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Finger Knitting

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It's no secret that I have a slight obsession with yarn. So for the letter K I thought the kids and I could try some finger knitting. First things first, we made some t-shirt yarn out of a couple worn out shirts. (You can see my t-shirt yarn tutorial HERE.) I practiced with Oldest Twin first, to show Littlest how it worked. Oldest Twin has done some finger knitting with me before and … [Read more...]

Fall in {Leaf} Wreath

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Fall in love with cooler weather and celebrate with a new Fall Leaf Wreath A new season calls for a new wreath. With browns, reds, yellows, and oranges, my thought is that this wreath can take me right through to Christmas. (Of course I reserve the right to change my mind.) This is my finger-knit base (tutorial for finger knitting here). I criss-crossed some orange yarn over the top. … [Read more...]

Patriotic Yarn Flag Wreath

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Patriotic Yarn Flag Wreath In case I haven't mentioned it lately, I really have the most amazing customers. Last week one of them emailed me asking if I could make her a wreath for Memorial Day that is coming up here in the U.S. I said, of course! And from that request came this Patriotic Yarn Flag Wreath. The wreath is an 18 inch base. It uses three skeins of yarn, one each in … [Read more...]

Spring Wreath

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Spring officially/technically arrives this Thursday the 20th. And since St. Patricks day is now over, I decided to do a very quick turnaround from my shamrock good luck wreath (here). This welcome spring wreath still uses the same white wreath base (you can see my finger knitting tutorial here). This time I just took of the two shamrocks and added on three small crochet flowers. The flowers … [Read more...]

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