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1 hr ago | The Doings Weekly

Woman crochets way to patients' hearts

In the last 18 months, the Woodridge resident has donated a dozen prayer shawls, 90 crocheted hats and 400 surgery pillows to patients at Adventist Bolingbrook, GlenOaks, Hinsdale and La Grange Memorial hospitals.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Hinsdale, IL, Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, Health, Breast Cancer

2 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Make a yarn ball holder from a soda bottle

If you work with yarn at all, you know how difficult it is to keep your ball of yarn clean, especially if you have pets.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Knitting

6 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Free crochet kitchen sponge and scrubber patterns

Crocheting items for the kitchen such as towels, scrubby and potholders are a popular past time but another item that makes a great gift item or useful item for the kitchen is a crocheted sponge .

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

8 hrs ago | The Yadkin Ripple Incorporated

Making Yadkin a warmer place

The various stages of the mat building process. To the left, the plastic bags are cut into squares using a craft mat and rolling scissors, next the squares are taken and looped together, those loops are rolled into balls for the volunteers who will crochet the mat.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Rural Hall, NC, Yadkin County, NC

12 hrs ago | OC Weekly

Michael Jackson Fan Art You Really Must Own

It's hard to believe Michael Jackson tragically left this earth four years ago. This year, why not honor Jackson by splurging on handmade art instead of getting emotional while watching This Is It with your cat? Here are our favorite etsy items: Hide your MJ in this impressive Five-Piece Nesting Doll Set by artmatryoshka because you're bad, you're ... (more)

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Related Topix: Dance, Michael Jackson, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Life, Hobbies

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Courier News

So, are you going to help us make bears?

On Thursday, I announced a project to make teddy bears for Grace Healthcare Services, an organization in Edison, NJ that provides comfort and palliative care to patients throughout Central Jersey.

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Related Topix: Edison, NJ, Alzheimer's, Health, Life, Hobbies, Knitting

BellaOnline

Naalbinding

While not knitting per se , naalbinding is a great way to use woolen yarn to make unique household objects and garments.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Knitting

Examiner.com

Free fun summer knitting projects

Knitting is not just a winter time craft there are many knitting patterns that are suited for the hot summer months.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Knitting, Crafts

News Shopper

Yarn bombers take on Orpington school

A woolly tarantula was seen dangling from a branch at Darrick Wood Infants School in Lovibonds Avenue as well as psychedelic tree trunk covers, crocheted flowers and knitted wildlife and bunting.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Abc13.com

Public art installation destroyed by vandal in The Heights; Crime...

Just one week after a public art project was installed on a metal structure in The Heights, it was torn down by a vandal.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Daily Mail

Now your child can look like a Cabbage Patch Kid: Fan creates wigs to mimic dolls

A fan of the iconic Cabbage Patch Kid toys has taken her obsession to the next level by making her own versions of the dolls' woollen tresses.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Daily Mail

Sheer crochet jumpsuits, silk blouses and plunging smock tops: No,...

A baby pink pyjama shorts suit by Lou Dalton is the most sophisticated outfit to come out of Men's Fashion Week so far.

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Related Topix: Life

Wheat Wrote What?

Common USA Quilt - Afghan - Pillow Measurement

This is a work in progress, compiled from a variety of sources including my own experience - I do suggest reading the term explanations/glossary of the description headings - I would be delighted to hear your thoughts for improvement including what might need to be added or changed or perhaps better explained.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Sat Jun 15, 2013

St. Cloud Times

Brinkman column: These men tackle 'fancy work' with talent, dedication

Once in a while men will tackle projects generally thought of as women's work. Women in pioneer days, and still today, often spend their free hours and evenings doing "fancy work" that they do not have time for during regular daylight hours.

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Related Topix: Stearns County, MN, St. Joseph, MN, St. Cloud, MN, Life, Hobbies, Embroidery

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Staffordshire Newsletter

Yarnbomber puts on blooming good show in Stafford

The "yarn bombing" includes a colourful array of hand crafted flowers, in all shapes and sizes, and green shoots winding their way around the railings.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Knitting

The Guardian

Meet the G8 'yarnbombers' - in pictures

Photographer Cathal McNaughton has caught up with the Yarnbombers, the guerrilla knitters who plan to target the G8 using knitting or crochet rather than graffiti Yarnbombers Purl 1 and Knit 1 display some of the guerrilla knitting and crocheting which they plan to use when they target next week's G8 summit.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Knitting

Newberry Observer

The antique quilting frame, made of cedar wood, was used by Stoudemire's grandmother and has been used to hand-stitch countless quilts over the decades.

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Related Topix: Life, Quilting, Hobbies, Little Mountain, SC

Daily Mail

Is this a hole new craze? Guerrilla artists 'yarn bomb' railway bridge with 12ft-high DOILY

It was the enigmatic Banksy who brought guerrilla art to the world's attention with his iconic style of political graffiti.

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Trend Hunter Magazine

Crocheted Embroidery Casuals - These Garments from WAW Like Our...

Newborn label WAW like our grannies made them creates intricately embroidered casuals that replace traditional shirt and sweater printing techniques with old school crochet practices.

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Cambridge Evening News

Louise Webber and Sarah Cawthorne

With its reams of glittery card, shelf after shelf of patterned papers, multitude of ink stamps and not to mention embellishments and stickers, Capture the Magic in Soham is a veritable crafter's paradise.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, World News, Life, Hobbies, Embroidery, Wedding