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“Hana-Ami” Flower Loom
What is it? – Have you ever had the desire to go head-to-head with Mother Nature in a flower making contest? Okay, maybe not. Perhaps you’re just in a creative mood and looking for some floral inspiration. In either case Clover’s Hana-Ami Flower Loom is just what you need to put those perfect petals in place. It has almost unlimited creative potential and it’s just plain fun to watch all that creativity be realized with a beautiful flower that you designed. Most of the things we make with sewing,…
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Super Size Your Scarf Knitting with Larger Takumi Circular Needles!
Knit Super Scarf Today is the launch of the Craft Yarn Council‘s Super Scarf initiative, and I’m pleased as punch to be joining in on the festivities! Not only does it mean I had an excuse to knit-up one of the biggest (literally) trends for Fall/Winter, but for the first time I got to play with the new Size 17, Takumi Bamboo Circular needles. So. fun. But wait, there’s more! I’ve partnered up with the folks at WEBS to create a signature, Vickie Howell Color Collection in their new, Valley…
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Tool School: Jumbo Circular Knitting Needles
What is it? -A quick trip to any purveyor of quality knitting products will provide ample evidence of the popularity of the new trend in chunky or bulky yarns.
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Tool School: Beading Loom and Accessories
What is it? – Bead weaving is Monet one pixel at a time. That legendary renaissance artist blended an exquisite pallet of pigments to create breathtaking landscapes.
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Amour Steel Crocheted Envelope with Flower
With products there are projects. Clover Amour Steel Crochet hooks can help you make the most unique creations.
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Tool School: Amour Steel Crochet Hooks
By Steve Butler What is it? -Lace crochet, it’s not just for doilies anymore. We all have them, doilies that grandma made.
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Crochet a Market Tote Bag!
Where I live in Austin, disposable plastic grocery bags have been outlawed, so I bring my own bags with me when I shop. From heavy duty paper and plastic, to canvas and nylon, there are of course countless reusable options to purchase.
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Lemon Drop Time!
Remember Craft Yarn Council’s first Big Apple Lemon Drive last year?
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Take Me Back Tissue Cozy
This week I went full-flower. I reveled in retro. I grasped at granny-style. That’s right, I embraced the tissue cozy. There was something in making motifs –for my weekly, Ask Me Monday live stream –using the Hana-Ami Flower Loom that had me feeling nostalgic. The sweetness of the finished blooms, the ease of their creation which had me thinking of kid crafting sessions with my mom — I don’t know, I guess I’m a sap. A crafty sap, that is!
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CYC, Anti-Boredom and Granny Squares
As many of you know, it is Anti-Boredom Month and our friends at Craft Yarn Council are helping us fight boredom! They are encouraging us to learn how to make granny squares. For this reason, we are letting a crochet beginner walk you through her first attempt at making a granny square.