I Made This! (crafty things)

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A two sided quilt I made for my daughter using some of the fabric I got from my grandmother. She taught me how to sew and had made quilts for all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She passed a few months before I got pregnant and I 'inherited' some of her fabric. (The colors match irl it's just the pictures that are funny) This is 'crib' size.

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And a quilt top (in all it's wrinkly glory) I finished this weekend that I'm naming 'Pink Lemonade'. This will be a bit smaller than 'full' size when finished.

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Not a craft per se, but I like to make skin and hair care for my family. Almost out of my shea blend so I'm making more of that tomorrow. I want to get into soap making soon.
 

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I just finished this (the afghan, not the kid...I completed making him 12 years ago).

This is shipping off to Ohio to a friend of mine who saw the one I made for me in one of my Facebook pics and asked me if I would make one for her, too.

 

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Wow, tricker @tricker! That looks so cozy!



I've tried so many times to crochet myself a nice big blankie.. I just can't seem to get past the first dozen or so rows.
 

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Wow, tricker @tricker! That looks so cozy!



I've tried so many times to crochet myself a nice big blankie.. I just can't seem to get past the first dozen or so rows.
If you like to crochet this pattern is easy (I made it up) and I crocheted this in less than a month...with me working full time M-F and turking on spare time. It does take a lot of yarn, tho. You can crochet up a skein in like 45 mins.
 

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Knit picks has a great contest - enter on their facebook account: (winners get a 500 gift certificate or 100 gift certificate)

https://www.facebook.com/knitpicks/
Woo! Entered~ My grandma knits a TON and this would be an awesome gift for her as she's on a fixed income :D Thanks for the heads up!
 
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A few of y'all know that I am a yarn person...knit/spin/crochet/weave...I'm trying to spin more and here's some recent yarn FOs. BFL is probably my favorite type of sheepswool.



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Next up is dyeing some more fiber for an upcoming show (and to make a few more semisolids).
 

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A few of y'all know that I am a yarn person...knit/spin/crochet/weave...I'm trying to spin more and here's some recent yarn FOs. BFL is probably my favorite type of sheepswool.



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Oh, how pretty. I love them.

I took a spinning class a few years ago, with first-time-hand-spinning-predictable results (though I thought that if I dyed it and knitted it up into a scarf it might be fun :wink:. Of course, first I need to learn to dye, too. I have some old wool that I found at a yard sale that I wanted to try with some kool aid :).
 
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A few of y'all know that I am a yarn person...knit/spin/crochet/weave...I'm trying to spin more and here's some recent yarn FOs. BFL is probably my favorite type of sheepswool.



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I love that the brown is also almost purple. X_X Actually, I love all of them. I dream of learning down to spin and dye yarn. And, unrelatedly, weave. Yarn arts. *gimme hands*

Speaking of yarn, Michael's has a sale this week.. I bought some Peaches & Cream at $0.97 to make some washcloths for my future niece to go with the blanket I'm working on... and also to just fuck around with for myself. And a couple skeins of Red Heart Boutique because I want to make myself a Virus shawl eventually.
 
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Does anyone do Photoshop stuff. I do some myself but don't have it installed and I need a new banner for my Etsy shop. I'd be willing to pay for your time.
 
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