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Green Spring Cleaning Craft: Knitted Dishcloths & Homemade Cleaning Recipes

It is that time of year again, as we move into the beautiful season of Spring. Around this time of year, I usually start working on a batch of fresh new dishcloths to do the dishes with. If you could … Continue reading

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All Knitted Up: Knitted Headbands for the End-of-Winter Blues

After my holiday knitting marathon, you would think that I would want to take a little break on the knitting. I can admit it though, I am addicted to my knitting needles, but I have been attempting smaller scale projects … Continue reading

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Holiday Crafting Inspiration or the Amy Clark Craft Factory of 2010

There has been a lot of holiday crafting happening this year and I can’t wait to show you some of the things I have been working on! First up, is this beautiful yarn ball wreath! Does anybody remember seeing this … Continue reading

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Knitting Trendy Gifts of Warmth for the Holidays

It is that time of year again where I am kicking my knitting needles into high gear to create beautifully knitted gifts to give for the holiday season. In my opinion, nothing could say I love you more than something … Continue reading

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The Summer of Knitted Hats

Each year it seems that I have a theme to my knitting and this year was the summer of chemo caps as I shared in our Scraps of Life Giving entry on inexpensive ways to give back to your community. … Continue reading

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All Knitted Up: Knitted Gifts With a Purpose

My knitting needles have been clicking at high speed these days with knitted gifts that needed to be turned around quickly. That being said, there is nothing more meaningful to me than knitting with a purpose. I love to have … Continue reading

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Gifts You Can Make: Knitted Prayer Shawls

I realize that not everyone can knit so I have kept my knitted gifts for last in this series. Many of my gifts this year have been knitted ones which is why I wanted to share with you a few … Continue reading

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All Knitted Up: The Republic Hat & Cupcake Hat

Double pointed needles have terrified me ever since I started knitting. About a year ago, I recorded a couple of episodes of Knitty Gritty that went through the in’s and out’s of double pointed needles. I can’t tell you how … Continue reading

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All Knitted Up: Sweet Little Baby Blankets

Two more blankets made it off the knitting needles this past month. I am still working on a third blanket, but I am finally trying a new pattern on this third one. It is hard to find patterns that I … Continue reading

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All Knitted Up: Circle & Chinese Waves Dishcloths

Summer is a time for knitting dishcloths for me. They are a perfectly portable project and can be whipped up from all of the scraps of yarn that I have leftover from past projects. They give me an opportunity to … Continue reading

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