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Posts from ‘September, 2008’

Hello Kitty 12 inch afghan granny square

I made this Hello Kitty square recently for a Ravelry friend who was unwell …

This square is my own interpretation. I have improvised based on information found on the web, and have linked to some archived web pages that were very hard to find. This is not a standard Hello Kitty pattern square, this is [...]

Dreamcatcher afghan square

I made this square recently for a Ravelry friend’s comfort ghan, several of us got together and contributed a square of our choosing, and any colour we liked. The Dreamcatcher is my favourite pattern:

Its gorgeous, and would look great in a variegated (multicoloured) yarn. If you’re interested in making one, you can find [...]

The Bag of Too Many Colours

Hey everyone. I have just finished making a bag, which I made with all the terrible coloured $2 acrylic yarns that I’ve had lying about for years, and remnants I only had a small amount of.
Most of the bag is made with these yarns, held together to make one thick strand:

I made a red [...]

Winter Sky Scarf – made with hand dyed yarn

I finally finished it ! This was white woollen yarn which I dyed myself (see earlier post for a pic of the dyeing process). Then my friend Cheryl came by yesterday and brought some broken necklaces and beads for crafting and she had the perfect colour to adorn the ends of the scarf [...]

Op Shopping in Melbourne

There’s a new blog in town, about Op Shopping in Melbourne. It is a collaborative blog which means there is input about great Op Shop finds from a variety of bloggers, as they share their experiences of op shopping in and around Melbourne. An excellent feature is the handy locality listing down the right [...]