Category: Crochet
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BottomsUpOrange – Circle, Cat, Bunny!
By: Christine Cardimen I started making a circle, since I like making circles and this yarn works well with circles, double crochet, and fpbp double crochet. Well I decided a prettier scrubbie would have a ruffle fringe going around, so I started with 2 ‘ruffles’ and saw it right there…..a cat! I fixed kitty up […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Songbirds Yarn1.2.3!
By: Christine Cardimen Luckily, just when I received #3 July Songbirds yarn, I had finished poncho #2 made with June Songbirds yarn….see pictures below of May & June. The Songbirds yarn is on top, and the bottom is finished with assorted matching colors. This is my original pattern, and these are just for me…planning for […]
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BottomsUpOrange – New Ideas!
By: Christine Cardimen I can relate to Jessica @JeweledAgainByJessica and her dolphin…I have had so many dolphins! And I’m sure many of us have changed our minds mid-project only to end up with something completely different than what we set out working on. Sometimes it’s a little frustrating, sometimes it never works out in the […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Tobi’s Yarn!
By: Christine Cardimen https://www.etsy.com/shop/TOBISYARN?load_webview=1&bid=HiOK0DfaVUY48vuoEKiWFCFsk96V I love Tobi’s Yarn! I use it for making scrubbies, and I’m taking a lot of scrubbies to the Lavender Festival on 7/30. This yarn is nice, soft, flexible, shiny, and the colors are so pretty! It works up well with a 3mm crochet hook. I found it on Amazon, but […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Scraps!
By: Christine Cardimen I have the perfect answer for how to use those last bits of scrap yarn…make a flower hair clip! I’m making a bunch of them for the Lavender Festival and I’m hoping they’re big hits because they’ll look so cute in the little ones’ hair! See my notes below on how to […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Purse!
By: Christine Cardimen So I made a purse! Yay. But I also wrote the pattern! Which is very cool and not something I could have done last year. I wondered before how on earth do people write patterns? And I think the answer is …. just start & try & write it down & cross […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Songbirds!
I love UPNorthYarns! They can be found on Etsy, see link below! https://www.etsy.com/shop/UPNorthYarns UpNorthYarns sells hand dyed yarns in colors that are not only beautiful, they are inspired from nature. The amazing colors dyed resemble all four seasons, gorgeous hues from flower beds, the Great Lakes, and various beautiful colors all over the UP. Monica […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Wool Scrubbie!
By: Christine Cardimen I have this pretty, but scratchy, wool yarn from Hobbii, called Arctica. I used my points to add it free to my cart. It’s a very pretty color, but wow is it rough. I couldn’t think of anything to use it for! Then, I wondered if a wool scrubbie would work in […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Hot Pots!
By: Christine Cardimen This simple (sc / hdc) ‘in the round’ stitch was the most appealing for this busy, colorful, dark, natural, hand dyed yarn! It’s actually quite pretty! I teamed it up with a thin strand of wine colored yarn to make it thicker & more durable as a hot pot. I have a […]
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BottomsUpOrange – Yarn Weights!
By: Christine Cardimen Yarn weight was a confusing topic to me at first. I normally use Worsted/Acrylic/Wool so I knew Medium Weight #4 and that was about it. The below charts have really helped me understand the weights of yarn better. I now think: Lace, Fingering, Sock, Sport, DK, Worsted, Aran, Bulky, Super Bulky, and […]
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