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Crochet- Standing Up- Seaside FL Sidewalk
Seaside FL (no I am not there now, from the archives) You know how difficult I find street photography. These women didn’t notice me and my camera. Here’s what I saw…… A couple of women and some...
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Master Craftswoman of Crochet in Porec, Istria
Matthew Contributed to the People at Work Series Photo Credit: Matthew S. McGrath Porec, Istria, Croatia. Summer 2008. While visiting Matthew we drove to Istria from Zagreb and had many adventures....
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Suzanne Creates Upcycled Sweater Scarves
Upcycled sweater scarves! Talk about transformation. I never really knew the word UPCYCLED but that’s the term. Makes sense. These two scarves were created by my friend Suzanne from a couple of...
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Get in on Knit the Bridge Project NOW! Deadline is June 1st.
My friend Ellen sent me an email about the Knit the Bridge project. You know how we Pittsburghers feel about our bridges. The Knit the Bridge project is a YARN BOMB thing planned for the Andy Warhol...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
Pattern. This week I actually took a few photos to respond to the weekly challenge instead of sifting through the archives. It was a wonderful Mother’s Day with an unexpected trip to meet the family...
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Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Toys
I follow a blogger from South Africa at Sonel’s Corner and you may have read some of her lovely comments on my blog. She hosted Flat Ruthie and introduced FR to the Vervet Monkeys . You can see...
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Knit the Bridge is All Over the News
I went to a Knit-In this morning. You might have seen the Knit the Bridge project on or in the news. Start time was at 6AM and was to go to at least 6PM. I got some coffee and grabbed a chair and a...
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My Grandmother Made This Too
Back home from Thanksgiving holiday break and thinking about being out of the traffic and home, safe, keeping warm. Getting ready to start a new school week and wondering how it got to be...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Community
Community. Community. Communities. Swim Team Community- Columbus Ohio Bocce Community in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh Baseball Community- PNC Park Zion Apostolic Community- Christmas dinner Monroeville PA...
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Here Comes the Bride Doll – Vintage Crochet
Do you have a doll with crocheted clothes, right on its body? Marlene’s cousin made many of these bride dolls and I photographed hers when we were in Hardy. Virginia, There is a 1951 pattern available...
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Donna’s Grandmother Anna b. 1884 Crocheted a Doll’s Dress and Donna Crocheted...
Today after school I went to visit my friend Donna. She had commented that she had a doll collection when she saw the post of Barbara’s dolls last week. I asked her if I could come over and...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: intricate
Intricate. Complicated or detailed. Photographed by iPhone specifically for the challengeFiled under: Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: afghan, cotton, crochet, dandelion, embroidery,...
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Crazy Fun- Mermaid Tails, Sharks and Karaoke, Xmas Sweater Selfie and Family!
Froo Froo Marlene has been crocheting for months. Hand work takes time Her efforts paid off though cause the grandkids (who all swim for Ohio State Swim Club) were excited to receive their aquatic...
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Handmade Lace and Toile du Juoy
Thursday afternoon, my friend Barbara showed me a pretty pillow she had made at Alterations Express. She used fabric from her mother. her grandmother’s handmade lace and her special pillow. When I saw...
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Pop des Fleurs -Pittsburgh- Guest Blog
My friend Roberta saw this colorful display in front of the Carnegie Library in Oakland and sent me these photos. I didn’t get to see them in person but I’m pretty sure I saw some blooms being created...
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McKeesport Library -Knit in Public
World Wide Knit in Public Day–Better living through stitching together! McKeesport Library hosted a Knitting in Public event Saturday June 18th and I drove over the Monongahela River and back to...
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Maura in the Mirror
Mirror is the Weekly Photo Challenge so I’m interrupting the Northwest Vacation Series to post my favorite mirror photo. Maura is going to be eight come November- her baby photo makes me smile. Time...
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Mi Placita Mexicana- Main Street -Omak WA
“Un Poquito de Todo” We were shopping for spices. I photographed this wall of beautifully colored thread for crochet and embroidery. The owners showed me a religious blessing ornament made with the...
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Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday may evoke nostalgia Filed under: Photography, Wordless Wednesday Tagged: Button collection, button jar, buttons, crochet, doily, Homer Alaska, Homestead, jam jar,...
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Yarnbyrds: A Gourmet Yarn Truck
My son-in-law James saw a story about a yarn store on wheels. Here’s the clip on Columbus television. YARNBYRDS,LLC THE YARN TRUCK James knows I like to knit and enjoy good yarn so this morning he...
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