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Post by malibou on Jan 16, 2020 23:13:46 GMT
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Post by cecilia on Jan 16, 2020 23:47:52 GMT
I have started a junk/art journal.
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Post by gillyp on Jan 17, 2020 1:15:28 GMT
What did you get??? I love mixed media journals cecilia. |
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Post by seaexplore on Jan 17, 2020 1:50:45 GMT
School was dismissed at 10:45 today since we had no power. I put my bonus time to work today! I made the baby shoes I was supposed to make the other day for my cousins baby shower this weekend. Also made another 32 mini loaves of banana bread to go with the 32 I made Sunday. Also made pizza sauce from frozen tomatoes to Putin the pizza for dinner. Made the dough over the weekend,  Go me! (images deleted to save space) |
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Post by malibou on Jan 17, 2020 2:10:18 GMT
What did you get??? I love mixed media journals cecilia . I don't knit or crochet, but that is certainly not an excuse to not buy yarn. I immediately fell for the richness of the colour. My brother cuts up album covers and weaves them back together to make handbags and wall hangings. I bought him the Malabrigo Rasta in Solis, Zarzamora, and Boreal. He's going to love them! |
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Post by gillyp on Jan 17, 2020 9:13:28 GMT
What did you get??? I love mixed media journals cecilia . I don't knit or crochet, but that is certainly not an excuse to not buy yarn. I immediately fell for the richness of the colour. My brother cuts up album covers and weaves them back together to make handbags and wall hangings. I bought him the Malabrigo Rasta in Solis, Zarzamora, and Boreal. He's going to love them! That sounds amazing! Would he let us see one or two do you think? What a lovely sister you are.  |
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Post by malibou on Jan 17, 2020 9:17:01 GMT
gillyp I have some photos on my phone that have the weaving done but haven't been turned into anything yet. However, tech dork here, I have no clue how to post them.
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Post by elaine on Jan 17, 2020 16:48:33 GMT
I should not, will not, must not look!
Just a little peep won't hurt. It would be polite as they've gone to the trouble of putting such pretty pictures up. You are baaaaaaaaad!  |
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Post by flute4peace on Jan 17, 2020 20:46:49 GMT
I should not, will not, must not look!
Just a little peep won't hurt. It would be polite as they've gone to the trouble of putting such pretty pictures up.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2020 13:16:32 GMT
My first shortie sock and it fits I did an eye of partridge heel which is so squishy, I love it even though it's not perfect.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jan 18, 2020 13:52:33 GMT
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Post by elaine on Jan 18, 2020 14:00:16 GMT
lainey , it looks perfect to me! You ARE amazing. 
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Post by Julie W on Jan 18, 2020 14:00:20 GMT
I love Malabrigo yarns, especially Rasta (super bulky) - I love how it feels as you are knitting!
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Post by gillyp on Jan 18, 2020 15:41:05 GMT
That’s a brilliant looking sock lainey. |
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Post by elaine on Jan 20, 2020 0:27:39 GMT
wellway, I’m putting my Kaleidoscope CAL blanket in time-out. I hate how the week 2 clue works up and it was making me grouchy, rather than relieving my stress. I’ve started on the V for Vintage pattern jeremysgirl shared upthread. I got in a skein of Scheepjes Whirl that progresses from cream through a series of blues, ending in navy. I have 6 rows done and am enjoying it MUCH more.
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Post by paget on Jan 20, 2020 1:07:07 GMT
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Post by seaexplore on Jan 20, 2020 2:34:11 GMT
I'm working on my sons (required for the school) Me Book of his year in preschool. I started today with pictures from september, october, and november. I got all the september ones done, part of october. I sorted the rest of October and all of November into pages with their backing papers. I have 8 pages to make. Ugh! I'm going super simple on this book. Mats on the pictures and titles. Journaling if I have time/space. I'm desiging the titles on my cameo and cutting from vinyl and making stickers to go on the pages or yardstick shadow layers. It's coming along. Tomorrow I need to pick up the december prints. I can sort those into pages too. Then just sit down and bust ass on getting them completed so I'm not behind when May comes along and we have to send it to school. The teacher adds some stuff to it and then gives it to the kids on the last day of preschool. Mine are always "extra" because I enjoy making them and looking back at them. LOL Most books are done on shutterfly. I like to have mine done thru the entire year including the end of school, which is the last page. If I do shutterfly, I will have to add to the pages. No thanks.
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Post by Neisey on Jan 20, 2020 2:53:35 GMT
I'm working on my sons (required for the school) Me Book of his year in preschool. I started today with pictures from september, october, and november. I got all the september ones done, part of october. I sorted the rest of October and all of November into pages with their backing papers. I have 8 pages to make. Ugh! I'm going super simple on this book. Mats on the pictures and titles. Journaling if I have time/space. I'm desiging the titles on my cameo and cutting from vinyl and making stickers to go on the pages or yardstick shadow layers. It's coming along. Tomorrow I need to pick up the december prints. I can sort those into pages too. Then just sit down and bust ass on getting them completed so I'm not behind when May comes along and we have to send it to school. The teacher adds some stuff to it and then gives it to the kids on the last day of preschool. Mine are always "extra" because I enjoy making them and looking back at them. LOL Most books are done on shutterfly. I like to have mine done thru the entire year including the end of school, which is the last page. If I do shutterfly, I will have to add to the pages. No thanks. I have never heard of a parent creating a book. My children took in pictures from home (Family, house, pets, fave toy, etc.) The kids filled in info on printed sheets, the teacher added some of their art, work and photos from class activities and put it all in a duo-tang folder. I'm glad you enjoy creating the book (as a scrapbooker I would too!) but it sounds pretty elaborate if it's a monthly thing so I'm sure some parents would not enjoy it. |
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Post by seaexplore on Jan 20, 2020 3:58:58 GMT
I'm working on my sons (required for the school) Me Book of his year in preschool. I started today with pictures from september, october, and november. I got all the september ones done, part of october. I sorted the rest of October and all of November into pages with their backing papers. I have 8 pages to make. Ugh! I'm going super simple on this book. Mats on the pictures and titles. Journaling if I have time/space. I'm desiging the titles on my cameo and cutting from vinyl and making stickers to go on the pages or yardstick shadow layers. It's coming along. Tomorrow I need to pick up the december prints. I can sort those into pages too. Then just sit down and bust ass on getting them completed so I'm not behind when May comes along and we have to send it to school. The teacher adds some stuff to it and then gives it to the kids on the last day of preschool. Mine are always "extra" because I enjoy making them and looking back at them. LOL Most books are done on shutterfly. I like to have mine done thru the entire year including the end of school, which is the last page. If I do shutterfly, I will have to add to the pages. No thanks. I have never heard of a parent creating a book. My children took in pictures from home (Family, house, pets, fave toy, etc.) The kids filled in info on printed sheets, the teacher added some of their art, work and photos from class activities and put it all in a duo-tang folder. I'm glad you enjoy creating the book (as a scrapbooker I would too!) but it sounds pretty elaborate if it's a monthly thing so I'm sure some parents would not enjoy it. I knew the expectation since my daughter did 2 years there too. It's just a lot of time. Each month the school shares an album of pictures for parents to print/download from. Some parents wait until they have all the pictures for the year and tell shutterfly to create their book. I'm too much of a control freak to allow shutterfly to make the book. LOL This one is in a for real post bound album. I have all kinds of combinations of different pages and envelopes in it. Some pages are just photos stuck into project life style page protectors. Most are actually scrapped. |
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Post by wellway on Jan 20, 2020 9:12:45 GMT
wellway , I’m putting my Kaleidoscope CAL blanket in time-out. I hate how the week 2 clue works up and it was making me grouchy, rather than relieving my stress. I’ve started on the V for Vintage pattern jeremysgirl shared upthread. I got in a skein of Scheepjes Whirl that progresses from cream through a series of blues, ending in navy. I have 6 rows done and am enjoying it MUCH more. there is no point doing a project that is not filling you with joy. I still only have a square and half done and have yet to try the pizza slices. I have seen some single colour squares and triangles and quite like them. I have just finished the animal blanket for animal rescue. Sure hope they like Christmas colours! I made a scarf with a whirl that sounds exactly like the one you are currently working with, blueberry bambam. Enjoy. I have also been looking at crochet bags and spotted this one. My to do list is a bit long, m.youtube.com/watch?v=cbQh68PAPcc |
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Post by tyra on Jan 20, 2020 13:53:19 GMT
I'm working on my sons (required for the school) Me Book of his year in preschool Wow! I haven't heard about something like this before. But honestly? I love it! lol I would be doing the same as you I think that is so much more personal and something you AND your child can look back on with love. I have started exploring other crochet patterns. My Pinterest board is getting filled up, as is my "patterns" folder in my email of things that I have downloaded lol I just found this one last night. Hooked on Sunshine- Phoenix CAL Stunning! Way beyond me at the moment, but hopefully I will be able to tackle it at some point. I saw it in solid purple on one of the crochet FB groups and it was so pretty. I much prefer it in a solid over the colors shown. |
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Post by elaine on Jan 20, 2020 15:19:52 GMT
I'm working on my sons (required for the school) Me Book of his year in preschool Wow! I haven't heard about something like this before. But honestly? I love it! lol I would be doing the same as you  I think that is so much more personal and something you AND your child can look back on with love. I have started exploring other crochet patterns. My Pinterest board is getting filled up, as is my "patterns" folder in my email of things that I have downloaded lol I just found this one last night. Hooked on Sunshine- Phoenix CAL Stunning! Way beyond me at the moment, but hopefully I will be able to tackle it at some point. I saw it in solid purple on one of the crochet FB groups and it was so pretty. I much prefer it in a solid over the colors shown. I was looking at the close-up pictures of the Phoenix CAL and you could totally do it. The color changes only happen at the beginning of the stripes, not within the rows/rounds. It is a beautiful blanket and is totally within your wheelhouse!  elaine there is no point doing a project that is not filling you with joy. I still only have a square and half done and have yet to try the pizza slices. I have seen some single colour squares and triangles and quite like them. I have just finished the animal blanket for animal rescue. Sure hope they like Christmas colours! I made a scarf with a whirl that sounds exactly like the one you are currently working with, blueberry bambam. Enjoy. I have also been looking at crochet bags and spotted this one. My to do list is a bit long, m.youtube.com/watch?v=cbQh68PAPcc Yes, that is the colorway! I’m loving it. The pattern is working quickly at this point, but will take longer as the shawl grows. I am now at the point where the pattern repeats 4 rows until the border. I’m already looking for other long evolution yarns for one of her other patterns. |
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Post by gillyp on Jan 20, 2020 15:21:15 GMT
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Post by seaexplore on Jan 20, 2020 15:54:59 GMT
Here’s the pages. Very simple. The titles are vinyl. I created the police badge from scratch. And of course they’re upside down. Lol (images deleted to save space) |
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Post by wellway on Jan 20, 2020 15:56:06 GMT
gillyp oh, the tubular bag is especially nice, I like the drawstring insert. tyra I think you could do that blanket, no problen. You have experience now. Not only can you get help here but there are loads of YouTube videos showing individual stitches if you get stuck.
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Post by tyra on Jan 20, 2020 19:11:13 GMT
It is a beautiful blanket and is totally within your wheelhouse! tyra I think you could do that blanket, no problen. You have experience now. Not only can you get help here but there are loads of YouTube videos showing individual stitches if you get stuck. You ladies are great for my confidence  Thank you! I watched the first video tutorial, looks doable! As long as I don't have to rely on a written pattern, I am good. Those just send me in a loop. If there is a chart or a video I am good. I am going to have to get over this and learn to read patterns better lol |
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Post by gillyp on Jan 20, 2020 21:54:43 GMT
It is a beautiful blanket and is totally within your wheelhouse! tyra I think you could do that blanket, no problen. You have experience now. Not only can you get help here but there are loads of YouTube videos showing individual stitches if you get stuck. You ladies are great for my confidence Thank you! I watched the first video tutorial, looks doable! As long as I don't have to rely on a written pattern, I am good. Those just send me in a loop. If there is a chart or a video I am good. I am going to have to get over this and learn to read patterns better lol It’s funny how we have our preferences for the same craft, isn’t it! A written pattern is my favourite, then a video and I have yet to try a chart. |
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Post by paget on Jan 21, 2020 0:16:14 GMT
Super basic crochet newbie question- I’m watching a first time beginner youtube video for a scarf (first time crocheting ever). I managed to do a slip knot and about 50 chain stickers that look fairly decent except one spot where obviously something went wrong 😂— but my question is how the heck do you actually get your hook to pull the yarn through?? I cannot do that. Maybe two of the chains did.. but the rest I’ve had to use my fingers to slip the chain over the hook- which is not how the person is doing it on the video.
A) it just take time and practice
B) I’m super uncoordinated
C) I have wrong yarn/hook combo
D) I’m holding the yarn wrong
E) other or combination of all of the above
She said to use a 10 mm hook which I have and her yarn is “bulky” - mine is actually super bulky but doesn’t look that different feom hers. Is that the issue?
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Post by elaine on Jan 21, 2020 0:30:18 GMT
Super basic crochet newbie question- I’m watching a first time beginner youtube video for a scarf (first time crocheting ever). I managed to do a slip knot and about 50 chain stickers that look fairly decent except one spot where obviously something went wrong 😂— but my question is how the heck do you actually get your hook to pull the yarn through?? I cannot do that. Maybe two of the chains did.. but the rest I’ve had to use my fingers to slip the chain over the hook- which is not how the person is doing it on the video. A) it just take time and practice B) I’m super uncoordinated C) I have wrong yarn/hook combo D) I’m holding the yarn wrong E) other or combination of all of the above She said to use a 10 mm hook which I have and her yarn is “bulky” - mine is actually super bulky but doesn’t look that different feom hers. Is that the issue? Yay for you! Crochet is addictive.  A couple of thoughts: While bulky yarn is easier to learn to knit on, I think it is harder to learn to crochet on. I think that the easiest way to learn crochet is on a nice basic cheap worsted weight. Think Red Heart Soft or Hobby Lobby “I love this Yarn.” Bulky and Super Bulky yarn IS difficult to pull through. Learning the basic stitches on worsted, not fuzzy, yarn - where you can clearly see all the stitches - will make it easier to then make the same stitches in bulky novelty yarn. Second, the first couple of rows on any crochet project are the hardest. I always struggle with making that first foundation chain even all the way through, and then the first row into the chain stitches is always fiddly and takes a LOT of attention. It gets better as the project progresses, I promise. |
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Post by gillyp on Jan 21, 2020 0:56:36 GMT
Super basic crochet newbie question- I’m watching a first time beginner youtube video for a scarf (first time crocheting ever). I managed to do a slip knot and about 50 chain stickers that look fairly decent except one spot where obviously something went wrong 😂— but my question is how the heck do you actually get your hook to pull the yarn through?? I cannot do that. Maybe two of the chains did.. but the rest I’ve had to use my fingers to slip the chain over the hook- which is not how the person is doing it on the video. A) it just take time and practice B) I’m super uncoordinated C) I have wrong yarn/hook combo D) I’m holding the yarn wrong E) other or combination of all of the above She said to use a 10 mm hook which I have and her yarn is “bulky” - mine is actually super bulky but doesn’t look that different feom hers. Is that the issue? Yay for you! Crochet is addictive. A couple of thoughts: While bulky yarn is easier to learn to knit on, I think it is harder to learn to crochet on. I think that the easiest way to learn crochet is on a nice basic cheap worsted weight. Think Red Heart Soft or Hobby Lobby “I love this Yarn.” Bulky and Super Bulky yarn IS difficult to pull through. Learning the basic stitches on worsted, not fuzzy, yarn - where you can clearly see all the stitches - will make it easier to then make the same stitches in bulky novelty yarn. Second, the first couple of rows on any crochet project are the hardest. I always struggle with making that first foundation chain even all the way through, and then the first row into the chain stitches is always fiddly and takes a LOT of attention. It gets better as the project progresses, I promise. I agree, the foundation rows are a pita! It IS fiddly but does improve with practice and who cares if you use your fingers too?! Your finished item won’t have arrows pointing to parts of it saying “she used her fingers here”.  I’m doing a corner to corner item right now and every block gets anchored by a slip stitch. I just can NOT do that without using my fingers. It’s irritating but it is what it is. As you progress you might find it useful to use stitch markers every 10/15/20 stitches if you make a chain more than 50 stitches. Something crochet has taught me is that I have trouble counting to ten sometimes! Have fun and enjoy it. |
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Go me!
I think that is so much more personal and something you AND your child can look back on with love. 
Thank you! I watched the first video tutorial, looks doable! 
