The Blog of Making Stuff

An old-school craft blog since 2022.

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The FOlio: The Truth about Knitting a Wedding Shawl

Wedding crafts are worth it if you stay focused on what YOU want them to be.

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Save yourself time and reduce data entry errors by learning the spreadsheet functions you need, when you need them.

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One afghan knit, sixteen to go!

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Stylesheets 201: How to use a style guide to make your pattern writing and proofing easier.

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How a free and easy to knit Knitty pattern sparked a chain of gifts right up to a key wedding moment.

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An origin story of sorts.

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I’m probably going to regret putting this in writing on the Internet.

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A great tool for knitting smarter, not harder.

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Or, how to finish a knitting project that’s become a slog.