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Halloween Ideas and More: 6 New Patterns from Red Heart Yarn

September 28th, 2009 at 06:12pm Under Crochet

You might have seen our recently published eBook from Red Heart Yarn full of crochet and knitting patterns. Red Heart has just sent us a brand new batch of crochet patterns, including many ideas for Halloween. Best of all, two of these new Halloween patterns require no knitting or crochet, meaning anyone can make them!!
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By Caley 1 comment

A Truly Mismatched Fiber Exploration

September 16th, 2009 at 09:40am Under Guest Post+ Knitting

I’ve been a fiber addict since, well my early years. It started somewhere between a hippie mom and her pottery wheel, and avid quilting grandmother. My happiest memories are of fabrics stores. Fabrics seen at knee level, I recall looking at pretty printedĀ fabrics with amazement. The die was cast. There was no escaping that I’d [...]

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By Sayra Adams 2 comments

Best Baby Invention-Hanging Storage

July 28th, 2009 at 03:58pm Under Crochet

Two of my sisters just had a baby, the most recent was about seven weeks ago. As we all know babies have a lot of things and a lot of necessities. I’m not a parent, but from what I see from all my sisters, it’s a tough job. I imagine it’s tough for them to [...]

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By Christine 2 comments

Playtime for the Kids

July 27th, 2009 at 12:39pm Under Kids

Some kids don’t enjoy taking baths as much as others. They think it’s a chore and it’s just no fun. Well now they can have fun especially the little kids. There are these really cute bath puppet friends that any child can enjoy. These are an easy crochet pattern. When I saw these I thought [...]

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5 Yarn Crafts Without Crochet or Knitting

July 17th, 2009 at 08:29am Under Home Decor and Design+ Kids

Even if you cannot knit or crochet, yarn still offers some great opportunities for crafting. You can use yarn to create decorative accents such as wreaths (holiday or seasonal), vases and hollow yarn balls. Using yarn to cover surfaces is inexpensive, durable and you can recycle old food containers like that Pringles can into something [...]

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By Caley 1 comment

Christmas in July Patterns

July 10th, 2009 at 05:01am Under Christmas

As we are celebrating Christmas in July here at FaveCrafts, we have some brand new patterns for the holidays. Whether you crochet, knit, sew or do none of these things, we have something for you. Get started on any of these Christmas project for a less stressful holiday season. Use to decorate your home or [...]

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By Caley 3 comments

Fly Away Birdie

May 13th, 2009 at 04:19pm Under Kids

Spring is here, I can smell it. This also means your kids can too and they need things to do. Crafting this season is the best way to save money on toys for your kids and a great way to keep them occupied as well. Looking for some cute crafts for kids I ran into [...]

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Tackling an Experienced Crochet Pattern

April 2nd, 2009 at 07:01am Under Crochet

Thanks to the help of the experienced crocheters in my crochet group, I have almost finished an experienced crochet pattern. It’s a Lion Brand pattern for a beautiful jacket, which hits just below the hips. I purchased a little 3 crochet pattern booklet called “Lush Texture in Homespun,” when I found HomeSpun yarn on sale [...]

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Pom Poms for Global Peace

March 20th, 2009 at 05:00am Under News+ Sites We Love

Today, instead of our normal Friday Favorites feature, I would like to share a global craft project in which you can participate. Pom Pom International is asking people all over the world to create pom-poms, “non-political, creative balls of fluffy yarn in a gesture of peace and reconciliation.” All pom-poms are tagged, tracked and sewn [...]

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