The Blog of Making Stuff

An old-school craft blog since 2022.

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Procrastination Proof Crafts/The FOlio: The Best Valentine’s Day Gift I’ve Ever Made

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.

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Giving a fresh look to a 25 year old storage box, plus finding a fun way to display my sticker collection, all in one project.

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Part 2 of a two-part series exploring what scares knit and crochet designers the most about tech editing.

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Part 1 of a two-part series exploring what scares knit and crochet designers the most about tech editing.

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A series looking at tricky tech editing problems and how I solved them.