Jan 31 2011
Slouchy hats with pompoms are big this season. They look the best in color transitioning or variegated yarns with long transitions of color. This hat has an unusual construction for a crochet hat because It’s worked from the bottom up, where as most hats worked from the top down. It’s a simple hat suitable for …
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Jan 24 2011
by Ann Goldman and Anastasia Popova This pattern was born as a collaboration between Ann and I. She got this absolutely gorgeous delicious handspun handdyed yarn at the sheep and wool festival from a woman who raises angora bunnies. All of her yarn was absolutely drop dead gorgeous. She hand spins and dyes the yarn …
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Jan 21 2011
My head is always overflowing with ideas for new patterns, crochet classes, websites ideas. This post is going to be about my ideas for new crochet classes. For the past two years, I’ve been teaching every Wednesday night at the food court of Market Fair mall in Princeton, NJ. Since last year, crochet classes have …
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Jan 17 2011
As the other two, Amanda Hat is very easy and quick to make. It’s one of my favorite instant gratification patterns.
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Jan 16 2011
I recently discovered a good online source for good quality reasonably priced yarn – KnitPicks.com. Think big box craft stores, but online and all about yarn and yarn related products. Don’t let the name full you, it’s not only for knitters. There is plenty of crochet goodness. If you have not checked them out, I …
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Jan 15 2011
This should have been published a week ago, but life got in a way. You might have noticed a new category on the Blueberry Beanie pattern – New Pattern Monday. No it’s not a mistake and yes, I am out of my mind (did we really need that clarification). I have decided to motivate myself …
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Jan 12 2011
I majored in forensic science – molecular biology (DNA analysis) and in soil science. I am an Analytical Chemist by day. I was born and raised in Russia and came to the US in 2003. I move a lot. In 7 short years I lived in 4 different states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New …
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Jeremiah Cardi, micro preemie to 18 mon $5.00
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Harmony $6.50
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Arianna Baby Socks $4.20
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Kelly Hat - all sizes $3.50
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Ursula Bear Hat - all sizes $3.99
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Dino Hat $3.50
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Amanda Hat $3.99
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Baby Brie $3.99
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Brianna Hat - All sizes $3.99
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Slouchy Pompom Hat $4.00
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Julia Ear Flap Hat $3.99
