shawls Archives ⋆ Page 4 of 4 ⋆ Polka Dot Cottage

Posted on September 27, 2016June 19, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

Vertical Hold Wrap knitting pattern

My new shawl knitting pattern is available now, and it’s suitable for beginners, or for anyone looking for something to do in front of the TV for a handful of evenings.

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Posted on September 24, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 3 Comments

TWiP: Stripes

This week? All about the stripes. And a little bit about the poisonous front yard fungi, too.

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Posted on September 21, 2016June 19, 2017 by Lisa Clarke — 9 Comments

Vertical Hold

I designed a shawl and named it after an obsolete TV knob, as you do.

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Posted on September 17, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

TWiP: All Things Yarny

I am either about to completely burn out on all things knit/crocheted, or am heading into a super prolific period…

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Posted on September 10, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

TWiP: Another hectic week

A busy week ends, and I’m on the lookout for some selfish knitting to begin.

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Posted on September 3, 2016December 27, 2021 by Lisa Clarke — 1 Comment

TWiP: Rainbows and Pegboard

I don’t think I’ve played with this many rainbow colors since I was in grade school. pre-teen me would have gone crazy over this long-striping yarn!

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Posted on March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 by Lisa Clarke — 4 Comments

That’s a wrap.

I crocheted a nearly instant-gratification shawl, and made polymer clay buttons to go with it. Come take a look!

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Posted on August 16, 2012August 15, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — 8 Comments

Thank you so much for all of the great comments and suggestions regarding my teeny tiny shawl! I decided to try a combination of suggestions. First, I re-blocked it. An hours’-worth of stretching and grunting, pinning and re-pinning, won me a precious two extra inches. That’s not a whole lot, but I think it actually helped […]

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Posted on August 12, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — 36 Comments

The finished shawl

I finished crocheting my shawl on Friday, and blocked it on Saturday. All along as I was crocheting I was a little concerned about it being too small, but I was keeping my fingers crossed that it would stretch considerably in the blocking. It did stretch, but only by about seven inches across. I was […]

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Posted on July 5, 2012 by Lisa Clarke — 15 Comments

Over-booked

I have three crochet projects going at the moment, and if I know me (and I think, by now, I do) this does not bode well for at least one of the projects. There’s the Granny Square Sampler, which I do really love and am committed to finishing. There’s a companion for Harold, which currently has one […]

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