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

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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!

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When the yarn and the pattern just don’t match up as well as you envisioned.

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Or: how to manage a knitting project over multiple years and long pauses and learn a new technique in the process.

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When picking a completely different yarn works …and when it doesn’t.

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In support of Doctors Without Borders /Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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In support of Doctors Without Borders /Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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In support of Doctors Without Borders /Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)