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Buffet Cabinet

10/10/2018

This is not really crochet or sewing related but it is crafty and a DIY project so I wanted to share it with you (and therefore create a new section of the site!). When we moved into our house over 2 years ago I told my husband that I wanted to either build in a section of cabinets along the side wall in our dining room or I wanted to get a buffet table/hutch to go there. So I starting thinking about it and decided that I didn't want a hutch because I thought it would be too confining in the
Kitty Plush

06/08/2018

For my little one's 5th birthday party the only thing he said he wanted was to have a "Kitty Party"! So, of course, I obliged and had to come up with a little toy that we could give out as party favors. (Okay, I guess I didn't have to but I definitely wanted to! lol) He was so excited about this Kitty Plush! I sort of love them too! Each color turned out so cute and there were so many other choices that I had a hard time picking which to use! Kitty Plush Supplies Needed: G Hook Worsted yarn
Brain Slug

04/23/2018

Futurama has long been one of my favorite shows. I literally can't even count the number of times I've watched the entire series. There are so many good jokes and fun episodes (except "Jurassic Bark"... I skip that one every time :( ) I bought this green Bernat Baby Blanket yarn a while back and thought that it would be fun for a plush amigurumi because it is so soft and squishy! The first thing that came to mind with this color was, of course, a BRAIN SLUG!!! :) :) This little brain-sucking
Cross Stitch Brim Beanie

04/09/2018

I've been doing so many graphgans lately I was relieved when I had someone finally ask for a hat! But I couldn't completely get away from graphing, I guess. I had seem some crocheters using a Tunisian simple stitch and cross stitching their graphs on instead of actually doing all the color changes. I thought it was so interesting! (And now I've realized it isn't that uncommon apparently, but I hadn't come across it before!) I was also introduced to the Extended Single Crochet (ESC) a few

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