Hi there folks! Welcome to day 6 of Knitting and Crochet Blogging Week! Today’s topic is ‘a tool to covet’… so I’m going to talk about my favorite tool: my 9″ circular knitting needle! Why a 9″? Most people think I’m crazy when I say that my favorite knitting needle is a 9″ circular. But […]
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A peek at my bookshelf…
Today’s topic for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week is to do a little something different! Doesn’t that make you sniffle a little bit? So, without further ado, here’s an image-only post… a peek at my bookshelf!
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What’s your favorite color?
Today is day 4 of Knitting and Crochet Blogging Week… and I love today’s topic. Color! My favorite colors Turquoise. My second favorites are the brights: bright orange, lime green, pink and purple. I also like grey and black… but do those count as colors? My favorite colorways of yarn Check out these beauties: They’re […]
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A fun peek at where my knitting time goes…
It’s day three of Knitting and Crochet Blogging Week… and it’s time to take a look at where all my knitting time goes! Today’s topic is to make an infographic… and since I’ve been talking about my fun and relaxing knitting, let’s see what those projects turn out to be, shall we? What do I […]
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My favorite relaxing knitting projects…
It’s day two of Knitting and Crochet Blogging week! Today’s topic is to write about a project inspired by your mascot. If you read yesterday’s post, you’ll remember that I’m a Manatee, because I love to knit projects that are fairly simple and relaxing. So today, I’m going to share with you some of my […]
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Knitting and Crochet Blog week: what’s your knitting style?
I’m so excited to be taking part in Eskimimi’s 4th Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week! If you’re interested to see what I had to say in previous years, check out my posts for 2012 and 2011. This year’s theme Eskimimi always comes up with clever topics, and this year’s theme revolves around chatting about […]
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Simple wrist exercises for knitters and crocheters (video)
My wrist exercises for knitters and crocheters blog post has been super-popular… and some folks have asked me, “Can we see the exercises in action?” Well, sure! So, here’s a video of some little stretches and exercises you can do to keep your wrists happy! Click ‘play’, then the rectangle in the lower right corner […]
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Winner of the scrap-a-long!
I bet you’re curious to see who is the winner of the scrap-a-long! The winner of this month’s CAL wins fabulous handmade buttons from Incomparable Buttons! What an amazing prize! And the winner is… Max (aka Superkrab on Ravelry) with her rainbow Slithers the Snake! Isn’t the snake fabulous? So many amazing entries! There were […]
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Stuffed Animals: the must-have sewing book of the year!
Oh, I know. It’s only April. How can I make such a bold claim? Because this book is that good. I’ve been waiting for this one… Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction is a fabulous new book by stuffed animal designer (and buddy of mine), Abby Glassenberg. As she was writing the book, I could […]
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Photos from Stitches South!
Whoo! I’ve had an awesome weekend at Stitches South! Wanna see some photos? We had a fabulous time at the FreshStitches Ravelry Meetup: And I got to peek at some awesome completed projects! (this one, from Michele): I taught some super-fun classes: There was oodles of beautiful yarn (this shot from Neighborhood Fiber Company): And […]
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