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Knitted Gems Designs & Crafts

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I started this blog to rant and rave about my daily knitting adventures and my knitting designs.

Added on: Apr 25th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Marie Haigh
Listed in: Knitting
Tags: knitting pattern knit patterns knitted

Recent Posts

The 5 Cent Tour

Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 16:08 in family

The room isn’t done, which is why this tour is only 5 cents. Yet, I couldn’t wait to show off all that has been accomplished. Before photo: And now? Well, this is what the backside of the panel doors look like now. The front of the door...
5 Cent Tour Coming Soon

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 07:28 in family

It’s almost done! The walls are receiving a 2nd coat of paint today. Hopefully by weeks end, I’ll be able to give you a sneak peek into ‘lil Elizabeth’s room. This is a post from Knitted Gem’s blog, authored by Marie Haigh....
Elizabeth’s First Dress and Bunny

Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 in family

Last night, while watching the Phillies win Game 5 of the World Series, I finished Elizabeth’s 1st dress. This pattern required a lot of hand stitching, specifically slip-stitching. Due to this fact, a month had passed between when I had cut ...
Card Overflow

Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 09:51 in cards

My card system is starting to implode from my recent and not so recent card-making marathons. The collection of cards for this year’s and next year’s birthdays no longer fits into 1 organizer. Recently, I had to buy a 2nd one. The car...
Not a Match

Posted on Thursday October 22nd, 2009 at 11:22 in my knitting designs

I crossed my fingers and went with my gut instinct. It didn’t work out. Clearly the mohair yarn is not from the Tapis colorway. Tamsie was right; Tapis is too dark. Yet I can’t find another colorway in the entire Parisienne color...
Running out of Yarn Again

Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 10:38 in family, my knitting designs

Why do I always get myself into these situations? You would think that I would learn. But noooo. I have once again knit myself into a corner. According to my original design (partially stolen from EZ’s Pi Shawl pattern), I’m supposed to...