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Craft Envy: Granny Squares

1 // 2 // 3 // 4It's amazing how much your tastes change as time passes, am I right? I used to hate granny square crochet... Then I liked it for a hot second. Then I got over it again. And now I'm...

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Granny Blanket Work-in-Progress

 After my post about all those beautiful granny square projects out there, I decided to take a good look at my blanket project that I had mentioned. This is all my progress so far. I started this...

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Seven Goals

Would you believe me if I told you I'd been "planning" this post since the new year? Because, I mean... I realize that it's a little late.I like lists. I like numbers. I like lists with numbers that...

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Crochet-Along: Hey Cupcake

There were three patterns to choose from for The Curious Pug's February Crochet-Along: a cupcake, an envelope, and a "danish heart." I initially chose to make the danish heart, but after seeing how...

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Crochet-Along: Danish Heart

My first choice for The Curious Pug's February Crochet-Along was the Danish Heart pattern by Alipyper. I loved the texture, and I thought the pattern was really interesting.Would you believe this bad...

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Half-Finished Project Round-Up

I am totally one of those crafters than drops a project into a basket somewhere and then forgets about it for months (and months). As a result, I have about a zillion half-finished projects lying...

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Lacy Crochet Beads

I am on a crochet craze. I have crochet fever. I CAN'T PUT MY CROCHET HOOK DOWN! I'm kind of an obsessive crafter. Actually, I'm kind of an obsessive person. I get totally consumed by something for a...

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Thank You ♥♥

photo from Sweet Mae Designs on EtsyThis little blog has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few weeks, and I just wanted to take a moment to thank all you beautiful readers who took the time to look...

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Free Pattern: Crochet Wooden Beads

As promised, I'm back with the original pattern for my lacy crochet beads. I got this idea from the teddy bears and other ornaments my mom and I make for our Etsy shop; I wanted to try crocheting...

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Snapshots: So Much Yarn

Well the crochet craze continues over here, folks. I was under the weather this week, and I kept thinking, "Oh, I should write up some blog posts!" or "Oh, I should work on that painting project I've...

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Crochet Bead Keychains: Two Ways

Well I'm finally back with my crochet bead project! Truth be told, I originally made a necklace... Which I do like, but is really not my style... So I'm keeping that one to myself, at least for now. ;)...

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Craft Envy: String Lights

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 **Note: Much to my dismay, I simply could not find the original links for a couple of the above photos. If any of these photos is yours, let me know and I will...

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Amigurumi Kokeshi Doll: Pattern Test

I was completely flattered when Tania of Little Things Blogged asked me to test out her new Kokeshi Doll Pattern last month. If you love crochet and don't follow Tania, you definitely need to check out...

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Granny Blanket How-To

You wanted it, you got it, folks! I'm back with my hexagon granny blanket how to. As I may have mentioned, I lost the pattern for this blanket years ago. I swear that it was in an old "Crochet!"...

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Oops, I Did it Again

Well folks, turns out I just can't leave well enough alone and have thus redesigned my blog yet again! I put a bit more effort into this one, trying to create a thorough and cohesive look that...

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The Art of Patrón

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted about a craft/art contest sponsored by Patrón tequila, and I am so excited to tell you about it! Admittedly, I'm not a big tequila drinker. I prefer whiskey, rum,...

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Feedly: A Review in a Post Google Reader Blogosphere

If you use Google Reader, or if you read a blog at all (which you obviously do, hardy har), then chances are great that you already know about Google Reader's upcoming demise. Chances are also good...

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A Birthday Well-Spent :)

Sooo Wednesday was my birthday! The big 2-3... And it was a good day indeed. :) Boyfriend bought me my birthday donut -- a family tradition since I turned two. He then completed breakfast/brunch with...

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Bloglovin': A Review

As promised, I'm back with a review of Bloglovin', another reader alternative to Google Reader in addition to Feedly. I mentioned that I've never been a big fan of Bloglovin', but the service really...

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Granny Blanket Progress!

Friends, I have made such progress on my granny blanket! It's kind of hard to tell, because my new squares are so much smaller than the original squares... Can you tell? I'm up to almost a full sixth...

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