| Work in progress, I call it the condom hat! |
[May. 18th, 2008|02:26 am] |
I'm trying to crochet a hat and have had issues reading the pattern, so I freestyled and got this...
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| Sunday Secrets |
[May. 18th, 2008|11:42 pm] |
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http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2008/05/sunday-secrets_17.html 
PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail
in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:01 AM
Subject: re: "you don't know this, but..."
It’s funny. When you think of someone saving a life, you think of them doing some great heroic act. When really, sometimes it’s just being there for someone, so they don’t do something incredibly tragic.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 2:19 AM
When i saw that someone else had a countdown going I almost fell over backwards. My countdown is at 370 days until i get to run away . . . I can't wait.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 3:33 AM
Subject: Fwd: "She doesn't know" secret
He doesn't know that I know he knows we're getting married.
-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 5:14 AM
Subject: you learn with every goodbye
with every goodbye i feel relieved. my life begins again. i learned to love goodbyes.
Florida PostSecret Exhibit
Over 400 postcards are now on display at the Brevard Art Museum.
1463 Highland Ave | Melbourne, FL | 321-242-0737 | facebook event page
Here are some exhibit comments from when the exhibit was in Canada.I flew from Calgary to see if my secret was here. It is. . .
I'm still shaking. Weird - and an unsuitable display for this museum. I've been here twice already. It's disgustingly comforting to know that people share my shocking secrets. I held my breath for most of the time in the exhibit to keep from crying. I cried in the bathroom. I parked in the no parking zone to come see PostSecret. The PostSecret exhibition tour is directed by International Arts & Artists and will be traveling through 2010.
"Each of the PostSecret books gives you a window into the human soul. Sending in a post card is a cathartic experience. Laugh, cry and connect with insightful journeymen in the human experience. Read the books. Share them with friends. Subscribe to the blog."
-- Amazon Reviewer, Irish Eyes
All four PostSecret books are available at bookstores or Online.
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| Mesh stitch |
[May. 17th, 2008|11:45 pm] |
| [ | I think I'm... |
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So, no matter what I do, I can't seem to complete 5 rows of the mesh stitch without decreasing or increasing the amount of stitches on one side. Oddly enough, the other side is perfectly straight. Basically, it comes out looking sort of like this:
A trapezoid, if you will.
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| omg, I have a finish! |
[May. 17th, 2008|09:46 pm] |
I can't believe it, but I actually have a finish. This is my first major finish (i.e. one that doesn't involve ipod cozies) in over a year. *cough* Coincidentally I started this project about a year ago!
This is a lap afghan from the Leisure Arts booklet Afghans By The Pound, the Daisy Garden pattern. It's a christmas 2007 (oh yes, I am *awesome*) gift for my sister.
The yarn is Caron Simply Soft (cheap and cozy!) in blues and white. I really like how it turned out, but this was honestly boring to stitch, and took forever since it was stitch clusters instead of straight DC.
I can't tell you how glad it's finished. I haven't been able to work on anything else with this project hanging over my head.
Thanks for looking! |
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| Stash Eater Blanket |
[May. 17th, 2008|11:50 pm] |
( Read more... )
Stash Eater Blanket - pattern, "The Wool Eater Blanket", by Sarah London
I wanted to de-stash a lot of acrylic yarn, so I grabbed all of the baby colors and made a crib blanket. |
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| Crochet snail x-posted |
[May. 17th, 2008|05:12 pm] |
I get the ideas offline, but I hate the patterns offered. I really need to learn to write down my own patterns since I think they come out kinda cute.
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[May. 17th, 2008|01:32 pm] |
I joined this community last weekend using a different username (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) rushofemotions ). Seeing all the stuff that you guys have made really got me ispired! That is why I decided to use my brand new yarn and make a hat for my younger sister. I finished it yesterday, and it's my very first project, even though I've been trying to star projects for a year now.
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| Problems with Moomins |
[May. 17th, 2008|09:36 am] |
| [ | I think I'm... |
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I got this pattern for a Moomintroll the other day because the picture was so cute and my goddaughter's birthday is coming up. The picture is still cute, and I got a Gromit and these Hello Kitties, also adorable and all three for £5.80 ($11), but having now made up the Moomin I have a grave sense of foreboding about starting on the others, which is sad. Whoever made the patterns clearly has a grand creative streak of which I am in awe. I'm a bit torn because I'm not sure I could improvise the others but I'm positive I could have improvised the Moomin if I'd had more time (Olivia's birthday is next week), and then I wouldn't have had to deal with the difficulties:
( Pattern difficulties, cut to preserve a more positive outlook. )
I accept that it is entirely possible that I am just dim and can't understand diagrams, of course. I'll go to town on Monday and get different wool, and now I've done it once I'll be prepared for the bits I didn't understand the first time round. I'd still advise people to get the patterns, if only for their sweet appearance. I'll email the seller, at least to recommend that symbol guides be made standard in patterns where those symbols appear. |
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| Bridal Shower Gift Set |
[May. 16th, 2008|11:23 am] |
Here is what I am giving to my friend for her Bridal Shower :) I really loved making these! The pattern for the garter is from www.crochetmemories.com but the rose is my own design (the same from my icon) I also found a beautiful photo frame that I am going to include in the gift :)
I am going to make another garter for her a bit later (one to toss, one to keep)
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| pattern for hat |
[May. 16th, 2008|09:51 am] |
Hi everybody, last night i improvised a pattern for a hat i made using some leftover yarn.
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| Thrift Store Yarn |
[May. 16th, 2008|06:41 am] |
I recently acquired a garbage bag full of yarn from Salvation Army ($.25 a skein!) Great find but unfortunately all the yarn has that grandma's closet/attic musty smell. Should I crochet with it and THEN wash the completed work to get the smell out or should I wash the yarn prior to working with it? I apologize if this is a stupid question. This is my first big thrift store find!
T.I.A |
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[May. 16th, 2008|12:15 pm] |
so much happens between my internet times - i hate posting when i don't have nets at home *grumbles and sulks*
it scares me when i'm so hungry and sleep deprived my mind starts behaving drunk
also!
i am teh soul eating master
i will be a nurse zombie instead of a prom date zombie due to my local op shop supplies
i miss people in other states! why are u all so far away! come visit me!
my hair remains red
there's a chance i'll be the owner of a shiny Digital SLR by September
i'm incredibly silly, no really, it's sad *hangs head*
*wants to write more but decides not to... so there!*
must go buy sugar and flowers before wandering home for a much needed nap
*curls up on desk and beings to purr*
mmmm, sleeeeep |
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| Finished Project |
[May. 15th, 2008|02:37 pm] |
I posted a while back when I was having trouble working with the Lion Brand Home Spun yarn for an afghan I was going to make a co-worker that's retiring at the end of this month.
Well, I tried several of the suggestions given to me here (thanks again, guys!) but my patience wore thin and I took the yarn back to the store. I exchanged it for some Vanna's Choice and got to work. It's a bit smaller because of the yarn weight difference, but I'm okay with that. I only intended it to be a small lapghan anyway, so it worked out well.
I think I'm going to block it a bit as the edges are a bit "curly" but I don't have to give it to my co-worker for another week and a half so I have time to do that.
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| crochet pony |
[May. 15th, 2008|08:47 am] |
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I started this guy on the 7th and just finished him now. He turned out bigger than I had expected.
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| Lace gloves |
[May. 15th, 2008|08:22 am] |
| [ | I think I'm... |
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First post here, though I've enjoyed reading about all your projects. I've been trying to find a site or a book that will tell me how to crochet lace gloves like these (opens in new window), as it looks like a normal grid that's magically been made to go diagonally and, try as I might (and I have), I can't work out how it's done. Searches for every possible variation on 'lace glove crochet pattern' have yielded many patterns for nice warm woolly gloves but none that I like for crochet cotton ones. I just want that stitch, really, and sites keep giving me other stitches and more exciting patterns. I'm a simple girl, I just want a simple pattern! Any help would be gratefully received. |
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[May. 14th, 2008|10:53 pm] |
| [ | I think I'm... |
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I finished this one and my daughter gave it to a friend of hers as a gift.. It was so soft, and light weight. I made it using Baby Soft. Perfect size for a new born
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| pattern for car or truck? |
[May. 14th, 2008|09:49 pm] |
| [ | I think I'm... |
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Can anyone point me in the direction of a pattern for a stuffed crocheted car or truck pattern? Please? Thanks. |
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| Two Gifts I made |
[May. 14th, 2008|09:35 pm] |
This month has been really busy with graduations and wedding. Here are two items I made as gifts. They are handkerchiefs I made.
First I cut a square of fabric, punched holes into the edges with my edgerydoo and then crochet the edges. Both edges are my own design. The purple edged one is for my cousin's graduation and the blue edged one is a bridal shower gift for my friend. I am also making her a garter and I will post it when I am done.
Click on the pictures to see it larger.
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