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New Year's Craft-alutions

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Hello crafty peeps,

Just wondered what your New Year holds in terms of crafts.

Mine -

Knitting
Knit my stash down. Currently have just under 5 miles of yarn! Joined a stashdown group on Ravelry and feeling very motivated.

Sewing
Make various items - knickers, another dress, first quilts etc.
Also... I have signed up for a Clothes Making and Sewing course at college! I am very nervous but very excited about it.

What about everyone else?

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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    Not got many resolutions at all due to having no real time at the moment but I have joined Ysolda's kal so hopefully ill do that one. I've ordered the yarn and everything :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'm going to reach into uncharted territory this year with knitting and start doing some techniques that I haven't tried yet - cabling, intarsia, short rows, and some new stitches I haven't tried yet. I want to get crochet nailed and start on some of the masses of patterns I have for crochet.

    I brought a few bits of fabric from Ikea so I'm going to make a dress and a couple of skirts. I'm also going to try a bit of jewellery making - I bought a book last week and there was loads of techniques which gave me a bit of inspiration.

    I've got 2 bits of furniture to decoupage and paint. I'm also dying the covers of my new sofa to match the room, or making a huge throw for it. I'm working on making this house into a proper home - getting out all the family photos around the house, getting more art work on the walls and doing anything crafty to A) occupy me when I'm not well enough to do much and B) make the place look really like it's mine. And I need to make some birthday pressies for people.

    Does anyone fancy starting a craft swap?
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    *BananaMonkey**BananaMonkey* Posts: 5,462 Part of The Furniture
    I want to make a memory book for 2014.. not sure its craft related though

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    " And everywhere I am, there you'll be, your love made me make it through, oh I owe so much to you "
    " So I say thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing, thanks for all the joy they're bringing, who can live without it, I ask in all honestly what would life be? Without a song or a dance, what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me "
    '' It's a beautiful day and I can't stop myself from smiling "
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    There are huge sections of big craft shops like the unmentionable (hobbiecraft) dedicated to scrap booking, so its very much a craft!
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    *BananaMonkey**BananaMonkey* Posts: 5,462 Part of The Furniture
    Ooh cool. I have a memory/happy box but wanted to make a book. But I really aint the crafty type. I get bored easily with a lot of things.

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    " And everywhere I am, there you'll be, your love made me make it through, oh I owe so much to you "
    " So I say thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing, thanks for all the joy they're bringing, who can live without it, I ask in all honestly what would life be? Without a song or a dance, what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me "
    '' It's a beautiful day and I can't stop myself from smiling "
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    littlemissy wrote: »
    Not got many resolutions at all due to having no real time at the moment but I have joined Ysolda's kal so hopefully ill do that one. I've ordered the yarn and everything :D

    Me too! Deep pink Araucania Ranco :heart:
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    littlemissylittlemissy Posts: 9,972 Supreme Poster
    I love that yarn. It knits really lovely.

    I've gone for fyberspates vivacious. I'm not sure if I'm doing to do one or two colours. I love the idea of a "choose your own" path! Although I imagine that the amount of time I have for knitting will be minimal as we are (hopefully) moving house soon.
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