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Saturday, January 24, 2015

The Vikings Are Coming...

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  • How to square off the edges of a chevron pattern
  • crocheting in the round/spiral vs. joining
  • Hand-winding a center-pull ball
  • Blocking Wool
  • Adding beads while crocheting - genius!
  • How to crochet a perfect circle
  • How to crochet a perfect sphere
  • Invisible finish when crocheting in a spiral video

Try out these crocheted projects

  • Cabled baby blanket pattern
  • Twisted Fringe
  • Falling Leaver Baby Blanket
  • Penguin ornament
  • Snowflake patterns
  • Snow Cone Beanie pattern
  • Crochet a yoke on a t-shirt video tutorial
  • tiny elephant stuffie video tutorial
  • Tapestry Crochet
  • Cord of hearts
  • Making Plarn video
  • Crochet a pillow case edging
  • Crocheted Pansy pattern
  • Textured Pillows
  • Wave Edge for blanket (so pretty)
  • Crocheted flower wreath - beautiful
  • Crocheted Sunburst Heart
  • 7 point stars
  • Modern Crocheted Coasters

Crocheted Hotpads & Dishcloths

  • Colorwave Dishcloth
  • Undulated Dishcloth

Tunisian Crochet

  • Strawberry stitch
  • Tunisian Smock Stitch

Knitting Helps

  • Helical Knitting (2 colors)
  • 3-color Helix Knitting
  • Jogless Stripes or Helix knitting - Easy!
  • Jogless stripes
  • Stretchy bind-offs to try on scarves
  • Kitchener stitch for joining stockinette
  • How (and why) to seam a seamless sweater
  • Magic loop knitting video
  • Hand-winding a center-pull ball
  • Blocking Wool
  • Teaching Kids to Knit - inspiration for the grown-up too - check out the comments
  • How to frog knitting

Knitting Projects to consider

  • Color Tipped Scarf

Writing Helps

  • Using flashbacks in a story

Crafting With Kids

  • Rock Painting ideas

Minimalism

  • 15 things to declutter today
  • Questions to ask while minimzing
  • Journal Minimalism
  • Journal Minimalism (2)

Color

  • Color Challenged?
  • Color theory & and so much more
  • Dyeing jeans
  • consider this color tool
  • Design Seeds - color

Clip Art - rules always apply

  • Vintage Holiday Crafts clip-art source book

Not sure what to think...

  • Lisa Kokin artist

Photography

  • Nice photography links
  • Makelight
  • Digital Photography School
  • Photographing Blue Hour
  • free photography courses
  • Alison Photography course (in process)
  • How to take sharp photos

Misc.

  • estate settling guide
  • Pennsylvania Election Hearing 11/25/20
  • Blaise Pascal's Pensees
  • Speaking with confidence
  • Sharing private videos with friends/family
  • Google purchase history

Things we need to know...

  • Clean Clothes

Blogging Helps

  • posted my photos
  • Business Web Design
  • Blogging Basics 101
  • Tips for new bloggers
  • Protect Your Ideas
  • writing jobs
  • copyright protection
  • Blogging Tips (on side bar)
  • Backgrounds
  • Stylish ways
  • Tips for blogging (great resources at the end of post)
  • commenting on blogs (with link back)

Seasonal Spots

  • Tiny crocheted Christmas stockings
  • Easter decorating ideas
  • Make nests/bird cloches
  • Tips for a great Lent
  • Lenten Cleaning, week 1
  • Christmas tree from coat hangers
  • Lenten Cleaning 2010
  • Scrappy Advent Calendar - make
  • Scrappy Advent Calendar (wrapped)
  • Advent verses
  • Christmas front porch decorating ideas
  • Organized Christmas (great inexpensive gift ideas)
  • Gift ideas!

How To's

  • how to connect nighthawk wifi extender
  • Cutting glass bottles & jugs

Worth a second look...

  • What does the wisdom of God look like?
  • The purity spiral (audio podcast)
  • How knitters got knotted in a purity spiral
  • A (political) witch hunt on instagram
  • A democrat visits a Trump Rally
  • Brett Weinstein - censorship
  • Deplorable Knitter
  • How leaving social media effects your mind
  • How to overcome self-doubt

Inspired

  • Decorate that embroidery hoop
  • Pop-up museum in Tel Aviv
  • Soft White Underbelly
  • Exhausted and it's only January
  • Heather Lefebvre on The Meaning of Christmas
  • SOAP Bible study method
  • Crocheted cukoo clock!
  • 25 ways to wear a scarf video
  • Book: Crochet ABSea
  • Viveca's Decoupaged glass bowls
  • Doily Lamp
  • Sewing kit from an old eye glasses case
  • Making roses from silk ties tutorial
  • Crochet flowers wreath
  • Mini Leather Notebooks DIY
  • Sadie Seasongoods
  • Fun, simple creativity
  • Book Swap Party at Reid Girls Handmade
  • Creative End Table
  • Take one photo everyday

Using Stash

  • Stash Less
  • Use your stash now!
  • How to chain ply - aka Navoho Knitting
  • Stash busting strategies

Seconday Blog List

  • Jenny of ELEFANTZ
    Goodbye…and thank you xxx
    2 days ago
  • down to earth
    It's the old ways I love the most
    1 week ago
  • Breathing Life
    Home and Away
    1 week ago
  • A Haven for Vee
    An Update For Friends of Vee
    1 year ago
  • Ruth's Photo Blog
    Spring! A Time For Courtship
    2 years ago
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