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15 (Mostly) Vintage Knitting Patterns for Baby Gifts

Almost all the babies I knit for are graduating high school, let’s take a nostalgic trip to the (now) vintage knitting patterns I knit for them!

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I made so many mistakes – here’s why I’m glad I did it anyway.

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Figuring out how gauge works in crochet, and how to get mine more consistent.

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One afghan knit, sixteen to go!

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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.