tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014952.post8684690168369763142..comments2023-08-21T10:27:05.348-04:00Comments on Dirkey: Summer Contest!Dirkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420823812790173292noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014952.post-38551630516486674842008-06-06T11:40:00.000-04:002008-06-06T11:40:00.000-04:00This is a great idea, Dirkey. I will really need ...This is a great idea, Dirkey. I will really need to think on it and decide what I want to tackle.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164660762154673581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014952.post-43982864553292830872008-06-05T16:27:00.000-04:002008-06-05T16:27:00.000-04:00oh fun! And Dirkey is going to follow a PATTERN? w...oh fun! And Dirkey is going to follow a PATTERN? what what?<BR/>Seriously though, I know lots about following patterns due to my years of sewing lessons so let me know if you need me to interpret. <BR/><BR/>And the crochet animals are soo fun! You just need to follow the pattern and make sure your stitches are really tight so that the stuffing doesn't show through. (Use a smaller hook to get it tight.)<BR/><BR/>I gotta ponder what I want to challenge myself with...mama khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070909433011566246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19014952.post-6323527145553560482008-06-05T14:08:00.000-04:002008-06-05T14:08:00.000-04:00What a great idea!I think I just completed my firs...What a great idea!<BR/>I think I just completed my first 'new' thing...I entered a swap (hey, that was a first too!), and since I sent things that I wished for myself...and I wanted some handmade stitch markers....I got what I thought might work, no book-no pattern- just winged it, and made some! They turned out great, too. I thought for sure they'd be yarn-snaggy, that there must be special ways to twist wire, etc...but I winged it, and they aren't snaggy at all! I'm making tons to send out to the RAK group on Ravelry.Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322078210554452393noreply@blogger.com