Some really clever ideas here! I’ve saved up some wooden spools from vintage thread of my grandmother’s, but I can also see using spools of thread as they are, to save on buying spools. The knitter in me thinks the yarn ball ornaments with knitting needles are
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Beanie hats are pretty simple, but if you’d like a pattern, here’s one I like. The Pom Pom on the top makes it seems so cheerful, but you don’t, of course, have to add it if you’d rather not. Click here for the pattern.
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I’ve taken a fair amount of teasing from my family over what they’ve termed my Box O’ Gloves—but they, like you all, already know my taste is somewhat eclectic, yes? My great-grandmother had a thing for leather gloves, but what to do with them? I couldn’t get
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If you don’t know who Pikachu is, don’t feel bad! I’m barely more conversant in Pokémon than a sea snail, but the kids in my life sure know him, especially one sweet boy cousin I adore. So I found this pattern and gave it a whirl and…voila!
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Some years back, I wrote books for my granddaughters, stories in which they were the main characters (well, they and their cats!) I had great fun doing it, and I wanted to put them in a format that could last over time. At that point, however, getting
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