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Granny Goes Improv: Four colours and some creative twists
After a few months of creative hibernation — something that seems to follow naturally after my annual Christmas crafting marathon — I’ve felt that familiar itch in my hands again these past few weeks. The urge to crochet, knit, tinker and try things out is back in full force, spurred on by Pinterest (which keeps bombarding me with crocheted tops),…
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Super Mario and Luigi hats
My Super Mario creations for Christmas were not limited to the various keychains. While I was looking for inspiration for making those keychains, I stumbled upon this pattern by Laura Michels for large wearable Mario and Luigi hats. Although my hands were already feeling the strain of making the keychains, I couldn’t resist making these too, for my youngest godchild…
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Christmas keychains – Super Mario
After the Korean animal keychains it’s time to tell you more about the other keychains I made for Christmas. As I said in my previous post, while crocheting the SKZOO I started to doubt whether this gift was appropriate for all my nieces and nephews. I actually based myself entirely on what my oldest godchild likes and assumed that the…
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Christmas keychains – SKZoo
Let me take a break from posting about my backlog of book boxes to tell you about all the things I made for Christmas presents this past holiday season. My fingers had been itching to start making something to give to my nieces and nephews for Christmas for a while, but I had zero inspiration. As the weeks flew by,…
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Fax the shadowraven
While reading Harbinger of Justice by Andrew Watson, I got the unstoppable urge to crochet a raven, since one of my favourite characters in the book is a shadow creature whose prefered form is that of a raven. Since it was also almost Halloween and a raven would fit in well with the rest of my fall/Halloween decor, I happily…
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Gingham blanket
Besides endlessly starting new crochet and knitting projects, I also sometimes finish something! This project appeared once in an “on the go”, when I had just started it. A niece had shared the happy news of her pregnancy, which for me is always the signal to start working on the baby blanket as a maternity gift! This time my eye…
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On the go #13
For many of the recurring posts I write here, I aim to have them appear once a month. Often it takes longer than a month, sometimes because I just don’t get around to it, sometimes because I have nothing to say and sometimes because I don’t feel like it, lol. For the “on the go” posts it’s been almost a…
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On the go #12
Like many crafters, I have several half-finished projects lying around. Some I started with great enthusiasm, only to lose interest along the way. Others I am absolutely certain I will finish, but I keep getting sidetracked by newer ideas. This past summer, I dug into a box of those lost/forgotten projects and made a few decisions. Picking Flowers Sweater I…
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On the go #11
My making frenzy seems to have subsided somewhat last month, but I am very happy that I still regularly knit, crochet and sew! I worked on two ongoing projects, completed a request and started a new project. I haven’t continued with the embroidery/hat project from the last updated unfortunately. It will probably take me some time to work up the…
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BEElated Birthday present
A while ago, YouTube recommended watching Complicated Knots‘ channel. Sh’s an Australian crocheter, mainly specialized in amigurumi. I followed YouTube’s recommendation and quickly became addicted to her beautifully conceived and executed videos. She really makes incredibly nice things in a very intuitive way. I also quickly became jealous of her ability to effortlessly transform an idea into a crochet pattern.…
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