Monthly Archives: November 2013

#55 – The Fourth Christmas Ripple of 2013

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

With so much Christmas variegated in my stash, I can be very generous with it! So I used variegated yarn for every third row of this week’s ripple: 2 White / 1 Variegated / 2 Hunter Green / 1 Variegated. … Continue reading →

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Thinking Ahead

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I really liked the cute little cellophane goody bags that I used with this year’s Halloween crayons. I had hoped to find something similar marked down after the holiday. And I did – sort of. These Jack o’Lantern Treat Bags … Continue reading →

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#54 – Third Christmas Ripple

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

Such a rich deep red and green! – RHSS ‘Burgundy’ and ‘Hunter Green’ DH says these colors remind him of the older European style of Santa. . . Father Christmas I’m looking forward to the long Thanksgiving weekend. Lots of … Continue reading →

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An Anonymous Yarn Fairy

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

Because I mentioned that I was going to crochet some Christmas blankets for the foster kids, the charity group set aside lots of Christmasy yarns for me when they divvied up a Big Donation of Yarn. Thanks! More Christmas yarn … Continue reading →

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Buddies

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

Recently I got an email from someone – Hi Jen! – who had happened to meet one of my dear readers while donating some things to a cat shelter – That reader’s name is Karen, but which Karen? Hello000??. . … Continue reading →

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#53 – Another Christmas Ripple

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

After the complicated striping of last week’s ripple I went with a quick and easy color repeat this time, perfect for a Christmas charity project. Two rows of RHSS (Red Heart Super Saver) ‘Paddy Green’ followed by one row of … Continue reading →

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No Wonder!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

It turns out that the Christmas blanket/rug was crocheted with double and, sometimes, even triple strands of sportweight yarn. No wonder it was so Dense!! With DH’s help I now have plenty of red/green/white variegated yardage, some with a fine … Continue reading →

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Calling All Elves

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

When I made the Christmas Garland Ripple using my single precious ball of Caron Christmas Glitter, I had no way of knowing that I was soon going to find this at Sal’s: a four-ounce ball of Christmas red yarn with … Continue reading →

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#52 – November’s Ripple

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

For this month’s ripple it seemed natural to use some of the Yarn Fairy yarns left after I snatched colors for October’s blanket from my so carefully planned color combinations. – HAha, ‘quickly thrown together combos’ would be far more … Continue reading →

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Tiny Towels

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’ve been weaving merrily away on my cotton towels, very pleased with how smoothly this project has been going. Just like with the Saori bag, I’m using a marked ribbon pinned at the fabric’s edge to measure my progress. For … Continue reading →

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