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HOOKS & NEEDLES

Wearing Your Doilies

August 30, 2010
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Well, what do you think? I’m on the fence. While I love lace, not sure I like a cobble-together-a-bunch-of-doilies wedding dress. I do, however, wish the couple a lifetime of love and happiness.
Hmmmm. Yeah. A teenage craft project gone crazy?

Nope. These jeans are couture by a former Spice Girl. One trip to your local antique [...]

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Croffice of My Dreams!

August 28, 2010
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Do you know what a croffice is? If so, read on for the most gorgeous croffice you’ve ever seen. If not, well keep reading. We’ll have a vocab lesson in this post

Parade of Homes: Campo de Fiore …
… by Bella Vita Custom Homes came in a close second for me in the 2010 [...]

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If It Makes the Size 2 Model Look Wide …

August 22, 2010
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I was just looking around for something to get on the needles (that means starting a project to you non-knitters ) when I came across this.
Seriously, if a pattern, or even a ready-made garment, makes the size 2 model look five miles wide, what do you think it’s gonna do to a big [...]

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Crocheted Japanese Flower Scarf

August 16, 2010
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Sometimes you just need a quickie. This scarf started as a distraction when I was supposed to be cleaning up my craft room. You know how it is, you pick up some patterns to file away and the next thing you know, there’s a crochet hook and a stray 3/4 ball of Glitterspun (at least, [...]

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What’s Old is New Again

July 25, 2010
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When I first stumbled onto double ended crochet I thought it was a brand new technique. Feeling all superior and modern in my needlewoman skills, I was absolutely giddy with the technique of it.

Yeah, well. Read the materials needed for this pattern. Go ahead, I’ll wait.
Doh-de, doh-de-doh.
That’s right. You need one No. 9 double hook [...]

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Handy-Dandy Market Bags To Make Yourself

July 18, 2010
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A reader emailed me questions about the market bag I made a long, long time ago. That wonderful pink bag didn’t last, by the way. The baggers at the grocery stores just really crammed too much in it. Not sure why they thought it was indestructible. It ripped several times. The first two times [...]

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24 Handbags From 1944

July 11, 2010
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Pattern books and magazines from the about the 1920s through 1950s really do it for me.  It matters not if the patterns are for crochet, knit or a combination of the two, they really turn me on, make me swoon and catch my breath.

I especially like accessories like this collection of handbags from Jack Frost. [...]

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Paper Yarn

July 9, 2010
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Yes, darlings, this skirt and vest ensemble was knit from paper yarn that was made from newspaper.
Then there’s this darker crocheted cardigan also made from newspaper yarn.

Want to know how to make your very own homespun paper yarn from your very own newspapers? Here’s how on Green Upgrader.
But, if you’re lazy like me and want [...]

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