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Craft Corner
Oct 26^th, 2006 at 12:12pm

I know many of us are creative, so I thought it'd be fun to have a place to share our projects. If you knit, sew, crochet, paint, do woodwork, make hairsticks...whatever, post a picture of your creation here!

Sooo, I finished knitting my bridal shawl today. Cheesy

It was about as easy as a knitting project can be- the only challenge was its size and the limited time I had. I am going to wear it in my winter wedding instead of a coat. It's made of fine mohair yarn, and its red color matches "rose colors" we use in the wedding. Very similar looking shawls cost in a bridal store almost 200€ while yarns for making this shawl cost a bit over 40€. I'm very pleased!

A close up of the shawl.

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #1 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 12:24pm Your shawl is beautiful! Congratulations on finishing it so quickly. I hope to get some pictures of some of my knitting this weekend. Then I can post them here!
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oldkathy Sapphire Offline Longlocks Hairstick Addict Posts: 150 Central Texas Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #2 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 1:17pm Wow, that is gorgeous! Mohair is so fine and delicate, it takes forever to knit. Whenever I knit, I use multiple balls together and large needles so I can finish. Congrats on a job well done!
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silvermayne Ruby Offline Posts: 76 Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #3 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 5:26pm Galadriel, What a gorgeous red shawl!!! I'd love to see what other people are working on as well. I like doing crafts myself, my problem however is finishing things. I have so many things started and very few finished Anybody else have this problem?
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Reply #4 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 6:52pm

Are you kidding, Silvermayne? I have so many knitting projects started that it is just plain sad. That is part of why I switched to using only large needles and multiple yarns, it goes so much faster. I even have a kingsize quilt I started over 20 years ago. I finished the top, but the bands puckered and I never figured out how to fix it. Sad, huh?

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #5 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 7:42pm Beautiful Shawl!!! Wish I could get my hands on a digital camera to show my crochet wares. Oh well,I'll eventually get one to share with you ladies and gents if you're looking!
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Reply #6 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 7:57pm

I hear you, Kathy!! Grin

Twenty years! Here's my sad story Undecided

I started crocheting a bedspread when I was twenty for my single bed, then when I got married, I decided to go for the queen size. Last year, 35 years after starting it, I threw the whole unfinished mess out. The biggest problem is that it weighed a ton! I think I still know the pattern by heart. Grin

Like you, I'm starting to learn that a quicker project is a much better idea if I'm to have any hope of finishing something. Like a doily - takes about a month for me to finish a complicated one and it's very satisfying.

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Reply #7 - Oct 26^th, 2006 at 10:08pm

I used to knit Fair Isle patterned sweaters..... they took about 4 months to finish and I would be soooo sick of them by the time I finished. I like the socks, mittens, hats, scarves and slippers that I do now. I can finish them before I start to hate them. I just finished a pair of socks last night, and now I have to decide what to start. Hubby keeps demanding more socks, so I guess that is what I should do next - his socks are so boring. For some reason he doesn't like the lacey patterns I like to do for my own socks. Grin

Anybody got a good sock pattern for men?

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berkanna Ruby Offline Posts: 95 Northern Virginia Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #8 - Oct 30^th, 2006 at 3:45pm One of the women in the cast of the play is supposed to be bringing me knitting needles and some "fuzzy yarn" so she can teach me how to knit. I've been oohing and ahhing over a fuzzy scarf she's knitting during rehearsals. If all goes well, I may have something to post here by the time closing night rolls around!
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Sexywitch Ruby Offline Posts: 82 Kutztown, PA Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #9 - Oct 30^th, 2006 at 5:43pm I love knitting, but I am such a procrasinator. I am supposed to be making my friend an afghan which I started June of '05. Its only 1/4 of the way done. It will get done eventually, when I have some motivation. I've had tons other projects that I've started but never finished .
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bluberri Ruby Offline Posts: 61 Mommytown Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #10 - Dec 3^rd, 2006 at 2:12pm Ive been away for so long I just stumbled on this thread!! Im a knitter/corcheter/sewer and I only do small or large needle projects as I get bored in the middle sometimes!!! Ah its good to be back!!!
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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #11 - Dec 3^rd, 2006 at 9:40pm Glad to "see"you back bluberri! I'm a crocheter and sewer also! We all will have lots to discuss!
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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #12 - Dec 4^th, 2006 at 12:57am Wow, that shawl is lovely. Your shawl looks just as good if not better than the expensive shawls that I've seen in stores. Very impressive!
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Re: Craft Corner
Reply #13 - Dec 4^th, 2006 at 5:05am

I love that shawl!! I used a similar yarn last year, and yes - very hard to work with! So kudos to you!

I haven't been doing any hand crafting, but I've done some digital crafting. They are listed in my blog here:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=29648187

The entries are:
Fashion Design in Digital Worlds
Warcraft Fan-art at Cafepress
How to Make your Own Custom Rhinestone Pattern

(I think I posted that last one on the board already.)

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Craft Corner Reply #14 - Dec 4^th, 2006 at 7:43am You are very creative! I love your art.
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