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90The Granny Square Afghan – An Easy-to-Make Gift for Any Occasion
The granny square is a versatile motif that can be used in many crochet projects. This article explains how to make a granny square afghan, an easy-to-make Christmas gift that will be cherished by its recipients for many years.
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88Handmade treasures for Christmas
Christmas is only 67 days away, are you ready? Here I share three more of my handmade Christmas treasures with you to make for family and friends....enjoy!
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88Free Baby Afghan Crochet Patterns
This is a small collection of free baby afghan crochet patterns. The baby afghan crochet patterns range from easy to intermediate, and many of them are quite beautiful. Once you get started, crochet baby afghans are often great projects that allow you to sit back and relax from a hard day's work. You can also use these baby blankets as a play-mat for your baby or toddler. Hope you enjoy these free crochet patterns.
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87How to Crochet a Granny Square Throw. Part I
The granny square has lost some of it's appeal possibly by its name alone. These squares were THE "scrap-craft" of our ancestors. In years gone by there was no such thing as throwaways. Outgrown clothes became parts of patchwork quilts or rag rugs,...
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86How I Taught Myself Magic Loop Sock Knitting
Learn how I taught myself a method of knitting socks on circular knitting needles called magic loop sock knitting, using the fabulously free resources available on the Internet.
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84Help For Afghan School Girls
The news is a horrifying litany of terror. Afghan schoolgirls shot, poisoned, sprayed with acid... The Taliban, which once banned girls and women from attending school or holding jobs, is not giving up its...
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83Finding Free Patterns - Tunisian Crochet
Tunisian crochet, or Afghan stitch, is an adaptable and versatile crochet technique. Free Tunisian crochet patterns are available, but can be difficult to find.
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81The Girl With the Haunting Green Eyes
During the Soviet Union-Afghanistan conflict three decades ago, a talented National Geographic photographer captured the image of a young Afghan girl. Her face--especially those haunted and haunting green eyes--graced the cover of the June, 1985, issue. Quickly, it became the leading iconic punctuation on war's dreadful impact on the innocence of youth. Tying it all in with his online entrepreneurship, this writer subtily connects the dots between current events and salesmanship.
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82Afghan Cuisine
While Afghan cuisine may not be well known in other parts of the world it has many interesting flavors and dishes. The food is most similar to Middle Eastern cuisines but uses many more vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
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80A refugee's story. Escape from the Hell that is Afghanistan and Iran.
Iran is not a safe country for it's inhabitants. But it is Hell if you are a refugee from Afghanistan. Read how one young boy managed to escape to freedom.
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