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make your own cookie cutters at Baking Bites

Tubular cast-on without the waste at Fluffbuff

Here is something I learned the hard way…never try to remove a stain with a paper product! at The Secret Pocket

Tubular cast off (it’s pretty) at TECHknitting

Anh-minh on the Salvation Army donation website. “It is the easiest way to donate large items that you can’t drop off somewhere yourself.” Must remember this.

How About Orange has created a fabric line!

tentacle arm at Product Dose

draft dodger at Swiss Miss

Beginner’s sewing: Please guide me to the most simple, step by step instructions on how to sew simple garments from simple patterns with a sewing machine. at Ask Metafilter

Techniques with Theresa: buttonholes, at Knitty

How to cut a five pointed star in one snip, from Petit-Chou

Shaped Crepe Flowers at Martha Stewart

Paper Flower Bouquet at Martha Stewart

Hand Painted (aka space dyed) Cotton Yarn Instructions at Dharma Trading — they use Inca Cotton! Also, The Tub (Washing Machine, Vat, Bucket) Dye Method.

I want to start making soap. But I don’t know where to start. at Ask Metafilter

Hello, Black & Decker Classic Iron, at Dioramarama

Stretchy Bind Offs at Weebleknits

Twinkle Big City Knits, I might like this book.

Rebecca Blood let’s us know that the MVKnits yarn CSA is now selling Fall harvest shares of mohair and a kid mohair/cormo blend. (This is the Martha’s Vineyard CSA that I had the give away for back in October.)

Canvas Floor Works blogs about how to make a floorcloth of your own.

Hide Cables with Mizutani Cable Knit Corporation at Craftzine

· comments [9] · 02-14-2008 · categories:craft ·

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1 anna // Feb 14, 2008 at 8:50 am

The Salvation Army is great to pick up your stuff, but be aware (if you live in Texas, at least): they won’t take couches or chairs that look worn out, or have ANY holes or tears. They’re very strict about that. If you live in an apartment or condo that’s not on a ground floor, they won’t take boxes over 25 pounds.
2 barrie // Feb 14, 2008 at 9:33 am

if you like twinkle you might also like fitted knits.

http://www.amazon.com/Fitted-Knits-Designs-Fashionable-Knitter/dp/1581808720

or heartfelt:

http://www.kimhargreaves.co.uk/acatalog/HEARTFELT_The_Dark_House_Collection.html

personally, big knits means everyone ends up looking bulky. but that might just be me and my skinny ass.

it’s always a good idea to check ravelry and see how the patterns in those books turned out with real people. just my 2 pennies.
3 barenakehd // Feb 14, 2008 at 10:13 am

http://www.strangebuttrewe.com/knitGI.htm

…something worth checking out!!!
4 Missy H // Feb 14, 2008 at 12:05 pm

I remember looking with interest at the Big City Knits book a while back. The reviews on Amazon are pretty spread out, but the biggest complaint is that the sizes only cover up to a 33-inch bust in many of the patterns. Not gonna work for me. I have big boobies.
5 powlita // Feb 14, 2008 at 1:49 pm

I just did the star thing. The one cut is a little difficult for leftys. But i let out an audible “YAY!” in my cubicle when the star came out perfect!

I wonder if you can reverse the cut so it’s easier for left handed cutting. I will have a galaxy all over my desk by closing time.
6 grimsaburger // Feb 15, 2008 at 9:24 am

I have been mourning the passing of those appliances I grew up with, including Mom’s old iron, complete with fabric-covered cord. Thanks for the link!
7 Theresa // Feb 16, 2008 at 1:28 pm

:-)
8 Lisa // Feb 20, 2008 at 3:20 pm

Some new things to do with canvas have just been posted (http://www.canvasworksfloorcloths.com). The possibilities are endless! Beautiful, pretty easy projects that can made with things that are kicking around the house.
9 Julie // Jun 22, 2008 at 11:26 pm

I actually bought some of those Tentacle arms…… they came in the mail last week and are awesome! I know they will come in handy and give me fun for many long winter nights…… thx for the tip….

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