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take a "bow"…
I spotted an absolutely beautiful baby blanket over at posie gets cozy and I made it my mission to conquer it. I am pretty much horrible at blankets….(think about it, people, how many ripple afghans have I started? and how many have I finished and posted here??) I have always stuck to mostly scarves, hats […]
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rippling on…
w.i.p update…I’m making quite a bit of progress on my ripple afghan. I’m actually considering keeping it a little short so it can be a throw instead of a bed cover. during the summer months, you dress so skimpily and at night when the temps drop, something like this would be nice to throw over […]
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irish moss…
here is my “irish moss” scarf, the one that my sister thought was too short. okay, so when you double it, like I did here, it really isn’t all that long. still…I love the color and it’s so warm and cozy up against my neck when I wear it.I’m going to bring it along on […]
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w.i.p…rippling rows
work in progress…my very first afghan. I used aRandom Stripe Generator program. I put in the colors I wanted to use and this is the pattern I ended up going with. I still have about 139 rows to go.the red stripes were actually an afterthought, when I found a skein of red in a bag […]
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for me?…
I finally got around to crocheting something for myself. I keep seeing pics of gauntlets and think to myself, “those would be great with all my quarter length sleeve coats.”I wanted them in black, but found some charcoal tweed that just cried out to me, “buy me, buy me, oh please , take me home.” […]
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if the slipper fits…
a friend of mine is adopting her 5 month old niece and I made these booties for her baby shower. my first pair of crochet slippers. the pattern I based them on suggested you buy a small strip of elastic and sew it to the inside of the slipper. (ew!) that hideous image in my […]