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recycle: how to make felted beads from yarn scraps

By On December 1, 2011 · 7 Comments

I’m going to say something silly, but I’m sure there are others out there feel the same. I have a hard time throwing out wool scraps. I don’t feel the same about cotton or acrylic yarn and I’m not sure why. There’s just something about the wooly ends. It pains me to toss them.

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felted wool sweater mug cozy

By On November 15, 2011 · 2 Comments

Why yes, I did make a wool sweater for my mug.

Even though the Autumn temps are still beautiful here in Nebraska, the mornings are a bit chilly. My tea needed some help staying warm.

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my creative space

By On December 9, 2010 · 1 Comment

In my creative space today I am blocking little wool stars. Can we talk about the miracle of blocking for a minute? With just a few pins and a spray bottle of water, I can make flowery-looking granny stars all pretty and pointy.

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holiday gift idea: sweater sleeve socks

By On October 19, 2010 · 1 Comment

Ever since I started knitting socks, I’ve wanted to knit a pair for everyone in my family. There’s something about giving a gift of warmth, especially when it’s handmade, that I really like. I just don’t have time to make it happen, so I started to think of alternatives.

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easy crochet projects

By On September 10, 2010 · 5 Comments

My husband is teaching at a long weekend class, so not much has gotten done or will get done on the crafty front until next week. I’ve picked up two easy crochet UFOs and plan to have them completed by Monday. First one is done!

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my creative space

By On September 1, 2010 · 6 Comments

In my creative space today is a crochet wool basket. It used to have sides, but I lost count of my stitches and it got all wonky and I had to rip back to the base. I started it because I wanted to have a mindless project. I guess even squares aren’t [...]

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my creative space

By On July 21, 2010 · 3 Comments

This week in my creative space I’m mending. Crazy thing is that it isn’t even my sweater. In fact, I don’t even know the owner. A friend of friend needed help fixing a Very Important Sweater. It was a wedding gift. It’s over 20 years old. Could I repair the holes? Reinforce the weak spots? [...]

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wool on a spool

By On June 21, 2010 · 7 Comments

Hey, y’all. Sorry for the blog silence. I didn’t mean to disappear. Last week was filled with Serious and Important Decisions. Some were planned, others were not. I was surprised that it affected my blogging because creativity and writing are usually how I deal with those kind of things. I did a lot of mindless [...]

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granny bookmark and the kind diet

By On June 15, 2010 · 3 Comments

My little granny bookmark is finished. Actually, this is my second one. I gave the first one to my mom and now I’m working on a third. I went down a hook size since the first and I think I prefer the tighter stitches for this wool.

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cool birthday gift idea for boys

By On April 30, 2010 · 4 Comments

I was at the bookstore the other night and found a book called How to Draw Cool Cars.* These weren’t your average cool cars, but super fast ones like Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Lamborghini — you get the idea. I had never seen anything like it and knew I needed to get it for Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

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