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    Crafty Fail: Giant Granny Square Afghan

    Thursday, January 28th, 2010

    The latest project that’s been popping up all over Flickr is the Giant Granny Square Afghan. Basically, crochet a granny square. Then keep crocheting around and around the giant granny square, until you have a lap blanket.
    Easy enough, but it’s the colors people are choosing that are making the simple granny square look fantastic. Here [...]

    FAIL: Ishbel Beret, and a Swift Lesson

    Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

    Remember the cute Ishbel beret I had started, that I was all excited about? How I was making it as a way to make myself feel better after the failure of the Backyard Leaves scarf?
    Let’s just say, I got ahead of myself and knit a few rounds without realizing that I needed to shift the [...]

    Crafty FAIL: Backyard Leaves Scarf

    Thursday, August 13th, 2009

    This post was going to be all about lace knitting, and the amazing Backyard Leaves scarf designed by the legendary Annie Modesitt.
    But after two attempts, this is as far as I got on it:

    Big white block to hide the chart in the photo.
    Let me be clear – this is an extremely well-designed pattern. Everything [...]

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