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Teenager’s hat. Made from Bernat Alpaca Natural Blends. The pattern was just for the cap and I added the flaps and ties.

Hyperbolic Washcloth for my MIL. Made from Sugar N Cream. This was fun to make and I’ll be making more for myself.

One skein scarf in red for dd#3.
 
 Purple ruffle scarf for dd#2.

Green [...]

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I started this project back in August.  I was hoping to finish Christmas presents early, but it didn’t happen.  I got the bodies finished quickly; it was just the rest of it that took a long time.  I was working on these during the day, because the girls couldn’t figure out what I was doing, [...]

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As our homeschool co-op ends for the Christmas break, the facilators are in much need of relaxation.  A party of decided upon, a White Elephant Party it would be.  This was my first year attending the White Elephant Party.  To remain in the good graces of the co-op, I decided to inquire about the gifts.  [...]

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When I travel, wait in a waiting room, or just sitting around doing absolutely nothing, I get really sleepy or bored or cranky or all the above. To keep me busy I started carrying canvas bags with me everywhere. These bags were filled with yarn for crochet or my embroidery. This kept my sanity and [...]

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Melanie at Four Squares is wanting to know what kind of ornaments our children make.  This got me to thinking about what they did, so thought I would share some photos.
When my son was in Preschool, they made snowmen ornaments.  The snowmen were made from cut out foam sheets.  The black hat is painted on [...]

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I wanted to make something special for a friend. I had some Bernat Alpaca in my stash. It was enough to make a scarf from one of the Interweave Crochet magazines.  I started this scarf and realized I needed another skein to finish it. I only needed to make one more row. So, off to Michael’s [...]

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Once upon a time there were six friends.  They wanted to get together and have some tea.  One friend said, “I’ll make us a place to sit and have tea.”  And she did.  It was a lovely place to sit and chat. 
Four of the friends said they would bring some yummy tea, and they did.  [...]

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An outfit for a Webkinz poodle.  This was a gift for a little girl at church.  I made this outfit as I was making it.  The color is baby pink with baby pink fun fur for the edges.  I would have used red, but didn’t have any.   I know,  the pink makes it an inferior [...]

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but first a word from our sponsers. . .
Oh, I don’t have any sponsers.  Ok, back to the drawing for the Neck Warmer.
Dd#3 was the most requested child to pick the name.  I was going to overthrow that decision because 1.  she picked the last time and 2. this is my blog and I can do [...]

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I am done!  I have finished the crocheting projects I had for an expecting mama.  Well, I need to sew two little flowers on booties, but that is all.  This package is going in the mail on Tuesday.  WooHoo…
So, here is the last of it.  The mama wanted a flap hat, with no ties. She said [...]

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