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		<title>Impossible Hexagon 12 inch Afghan Granny Square</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of the Crochet Lovers Victoria, Square-a-month crochet-a-long, we were invited to design a square each.   From star to hexagon to lacework to square, the differing colour choices give this square a unique look every time. Happy crocheting !!

A big thank you to the wonderful ladies who allowed me to picture their squares: Top [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2010/01/15/impossible-hexagon-12-inch-afghan-granny-square.html</link>
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		<title>My Store is LIVE !!!</title>
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Hi everyone.  After many many late nights of computer jargon and solid preparation, my Store is finally live !!
I have opened it with some lovely Handpainted yarn indulgence sets.  There are some gorgeous colorways to look at, in beautiful 100% Merino wool.
Click on the yarn picture to the right &#62;&#62; to have a look see, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2009/12/09/my-store-is-live.html</link>
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		<title>A brilliant yarn swift !!</title>
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My dad made this for me with pieces of wood he had lying around the garage.   It works great and I&#8217;m very excited !!!
Thanks dad, you did an EXCELLENT job !!!!!  :-)
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		<link>http://stramenda.com/2009/12/03/a-brilliant-yarn-swift.html</link>
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		<title>Grandma&#8217;s scarf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My grandmother, Onorina (Nora, for short) passed away a few years ago (my Dad&#8217;s mum).  She was in her early nineties.
I kept this scarf that was one of her favourites, and it hangs in my wardrobe.  Walking past last week, I noticed something really special.  Now I know this would not be special to most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2009/12/03/grandmas-scarf.html</link>
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		<title>No Ordinary Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you just love an uplifting and encouraging song?

Here are two songs that I just have to tell you about.  If you sing along to them, they will lift you amazingly.  I have not included all the lyric, so you can learn more about Roma Waterman by clicking on her name below.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Hour Fingerless Mittens &#8211; Crochet Pattern</title>
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Inspired by the One Hour Scarf by Laughing Purple Goldfish designs, I wrote a pattern for a &#8220;One Hour Hat&#8221; so that I could make a quick gift set.   I then felt compelled to write a pattern for One Hour Fingerless Mittens.  So here goes . . .

These can be made using any soft 8ply (DK) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2009/05/28/one-hour-fingerless-mittens-crochet-pattern.html</link>
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		<title>One Hour Hat &#8211; Crochet Pattern</title>
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Inspired by the One Hour Scarf by Laughing Purple Goldfish designs, I have designed a &#8220;One Hour Hat&#8221; so that I can make a quick gift set.   I found the hat can be made in about 45 minutes.

  
 
It is actually nice and soft, I filled the inside of it to make it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2009/05/28/one-hour-hat-crochet-pattern.html</link>
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		<title>Old Time Market Place</title>
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Hey there everyone.  Recently we all went to see a theatre group called &#8220;The Cinquanta&#8221; who replicate an old time market place, placed in the late 1800&#8217;s to early 1900&#8217;s in Italy, as a moving museum.  All the equipment pieces are actual antique pieces from the time.  The group also sang folks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2008/12/08/old-time-market-place.html</link>
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		<title>Make your own crochet hook, carve it, whittle it!</title>
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Recently I started experimenting with carving my own crochet hooks.    It is difficult to get afghan (tunisian) crochet hooks that are wide enough or long enough.  So with just a paring knife and some old 120 sandpaper, this was my first attempt at any hook :


Now, for my second attempt, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2008/11/09/make-your-own-crochet-hook-carve-it-whittle-it.html</link>
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		<title>Crochet Eyelash or Feather yarn Scarf Pattern</title>
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It was my mum&#8217;s birthday recently, and although she&#8217;s not a yarn lover, she does love eyelash and feather yarns. So I crocheted her an eyelash scarf. Most people don&#8217;t try crocheting with this yarn, but here is an easy way to succeed.
The bonus of making this scarf in crochet, is that it won&#8217;t morph [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://stramenda.com/2008/10/20/easy-crochet-eyelash-feather-yarn-scarf-pattern-slotted.html</link>
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