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Finished Friday ~ Crib & Mattress

Crib Sometime ago I found a darling doll crib on Craigslist. It was within my price range so it came home to live at my house. My idea of a Victorian crib was of black iron, not the gold color that it had been painted. My idea was that it would be of iron. One… Continue reading Finished Friday ~ Crib & Mattress

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Workbasket

Dolly Dearest 9 inches I really don't have large blocks of time that I can devote to working on this project. That shows in the length of time that it has taken to make the progress that I have since starting this project. Last time we chatted about this project I had made considerable progress.… Continue reading Workbasket

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Finished Friday – Bees

Bees Dress #1 On July 11, 2022 I saw the pattern "Bees in the Thistles Dress" by Bridget Pupillo for Knit Picks. It was WAY-TO-CUTE! I HAD to have it!! I ordered it that very day. It was the perfect dress to knit for my grand-daughter's first birthday, on August 27th. I had plenty of… Continue reading Finished Friday – Bees

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Workbasket

Weekly works in progress: Dolly Dearest Measuring from cast on edge = 7.25 inches Measuring from beginning of plain stockinette section = 5.5 inches I've been making it a point to work on this project whenever I get a chance. I knew that I needed 10 inches, but I'd forgotten where I was supposed to… Continue reading Workbasket

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Workbasket – W.I.P.s

This week's works in progress Just over a month ago I shared updated progress on many of these projects. Some of these projects have wonderful forward progress and some are frustratingly stalled or in backward motion, this being a side "benefit" of new and improved knowledge, especially if the project isn't completely finished. Although I… Continue reading Workbasket – W.I.P.s