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Just before the deadline….!
I just made these for my friend’s son’s 5th birthday (it was the 21st of June).  I am totally pleased with the way they came out.  I had grand expectations to finish Splinter the Rat before the birthday but i’m not so good at forcing myself to finish projects by a certain [...]

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cool down with a polar bear!

I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but it’s been really hot here this week! Unfortunately my polar bear can’t really keep me cool, but he’s keeping me happy, anyway:

Remember, theme change approaching on July 1st: the new month-long theme will be WIP (Work In Progress) – a perfect opportunity to finish up [...]

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Final Summer theme entry

This almost became part of the WIP theme, but I finally finished it last night. It is a summer placemat.

I used white Red Heart yarn, pink Caron’s Simply Soft yarn, and a K hook. I made a little boo boo in the bottom left corner. I made it too long, so I tucked it under the side and single [...]

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Summery Fun!

These are a couple of summer wallets I just finished.  They work really well to hold your cash, cards, lip balm, etc. if you’re going to the beach and don’t want to grab your regular big wallet.  Plus, they are so cute you could totally forego a purse altogether and sport one of these instead!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I [...]

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Nothing crochet but still very crafty

It’s finally time to unveil our secret project! Folding Trees is a new international collaboration that June and I have set up together.

There is a huge variety of crafts that can be made from a humble piece of paper: origami, paper art, quilling, papercutting, recycled paper crafts – to name just a few. Our aim [...]

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Instant gratification: Simple beach sling bag

So I’ve disappeared for a bit but here i am again.. Got something hot off the hook and I thought I’d post it.. Hope its not too late though.. I’ve been toying with an idea about making a nice little sling bag since my last one went horribly wrong (its still stuffed somewhere behind the [...]

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New theme for July

 
*Just bumped this posts so everybody can see it at the top*
WIP – Freeform crochet necklace
Originally uploaded by quartodeideias
 
 
 
 
 

Hi Everybody,
June is still not over but it is almost time to say goodbye to Summer Crochet (including Amis) and start thinking of a new theme.
To make things a little less complicated with votes etc. June and [...]

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Summer Sun Dress for Blythe

I guess I better get my summer crochetalong post up!!!
It is another item for Blythe – a sun dress!

more can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/morganannie

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planetjune contest!

Hey All,
I’ve been running PlanetJune for 2 years now, and to celebrate I’d like to invite all you Crochet Alongers over to enter my 2nd blogiversary contest!
You can win a pattern of your choice from my pattern store, or this adorable PocketAmi mouse:
 
Contest closes Friday 20th at 5pm EST. Hope to see you there!

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My summer hat…

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Originally uploaded by mlochk22@

This is a really horrible picture of the hat I made. It’s not even finished in this picture, but I haven’t had time to take a picture of it now that it is finished though! This hat is now sporting an orange band around it to give it a more [...]

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Wire Crochet

Another summery bracelet…! Hope you like it.

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Terrence The Terrier

I have to admit I have fallen in love with Patons Divine.  I crocheted this dog with Patons Divine and after brushing, he came out soft, fuzzy and cuddly, all the things you could possibly ask for in a stuffed toy.  Terrence is 10 inches long and 11 inches tall.

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Seamless purse pattern

I wanted to show you this pattern I wrote last year again because it is a little bit like the pattern I used for the Lap-top Cover.
Anyway a little while ago I crocheted this seamless bag with chunky wool and a huge hook but never wrote a pattern down. (The size is 37cm wide by [...]

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Lap top cover

Finally last night I finished the cover for my lap-top, and with finally I mean it has been sitting as a WIP in my cupboard for the last 6 months. I winged the whole thing so sorry I cannot share a pattern with you. Anyway here it is:

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A little ladybug

I saw this ladybug pattern on Ravelry and knew I had to give it a try. It was a really quick and easy project and it turned out too cute. 
I had to improvise a little, since I didn’t have all of the items. So, I used pipe cleaners instead of wire and felt eyes instead [...]

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Boo Ami

This is Boo.  He is a character that my husband created about 10 years ago that he paints.  I decided to design a doll for use at his art shows as somthing tangible that people can hold and look at.  I’m really very proud of them i must say!
Here is one of his paintings that [...]

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Rose Garden, a.k.a. 96 Tears

Okay, remember back during the Granny Square theme, when I posted a pic like this, swearing I would finish it sometime before I die, and promising a post when I was done?

I AM DONE.

96 multi-color squares. 97, if you count the 17th that got stuck on a row of 16, by accident, discovered when [...]

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Little Manatee

This is the little manatee I made for Heather over at Frankenpug. She won my 100th post give away!
Since he is a water baby, I thought he would fit with the Summer theme…..
I can’t share the pattern as it wasn’t my design…….but it sure is cute!

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Fuzzy Teddy Bear

Thread jointed Fuzzy Bear, crocheted with Patons Divine.  I bushed him after he was finished to emphasize the fuzzy effect.  This yarn is a mohair blend, a little chunky but I like how he turned out.  He stands 11 inches tall.
 

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World Environment Day 5th of June 2008

Flowers
Originally uploaded by Arbel Egger
It’s World Environment Day on the 5th of June so I thought it would be nice to show you some amazing recycled shopping bags crochet from around the net.
The picture of the flowers is from Arbel Egger (see link at the top of the page).
You have probably all seen the amazing [...]

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Mr. Rabbit

Here’s my new guy!  I think he turned out pretty cute.  I’m really in to using buttons right now – i seem to want to put them on everything.

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Updated links

I have just adjusted the sidebar to all the free links available out there. Please don’t forget if you stumble over some amazing links while surfing the net or you have written your own to send me an e-mail  so we can add it to the list.
Here is one of my favourite ones I found [...]

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Little Crocheted Bracelet

I just fell in love with Eve’s crocheted necklace pattern that I went home tonight and tried it. I didn’t want to make anything elaborate or with expensive yarn or beads, in case it turned out wrong,  so I whipped up a little bracelet using acrylic yarn and pony beads.
Here is my first try:

Now that I have the hang of [...]

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*Little bee* free pattern

Here is a pattern I wrote over a year ago, it was on another blog but I thought you guys might like to see it again. It’s super quick and a really good way to use up some of that scrappy yarn lying around.

Stitches explained:
Sl stitch= slip stitch, SC= Single Crochet, Ch= Chain
Body:
Chain 4 close to [...]

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Introduction and tiny tute for a simple crochet necklace.

Wow it has been a long time since I have been here but I am so happy to be back. First of all I would like to thank Tracie for stepping in when I needed it most. THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I don’t know what June would have done without you. The Crochet Along is a [...]

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