Pillows Woven From the Heart

What does your heart say?  I wove three heart-shaped pillows with my Martha Stewart Crafts DIY Loom, and each had a different message.  Several messages, actually, because each heart spoke of many things. When I first saw the pattern for the Woven Heart Pillow in the Lion Brand pattern database, I was charmed.  Small, decorative,…

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Learn to Crochet, Lesson 2: Half-Double and Double

Welcome to the second lesson in the Learn to Crochet series! Today we’re going to learn half-double and double crochet. Before we get started, how did your wristers go? Were you able to maintain stitch count and tension well enough to get a finished product that worked out? You saw how mine had some rockiness…

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Crochet These Boots with Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® and Some Flip-Flops!

All it takes is some yarn and a pair of flip-flops to make these warm, woolly boots. Jess over at Make and Do Crew has created this boot pattern on her blog and it’s hot hot hot! No woolly boot pun intended. All it takes to make them which is two skeins of Wool-Ease® Thick &…

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