The Blog of Making Stuff

An old-school craft blog since 2022.

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Help! My Knitting Smells Like a Campfire!

Channel your inner Douglas Adams and DON’T PANIC – this problem is easier to fix than you might think.

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

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One afghan knit, sixteen to go!

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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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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.

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Every attempt to knit and crochet an entire book’s worth of afghans starts with a single fan and feather triangle.

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The “How it Started” part of the story.

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Custom socks without a pattern are easier than you think!