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Tag Archives: sea creatures
Creatures from the Deep.
This summer, after learning that one of our circle of friends was going to have a baby, a few of us decided to do the sort of thing that we do: collaborate on an ambitious handmade gift by long-distance (I’m in New York, the others are in Philadelphia). The project: a patchwork quilt. Since I’ve [...]
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Sashiko Octopus Sweater.
So here is a little more octopus love, this time in the form of an embellished sweater. This project, like just about everything I’m up to lately, is part of my Wardrobe Refashion pledge. I found the sweater, a basic minty green merino wool pullover, a couple of weeks ago at City Opera [...]
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Cephalopod Slippers.
This latest project grew out of my effort to make good use of my stash of yarn. And so, a skein of too-too-fuschia Cascade 220 has been transformed into a pair of felted slippers. This project also provided me with an opportunity to express my cephalopod love, reawakened during a recent visit [...]
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Salvaged Sea Creature Dresser.
This summer my husband salvaged an old dresser from a neighbor’s trash for me. This dresser sat, forlorn, on our porch until a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, when I at last turned my attention to it (mainly to make our porch look a bit less Sanford and Son-esque since family would be visiting). [...]
The Completed Quilt.