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Shortrow Spiral

I like spirals – now I like rectangular ones, too ;-)
What I like especially at the short row spiral is the fact that you never have more stitches on the needle than the width of the stripes.
I can make it with normal double pointed needles (which I own in all sizes) and additionally I find the frequent back and forth less boring than knitting those immense long rows.
Here the spiral is part of an afghan but you can work it larger to make a (square) afghan from.
And personally I find the stripes a little too narrow, I’m sure that they can be knitted wider.
Well, let’s see.
;-)

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Shortrow Spiral
via: Shortrow Spiral

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Entries with the tag ‘Spiral’

Floral Letter Cliparts

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Doesn’t this ‘A’ look great?
And where the ‘A’ comes from, you can find muuuch more :)

I don’t know yet what I will do with it apart from very personal Birthday cards, but I’m sure that I’ll come up with some idea ;-))

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A, Floral letter
via: Clipart ETC

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Entries with the tag ‘card’

Woven Cord Bracelet/Watchband

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These bracelets are woven from parachute cord and somehow I find them really beautiful.

Actually it should be possible to weave them from a different, easier to purchase cord?!

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Woven paracord bracelet/watchband
see also Paracord bracelet

Wikipedia entry for ‘Paracord’

Bird from Plastic Straw

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The little bird looks cute, doesn’t it?

Well, perhaps something for the next party, perhaps together with the penguins and the swan.
Or am I cuckoo? ;-))

And if you don’t like this, you can definitely make other beautiful things from your drinking straw ;-)

Links:
How to Make a Bird out of a Plastic Straw

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Apple Swan
Penguin Hors d’oeuvres
Entries containing the word ‘drinking straw’

New Onions from Old Onions

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It may be overdoing things when you try to save on onions by growing new onions from old ones, but you never know what’ll happen ;-)

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Grow Onions from Discarded Onion Bottoms

Cold Porcelaine II

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I presented an air-drying clay that was called cold porcelaine before, here is another, similar cold porcelaine recipe.

I have absolutely to try it!

Links:
Cold Porcelaine (How to Make Cold Porcelain)

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Cold Porcelaine

Kaffe Fasset Stone Circles Sweater

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I’m always fascinated by items from Kaffe Fassett – and now I have even found a tutorial for his Stone Circles sweater!
After I’ve read the instruction I had to realise that – as beautiful as the sweater may be – I’d never have the patience to knit something of this kind.
Sigh.

Links:
Kaffe Fasset Stone Circles Sweater (Stone Circles)
There are more free instructions, also for patterns of Kaffe Fasset, e.g.
Spot Cushion – if you chekc the ‘Related Projects’ there you can find even more

Google image search result for ‘Kaffe Fasset’

Ping Pong Ball Lights

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I presented the plastic bottle light chain before, apparently you can do the same with ping pong balls – while you’re still collecting plastic bottles ;-)
Looks trendy, doesn’t it?

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Ping Pong Ball Lights

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Plastic Bottle Light Chain
Entries containing the word ‘plastic bottle’