Archive > November 2007

Knit Whimsy!

Well guess what my mommy gave me! As you can see, it is an array of knitting needles. Now I can master the basics in time to teach my son. JOYFUL!!!! I am excited to get started, but since this is the day before Thanksgiving I might have to wait. You know, prep work takes [...]

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Something Blue

something blue

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I made this last night. It’s a stretchy garter belt for brides. I have it up for sale at my etsy shop right now. I wonder if anyone will buy it. I might lower the price to $7. I don’t know. I think it’s a cute idea. What do you all [...]

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Green with Envy

These are washcloths, I think. I am thinking about giving them to my appreciative nephew for Christmas. I don’t know yet, though. They are beautifully soft. I am really torn on what to do, exactly. Will he use them? *sigh* I hate giving gifts sometimes.

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South Jersey Crochet!

So Ravelry.com has pretty much sucked me in. Yes, so much so that I have started the aforementioned group for South Jersey Crochet fiends like myself. No one has joined, yet, but there are a lot of people in the other New Jersey groups that might find my group interesting soon. Who knows?
I have also [...]

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Online Craft Club: Scarf Sherbet & Ocean Sky Slippers

I forgot to post this yesterday, so I will post it today

There you have 2 projects that are just finished… well probably not completely done. The scarf is completely finished other than if I decide to add fringe. The slippers are done, except for one of them does not don the dark blue [...]

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Knit Purl: knitting terms I didn’t know

Frogged. I never knew that the word had anything to do with yarn. I just thought it was something people said in substitution for the obvious. You know like “Omg that’s so frogged up”. I have said it before, so don’t laugh.
It actually means to rip out your work to the point where you screwed [...]

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Thread Heads: How To Knit

I have always wondered how to knit and now I know how. My son and I are having a ball watching youtube vids about knitting. It isn’t as hard as I thought it was… well, at least not for the basic knitting projects.
I would probably get a few knitting needles just to make some really [...]

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OMG RAVELRY!!!

The countdown is finally over!!!! I am now a proud member of Ravelry.com!!!! If you are there, too, my name is  *dun duh duh dun!!!!!*
STITCHWHIMSY!!!!!!
hehehehehheheheehehhehehehehehehehehehehhehehe
an actual post shall come later
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Ravelry update & WIP update

# You signed up on October 20, 2007
# You are #46611 on the list.
# 345 people are ahead of you in line.
# 10658 people are behind you in line.
# 80% of the list has been invited so far
Ravelry – a knit and crochet community
Looks like tomorrow will be the day I get invited to the [...]

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Work With Me Wednesday: Turn and Slip Stitch

Hey all! Welcome to what I have just deemed to be Work With Me Wednesday. Every Wednesday I will do my level best to make you a crochet tutorial that will help you to progress in the process of you learning to crochet. Let me know what you think!
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