tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69858244941260956462012-01-24T21:56:20.321-08:00A place to put little notes on the subject of crochet. But also other things in my life of the moment will also show up here. I hope that you find something of interest to you here.cristinoelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550967687512281052noreply@blogger.comBlogger851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6985824494126095646.post-28520069973345230362011-04-02T14:05:00.001-07:002011-04-02T14:05:27.188-07:00

what I am going to tell you will come as a shock, so be prepared. I have been getting more tired all the time and strange things things were happening to my face. I was getting a lump near my right ear that was re-shaping my face and killing what little hearing I had in my ear. and then I lost sight in my right eye and my jaw was moving down and to the left. at the same time I was developing

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Pineapple Luncheon Set No. 7335 This is part 1 of the luncheon set. The pattern call s for size 50 crochet ctton which you can get from Herrschners which carries DMC crochet cotton. Otherwise you could substitute size 30 crochet cotton which will come out larger but still useable. These materials are sufficient for a set consisting of centerpiece, 14" in diameter; 4 place doilies, 12" in

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This little motif makes a lovely antimacassar. Based on Irish crochet someone put it together into a square piece. Very clever, I thought. The photo dates the design to somewhere in the late 40’s to early 50’s but i don’t remember what the leaflet said. Usually Coats and Clark copyrighted their patterns. No. 7035 MATERIALS: CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED

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  Sorry for the cigarettes. They are in the original booklet; I guess it was chic or something. This is a Classic oval Pineapple doily measuring 10 x 14 inches. This is a very easy pineapple pattern to do and from what you learn here you can apply to similar other round doilies to make them oval. MATERIALS: J & P. COATS OR CLARK;S O,N.T. BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 20; Small Ball:

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When completed, tray mat measures about 12 x 18 inches. Make a narrow hem all around edges and work s c closely around, making a ch-3 p after every inch. Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, size 50, 1 ball. White or Ecru. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10 A piece of linen 11 x 17 inches. Rose Corners (4): Starting at one end, ch 46, turn. 1st row

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Those of you that knew of my website, Just Another Crochet Site, i have closed it because the place I was hosting from was no longer supportive of me.  Somehow the date that the domain was due was upped to an earlier date than was when I first signed up for the site. When i wrote a ticket to make mention of this she never answered me. Due to the finances (my personal) with my daughter having had

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Happy New Year everyone. Sorry that there is nothing to post; I have not much going on here at this time.Of you would like to see what i am doing in the interrum then check it out here: papercraftsotherartwork.blogspot.com/

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That time of the year everyone looks forward to. In all the festivities, don’t forget to remember and give thanks to the one whose purpose in coming was to save us for himself. God Bless you….

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Want to wish you all a lovely Thanksgiving!

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A lthough things are not perfect B ecause of trial or pain C ontinue in thanksgiving D o not begin to blame E ven when the times are hard F ierce winds are bound to blow G od is forever able H old on to what you know I magine life without His love J oy would cease to be K eep thanking Him for all the things L ove imparts to thee M ove out of "Camp

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are glued to a plastic bag sphere to make a rough pumpkin shape. And since Halloween is just a few days away I thought this would be a great little project. Maybe you too. The link for the instructions starts here: http://miniatures.about.com/od/halloweenminiatures/ss/paperpumpkn.htm   So get started; you don’t have much time before the evening. arrives.

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I found this really cute picture of some patchwork pumpkins in a Google search and had to follow the link. To find the pattern, floolw this link http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/2008/10/tutorial-simple-patchwork-pumpkins-and.html have fun!

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What i have here is a hoop skirt complete with ‘hoops’. You can't see them as they are embedded in sc rows. The hoops are made of 40 lb. test fishing line or leader line for fishing line. This is very flexible and will collapse when Barbie sits. This will work for those styles that are done in the 1840’s-60’s and Southern Belles of Annie’s Attic and Paradise patterns. This has not

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One of the neatest tricks in crochet is joining. When done right it is nice and neat; when done wrong it gets a little lumpy. It is very easy to do and those patterns that say to join with a sc may be better off if you use this little trick instead. drop loop from your hook… insert hook in the intended st or sp from right to left… pick up loop just dropped and… pull through and make

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This little pillow is done in Herrschner’s afghan yarn. It is just a little over 2 inches. MaterialsHerrschner's afghan yarn Size E hook NotesDo not join rnds and follow carefully rnd 3 as this pillow's shape can be ruined if you don't follow exactly. I am using htr st as a smooth transitional between tr sts and dc sts. A htr is [yo twice, yo and pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 3 loops.

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Finished! The tulle skirt is finished, hand sewn to the under side of the crocheted skirt. The pattern has been re-vised to include the tulle underskirt and if you have already downloaded this pattern you may want to do so again. Ballet Tutu The Tulle is not as nice as I wanted but I was using what I had on hand. This had bee purchased from Walmart long time ago; it is rather stiff. However it

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When i started the bodice (shown in prev post) i really hadn't thought about what to put with it. But then when the neckline was properly styled immediately I saw a Ballerina's outfit in the making. So, i put on the skirt. This made it right for photo taking and no one could see that her underwear wasn't there yet and also re-confirmed that this would be perfect for a ballerina's dance outfit. I

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the Millinea Mint project, I pulled out the pattern i had that has that really beautiful bodice and the really very incorrect pattern for same bodice and decided to give it another try. I will not say how many times i have tried to get this pattern correct but I did manage to do it this time!!!! I did it Saturday and today I am going back over it to make the corrections that always seem to need

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I neglected one thing when i posted "the Next Installment of Millinea Mint"; that link to the pattern. So, here it is...MillineaMint.pdfSorry about that. I didn't mean to forget the link.

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I have some really good links for doing makeovers in case anyone is interested. The first one is for restoring Barbie’s hair. http://www.rebeccachulew.com/ezine/hairrescue.html i that doesn’t work then you might want to try re-rooting…. http://www.wideeyedgirls.com/rerootinstruction.html In either case you may need some styling help…. http://members.fortunecity.com/customdolls/hair1_page.htm

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I have trim finished and on the bodice. I cannot finish the outfit or the bodice till I can get some more mint thread ‘cause i don’t have enough. I will save this thread that I have for the over-skirt and the new thread will go for the petti-hoop underskirt. This is just in case they don’t match. I also need to get some size 30 mint thread for the placket which I can get from Simply Treasures or

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I've added some new links for those interested in fashion of a couple of centuries ago. I've found some new information i did not know about. There was a corset made with a bustle to handle the style of the 1880's. While this is much better than the cage i have seen it would still be hard to sit on anything. But i do so love the styles; the layers of trims on the bodices and skirts. These links

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I have acquired a few of the patterns i had been wanting over the years and so now have the lovely choice of working on this or that one and am having trouble deciding which to work on first. So i guess i will work on several at the same time. Usually when i get a pattern i try out the lace that goes on the neck line and shoulders. That is the icing on the cake. But if the icing does not turn

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Dresses for Spring, 1921Originally uploaded by blueprairie For those into fashion - you will love this information. It's what goes on under the clothes that make the silhouette. Don't neglect clicking on the link.Another item of interest this morning is freevintageknitting.com/doll-clothes-patterns. I know this is knitting but for those who knit also you will enjoy this finding.

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If you are into making over or just styling fashion dolls I have a couple of links for you.These are excellent tutorials on doing Barbie's hair.http://www.rebeccachulew.com/ezine/hairrescue.html & http://members.fortunecity.com/customdolls/hair1_page.htmThe second link is a 2-pager. I found these some time ago and I would suggest that you save the pages if you are interested because they may not

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This one has a name even. It is also miniature which can be done in size 20 thread or tatting cotton for other size dolls.MaterialsSize 30 crochet cotton#12 hookSpecial Stitchespicoted fan (fan) – [(dc, ch3-picot, ch1) 3 times, dc] in same lpInstructionsch 6, sl st join to form ring.Rnd 1: Ch 4 2-tr cluster ch 4, sl st in ring 8 times but on the last one make a 3-tr cluster and omit the last ch 4

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How about a little doily just for the 12” and under crowd? Sometime ago i was wanting one for a little table i saw at the Victorian Woodshop. I still don’t have the table, but i can dream. Anyway, i have the doily! This one is 2 1/2 inches across and if you want one a little large just make it in size 20 thread or if you want it for 1/12 scale make it in tatting cotton or finer (size 70 – 100).

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What the top of my computer table looks like? It’s a mess!!! a mess of dolls! I was looking through my boxes of dolls (like bleumarine and others, I have to keep my dolls in boxes for lack of room and keeping them from messed up hair) And so i took out 3 to add to what i had up here already. Two are from the Star set of dolls and one is in here original outfit., but i can’t remember her name

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I’ve been going through another of life’s depressing moments that seem to last forever; and then get worse. But then life gets better again. Along with the mild heart attack that my daughter went through, she also had hurt her back at work with pain shooting down her leg at times. The doctor was treating her heart attack and the back situation was still going on so she went a chiropractor. So now

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I received my package of the rayon thread mentioned in a previous post today, and the results are being tallied. The Razzle is not as shiny as normally rayon is; looks about the equivalent of size 8 pearl cotton. I did a little sample swatch and the thread comes up with 8 sc and 9 rows of sc equal an inch.2 rows of dc = 1/2 inch. Pearl crown Rayon, however looks like the proper round thread

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If you tried out the sc braid from the previous post you will be ready for these variations. These are all worked with just one stitch – single crochet stitch and worked ‘single file’ so-to-speak or one on top of the other. But when you put your hook into different parts of the stitch (bet you didn’t know there were so many), you can find differing patterns. The nice little braid done in the

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Today is the day for stitches; don’t have any reason except that when you crochet you eventually want to add to your repertoire of stitches something new and different. especially if you do any of your own doll crochet work. The first one is named forget-me-knot. works on Multiples of 3 Row 1: ch 2 (which counts as first dc), [dc, ch 2, sc] in 3rd ch from hk, * sk 2 sts, [2 dc ch 2, sc] in

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Found this at Paper Mart where I bought the synthetic raffia, There are others too like -Melissa Floral Appliqued Sheer RibbonThe link for their newsletter is here so you can see what is new.Shared via AddThis

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I have found some rayon thread that i am going to try out and thought i should also share the link for those who haven’t found this. Razzle Rayon similar they say to #8 crochet cotton, but they mean pearl cotton and comes 250 yds on a spool. Anyway I am having a tough time deciding what colors to get. It shouldn’t make to much of a difference if using it for a blouse (similar to Paradise P-

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Here it is, the little table. I put a circle of clear plastic under the crocheted top  to give the support needed. This makes the wire  not needed; my little experiment did not work. Another thin i noticed is that the synthetic straw had more body before i had to dampen it to make it lie flat. I then thought that it would be really neat to  have a glass top for the table. The you could

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Well, I finally have the Table-top almost finished and here is the photo and extra notes on working with this stuff. I decided while working on the table-top that it would be a shame to put cardboard or plastic under it because it would loose the lacy look. So i decided to use florists’ covered wire to re-enforce the stability and encourage a flat table top. so…. for rounds 7 & 12 and

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Lost my crochet hook for the pineapple afghan that I am working on. I probably had “minions” (as Liz would call them – referring to my little furry friends) helping me big time. But then i had a package come today from an order that i placed a few days earlier for some synthetic raffia. And so i am busy making up the Annie’s Attic ‘Wicker Wonderland’ pattern with that.That’s the table pedestal

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Lady in blue-trimmed doily Originally uploaded by piapi6769Here is another one of those darling dolls dressed with a doily skirt. Too Cute!!!! you need to see her other items.

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Finished! Sorry, I don’t have an iron so i cannot press it nice and smooth and pretty and these sheets do not have any polyester fiber in them. They are all 100% cotton. But they are a very nice cotton and will last a long time. This sheet set is a very lovely pale creamy yellow and the edging is done in white. I had to get a double size because Bi-Mart did not have them in a twin size with

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This is one of my favorites; better than the original, i just love the words   Isaiah 28:16 "So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed." LiveJournal Tags: Song,video,Christian

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Rag strip hair, crochet pansies from doily Originally uploaded by piapi6769This is what you do with all those extra doilies you have laying around doing nothing.

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This is quite okay you know, to come up with some of your own to add to someone else’s pattern. However you cannot copyright,  share or sell the pattern as your own. So, with that in mind, I will share what I did with one of Annie’s patterns. She had this really cute little afghan that was quite fine on it’s own…… And this is what i did  …. I did a fan stitch around and then did a series

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The Delineator was the Butterick home sewers catalog. This particular pattern came from an 1893 issue, and the Description is as follows: LADIES' BASQUE, WITH TWO UNDERARM GORES. (DESIRABLE FOR STOUT LADIES.) (For Illustrations see Page 341.) No. 6011.— Other views of this basque may be seen at figures Nos. 356B and 357 B in this DELINEATOR, and at figure No. 8 on the Ladies' Plate

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This is actually the second edging for a pillow case that I have done in my whole entire crochet life (really started in 1964). Pretty sad, huh! Well here is the photo of progress so far.Would have had it done by now but for some reason I have had a really hard time with stitching errors like a shell missing a dc or 2. Not good. I finally ripped it all out and started all over and am doing so

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I just recently bought a sheet and pillow case set and it has those wonderful little holes (otherwise known as hemstitching along the hem just right for sticking a crochet hook through. I was tickled pink.I figure a size 20 thread and a #10 hook and this pattern (top edging), from the Ultimate Pineapples for Your Home, should work out just fine. This hemstitching is not the normal along the

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Want to see more of Alice in Wonderland? Well here is a link and a photo of Johnny Depp.Alice_photos

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I decided to do a "Slide" like others are doing. I don't have much to show but it doesn't look to bad for a beginner.

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The new background may not be staying around for very long but it is more cheery than the somber autumn brown and so i thought I would 'try it out' for a while. When I figure out how to upload a background .gif or .png I will have it made. I really like this template.

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I am endeavoring to learn how to paint as some already know (hi, Liz). I am doing great sometimes and very badly most the time and most of what i have tried is not worth showing. However, i have a few little victories and want to show them off. The little mushroom is what i did when if tried out my Prismacolor water-soluble pencils. For those who don’t know these are not watercolor pencils but

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I thought i would share a couple of favorite kitty photos with you. These have come in the emails that go around that someone put together for the enjoyment of many. So here is the first one….. This is Tiggers fishing. This was a first attempt as you can see. Cats say “Ohhhhhh…Did you want something?” Owner says, “Yes, I want my computer, now, thank you.” And this crazy person is going

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My Little cheer-er-uppers. Little clowns i fur clothing. Not to mention the dogs who are also clowns. But that is another matter for another day. This one is Baby….she is still a kitten; has never gotten any larger than half-grown. and tells me she loves me more than the other cats, wants to watch me as i work in the kitchen or will sit on the printer and tell me every-so-often she wants to be

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This little pattern came from Peterson’s Ladies National Magazine for September 1883. There were no instructions, just this little chart. The design is charming and would be good in Size 30 thread for pillow cases and linens; Size 20 thread for bath towels. Would also look good for an edging on some sheer curtains. Click on the photo to save for a working chart.

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As the Words Go from a Song of Easter time: "He's Alive and risen, and I'm forgiven, heaven's gate are open wide!" That's as best as i can remember the words. They hardly ever play it on my radio station and I don't have a copy of it. But those are the words from one of the best songs ever written for the church.Happy Easter, everyone!

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If you are a Tolkien fan here is an interesting article for you: http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/how-to/articles/inside-hobbit-house.aspxThe Hobbit's house was as a repository for a client’s valuable collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts and artifacts. How absolutely wonderful!

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At the first of the year i had my projects picked out to be working on but so far have not had the desire or that spark that helps bring to fruit those projects. And since Josie’s heart attack and not being able to go back to work where she was and not being able to find a job, this year has been somewhat depressing. Ali had to quit because we were afraid of some lashing out on her because of the

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I haven’t posted for so long I have to put something up. Since Christmas i haven’t done hardly any crochet. This is not usual for me, but since i am in this kind of spot I will put up a little edging that is a favorite of mine. It is a Coats pattern and is re-printed here with permission. Popcorn Fan Edging Width of Edging: Size 10 Thread, Size 7 [1.5 mm] Hook = 1 1/2";Size 20 Thread, Size 10

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I forgot to let you know that I did get the blanket and booties finished on time and on it's way. As She lives in California, I will not get to see Sarah (my granddaughter) and Tara Faye (My great granddaughter) so will have to wait for pictures.

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If anyone ever wonders why it takes me so long to finish a project I will tell you. It goes like this I find out that i am about to become a great grandmother on the 24 of Feb about the 1st or 2nd of Feb. And as i start making a mental list of the stuff i need for what i want to give as a gift to the new little baby. I want a ‘sacque’ with bonnet and bootess, another set of bootees and a

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I think it is about time i wrote something. I have not done anything much since the holidays. Have been looking around the internet for various and interesting stuff. Here is one link that you might be interested in: http://www.gizmology.net/dollhouse.htm. This is a work in progress. This man has a very interesting site for those into making things a Barbie-size dollhouse. If you click back

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The loveliest time of the year. And it isn’t just because of the decorations and presents. It is because of the Savior’s birth. The gift God gave which started the Shepherd's and Wise men's gifts. Which is why we give presents at this time. It is nice to remember the reason why we give gifts. When up in heaven we all, we will still be giving gifts. But I wonder what kind. Worship? That is a gift

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Well it is getting very close…just 2 days away from Christmas eve and I am making fudge and finished these slippers. I just love the colors in the Fun Fur (Lion Brand Yarns) and know that Ali will also. The pattern will be available pretty soon but you can add an edging of the fur yarn by making a (sc, ch 6) twice in each stitch around the edge of your crocheted slipper. The slippers were

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Well, folks, this is to be Ali's Christmas gift and asking her to do the posing would give it away, right? So I had to go in search of another Model.The one at hand also volunteered! Voila! He love to ham things up and does an excellent copy of "Jack Sparrow" (complete with costume he and His Mother and Sister put together for him). He even has earned a little money for his act. And since I

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My daughter was having fun! She brought home a couple of bags of the furry yarn in different colors from the Dollar tree. Along with that was the silent request “Mom, make me something.” She says (out loud) ,“bought you something”. And I said silently, “Oh, goody!” while out loud I said, "For Me????", as if i didn’t know. Then I had to go do some shopping of my own. On the internet to see

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Have put up some new stuff on the crochet pages of my regular site: http://justanothercrochetsite.net/irish_edgings.htmlThese are from a vintage booklet and are quite pretty edgings. I also want to point out that these are not "true" Irish crochet but utilize elements of done in the traditional crochet method. The are easier or more familiar to us. Most of my Irish crochet is what I call

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I've been working on some fun stuff; Ornament covers! These will be Christmas gifts. I needed something fun to do. And as i was working on the covers, I was doing one pattern with the shaped shell that I don't remember anyone having put up on their site and it is a rather neat little shell for decorative touches. I snapped a pic and put it up on page 2 of the basic stitches reference pages.

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My daughter had her angioplastia and the doctor found no blockage. This is good but he does not know what is causing the problem and is think a fibrillator may be what she needs. Anyway more tests will be made.

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Here is a web page that is sure to cheer you up. http://theglassdoorknob.blogspot.com/She writes very nicely and sprinkle the pages with beautiful photos. Enjoy Did I tell you that my youngest daughter had a heart attack? We were not sure when she went to the hospital; neither was the doctor. But after some test they say that she did. She was told at the beginning that she should not go

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My daughter was in the hospital this last weekend with a mild heart attack. She is only 38 and has 2 children still in school. I am not able to help much but I feel I need to say something; she prompted the following from my heart: Remember the verse "the devil goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. We are living in the times that are the pre-cursor of the end time. We

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If you are looking for older patterns to fill in your collection or start your collection of patterns i have run into the most wonderful place on eBay. This does not replace looking at garage sale and thrift stores but is to be included in that group. This lady not only sells the patterns but she does this to help 'her girls' earn extra money for the girls' activities. The girls help run the

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I have been spending some time on eBay shopping for some patterns. Boy! are the charging a lot for patterns! I afford some of the patterns I wanted. But i did manage to find some that were not too spendy. And I bought some Plastic canvas patterns for Barbie's furniture. Then I was thinking about using yarn and how that makes the drawers not slide so smoothly and I wanted drawers that would

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While working on patterns my mind will wander and come up with more ideas sometimes. This time it was backdrops and props. And I was thinking that it would look very nice to have a chair with my backdrop (which is already made) and then pondered the problem of getting out to the garage ...no, this has to be somebody else to do that as the box of doll furniture is up on a high shelf. This

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You know how hard it is to go and find fabric for doing miniature clothing. Home Sew has packages of Silk, Linen and Lawn fabrics that you can put in your printer.You can get art programs that are easy enough to use, such as Paint Shop Pro, and find lovely graphics to make little prints the right scale for your doll. It is so easy. I've been waiting for this for years. You could even scan

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I have noticed (for some time now) that quite a few of the patterns have some errors in them that will keep others from being able to do them. Such are the little beds. There is a difference in the sizes of the beds and that is because the bedspread is what determines the width of the bed quite often. Sometimes it is the headboard. The idea to help you with this is to try either the headboard

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Now that we have gotten this far, and even though i don't have the skirt done yet (you can use Annie's Attic or Paradise skirts) and i am still working on the neckline edging (which is posted to my private folder on SkyDrive) here is a lovely tutorial that can be easily adapted to doing Barbies hair: Edwardian Upswept Hair-doCynthia Howe has had this site up for quite a while and you can buy from

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Well finally finished the sleeve and took a photo of it. This is an open sleeve that 'buttons' closed. Just something that i wanted to do for years, but didn't get it done till now. Just another piece to an unfinished outfit. Now i have to decide on the skirt and crochet it up. Tie a sash around her waist and do the other little details. I have so many projects needing attention but it looks

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Well i thought it would be nice to have a little widget for polls; I like to know what other people like at times. But the poll is not a finished widget. I cannot access the data but that should clear up soon. They do know that there is an issue with it. So, i will wait till they fix it. They are working on too many things right now. I am working on the sleeves; they are almost finished. So

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LiveJournal Tags: Fahion,1893,bodice This is the original write-up on the Ladies Waist. They were very descriptive on their patterns. This gave the reader a full knowledge of the season's new look and for us a real insight into the past. You can click on the picture and up will pop-up the larger view. You may also right click save to your hard drive. LADIES' WAIST, WITH FULL OUTER BODY

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Avon catalog had a lovely offer for a triple pack of those net body scrubs and Diana bought a set. What i thought was really neat about this was that the net clip cover for the scrubbies was just the right scale for doing doll hair nets (like the ones they use to put over your curlers before you go under the drier).or snoods. can easily gather the one end to a tight knot then thread ribbon

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So ecstatic about how well my current project is turning out I just had to show it off even though the pattern for the bodice is not ready. But here is the Sleeve! this photo shows the sleeve with the finished edging and button loops on the sleeve opening. I will be using size 2.5 mm pearl beads for the buttons and work on the bodice pattern. This project has been i the making for several

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After doing the sleeve pattern for the Gibson Girl Bodice I thought it would be nice to share with you some pictures of what the real sleeve looked like back in 1893. This is from the Delineator (Butterick) March 1893. Item # 1 This shows the upper and lower views of the sleeve. This is a beautiful sleeve. The underside shows the 'gusset' or 2nd piece. This particular sleeve was labeled as

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I've added a little poll for you to answer. I tried to make it allow for more than one answer but, for some reason, the gadget would not accept that. I will try again in a day or so. The gadget is also supposed to re-size so that there is no need of the scroll bars, but when I put it up it did not what it was supposed to, however it does take votes. So let me know. Also if you want to subscribe

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Remember those cute long and narrow decorative tube scarves with the knots on the end? Well this is made, for fun, out of sewing thread and a #13 hook. I had some vintage sewing thread by Belding Corticelli and decided that it would make a lovely little decorative scarf. It is 6 5/8 inches long and I really should have made it longer. It is nice and soft, knots and drapes nicely. You can also

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Was playing around with the very interesting v-st one day and came up with a couple of variations that i put into use for a couple of designs. I've used it before for hanging other stitches on in edgings but to use the v-st as it is with row after row seemed to dull and unappealing. So i tried it first, a different way, and that seemed to work out nicely and ideas started popping into my mind. I

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Hungarian Goulash and other classic recipes. I cannot seem to find the real recipe. Due to a series of unfortunate events, I have lost some of the classic old cookbooks and searching on the internet for an old recipe seems to be too time consuming. I was just looking for Hungarian goulash the other night and could not find it. What I did find find were variations to the original recipe. It

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