Category Archives: Crochet

We're turning into Knit Wits!!!

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Just Jackie

For those of you who may have followed my crochet blog, (which was recently merged with this one), you know my plight about learning to knit. Well, Flower Picker has been pretending to knit with two pencils… no yarn – … Continue reading →

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This week, so far…

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Just Jackie

This week was a 1/2 day school week.? We have a two-day assembly this weekend, and I always like to sew new things for the girls and I to wear.? I made myself a skirt and shirt (that’s a first … Continue reading →

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Sew N Show

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Just Jackie

I wanted to show off the dress-up dresses I made for the girls last month. Nothing fancy, but they don’t seem to care! 🙂

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Crochet is NOT a hobby!

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Just Jackie

It’s a skill! I was watching an old episode of Knit & Crochet Today and there was an interview with Nikki Epstein.? She made the comment, “Knitting isn’t a hobby; it’s a skill!” That rang bells for me.? It’s true.? … Continue reading →

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The coolest idea ever!!

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Just Jackie

Loitering online -that’s what I call “surfing”.? Surfing requires some sort of skill or strategy – loitering is clearly just hangin out somewhere with no real purpose, and that’s how I internet. Anyway, as I was loitering, I stumbled onto … Continue reading →

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Stone Soup, Anyone?

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Just Jackie

A friend of mine, who works at our local library, is reading the book, Stone Soup, to a group of small children. She said she?d love to have props on hand as she read the story, so my son and … Continue reading →

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