Tag Archives: Yarn

A.C. (No)Moore…

Posted on December 17, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I know that by now this is old news, but I felt like I needed to blog about it. If you haven’t heard, A.C. Moore is closing. ALL of their stores. ALL OF THEM. My sister is perfectly modeling the … Continue reading →

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How to Prepare to Crochet/Knit A Blanket From a Pattern

Posted on November 15, 2019 by civilwarrose5

There are a LOT of blog posts, instructions and YouTube videos about this topic, but perhaps I can put some of this in such a way that it might click for somebody. I am FAR from an expert on the … Continue reading →

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Warm Embers Cardigan – 9-13-19

Posted on September 13, 2019 by civilwarrose5

It’s amazing that all of this: Can turn into this: No, I haven’t finished it yet. I have a few more projects lined up so I will be happy when I CAN say that this is done. Since September is … 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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Ice Yarn Haul #2

Posted on August 9, 2019 by civilwarrose5

I have been very bad. In my quest to get the best yarn at the lowest price for a Christmas present I ended up ordering from Ice Yarns again. I had barely opened the last haul before I was once … Continue reading →

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Ice Yarn Haul

Posted on July 12, 2019 by civilwarrose5

In March I told Jay that I would not buy any more yarn until my birthday (in June). I’m not sure he thought that I could actually do it. It wasn’t that hard, though. Whenever I would get the urge … Continue reading →

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Yarn Organizing – Spring 2019

Posted on May 21, 2019 by civilwarrose5

Rain had been in the forecast for the weekend, but by Friday night the Weather Channel was telling me that there was only a 10% chance of rain. Great! I can spend all day Saturday trying to clean up this … Continue reading →

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A Yarn Spinner

Posted on July 24, 2018 by civilwarrose5

The last time I was at my parents’ house I found some yarn in my mom’s yarn closet that I thought would work for one of my Project Linus blankets. I brought it home, but it’s currently sitting in a … Continue reading →

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