Category: Crochet
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Old Craft Mags
I went to WA for a bit to visit my friends and got home last night. I meant to post while I was away, but I forgot that my wireless internet doesn’t work on campus. For those of you that are new here, I go to school at the University of Puget Sound normally, but…
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Multicolor Yarn
I’m pretty terrible with multicolored yarn. It looks so enticing in the skein/hank/ball, but I just don’t know what to do with it! I needed a new mindless project to work on while watching telly so I decided to try making a scarf with the balls of Crystal Palace Taos yarn that I had taunting…
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Cotton/Acrylic vs. Cotton/Wool
I really am not a summer person. I’ve been feeling hot, lethargic, and unphotogenic. That means two things. I have a pile of knits on my desk that have been waiting for me to model and photograph them and I haven’t knit anything since Saturday. I balled some yarn intending on knitting but that didn’t…
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Collar Crazy
I don’t know why but I’ve been saving up a lot pictures of knit/crocheted collars from fashion blogs and old photo databases. I’ve also sketched a few ideas for collars. Yesterday I sat down and crocheted up this guy. It’s based on a beaded scalloped collar that I saved a picture of. I used a…
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Why Do We D.I.Y?
As I stood outside painting white primer on my future closet shelves, I found myself wondering why we D.I.Y. Some projects like knitting have an obvious answer. The act of knitting is enjoyable. I however did not particularly enjoy painting these shelves with primer. It didn’t make me miserable but it wasn’t the preferred way…