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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for the ‘knitting bags’ Category

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May 8th, 2008

Quick- crochet Mom a Wow Market bag!

Need a quick and easy mother’s day gift that is also good for the earth?

Tell your mom, or tell the world: WOW!
Yay, MOM!

Here’s the link to my pattern:  WOW MOM!
Image Source: Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright) 
Tags: crafting with recycled stuff, crafts from recycled stuff, crochet bag, crochet bags, crochet filet bag, crochet lace, crochet lace bag, crochet […]

By Noreen -- 12 comments

May 8th, 2008

Yarn Storage

A constant question for yarn aholics yarn afficianado’s is: ‘ACK!!!!!!!! My stash has eaten my house! HELP? ‘ um…. ‘How do I store my yarn so it’s easy to get to but out of sight of cats, dogs, friends and relations?’

Here are a few […]

By Noreen -- 7 comments

January 10th, 2008

Knitting bags-12

Weeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Happy dancing in the studio and the workshop!
By gum, I think we’ve got it!
How can something that looks so easy be so NOT easy?
Excuse me, I have a happy dance to finish here….
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January 10th, 2008

Knitting bags-10

Okay, in my last posting , I said that I’d probably never make another one of these tricky monkey puzzle knitting bags…..
yah sure…….
So, guess what we are doing right now?
Ironing brown paper!

Eh?
Yep… it’s time to make some templates……..

and iron some fabric and start cutting:

and pin pin pin pin pin pin pin

before I start stitching…. there’s […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

January 9th, 2008

Knitting bags-9

I finished it!
I posted this morning after breakfast that I was going to do a proper template and all that, but I changed my mind.
I decided that the best way to carry on with the knitting bag was to stitch it together by hand.
So, I measured out two pieces of string to act as guides […]

By Noreen -- 10 comments

January 9th, 2008

Knitting bags-8

At the end of my last post,  I ran screaming from the studio.
Well, after a too brief’s night’s sleep, I jumped out of bed, and tore out all the misbegotten seams

I didn’t even make myself a cup of tea or have breakfast….
I think that was my first mistake……..
Okay…. so I figured……. I’ll clamp this beast […]

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January 9th, 2008

Knitting bags-7

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
I am in a royal snit!

I made a complete hash of constructing the bag. I have ripped the )(&*#$^&(#% thing out over and over, and gone right back in and messed it up again….
rats.
Time to rip it out and start over.
Never did find the tape measure……….
rats.
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January 8th, 2008

Knitting bags-6

In my last posting I showed how the frame for the knitting bag was coming together.
I was working like blazes all day on a couple of other projects that are taking a lot of attention. But, I was able to grab some time and after the paint dried on the frame, I sketched some frolicsome […]

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January 8th, 2008

Knitting bags-5

I got a coat of white paint onto the frame of the new knitting bag last night before bed,

and 2 more coats today….
Still need to sand it, then I want to do some drawing on it.
Will have to varnish it after that.
And then! oh my…. figuring out how to make the bag part.
I am going […]

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January 7th, 2008

Knitting bags-4

I sketched, and measured, and sketched some more.
It struck me: I never liked the lack of handles on my folding knitting bags. Why not add handles?
sketch sketch sketch……
And then, off to the workshop to cut out, sand, drill, sand, glue, hammer, sand……

I had a completely blissful evening in the workshop and am tickled pink with […]

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