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Punch Needle Art-A New Way to Use your Yarn

I am sure you have heard of punch needle art by now but if not today is your lucky day! Arounna, of Bookhou, is our special guest to talk about punch needles and her creativebug class on the technique. This is a great alternative way to use your yarn stash to create beautiful wall hangings, […]

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Week 3 of August Summer Games

We are in the third week of August and I am ready to play another game. I know that I am having a lot of fun coming up with the questions, I hope that you are having just as much fun playing along! This week it is all about the yarn! Brush up on your […]

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Week 2 of August Summer Games

We are in the second week of August and I am ready to play another game. There were so many of you that participated in week 1 and I was so happy to see how many of you knew the names to my patterns! Time to brush up on your crochet terms as we get […]

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Making of the Chic Log Cabin Crochet Blanket:

The Chic Log Cabin blanket is my newest FREE pattern on the blog. It was made with my 100% Merino Wool yarn, Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™. I designed this blanket to use a sample from my latest Stitches class and it turned out so beautiful that I knew I had to share it with […]

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Chic Sheep in the Hands of Top Designers-Chic Sheep Blog Tour

Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™ is my brand NEW yarn. So far there have been two collections of FREE patterns on the Red Heart website. Now we are celebrating with a blog tour of some of the great designers in the industry. Follow along for the next SIX weeks for some beautiful new FREE patterns. […]

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Lace Knitting 101 with Easy Lace Knits

Break out your sharp tip needles and get ready for some lace knitting with Easy Lace Knits. In this book you will find 20 beautiful lace patterns. Haven’t tried lace before but have always wanted to? This will be the perfect book for you. *This post contains affiliate links. By clicking on one of these […]

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Crochet Video Tutorial-The Perfectly Panache Crochet Poncho

The Perfectly Panache Chic Poncho was designed by my friend Kristin Omdahl. Kristin made this poncho to help showcase the beauty of my new yarn, Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™. What a wonderful job she did and I hope that you all follow along with me and make one of these crochet ponchos for yourself […]

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Crochet Video Tutorial: How to crochet the Perfectly Panache Chic Crochet Poncho

The Perfectly Panache Chic Crochet Poncho was designed by my friend Kristen Omdahl for the first collection of Chic Sheep by Marly Bird™ patterns. Worked with an easy repeat pattern throughout you are able to get a beautifully detailed poncho. Don’t be intimidated by this large project. Through the video tutorial I walk you through […]

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Book Review: Seed Stitch; Beyond Knit 1, Purl 1

Knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1. This never ending cycle of stitches can seem monotonous to some but to Rosemary Drysdale it was a wonderful opportunity. Take a look with me inside the cover of Rosemary’s book, Seed Stitch beyond knit 1, purl 1, to see how you can take the basic seed […]

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August Summer Games

As summer is starting to wind down and we are starting to think about back to school in my family I thought that it would be fun to play some games together. Each week in the month of August I will give you a new game to play. Read the directions for each game and […]

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