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Crochet: Going Round in Circles
29 Jul 2022

Crochet: Going Round in Circles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 14

The idea had been mulling around in my mind for ages, time to think outside of the box (or square) and get into the round. I’ve been making crochet circles of different shapes and I’ve put them all together into … Continued

bags, crafty to do list, purse-onality, slow stitching, yarn stash
Crocheted Wind Spinners
22 Apr 2022

Crocheted Wind Spinners

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 6

I had lots of fun making crochet wind spinners towards the end of last summer that I made more over the winter using up odds and ends of sport weight yarn. These are made in the same way but came … Continued

twirlers, wind spinners, yarn stash
Crochet wind spinners
14 Sep 2021

Crochet wind spinners

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 15

On a visit to one of my favourite blogs I discovered a pattern for a crochet wind spinner. I just love wind spinners/twirlers in the garden. It is a wonderful project to use up the left over yarn from other … Continued

twirlers, wind spinners, yarn stash
A Quarter Keeper
18 Jul 2020

A Quarter Keeper

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Plastic Canvas | 9

Are you always looking for a quarter to put into the shopping cart to release it? These cute little quarter keepers are quick and easy to make. At the beginning of the covid19 lock down, grocery stores didn’t charge you … Continued

quarter keeper, yarn stash
The Project Bag
15 Mar 2019

The Project Bag

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crochet | 13

I’m taking part in the Southeastern Ontario Yarn Crawl and one of the challenges was to create a project bag. I decided to create one based on my circle bag but on a bit smaller scale. So out came the … Continued

bags, purse-onality, yarn crawl, yarn stash
Crafty Ornaments
13 Oct 2018

Crafty Ornaments

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects | 6

~ Christmas crafting has begun.  I know it seems early but these ornaments didn’t really seem like Christmas crafting as they are yarn related. I made a couple of easy and quick crafty ornaments for knitting and crochet friends.  They … Continued

homemade ornaments, ornaments, yarn stash
A Mini Yarn Basket
12 Oct 2018

A Mini Yarn Basket

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects | 9

~ I’m trying to come up with ways of recycling these empty k cups instead of just recycling them.  The ones we buy are recyclable but many of them aren’t and these ideas will keep some of them from going … Continued

k cups, recycling, yarn stash
Knitting Needle Flowers
21 Jul 2018

Knitting Needle Flowers

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Crochet, Organization | 9

I was inspired by someone I follow on Instagram to make some knitting needle flowers.  On a really hot and humid afternoon when it was far too uncomfortable to be outside I got out my little left over balls of … Continued

knitting needle flowers, knitting needles, yarn stash

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