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Ep. 71 – The Responsible Thing To Do

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Knitting:WIPS: Man Socks, for Troy – plain stockinette socks – using Lion Brand Sock Ease in “Taffy” – US 1 needles. Finished! Elfi by Eveli Kaur – Plymouth Yarns – US 6 and 8 needles. Loving this!Sewing Nearly finishe with my Regency Dress (halloween costume) Using Simplicity 4055 as inspiration but designing my own bodice. Used Depew 7116 for Troy’s Jacket and it came together really well. Troy’s shirt on the other hand was a definate FAIL! I’ll try again…

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Ep. 70 – Deep in the Rabbit Hole

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Intro/Announcements: Giveaway Winner Announced! Mountain Colors, Crazyfoot, in “Birch Tree.”Knitting:WIPS: Man Socks, for Troy – plain stockinette socks – using Lion Brand Sock Ease in “Taffy” – US 1 needles. I have a HO!!!Sewing I disscussed my process on drafting a bodice pattern. The books I used were: Pattern Drafting and Dressmaking by Dorothy Moore and Pattern Making by the Flat Pattern Method by Norma R. Hollen. Regency Dress (halloween costume) Using Simplicity 4055 as inspiration but designing my…

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Ep. 69 – I Have a HO!!!

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Intro/Announcements: Apron Sew-Along + Recipe Swap! August 1 – September 30. Join us in making any apron you’d like. Share your FO and a recipe that you love. If you’d like to contribute to the Pinterest Board, PM me and I’ll add you!Knitting:WIPS: Man Socks, for Troy – plain stockinette socks – using Lion Brand Sock Ease in “Taffy” – US 1 needles. I have a HO!!!Giveaway!Mountain Colors, Crazyfoot, in “Birch Tree.” All you need to…

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Ep. 68 – Get Your Own Socks!

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Intro/Announcements: Apron Sew-Along + Recipe Swap! August 1 – September 30. Join us in making any apron you’d like. Share your FO and a recipe that you love. If you’d like to contribute to the Pinterest Board, PM me and I’ll add you!Knitting:WIPS: Flixton Tee – my design – using KnitPicks Shine Sport in “Reef.” Had to redo the lace design at the top, but now I’m on a roll! Upside-down Monkey Socks – based on…

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Ep 67 – Bert is Back!

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Intro/Announcements: Apron Sew-Along + Recipe Swap! August 1 – September 30. Join us in making any apron you’d like. Share your FO and a recipe that you love. If you’d like to contribute to the Pinterest Board, PM me and I’ll add you!Knitting:FO: Seamless Saloma Slippers – by Susan Buzbee and Megan Williams – using KnitPicks Swish Worsted in “Inkwell Tonal” and US 7 needles.WIPS: Sassanach Tam (Wasabi Hat) – by Linda Irving-Bell – using Bijou Basin…

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Ep. 66 – Welcome to my Craft Room

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Intro/Announcements: Apron Sew-Along + Recipe Swap! August 1 – September 30. Join us in making any apron you’d like. Share your FO and a recipe that you love. If you’d like to contribute to the Pinterest Board, PM me and I’ll add you!Knitting:WIPS: Upside-down Monkey Socks – based on Monkey Socks by Cookie A. – using Swift Fiber Studios 75/25 BFL/Nylon in “Hidden Depths” – US 0 needles. Sassanach Tam (Wasabi Hat) – by Linda Irving…

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Make it Monday – Drape Lapel Jacket

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This pattern would require a bit of alteration to match the inspiration exactly. It was the closest I could find to the feeling of the original. I would have to add pockets and re-draft the front lapel to have the double drape. Those would not be difficult changes.How exact should “inspired by” garments be?Also, finding the exact fabric was impossible. Option One looks the closest but is very-lightweight so may require underlining to make it more…

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Apron Sew-Along ::: Basic Tea-Towel Apron – Part 1

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Let’s get started!Its’ time to make our basic tea-towel apron. The great thing about this apron is how easy and adaptable it is. By changing the tea-towel or the twill tape (ribbon, fabric, etc) the whole look changes. And, it’s so easy to add any embellishments you want! For today, we are just going to make the basic version. Later we’ll add more detail.The Basic Tea-Towel Apron {Tutorial}1. Cutting the apron…

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Apron Sew-Along::: Tea-Towel Apron Prep.

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Okay, so here’s the idea…we each make an apron of whatever variety we want. When we are ready to share the finished pictures, we also share a recipe! Everyone wins! There are so many different types of aprons that I didn’t want to limit us to one type. Also, we can make as many as we’d like…to keep or share…anything goes!How to Participate Make an apron, share a recipe. That’s it. We…

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Ep. 65 – It Undulates a Little Bit

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Intro/Announcements: Apron Sew-Along + Recipe Swap! August 1 – September 30. Join us in making any apron you’d like. Share your FO and a recipe that you love. If you’d like to contribute to the Pinterest Board, PM me and I’ll add you!Knitting:WIPS: Upside-down Monkey Socks – based on Monkey Socks by Cookie A. – using Swift Fiber Studios 75/25 BFL/Nylon in “Hidden Depths” – US 0 needles. Oaken Dreams Shawl by Sivia Harding – Mountain…

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Ep. 64 – A Demanding Taskmaster

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Intro/Announcements: Apron Sew-Along + Recipe Swap! August 1 – September 30. Join us in making any apron you’d like. Share your FO and a recipe that you love. If you’d like to contribute to the Pinterest Board, PM me and I’ll add you!Knitting:FO: 25th Street Pullover – my design – Malabrigo Sock in “Ochre” using US 6 and US 3. Needs to be blocked and it will be ready for testing!WIPS: Upside-down Monkey Socks – based…

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Make it Monday – Dress like a Princess!

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The second I saw Duchess Kate wearing this dress I knew I wanted it! But at $395 it was a *bit* out of my budget. So of course, the plan was to make one!Links:Inspiration: Duchess Kate wearing the Detroit Fitted Dress as seen on TLo.Sewing Pattern: Butterick 5917, view A.Fabric: Malibu Blue Stretch Cotton Twill from Mood Fabrics – $9.99/ydMy Version:This was the closest matching pattern I could find to the original, and…

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