Posted by Underground Crafter on December 29, 2011 |
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I love welcoming the New Year. It isn’t a religious holiday, so I don’t have to worry about offending (or excluding) someone when I say “Happy New Year!” It’s also a great time to reflect on the past and think about the future! About a month after I started my blog in March, I set [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 31, 2011 |
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Susan Huxley is an accomplished needlecrafts author who first came to my attention when I checked out her book, Today’s Crochet: Sweaters from the Crochet Guild of America, from the library a few years ago. (And, no, I didn’t get around to making a sweater from it before I had to return it.) I had [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 30, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can find my other posts about woven crochet here and here.) I don’t have much to report on for my Year of Projects goals this week. As much as it has been fun to be more active on my blog this month, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 29, 2011 |
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This post is part of Crochet 101, the first CAL/class in the Crochet Lyceum with Underground Crafter series. Visit this post for the full course outline and more information about how to participate. I was planning to post Class 6: Basic Finishing Techniques today, but frankly, I’m too tired to do the post justice, so I [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 26, 2011 |
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Grannies… I have been going granny square crazy since last week. I got inspired when working on my post for I Love Yarn Day to go through my scrap stash and get started on some charity projects. And, I’ve been eyeing the amazing work of three of my favorite bloggers… Keri at Yarn Dharma – [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 25, 2011 |
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Search Press was nice enough to send me several of Val Pierce‘s books to review when I interviewed her several weeks ago. I’m reviewing another of Val’s books in the Twenty to Make series, Mini Christmas Crochet (Twenty to Make) and I’m also hosting a giveaway for my review copy of the book, so read on for more [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 24, 2011 |
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Today, I’m interviewing Tanis Gray about her new book, Knit Local: Celebrating America’s Homegrown Yarns. Her publisher, Sixth & Spring Books, sent me a copy to review, and I’ll also be hosting a giveaway for my review copy. Tanis is an accomplished knitwear designer. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 20, 2011 |
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Thursday Craft Goals Update Last week, I did some reflection on the craft goals I haven’t made any progress on, and I really appreciate everyone who took time to comment and share some feedback. I decided that I will trim and replace on my list to be a bit more realistic about what I [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 19, 2011 |
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I’m working on several projects right now, but the one I’m most proud of is also the least photogenic. Last night, I finished all of my chain strips for the woven plaid pillow I’m working on as a continuation of my project from the Jenny King Tartans & Plaids class I took at the Lion [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 18, 2011 |
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Since May, I’ve won four different yarn related giveaways. I’m going to assume this is because of my incredible luck, and not because I’m the only person entering all of these giveaways. I thought I’d recap some of the awesomeness that has made its way into my mailbox this year, in chronological order. Chopped Tomatoes [...]
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