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Granny Square Shrug
Three and a half odd skeins of different purple yarns. What to do? I wanted to use them to make something for myself because I love the colors, but I didn’t have enough for any bigger project. A novel idea in itself! I don’t even know when I last made something for myself … (Oh, last…
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It was a busy summer!
Oh my! It’s fall already! Not that you can see or feel it yet. Here in southwestern Minnesota it’s still sunny and warm and the leaves are just starting to change color. But, where did this summer go? When I read my post from May 14th, I realized I didn’t have time to tackle even half…
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Freeform Crochet Basics Part 4b: Bigger Spirals
I am overwhelmed by the huge response to my humble spiral tutorials! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart! One request from many of you is to learn how to make the spiral bigger. It’s done the same way as making a normal round shape bigger, by adding one more stitch…
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Freeform Crochet Basics, Part 5, The Nautilus Shell
The nautilus shell is a popular motif in freeform crochet. It’s made in the same way as the spiral, or two-colored spiral, except the height of the stitches progressively gets higher, creating a widening of the spiral towards the end. The pattern is based on the actual living sea creature commonly called nautilus shell,…
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Instantly Age Wood Part 3
Today I noticed to my horror that my very popular post about instantly aging wood has been without its photos for a long time! I apologize, and am happy to say that all the photos have been reposted! I happened to notice the problem because I needed to check my own tutorial for treating…
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