Posted by Underground Crafter on February 3, 2013 |
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After a few busy weeks with minimal blogging (and minimal blog reading), I’m happy to return and report that I’ve made progress on my new YOP goals. I’ve started two projects for myself! First on the list in my 2013 Temperature Scarf, which is a great stashbuster. I love that it is a slow project, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on January 9, 2013 |
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It’s usually when I have obligatory projects with looming deadlines that I suddenly have the urge to begin new projects. My current case of startitis revolves around two projects for me: a pair of socks and a conceptual knitting project, my 2013 Crocheted Temperature Scarf. The backstory: While procrastinating on Sunday night, I came across the [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on December 30, 2012 |
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It’s been a while since I shared a Year of Projects post, but as the year comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on my crafty accomplishments in 2012 and planning for 2013. I’ve definitely missed the camaraderie of participating in YOP so I thought I would ease myself back into posting on a semi-regular, if [...]
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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 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, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 5, 2012 |
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I started participating in A Swap a Month on Ravelry in July. I had a little extra crochet time over the summer, I love swaps, and I’ve been reasonably good about destashing so I figured adding one surprise skein of yarn to my stash each month couldn’t be all bad. Most of the swaps include [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on August 5, 2012 |
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My first pair of knit socks seem to be drama queens. Not only did they demand to be restarted several times for various reasons, but then they broke this perfectly good bamboo needles after just one day of use. I bought these on Wednesday night after work because the small sized metal needles were really [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on July 1, 2012 |
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I’m so excited to be embarking on a second Year of Projects along with the folks in the Come Blog-A-Long group on Ravelry. Last year, I aimed to work my way through Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters - you can read more about why here – and in some form or [...]
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