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A scarf is a great project for beginners.95

How to Knit a Scarf - An Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guide

A beginner's guide to knitting a scarf. This step-by-step guide teaches you how to knit a homemade scarf with directions for knit and purl stitches, two easy scarf patterns, knitting terminology glossary, and valuable links to related sites.

28 comments    crafts knitting yarn
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How to Crochet a Hat

Did you now that there are several companies that make Buffalo or Bison yarn? It's very warm. You can quickly fashion a crocheted Buffalo yarn hat with simple crochet techniques...

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JEWELRY MAKING TIPS

Designing and making your own jewelry is a popular hobby. Basic jewelry making is easy and fun to do with enormously satisfying results in a relatively short period of time. It is arguably one of the most...

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Hobbies for Women

Hobbies are part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. As responsible women we understand our obligations to others. The question we may miss is do we understand our obligations to ourselves? How many of us...

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How to Teach a Child to Knit or Crochet

There are a lot of different reasons why people think children should learn hot to do handwork, like knitting or crocheting. Some believe that handwork teaches children to be more creative, others believe it...

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Hand-knit Wool Diaper Cover Pattern

Are you searching for a soaker pattern that will keep your baby covered without overwhelming him? Something that is full and flexible, that will move with his every movement? A cover pattern, designed for use...

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Wool Diaper Covers: The Perfect Companion to Cloth Diapering

Wool is highly absorbent, capable of retaining up to 25-35 percent of its weight in moisture. Wool is slow to feel damp, and it dries as slowly, so does not chill the wearer by drying too fast as cotton and...

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Free Knitting Patterns: Relax with a Project

When afternoons are too hot to do anything but sit consider working on a knitting project. Women in pioneer times did not have the option of just sitting and staring at soap operas or reading the newest Harlequin. When they wanted to take a break they worked on their sewing or fiber projects and so their families had all they needed for wintertime.

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These projects each have their own tote.  I like to have several projects going at once...I like the variety.88

Yarn, Knitting Needles, and Socks, Oh My! - Teach Yourself To Knit, I Did

My obsession with knitting started with a visit to my local yarn shop. I had never seen so many different textures, styles, colors and weights of yarn. It was exhilarating and hypnotic. To top it off, they offered sock knitting classes. I was hooked!

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Tan cotton worsted weight yarn, and spring green angora/nylon yarn, both recycled from sweaters.86

Recycling Yarn: Frugal, or Just Plain Cheap?

Tan cotton worsted weight yarn, and spring green angora/nylon yarn, both recycled from sweaters. With the cost of living continuing to rise, and wages not really increasing much to reflect that, many people...

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