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Knitting

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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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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Giant Knitting

June 21, 2010
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Remember how I wondered about the hook sizes required to make these? No luck, so far, finding giant crochet hooks.
But I did find big knitting needles.
And even BIGGER knitting needles …

… that require gigantic “yarn” ….

… to knit while sitting in a ginormous chair …
… to make fantastic, one-of-a-kind carpets.
If anyone walked on mine, I’d [...]

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Never, Ever Do THIS!

June 19, 2010
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Look what I made? A knitted and felted bag. I knitted and knitted and knitted to make it perfect. In fact, I started over twice on this bag to fix the shaping just the way I liked it. When the last end was woven in, oh, how excited I was to finally felt!
What?! You’re asking [...]

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Inspiration: Crochet Hangers

April 10, 2010
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Years ago, my mother gave me a bunch of old vintage wooden hangers. You know what I did with them? Sold them in my antique mall booth. <Shaking head at myself>
These inspiring hangers are adorable enough to make me hunt for replacements while I’m thrifting and junking … or come up with a version to [...]

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Soft and Pink

March 14, 2010
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Done. Soft, warm and cozy fingerless gloves to keep my hands warm while writing or knitting/crocheting. The great pattern is called Susie’s Reading Mitts and can be found at Dancing Ewe Yarns. The yarn I chose to use is Classic Elite Inca Alpaca.
Look how well they go with my cute little pink mini laptop and [...]

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