Category Archives: Reviews

Review: Mainstays 100% Acrylic Yarn

Posted on May 24, 2021 by civilwarrose5

If you aren’t aware, Walmart now has their own brand of acrylic yarn: Mainstays 100% Acrylic Yarn. I watched a review of it on the Bag-O-Day Crochet YouTube channel. She really liked it so I thought I would give it … Continue reading →

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Review: WristWidget (R) Brace

Posted on May 10, 2021 by civilwarrose5

WristWidget brace If you’ve followed my blog over the last several years then you know that I do a LOT of crocheting. What you don’t know is that I’ve also been suffering from wrist pain during most of that time. … Continue reading →

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3D Wooden Puzzles

Posted on March 28, 2021 by civilwarrose5

This year Jay’s mom gave him a gift that has ended up costing us quite a bit. It was yet another thing that once Jay started messing with he couldn’t stop. Have you seen the 3D wooden puzzles? This is … Continue reading →

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Ice Yarns Haul #3

Posted on July 3, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Looking at my crochet area you would probably suggest to me that I don’t need any more yarn for quite a while. After all, I haven’t used up all the yarn from my last Ice Yarns order. But here’s the … Continue reading →

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A Tammy Sweater for Chrissy

Posted on February 18, 2020 by civilwarrose5

I have a delightful friend, Chrissy. She has been stressed and under-the-weather since before Christmas. I feel bad that I can’t do more to help her out, but I thought that the least I could do is make her something … Continue reading →

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Yarn Review: Red Heart Unforgettable

Posted on February 11, 2020 by civilwarrose5

Recently I crocheted a prayer sweater for a friend who hasn’t been feeling well. I’ve already given her a couple of shawls, so that’s why I decided to crochet a sweater instead. I’ll write a separate post about this sweater … Continue reading →

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Review: Ice Yarn’s Batik Chunky

Posted on August 23, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I have been crocheting a cardigan for my sister using Ice Yarn’s Batik Chunky yarn. This is the first time that I’ve used this yarn so I wanted to write a little review for it. I am using the colorway … Continue reading →

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Review: Ice Yarn’s Pastel Cotton

Posted on August 16, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Pastel Cotton Recently I had been looking for reviews for another yarn from Ice Yarns, but couldn’t find many. So I decided that whenever I use one of their yarns I will give a review. Hopefully that will help somebody … Continue reading →

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Review: Wood Magazine – Sept 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Once in a while I like to review a recent issue of Wood Magazine in order to share some projects that I think are interesting. We received the September 2019 issue a few weeks ago and I was impressed. There … Continue reading →

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Review: Grizzly G0459 12″ Drum Sander

Posted on June 11, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I thought I would write a little review on the latest Grizzly product to enter our house. The Grizzly G0459 12″ 1-1/2 HP Baby Drum Sander Jay Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 stars This was a Christmas gift this … Continue reading →

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