The Aloha bag

The Aloha bag  Originally uploaded by melynda.huskey Here’s my latest bag–made with a wonderful aloha print which I have had kicking around for at least eight years, waiting for just the right project. Little Sunshine has claimed it as her own, and it suits her.
I’ll just call your attention to the yoyo with self-covered button [...]

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Friends

Here’s a set of knitted and crocheted friends who live in Tuxedo Boy’s room. The pirate, Captain Jack, is from a great old Jean Greenhowe bazaar knitting leaflet. The snowy owlet is my own design. The little cardinal is one of my first ventures into amigurumi. Squiddy is from an inspired pattern on Knitty.
They make [...]

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Albums With Which I Have Driven My Family and Friends Mad Over the Years

 
 Relics, Pink Floyd (1979)
Songs from the Woods, Jethro Tull (1982)
The Greatest Hits of Jeannette McDonald and Nelson Eddy (1984)
Flood, They Might Be Giants (1991)
Heart-Shaped World, Chris Isaak (1993)
Bachelor Pad Royale (1997)
Let’s Knife, Shonin Knife (2001)
The Milk-Eyed Mender, Joanna Newsome (2006)
¡Bailemos Tango! (2007)

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Someone You Know Needs This.

This link takes you to Hello Yarn, a truly fabulous site whose generous designer offers lovely free patterns, as well as cool yarn to buy. I have now made it 5 times. I expect to make a few more before I’m done. Three were straight-up pirate-y hats as designed. One was a [...]

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