October 29th, 2007
Tottie thought, when she met Phineas, that she had found the love of her life.
Little did she know that she would soon meet another love of her life…. one who would turn her world completely around and make it new for her.
And, that is her daughter, Dottie.
Tottie looks at Dottie and is awestruck by the […]
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October 28th, 2007
I’ve been talking with a lady who wants me to make her some one of a kind spoolknitters.
She’s been reading the Tottie Tomato Tales
and loves how Phineas and Tottie’s relationship is unfolding. She mentioned that she’d like a whole lot of images on her spoolie that speak about relationships in her life.
I […]
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October 25th, 2007
My dear friend, Gwen Blakely-Kinsler
wrote this as a comment, and then sent me pics. It’s so wonderful that I had post the pics and her entry so that everyone could share it….
sooooooooo neat!
Gwen was the person who originally came up with the idea of the Sisterhood of the Travelling Crochet hook
Gwen travels a lot in […]
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October 23rd, 2007
I am just learning my way around Ravelry, the facebook of the yarn world. So, today, I began a group on Ravelry for friends of the spool knitter!
The group is called: Cool Spool: Spoolknitting beyond the cord.
Here’s the link: Cool Spool
and here’s the introductory blurb:
Noreen Crone-Findlay is the queen of spoolknitting, and […]
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October 22nd, 2007
I designed these Christmas stockings for Caron Yarns.
They’re in the November 2007 issue of “Crochet!” .
99.99% of the time, when I design for magazines and yarn companies, I don’t receive the project back.
So, I was really pleased to see that Caron yarns is auctioning off projects that they have commissioned, and the money […]
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October 20th, 2007
The Arts and Design Channel of the b5 blog network has a monthly showcase. This month, I’m hosting it, and I’ve opened it up to other bloggers as well as b5 bloggers… welcome to the Carnival!
I am going to start off with my own Halloween and Day of the Dead postings - *G*
A few months […]
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October 19th, 2007
Yesterday, I was working in the studio, and movement in the decorative weeping crabapple tree outside caught my eye.
I thought it was a cat…. it was cat sized……. but
OH MY WORD! It was a quail! She/he was just enchanting!
She sat on top of the tree, and ate the little crabapples. She looked back at me […]
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October 13th, 2007
Last winter, Caron Yarns commissioned me to design a crocheted piece that can be used as a wall hanging, a lapghan or a throw.
Here’s the link for the pattern for the Crocheted Halloween goodie: Boo!
Enjoy!
hugs all round
Noreen
www.crone-findlay.com
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October 8th, 2007
Spekked is the intriguing name of a newly launched portal from b5, the folks that I blog for.
It has just taken flight. Christina wrote a note that explains it all. Go, Spekked, go!
Ah, these techie wizards, what will they think of next? Good luck, Spekked!
:o) Noreen
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October 7th, 2007
A Collection of the new Skullie Finger Puppets Spoolknitters that Jim and I have just finished…..
I am going to be hosting this month’s artist showcase for the arts and design channel of b5. This time, I am opening up the showcase to include other bloggers who would like to join us. The theme is: […]
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