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Category Archives: Miscellanous
I like ‘em chunky
My hook has been in action non-stop over the last several weeks spurred by the turn to colder temps here in St. Louis. The snap in the air brings me joy this year, for some reason, but I’m sure the … Continue reading
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Crochet is perfect with baseball.
We’ve been watching a lot of baseball the last two weeks as the Cardinals fought their way into the World Series. So I’ve been crocheting a lot in front of the TV, making fingerless gloves for special orders. This is … Continue reading
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Alpaca Farm Day 2011
Add great people to amazing fall weather and my favorite activity and you have the ingredients for a wonderful day! My daughter, step mom and I had sooo much fun at Mariposa/Big River Farms‘ Alpaca Farm Day. This is the … Continue reading
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Adventures in Super Chunky Crochet – Part 1
Now that the weather has turned cooler, I’m firing up my size S crochet hook and designing double chunky projects for fall. These pillows were crocheted with two strands of super chunky yarn – thus double chunky. I made a … Continue reading
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Customize Your Social Media Icons
There are so many great ideas and ways to customize the links to your SM homes that can really “seal the deal” with your blog/website design. Check out these great icon sets: Little Box of Ideas Lego Icons – Don’t … Continue reading
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Hitchcock on the Hill
Forest Park is home to so many amazing museums and events all year round from Ice Skating at Steinberg Rink to star gazing at the Science Center, to watching the prairie dogs at St. Louis Zoo. Every Friday in July, … Continue reading
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Crochet Finds Roundup
The house is quiet so it’s time for a bit of blog hopping. It’s so fun when I blog I read leads me to another and another and so on and so on. Here’s where my hopping led me today: … Continue reading
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Jumbo Crochet – Trial and Error
This week I received my new 19mm “S” hook in the mail and couldn’t wait to start working with it. So hubbie drove me to the store once the snow storm died down to get rope. But there was no … Continue reading
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Stitched Heart Valentine’s Day Card Tutorial
When I saw all the tiny crochet heart projects out there, I was inspired to make a Stitched Heart Valentine’s Day Card. These are the steps to make one. Step One: Crochet a Heart Check these links for patterns:Planet JuneJulie-K … Continue reading
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Call for Donations – Winter 2011 Special Olympics
Photo courtesy of Susan Valiquette. This popped up in my reader this morning at Whip Up! You can crochet and donate a scarf for an athlete participating in the 2011 Winter Special Olympics in Minnesota. There will be 1,000 athletes … Continue reading
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