I know April showers bring May flowers, but maybe we can help move things along a little bit, at least in our craft rooms! Here are some of our favorite floral and spring projects.
Crocheted Flower P...
Apr 02, 2013
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Most knitter, crocheters and other yarn crafters have seen those lovely yarn bowls with the niche in them to feed your working yarn neatly. Well, Etsy store Maid of Clay Ceramics has taken the idea on...
Mar 28, 2013
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I am still busily knitting away at the Art Deco mittens that were designed for our contest winner, Beth. The first mitten is done except for the thumb. Here is the front.
and the back
You can see th...
Mar 25, 2013
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Happy Friday! Let’s take a look at what Susi and I have been pinning lately…
(click on any picture to be taken to the orignal source)
Stone trivets – The original post is about th...
Mar 15, 2013
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Once you have learned to knit, and you know you love it, you should really consider a needle set. You will be buying a new needle or two for every project for the rest of your days knitting, and at $5...
Mar 07, 2013
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Over Christmas I knit The Circle Scarf.
It has been a very popular post. I have heard that several of you even called Orchardside Yarn Shop and purchased the yarn. How exciting.
I was talking to Caro...
Mar 04, 2013
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Since it is awards season, the current Iron Craft challenge was to create something inspired by a movie or tv show or something to wear on the red carpet. My inspiration can from the Emmy Award winnin...
Feb 26, 2013
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The Preschool Auction is coming up and I decided to make a throw.
I started off by trying to make a pattern. I swatched an argyle pattern. I liked the swatch, so I cast on a whole blanket and started ...
Feb 25, 2013
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When I saw this needle gauge necklace on Pinterest, I just knew I had to share it with all of you.
The necklace is sterling silver and embossed with textures to represent different stitch patterns. It...
Feb 21, 2013
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I spent some time this weekend on the Art Deco Mittens for our custom mitten winner Beth.
The cuff is done and I’ve moved on to the hand. It’s been a little tricky getting the hang of wor...
Feb 19, 2013
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