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The Skeleton in my Closet
Dirty little secrets. Events. Affairs. Things we did that we hope nobody ever finds out about. We call these Skeletons in the Closet. And guess what. We all have them. Even knitters have Skeletons in...
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Baa-ble Hat Pattern Review
Knitting and sheep go hand in hand. Sheep provide the wool that is spun into yarn, so the admiration yarn crafters feel for the animals is only natural. Many serious fiber crafters even keep and care...
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Lights! Camera! Action!
“Pay no attention to that (wo)man behind the curtain.” If you don’t know who said that, I’m not sure we can be friends any more. Obviously that was from The Wizard of Oz when the intrepid explorers...
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My Furry Valentine
Instead of buying seasonal outfits for your doggy, why not make something for them? The cooler months are a perfect time to knit for your dogs, and the dogs LOVE it! Dogs wearing knits on Instagram...
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Don’t mess with my stash, dude!
Knitters, indeed fiber artists in general, often discuss their stash. Now before you develop visions of Colorado dancing in your head, let me say something. It’s NOT that sort of stash! This is a...
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Make Mine Moonlight Sonata
Here’s the truth. I love stockinette. Years later in my knitting practice, and I still love stockinette. For in-the-round projects, it’s simply doing knit stitch every stitch, and I love it! I like...
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The Easiest Craft Project In the World
We all cruise Pinterest and ooh and ah over the recipes, the fashions, the makeup tutorials, and of course, the knitting projects. I could go on all night. Pinterest is this massive collection of...
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Supreme Knitting Fails
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Who hasn’t heard that at least once in their life time? If you knit (or crochet, or cook or pretty much try anything new) get ready to hear it a LOT. Get...
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Easter Parade! And Easter Bunny DIY
Just about nothing makes me happier than when I see those daffodils blooming in early March. It’s amazing how they just instinctively know when to send up their tender green shoots and share those...
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Topsy Turvy Easter Bunny Tutorial
Do you ever browse those gorgeous projects on Pinterest and wonder if any of them are actually doable for an ordinary person? I certainly do! From my experiments, I find that a lot of them are not. A...
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Easter Parade! And Easter Bunny DIY
Just about nothing makes me happier than when I see those daffodils blooming in early March. It’s amazing how they just instinctively know when to send up their tender green shoots and share those...
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Bunnies Gone Wild
All month the blog has been sharing adorable pom pom bunnies with you. They are the sweetest yarn craft, and perfect for new or experienced crafters, young or old people. Everybody loves a pom pom...
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Hummingbird Cake, a colorful Knit Infinity Scarf Pattern for Spring
Spring might be here, but don’t get too excited. Yet. I live in the Mid Atlantic region of the east coast of the United States, and we have been known to get snow in LATE APRIL. Um yeah. Talk about a...
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Lighten up! Your Knitting, That Is.
Le Printemps. La Primavera. Lente-. Pomland. Vor. Every language has a word for it. In English, we call it Spring. After living with months of dark, dreary skies and shrubs and trees that look more...
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Build Your Own Knitbox
Every profession and hobby has what we call “Tools of the the Trade.” The things we need to have in order to make whatever it is we want to do. Bakers have mixing bowls and measuring cups. Sewists have...
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Clean up that Mess!
Piles and piles of paper patterns. Small balls of yarn of every imaginable color on every horizontal surface…including the floor! Empty packages that once contained knitting needles (or crochet...
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First Year Success
“I could never learn to knit.” If you give up before you even start, then this is absolutely certain. You will never learn. “It looks too hard.” It only seems hard, because nobody has explained it to...
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My Biggest (Little) Fan
Are you ready for a little cute overload? The correct answer is, “YES!! Bring it! I could really use a big dose low calorie sweetness in my life right now!” So without further delay…. Meet Mara!...
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My Top 7 Favorite Shows on Netflix
For the introverts in the audience, it doesn’t get much better than having a quiet evening in to do some crafting and watch a little TV. This definitely includes me. There’s even a category of...
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Yarn Bombing in Virginia Beach
I got to try something totally new (to me) a couple of weeks back. I’ve been wanting to do this particular activity for quite some time, but just haven’t. Sometimes it works like that. But then a...
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