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Tutorial: Kiwi Cane (polymer clay)
I made so many watermelon and other fruit beads this summer I was looking through my hoarded links for other fruit canes to play with. Here's one from a French artist for a kiwi cane.
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Creativity Through Destruction
So yeah, I talk a lot about knitting and how great it is and, sure, it has health benefits and it's a mindful activity and every night I reach it for it to unwind at the end of a long day, but a huge part of why I love knitting is because if I need to, if I want to, I can start over.
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Inspiring Blind Crocheters and Visually Impaired People Who Crochet
You don’t have to be able to see to crochet. You can feel your way through the work. In fact, many people who crochet are blind – either because they were born that way or because they experience macular degeneration over time. Many older people with limited eyesight can no longer drive or do other daily things but they can still crochet. Here are some of those inspiring crochet stories about blind crocheters.
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14 New Crochet Shawl Patterns
Wherever you live, you might find the need for a summer shawl, or you might want to start crafting one now for autumn. Here are fourteen crochet shawl patterns.
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How to Crochet the Everybody Scarf
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We Like It Wild: The Hanging Gardens of Bernal Heights
Pick a little posy and hang it on a friend’s front door- they’ll get a pleasant surprise when they arrive home from work. Put a cluster on a hook in the kitchen and they’d be a pretty way to store and display fresh herbs from the farmer’s market. This pattern is for a medium/smallish container, it should fit a container about the size of a soup can or a pint size mason jar or a 4” flower pot. It’s a great beginner pattern for folks that want to branch in to three-dimensional crochet.
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Plastic Creations (Photo Gallery)
Many people around the world are making amazing things from discarded plastic bags. Here's a collection of some of my favorites.
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So you've decided to spindle spin- Now what?
You need a spindle. Not just any spindle -- a spindle that you will love and that will inspire you to learn something new. There are a lot of different spindles to choose from. How do you pick? What do all of these words mean? Drop spindle? Hand spindle? Top whorl? Bottom whorl? What's a whorl?
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Women proving the art of knitting can transcend generations
If your only recollection of knitting is as an old hobby of your grandmother's, you may not be aware that many consider knitting an art form and knitters are doing things with knitted wear that you never imagined.
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25 New Examples of Inspiring, Interesting Crochet Art
As you probably know, I’m a huge fan of crochet art. I love seeing the unique and original things that people can do with crochet, putting it together in ways that the rest of us haven’t thought of. If you’re also a fan then you might like today’s round up 25 new examples of inspiring, interesting crochet art.
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Judy Greer on Guerrilla Camping and Knitting in Traffic
When I moved to L.A., I’m embarrassed to say, I smoked cigarettes. I read in a fashion magazine that one way to quit smoking was to take up knitting, so I went to Suss Design on Beverly and signed up for classes. I’ve been knitting since I got here, and it worked. I quit.
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Cabaret looks at wartime history through knitting
"Stick to your knittin’, kitten I’ve got a job to do." It’s little-known history, but thousands of songs like this encouraging women to knit were popular during the First and Second World Wars. Knitting even altered fashion: Dresses were designed with large pockets so women could always have their yarn and needles on them; and, for the first time ever, women carried tote bags instead of little clutch purses.
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DIY Headphones from bullet casings
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Cupcake pincushions!
So fun to make! 3.25 mm hook. Yarn is Vanna's Choice in Beige, White, and Chocolate.
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Make Your Own Paper
What happens to used paper? Most paper is thrown away in landfills or is burned. Why not turn old newspaper, office paper or unwanted wrapping paper into a piece of art? Follow these directions step-by-step.
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My first doily! Petite Pineapple Doily.
Made with Aunt Lydia's Bamboo Crochet Thread, size 10, color Nautral. 2.00 mm hook.
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The World's Best Paper Airplanes
You're never too old to whip out a good paper airplane. Go 'head, do it!
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First attempt at hand spinning yarn
Used a drop spindle. It might be lumpy and vary wildly in size from dk to super bulky, but I made it! Also, not sure how to rotate an image on Snapzu-this is my first image post...
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WIP - James Tissot's "Reading the News"
A long time project of mine.
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My two favorites . . . so far!
I've loved crocheting since I was a kid. Very relaxing, and you can make so much! These are just two pics I had knocking around of my favorite pieces so far, but I'm always trying new patterns out and having fun with it.
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