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Lacy Baktus (WIP) by Terhi Montonen

I just started working on this awesomely simple shawl on Sunday and I’m totally loving it already. It’s knit sideways until you have half of your yarn left and then you start your decreases. So simple, so prefect.

I’m knitting it with Tempted, Good Grrl in the Deviant Behaviour colorway (which I bought from The Loopy Ewe). It is super pretty; the perfect blend of purple, cranberry and black. I think it works just right for this pattern. I’m knitting this up for the SSK KAL #4 (knit-a-long), I love that these KALs have given me the opportunity to buy from and support other other indies vending at this retreat. I’m so looking forward to meeting all of them! I only have until the 15th to finish but that shouldn’t be a problem if I find time to work on it everyday.

pattern (ravelry) - my project page

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anothercraftygirl:

The Kezia Fingerless Mitts pattern is now available for purchase on Ravelry!!! This amazing pattern is designed by a close friend of mine and all proceeds are being donated to the Fitzgerald Cancer Fund.

This pattern was named for Kezia Fitzgerald and is published in memory of her daughter Saoirse, who on December 13th, 2011 at only 18 months old, lost her battle against Neuroblastoma. Kezia herself is currently in remission from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. You can read Kezia’s blog New Mom…New Cancer to find out more or donate directly.

Won’t you join us for a KAL (knit-a-long) over in my Ravelry group: Another Crafty Girl & Friends? See you there!!

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I found a photo of some mini office supply matchboxes on kootoyoo, and I was enchanted by them. Maybe it’s the dollhouse miniatures series that Rhonda has been working on, or maybe it’s just because I love little things. I knew I wouldn’t be able to find these products at a store near me, so made my own mini office supply matchboxes. I made four different covers: for rubber bands, thumb tacks, paper clips, and gummed reinforcements. I was inspired by a vintage Dennison Gummed Reinforcements box for the last one. Since I made the covers myself, I’m sharing them with you as a printable so you can whip these up in a few minutes.
via Dollar Store Crafts » Blog Archive » Mini Office Supply Bookcovers for Matchboxes)

These are just too adorable, I’ll have to make some!

I found a photo of some mini office supply matchboxes on kootoyoo, and I was enchanted by them. Maybe it’s the dollhouse miniatures series that Rhonda has been working on, or maybe it’s just because I love little things. I knew I wouldn’t be able to find these products at a store near me, so made my own mini office supply matchboxes. I made four different covers: for rubber bands, thumb tacks, paper clips, and gummed reinforcements. I was inspired by a vintage Dennison Gummed Reinforcements box for the last one. Since I made the covers myself, I’m sharing them with you as a printable so you can whip these up in a few minutes.
via Dollar Store Crafts » Blog Archive » Mini Office Supply Bookcovers for Matchboxes)

These are just too adorable, I’ll have to make some!

Love this idea for a lighted Christmas tree.

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Sheena Shawl - by Jacquelyn Ridzy (FO)

This shawl was a nightmare to knit. The pattern had a number of errors that I won’t get into here but it was quite frustrating and thus I am super happy that it is off the needles and out of my mind for a while. I knit this up with my very own yarn in my Bulbasaur (green) and Chocolate & Caramel (brown) colorways. Blocked out this has a wonderful drape and I know I will get quite a bit of use out of it this Fall.

pattern (ravelry) - my project page

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Stephen West - Mystery KAL (FO)

I finished Westknits Mystery Shawl KAL 2011: Earth & Sky (pattern (ravelry) - my project page!!! I actually bound off a week ago but finally blocked and wove in the ends last yesterday. I will probably be gifting this to my mother for Christmas. The colors aren’t really me, I was mainly trying to find colors in my stash that went well together.

I’m pretty pleased that I was able to overcome my fear of intarsia. I don’t think there will be any sweaters with large teddy bears on them in my future but I like the geometry of this shawl and am looking forward to trying more of this technique in the future.

Knit with Sunshine Yarns - Classic Sock in Raccoon Hollow, Rose Quartz and Red Hots on size 4 US needles. Red Hots did bleed a bit during it’s soak so Rose Quartz is now more rosy, oh well. :(

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Call me crazy, but I too have started making little hexagons for The Beekeeper’s Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits. I’ve been playing around with a few design ideas. I’ve decided that my blanket will be mostly shades of gray with some pops of color here and there. I already have one super rainbow blanket in the works and I just wanted this one to be more mellow. I am so in love with it already.

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These are so awesome!!

Just ordered a bunch of moo business & mini cards for my upcoming shows this fall. So excited!! Even better is that there’s a 30% off sale going on right now! Ends tomorrow if you too are needing some cards.

Whether you are a crafter or a sewing fashionista, you will enjoy dyeing buttons. It’s fun and easy to do. Most white buttons are made out of nylon or some type of plastic. Rit is one of the few dyes that will color these materials. That means you can transform ordinary buttons into colorful accents that match or coordinate with whatever you are making.

(via Dyed Buttons | Rit Dye)