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Daffodil Washcloth in Cotton Scrubby-Video Tutorial

As we start the month of June we are moving in to the next month of the 7 months of Scrubby Campaign by Red Heart yarns. This month is featuring flowers. There are 6 great new patterns for you to make with the Scrubby line of yarns. Today I will…

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Edie Eckman presents Every Which Way Crochet Borders

Edie Eckman presents Every Which Way Crochet Borders Edie Eckman presents Every Which Way Crochet Borders was our featured guest today on Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Edie Eckman has her hands in many aspects of the fiber arts, teaching, writing, designing and editing. Her knit and crochet designs…

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Crochet Father’s Day Patterns

With Father’s Day just around the corner I wanted to share with you 8 FREE crochet Father’s Day patterns from Red Heart. Our dads do so much for us and support us in many ways. Many of us like to make something special for the fathers in our lives and…

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Tutorial for Easy Exquisite Cable Throw Knitting Pattern

Red Heart has a beautiful throw pattern that uses simple cables. Today I want to show you how to do the 4 stitch cable in the Exquisite Cable Throw Knitting Pattern. The classic knit cable pattern will never go out of style and is so comfy to wrap up with….

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Free Knit Lace Shawl Patterns

As we wind down on the Spring 2017 KAL with Red Heart I thought that I would share with you some of the other FREE Knit Lace Shawl Patterns available on Red Heart’s website. If you participated in the Textured Triangle Shawl KAL you learned some new things including simple…

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Amy Berman shares the Mother Bear Project

Amy Berman shares the Mother Bear Project Amy Berman shares the Mother Bear Project on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. A native of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Amy Berman is a graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia with a major in journalism.  She lived in the…

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Knit Golf Club Covers

Fair Isle on the Fairway by Marly Bird If you are new to color work, begin with the simple striped covers and then move on to one of the more detailed color-work patterns. By the time you have finished all three pieces, you will be a Fair Isle pro. Perfect your tension and technique…

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NEW Red Heart Scrubby Cotton Yarn

Red Heart has this amazing yarn that is perfect to use for making washcloths and dishcloths. The yarn that I am talking about is Scrubby. So many people love Scrubby yarn that Red Heart put together a 7 months of Scrubby Campaign to launch new Scrubby patterns just for you….

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Textured Triangle Shawl Knit-along Section 4

The Marly Bird Textured Triangle Shawl Knit-along  Section 4 is sponsored by Red Heart. *This post contains affiliate links. By clicking on these links a small portion of your purchase goes to support the blog. Thank you for your support.* Today Section 4 of the Textured Triangle Shawl video tutorial series has…

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How to Crochet the Shark Washcloth Scrubby Puppet

Scrubby is one of Red Heart’s most popular yarns. It is so popular that they have put together a campaign called the 7 Month’s of Scrubby. One of the many FREE Scrubby patterns available on Red Heart’s website is the Shark Puppet Scrubby. For those of you wanting to try…

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