Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Well Hello Excitement! I’ve Missed You!

Hey there my Lovelies! You didn’t keel over from the shock of seeing a post from me, did you? ...

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A Fabulous Design Star!

A Fabulous Design Star!

Confession. I stopped watching this season’s HGTV Design Star around the third or fourth ...

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My Therapists Have Whiskers

My Therapists Have Whiskers

One fine Sunday in July, hubs and I went out to breakfast. On the way home, we spotted a yard sale ...

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Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

Gilt. Aged Golden Goodness.

My nesting gene has lain dormant the last few years, a function of limited space and limited money. ...

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Life as Dominos

Life as Dominos

One thing leads to another. Meeting so-and-so led to this-and-that, this-and-that led to meeting ...

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Stressful TV

Stressful TV

Okay, TV producers, showrunners and programmers, enough. I can’t take it anymore. Uncle, ...

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Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Tuxedo Lace to Knit

Random favorite vintage pattern. The abbreviation “n” here stands for ...

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Archives

Category Archive for: ‘Knitting’

Crocheted Market Bag Cotton 1

Handy-Dandy Market Bags To Make Yourself

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A reader emailed me questions about the market bag I made a long, long time ago. That wonderful pink bag [...]

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Vintage Jack Frost Bags1

24 Handbags From 1944

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Pattern books and magazines from the about the 1920s through 1950s really do it for me.  It matters not if [...]

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Paperphine Dot Com

Paper Yarn

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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 [...]

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Giant Knitting

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Remember how I wondered about the hook sizes required to make these? No luck, so far, finding giant crochet hooks. [...]

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Felted Blue Bag 2

Never, Ever Do THIS!

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Look what I made? A knitted and felted bag. I knitted and knitted and knitted to make it perfect. In [...]

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Hangers

Inspiration: Crochet Hangers

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Years ago, my mother gave me a bunch of old vintage wooden hangers. You know what I did with them? [...]

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Reading Mitts

Soft and Pink

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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 [...]

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Rogues Sweater And Cap

Oh, Baby

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No sooner did I give away that cute baby girl dress when a couple of my nieces announced their pregnancies.  [...]

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Altered Converse Tennis Shoes 7

Inspiration and Winners

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INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK My shoes have to have great arch support or I’m a hobbling, wincing mess by noon.  [...]

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Leg Warmers

Legwarmers – Chic or EEK?

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Knit* and Crochet Inspiration of the Week. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, these fashion icons are making a come back.  [...]

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