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craftwork: Crafting around the house
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Friday, October 10, 2008. Crafting around the house. I recently moved into a new apartment, not to mention a new state and city. Most people look at me like I'm crazy when they find out I left the Sunshine State for the Windy City, but I know they're secretly thinking to themselves, "Why wouldn't. Chicago is a major place to be. It's hip. It's cool. It's young and. I also love having a place to decorate. I have made plans upon plans to beautify my space, but I've only finished a few of them. After these ...
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craftwork: Today is a good day to dye
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Monday, March 24, 2008. Today is a good day to dye. Okay I'm going to try dying as a part-time job. Introducing my latest Etsy endeavor - DyeFi! I've really taken to dyeing and I want to take it even further. Setting up a store dedicated to it is a good way to give me incentive to do just that. I'm going to sell my dyed yarns and wool rovings, the dyeing kits from craftlings, and custom niddy noddies (contraptions for wrapping yarn into skeins). Here's what I'll have to do to make it work:. Breaking even...
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craftwork: Why knit socks?
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Thursday, March 13, 2008. I finally figured out why people like to knit socks so much. I haven't ever knit a pair of socks myself, but I realize the reasons for the appeal. 1 It's because socks are a small enough project that they don't take forever. 2 It's because a pair of socks is a small enough project that it usually only uses one skein of sock-weight yarn. This is pretty inexpensive when compared to a sweater or 6-foot long scarf. Now, I haven't conquered my trepidation of DPNs and I don't care muc...
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craftwork: Craft Buggery
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008. For my birthday this year, one of my sisters got me a little book called "Craft, Inc.: Turn Your Creative Hobby Into a Business," by Meg Mateo Ilasco (Thank you, KTO! I have begun reading it and enjoying it as the author introduces the reader to the possibility that people do. Make crafts for a living and so can anyone who has the creativity and the drive to do so. However, I'm stuck on the section subtitled "What's Your Creative Bug? And stuff for that. I could build a shack or ...
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craftwork: March 2008
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Monday, March 24, 2008. Today is a good day to dye. Okay I'm going to try dying as a part-time job. Introducing my latest Etsy endeavor - DyeFi! I've really taken to dyeing and I want to take it even further. Setting up a store dedicated to it is a good way to give me incentive to do just that. I'm going to sell my dyed yarns and wool rovings, the dyeing kits from craftlings, and custom niddy noddies (contraptions for wrapping yarn into skeins). Here's what I'll have to do to make it work:. Breaking even...
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craftwork: January 2008
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008. I'm at my day job right now, where I could and should be working on a project for my part-time job, but, instead, I'm writing about crafting, my true obsession - nay, my true passion. I Miss You" or "Thinking of you" or "When are you coming home? I have to go potty! I know my artwork is pretty low on the meaningful scale, but, to be frank, I don't want to make a statement with my art, I want to make a living with my creativity. Thursday, January 17, 2008. I'm really excited abo...
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craftwork: Pink hat for a baby...
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Monday, March 17, 2008. Pink hat for a baby. Or for a baby octopus? This hat turned out tall for a baby hat. But I still like it. It's my first lace item. Well, I. It's lace. How should I know? I don't know knitting. It has holey things and I had to do k2togs, YOs, and pssos so I'm calling it lace. Boy This thing turned my knitting world inside out. First, I was not getting the holes where they should have been. I thought I was doing my YOs too tight. It turns out I've been doing them backwards. Once I s...
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craftwork: Presto Chango
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Monday, March 3, 2008. Remember that pink yarn. I dyed a little while back? Well, I turned it into a baby sweater. It is really pretty and cute and everything I imagined it would be. The pattern is Presto Chango by Valerie Wallis. If I make another one, I will shorten the sleeves by three stitches on each sleeve. I might also decrease the width of the back by four stitches, but I dunno. I'm also going to make a hat out of the same yarn and, if there is enough left, a pair of booties. Pink hat for a baby.
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craftwork: February 2008
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Monday, February 25, 2008. I'd rather be dyeing. More information about the process of Kool-Aid dying can be found at the websites below, which is where I learned how to do it. The article that started it all for me:. Http:/ knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/FEATdyedwool.html. These articles have illustrations of the process:. Http:/ www.knitty.com/issuespring07/FEATdyeyourown.html. Http:/ alison.caffeinatedbliss.com/knit/dyeing.php. Http:/ www.thepiper.com/fiberart/koolaid/images/colorchart-max.jpg. Wednesday, Feb...