Showing and telling my new Highlander Blanket, and sharing tips and the process for you to crochet a scrappy granny blanket of your own.
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Category: tutorials
Polymer Clay Buttons to Match Your Sweater
You don’t need to have polymer clay experience or an arsenal of tools at hand, to make a set of buttons that perfectly match your handknits. Read my tips and then watch the video to see how it’s done.
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I made a set of stitch markers from some polymer clay canes, and I made a little movie about it. Click through to see my two-minute film and learn how to make your own customized stitch markers for your knitting projects!
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A crocheted Google Home Mini cozy has the potential to muffle the sound, interfere with the microphone, and make it impossible to see the LEDs. In other words, it may cripple the device’s ability to function as a smart speaker. I don’t care about these things, though, and if you don’t either, come and learn how to make a cozy for your own Mini.
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This weekend,the 15 year old and I went to the Great Swamp in the rain. His idea. “Bring the camera,” he said. It was wet, unsurprisingly, and we had the entire place to ourselves. I don’t think that has ever happened to us before. It was nice. And a tiny bit creepy.
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For me, half the fun of photography is in transforming a dull, straight-out-of-the-camera (SOOC) photo into something with some oomph! This is especially true since I started shooting in RAW four years ago. Photoshop Actions and Lightroom Presets are essential to my editing flow, and they save me so much time. I decided it was about time I share!
Read More: Photoshop Actions and Lightroom PresetsReplacing the Ink in a Polka Dot Cottage Pen
If you use your pen a lot, there may come a day when it runs out of ink. That’s annoying, but fixable. There’s no need to discard your lovely pen, just because the ink isn’t flowing! Learn how to replace the ink in a polymer clay pen, and continue to enjoy it for years to come!
Read More: Replacing the Ink in a Polka Dot Cottage PenSweater Yoke Tutorial: How to Replace one with Another
Completely substituting one patterned yoke for another in a top-down round-yoke pullover results in a fresh-looking sweater with a familiar fit. Here’s how.
Read More: Sweater Yoke Tutorial: How to Replace one with AnotherFree Pattern: Crochet Mason Jar Cozies
Here’s a quick (and free) little crochet pattern: mason jar cozies! Great for hot drinks, cold drinks, or keeping your pencils corralled.
Read More: Free Pattern: Crochet Mason Jar CoziesHow to add Polka Dot Cottage to your phone
You can add Polka Dot Cottage to your device’s home screen or your computer’s desktop. And with the right device, you can get push notifications when I publish a new post. Here’s how.
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