I fully expected to be wearing my “8 Week” sweater by this point in time, but I’ve got to tell you guys, I’m stuck. The problem is the collar. The pattern had me cast on the ne...
Jan 08, 2013
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I’ve seen quite a few versions of faux bois (fake wood grain) with a heart of it, letterpress, embroidery (Iron Crafter The Modern Lady did a wonderful version) and so on. I have to say though, ...
Jan 07, 2013
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I must have been a very good girl over the last year because I was given some very nice presents this Christmas. Of course, a lot of them were craft themed.
The big one was this Tom Bihn Swift knit...
Jan 07, 2013
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Christmas is over, the New Year’s confetti has been thrown and now the stores are all full of red and pink hearts. Well, if you can’t beat ’em you might as well join ’em. Here&...
Jan 04, 2013
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Kathy found this interesting opportunity and we started having a discussion about it.
Archival Inn bills itself as a self-lead retreat center in Holland, Michigan. It is a house with a big kitchen tha...
Jan 03, 2013
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My beloved Vicki is always cold. So I wanted to make her something that was fab-you-lous, and warm at the same time.
This is a big knit using size 17 needles and a delicious strand of sequin mixed in...
Jan 03, 2013
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One of my Crafty New Year’s Resolutions is get better with my photography, especially with my DSLR. One of the things I’m doing towards fulfilling that resolution is joining Project 52 ...
Jan 02, 2013
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Welcome to Iron Craft 2013! This is the second anniversary of the start of Iron Craft and since the traditional gift for a second anniversary is cotton, we thought we’d make that our first chall...
Jan 02, 2013
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Congrats to all the Iron Crafters of 2012 for making it through the year. Doing this challenge with all of you is what makes it so fun. For the last challenge of the year the crafters were asked to ma...
Jan 01, 2013
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For this final challenge of 2012, we asked the crafters to make something with a little holiday sparkle. I had great plans of a beaded sweater for this project, but between having visitors, traveling ...
Jan 01, 2013
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