Category Archives: Knitting

Delivering Snowmen

We delivered the snowmen yesterday. Spencer’s almost as tall as grandma!

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Fiber Arts

Fiber arts are basically the act of taking fibers and making a cloth. Some of these arts are only a way of making lace (tatting), while some are for making embellishments on fabrics (embroidery), and some can only make cloth … Continue reading

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Brothers

Oh! And this is what Spencer and Eliott did while we made snowmen.

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Snowmen

We started snowmen at craft club. We will take them to Waterford nursing home in January. We will knit/crochet them little scarves and hats.

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A nice poem

“Life is a stocking” grandma says, “And yours has just begun; “But I am knitting the toe of mine, “And my work is almost done”

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The Fair

We went back to the fair on wednesday night. I entered my big afghan and a granny square baby blanket with two hats. I also entered a hat, a scarf, a bath bag, and an envelope purse. I got purple … Continue reading

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The County Fair

Entry day for the county fair is this coming Tuesday. I plan to enter a granny square baby blanket with two matching hats, an adult size hat, a bath bag, wash cloth and a (maybe) coin purse. I also made … Continue reading

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Wash Cloths

I started making washclothes with some 100% cotton I got at a garage sale. I both knit and crochet them. Crocheting them takes less time and usually less yarn, but knitting is good practice and they are quite lovely. To … Continue reading

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Coin Purses

I have been making coin purses lately. It is fun, athough it can take a long time. I use Homespun lion brand yarn with size one needles or red heart yarn and PICK UP STICKS. The first is harder to … Continue reading

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Knitting

Recently my aunt loaned me a DVD about Continental Knitting. Continental knitting means that you hold your yarn in your left hand like you would if you where crocheting. It is fairly easy and faster than the American style of … Continue reading

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