vashti braha, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 28, 2012 |
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Back in January, I joined the Ravelry group 12 for Myself (now called For Myself!) with the hopes of making some crochet projects for me! I’m that type of crocheter who always makse things for others and rarely for myself. You know, the one who never has her own scarf finished in time for the [...]
Tags: 12forself2012, 2012 year in review, all weather cowl, bathroom rug, certified knitting instructors program, craft yarn council, cyc, eyelet ripple infinity scarf, for myself, ravellenic games, ravellenic games frogging trampoline, ravellenic games home stuff hammerthrow
Posted by Underground Crafter on October 14, 2012 |
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I had a bit of a cliffhanger in my last Year of Projects update (you might have missed it since it was hidden between pictures of yarn): would I be able to take the Basic Dropspindling class at the North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival? It turns out that there was room for me. But, um… well, [...]
Tags: abby franquemont, blogtoberfest 2012, bruges crochet, come blog a long, craftsy, crochet, curly pops, drucilla pettibone, granny square, graphic, hearthwise, i saw you dancing, ivy brambles, ivy brambles hand dyed merino roving, maggie casey, melissa morgan-oakes, north jersey fiber arts festival, ravellenic games, respect the spindle: spin infinite yarns with one amazing tool, roving, socks, spinning, spinning yarn, start spinning, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, tree of life afghan (crochet), visit to the kantcentrum, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on September 3, 2012 |
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This month seemed to go by in a blur with all that was happening at work and home, so I honestly have no idea how I did with stash this month! Let’s see… My accomplishments I made a Bruges lace scarf with a skein of super cool stash yarn. I made a bathroom rug with [...]
Tags: a swap a month, araucania, araucania ranco, beanie, bruges crochet, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, destash, knitty city, ravellenic games, ravellenic games hat dash, ravellenic games holiday hurdles, ravellenic games home stuff hammerthrow, ravellenic games synchronized stash busting, surmount the stash 2012, yarn, yarn swap
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 3, 2012 |
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I’ve been really trying to reduce my yarn stash this year. But, you also know that I find giveaways very hard to resist – and I’m kinda lucky. So when I saw this giveaway on Robyn Chachula‘s blog, I had to enter. In [...]
Tags: baby blueprint crochet, blue sky alpacas, blue sky alpacas alpaca silk, blue sky alpacas worsted cotton, boye crochet hook, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, classic elite provence, classic elite yarn, craftsy, crochet dude, crochet dude crochet hook, debbie macomber, filatura di crosa, filatura di crosa tempo, gauge, lb collection, lb collection cotton bamboo, lion brand, lion brand yarn studio, ravellenic games, ravelry, red heart, red heart boutique eclipse, robyn chachula, sirdar, sirdar click dk, spud and chloe, spud and chloe sweater, stash feature, susan bates velocity, tahki stacy charles, universal yarn, universal yarn debbie macomber blossom street collection rosebud, yarn, zealana, zealana kia ora kiwi
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 3, 2012 |
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I’m having a lot of fun participating in my first Ravellenic Games. (Ok, I guess it’s everyone’s first, since the name was changed this year, but this is REALLY my first.) Speaking of firsts, I got my first medal yesterday for finishing the ribbed beanie for my cousin. I’ve had this yarn for about two [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, FO Friday, knitting, lala the panda, moda dea, moda dea tweedle dee, ravellenic games, ravellenic games hat dash, ravellenic games holiday hurdles, ravellenic games synchronized stash busting, ribbing, smiley's yarn, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 1, 2012 |
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My focus since Friday has been on busting stash with Ravellenic Games projects. So far, I’ve made a lot of progress towards finishing another ribbed beanie for my Holiday Stashdown Challenge. I’m using two strands of Moda Dea Tweedle Dee, a discontinued, self-striping, bulky yarn, and size 15 circular needles. This will be sort of a [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, destash, graphic, holiday crafting, how to love your job or find a new one, joanna penn, kindle fire, knitting, melissa morgan-oakes, ravellenic games, ravellenic games hat dash, ravellenic games sock put, ravellenic games synchronized stash busting, reading, ribbing, small things, socks, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis, the creative penn, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, wip wednesday, wips, wipw
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 25, 2012 |
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My main focus this week has been preparing for the Ravellenic Games, which kick off on Friday during the opening ceremony for the London Olympics. My personal Herculean effort will be to knit my first pair of socks. I decided to use a pattern from Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks by Melissa Morgan-Oakes. I’m far more comfortable [...]
Tags: 12forself2012, circular knitting, circular needles, clara parkes, dpns, h.g. wells, how to love your job or find a new one, joanna penn, kindle fire, knitty city, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, melissa morgan-oakes, ravellenic games, ravellenic games modular relay, ravellenic games sock put, reading, small things, socks, surmount the stash 2012, tami's amis, the country of the blind and other stories, the creative penn, the knitter's book of socks, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn along
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
