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I was inspired by a recent Sherlock Holmes read-along to knit something Holmesian. It would have to be simple-- as Sherlock is anything but an ostentatious person-- yet still fashionable, for Sherlock is never poorly dressed unless there is a reason! And it also needed to be practical for keeping off the cold while out …
This time for my Free Pattern Friday Guest, I'm doing something a little different. I will still show you a wonderful pattern-- two, in fact!-- from a super talented designer, but I will also explain some mods I made to the patterns. So, here we go!! I made this adorable little lizard pattern around Christmas …
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Today I meant to have a picture for you of the Babel fish commission I just completed. However, once it had dried, I promptly wrapped it up, boxed it, and dropped it off at the post office. All without even remembering to take a single picture!! (*insert facepalm here*)Next time!!If you have no idea what …
We had reached Baker Street and had topped at the door. He was searching his pockets for the key when someone passing said: "Good-night, Mr. Sherlock Holmes." There were several people on the pavement at the time, but the greeting appeared to come from a slim youth in an ulster who had hurried by. "I've …
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Yes, I am launching another new pattern. I know, two patterns in one week?! Exciting!! Anyway, the pattern is called Sir Gawain after the hero of the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I've actually been working on this pattern since about October, but it takes me a while to make a 7 foot …
So I've been absent for a bit, mostly because of being busy with designing lots of new patterns but also because of being sick. Again. Which is just no fun let me tell you. But, I'm back! With a new installment of Free Pattern Friday that features another original pattern by me! Halloween is coming …
Today's FPF is another "guest" edition, this time featuring Evelyn, Evelyn from The Anticraft website. It's a pattern I've shown you briefly before-- from when I first made it in February, which is why there is snow in the picture-- but I thought I would spotlight it better. First of all, The Anticraft is a …
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This is a tutorial for how to do the Mouth section from my Babel fish pattern. If you do not have the pattern please purchase and download it before reading on! I have gotten some requests for how to do the Babel fish mouth and so figured a photo tutorial would be the easiest way …
Time for another installment of Free Pattern Friday, this time with an original YarnPaint pattern! Being a bit (read: a lot) of a Tolkien and Lord of the Rings geek, I've been rereading the trilogy. And, no, I don't know how many times this means I've read through it. Anyway, I'm on The Two Towers …
Time for another Free Pattern Friday, again featuring a "guest" free pattern! This week's free pattern is Cthulhu by Rural Rebellion. I love this pattern, it's very well written out, works up quickly and turns out super cute! I've actually made this pattern three times...yes, three. I obviously like this pattern a lot. The version above …
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