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Slip Stitch Crochet Seam

Make a slipknot and place it on a crochet hook. *Insert hook through both pieces of fabric one stitch in from selvedge (Figure 1), wrap yarn around hook to make a loop, pull this loop back through the fabric and through loop already on the hook (Figure 2). Repeat from *.

     

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    The original Bonsai Tunic When I first seamed up and tried on the Bonsai Tunic , it was clear that something had gone Horribly Awry. It was huge on me. The photos I took made it look like a very pretty green lace tent. (One could imagine sitting inside
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  • Poll Results II: Why Our UFOs Become UFOs
    Better Than Booties , but still a bit lonely Now that we know that there are over 69,000 UnFinished Knitting Objects amongst our collective knitting baskets (it used to be 65,000, but I updated that result with the numbers that came in this weekend!)
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  • Why Does A UFO Become A UFO?
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  • Lining Your Knitted Bag, Part II
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  • Lining Your Knitted Bag, Part I
    Knitting Needle Knitting Bag The comments from Monday's post on knitting bags were a hoot! I feel so much better knowing that I am not alone in my knitting bag addiction. Bagaholics, bag ladies, and bag pigs (thank you, Merna S.!), unite! And what
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  • What's Your Knitting Bag?
    Too cute! The Knitting Needle Knitting Bag I'm beginning to think that I have a Serious Knitting Bag Habit, as I am getting dangerously close to having a different knitting bag for each UnFinished Object. This would not be a "Serious Knitting
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  • My Response to Your Comments on the C-Word
    Thank you for all your passion and for your devotion to these yarnly crafts that we all love so well. I take as a high praise the comments to Wednesday's Daring to Mention Crochet post that said, "Please leave our Knitting Daily as it is!"
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  • The Scarf That Stole My Heart
    Modern Quilt Wrap (yum!) It's true: I hate to knit scarves. I don't know why. I just do. I am thrilled to have other people knit scarves, and in snowy January, I love snuggling up in a sweet little neck-wrap just as much as the next person. However
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  • Knitting A Salve for the Heart: The Tale of Ms. Kitty
    Introducing Ms. Kitty On Monday, when I wrote about the joys of handmade toys , I had no intention of actually knitting one of the little cuddlies whose pattern I was offering to all of you. I thought, what a cute pattern...but I have Serious Knitting
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  • On Blocking Boards
    Spray blocking on a blocking board After years of blocking my knitting and crocheting on kitchen counters, floors, and dryer tops, I finally broke down this weekend and ordered an Official Blocking Board (from Webs —thanks, Kathy and Steve!). I'd
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  • Questions, Questions: The Shawl, The Darts, And More
    Coming Soon: Icelandic Lace Shawl Sometimes the best part of writing a post is getting to answer back someone who leaves a really great comment: Dear Eirwen in Wales, I am so sorry that visions of the gorgeous Icelandic Shawl have distracted you from
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  • A Universal Knitting Problem
    I learned many interesting things from the hundreds of emails y'all sent in response to the post about my “big” mistake in the Vine Lace Baby Hat. (Not the least of these was that "verklempt" is more often spelled "fahrklempt."
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  • Wee Cute Knitting
    Lately, we've had a lot of pregnancies amongst the Interweavers, so there has been a frenzy of people knitting and crocheting wee cute things at meetings and in the lunchroom. My own Wee Cute Knitting consisted of baby hats. I started with a pink
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  • A Shrug of Your Own: The Basic Recipe
    Drop-Stitch Shrug So you have a cute little sundress, say, and you’re planning on wearing it out to dinner next week, but it gets chilly in the evening. You don’t want to completely cover up the neckline, because that’s one of the best parts of the dress
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