Celebrate National Craft Month!

March is National Craft Month! Everyone is celebrating in different ways: learning a new technique, teaching others how to knit or crochet, finishing old projects, or crafting for charity.  Many craft stores are doing free demos and classes, so be sure to check out what your local stores are doing.  On Saturday March 6, Michaels…

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Seen in the Yarniverse: Crochet Megadoily

Surfing around my favorite design blogs and websites, I sometimes stumble upon some really unique ways in which designers are using knitting and crocheting to get inspired and to make out-of-the-box projects, and today’s blog post is another great example of that. We often think of knitting and crocheting as crafts to make small wearable…

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Inishturk Sweater Knit-Along: Blocking, Seaming, and Getting Ready to Finish

The pieces to my Inishturk sweater are looking good with the front and back done and the sleeves still coming along.  Some of you have finished (congrats!) and some have just begun (welcome!), but most of us are still “in progress.”  Many times, when I sew together a sweater, I just lay the pieces out…

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