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I was looking for charts, and I found this one of a skull, so I'm posting it for people to knit, crochet, or cross stitch.... it was supposedly posted from this website, according to the pinner on Pinterest, so that is the best I can do to give credit to whomever created it:  http://secondstreet.ru/blog/prostie_vikroiki/page61 So enjoy creating your skull crafts !!!

This is a really sweet stitch pattern that I think would be a cool scarf, purse, or shawl, or hat.  I'd like to add that to my list of ideas & things to do, but maybe someone has already knitted this up.  It'd look totally cool in black & white, or just other contrasting, or complementary colors.   Here's the link to the Knitting Unlimited blogspot & pattern, I made a little version of alternate colors, that's the 2nd photo.  Here's the address typed out in case there's a difficulty in getting there with the link, as sometimes happens:  http://knittingunlimited.blogspot.com/2014/08/zig-zag-jacquard-dishcloth.html

In Baltimore, near their convention center entrance, yarn bombers put up these really beautiful peacock and spider-web-looking yarn covers, and half of them were stolen. How sad for the people who put hours of crocheting into them! But thankfully they captured it on camera, and hopefully lots of people got to check 'em out before someone made off with them. Go to the facebook page of Baltimore ThreadQuarters:  https://www.facebook.com/BaltimoreThreadQuarters  to check out the live flicks.

Tomato and White Bean Soup 4 Cups chopped fresh tomatoes 1 Medium Onion, diced 1 TBS Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 cups cooked white beans 2 cups vegetable broth Salt and Pepper to taste 1 tsp basil, or more to taste 1 TBS brown sugar 1 TBS sugar-free, or lite, maple syrup Mozzarella cheese -shredded, for topping- about 1-2 TBS per 1 cup serving In a medium pot, add diced onion to the olive oil and saute until the onions are clear. Now add the vegetable broth, tomatoes, and spices. Simmer for about 20 minutes or so, then cool just a little before pureeing in a blender or food processor. Add the white beans and mix in, placing back on the heat for a couple of minutes if the beans were chilled. Once everything has been heated through, it is ready to serve, and you can add the last ingredient: the cheese to the top of each bowl, measuring out 1-2 TBS per serving. Takes about 35 minutes to prepare, and totally worth it!! Healthy & delicious. Or the “ca...

This is a very easy wrap, that can get sewn or knit , or crocheted in no time! I found it on  Fine Craft Guild  and it can be worn many ways!! It reminded me of the No Sew Vest I posted not too long ago, just a big bigger.... check it out!

This is stylish and  wonderful, and very easy-to-do. Here's the link, WobiSobi No-Sew Vest and yes, I found this on pinterest too. :) Here's the url, in case the link is not working :

While on pinterest, trying to find what to do with my many band t-shirts, I found this wonderful ruffled skirt! So I'd really like to make it.  The tutorial is on this blog -Analog Me-titled  T-shirts transformed to Random Ruffles  (here's the url, since the link seems not to be working  http://analogme.typepad.com/analog-me/2009/09/i-didnt-ever-think-my-old-tshirt-could-look-like-that.html#comment-6a00e3933608e28834019103cc1fc0970c  ) and I'm really excited to try it....now I just have to find enough shirts in one color!  But the search continues for how to take my many band t-shirts and use them, and NOT obscure the band and artwork on them. I guess I can just make them fitted, but that it simple and rather boring.  Anyways, I thought I would share this wonderful tutorial with people. 

Last year I went to Portland and I was going through boxes of my old things.  I found my old yearbooks, I found some old other things that many people exchange at that same time- friendship bracelets!  But since I've become such a knitter and crocheter, it struck me that I could do these wonderful bracelets on a larger scale.   I'll have to take pictures of the old ones that I made and my mom so kindly preserved for me.  I also found many other treasures- books mostly- that I was thinking of selling on eb ay!  For instance, did you know that a copy of Heidi can be worth $60 ? I think that it has something to do with the date being misprinted on it.   This is from the pattern I found on Purl Bee's website I made some friendship bracelets, one of them from the pattern I found on The Purl Bee's website    and the others I did from memory after looking at the older bracelets I'd made back when these were all the rage.  Next I'm going t...

This lace parasol is simply beautiful!! I want it...in black or purple.  I love how the blogger drew out the design after being inspired by the parasol! It's from her post : Lace Inspiration  - url included in case the link doesn't work:  http://la-belle-helene-journal.blogspot.com/2011/08/lace-inspiration.html