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ErinLane Bags special project shared by Lindsey Martin

ErinLane Bags special project shared by Lindsey Martin made for a HAPPY Friday edition of the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Lindsey and her mom were part of a knitting group, and when Lindsey lost an especially dear circular needle, she asked her mother to make her a carrier,…

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Corner-to-Corner Rectangle Using Half Double Crochet

Not too long ago I shared with you the corner to corner concept as a square using half double crochet, today I want to share with you how to do corner to corner rectangle using half double crochet. I just posted a brand new YouTube video to show you how to…

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Curls Two author Hunter Hammersen

Curls Two author Hunter Hammersen on Yarn Thing Podcast with Marly Bird was the perfect ending to a full weekend of holiday and internet shopping. Hunter Hammersen says she began her knitting career by accident. As a grad student she knitted for her own pleasure and once she got the…

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Yarn Review-Red Heart Sweet

If you watch my Facebook Live videos you will have seen the video I recently recorded about Red Heart’s NEW yarn. In the video I did a yarn review of Red Heart Sweet. This is a fabulous new yarn and I know you will just love it once you get your hands…

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10 Secrets to Perfect Planned Pooling in Crochet

Well, I’ve jumped in the deep end of planned pooling and I LOVE IT! Today I am going to share with you my 10 Secrets to Perfect Planned Pooling in Crochet. As many of you know, I published the BEST Crochet Tutorial Planned Pooling Video about  the technique a couple weeks…

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Mikey from The Crochet Crowd

Mikey from The Crochet Crowd made this a special episode of the Yarn Thing podcast.  The Crochet Crowd started in 2008 under just a quick hobby YouTube Channel, for a fun hobby that quickly developed into a go-to resource for Crocheters. Mikey continued to see how far it would go. In October…

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Corner-to-Corner Blanket in Half Double Crochet

Corner-to-Corner (C2C) blankets are a hot trend right now. I recently posted about my Snowflake C2C Blanket (a FREE pattern on Red Heart Yarn’s website) and today I am sharing with you the basics on how to make a corner-to-corner blanket in half double crochet. If you read the post…

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Holiday Snowflake Corner-to-Corner Blanket

When you look around at the current trends in crochet you will see two that are popping up all over. One is the Planned Pooling Argyle obsession and the other is Corner-to-Corner (C2C) Blankets. I had already designed a C2C blanket for Valentine’s Day, my Heart Throb blanket which is a FREE…

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Drop Dead Easy Knits with Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan and Kirsten Kapur

Drop Dead Easy Knits with Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan and Kirsten Kapur made for lots of fun on today’s Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird, like we can have at knit night, exploring great knits together. The three ladies took turns with sharing their background. Mary Lou Egan began…

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Amy Herzog says You Can Knit That

Amy Herzog says You Can Knit That, and goes to prove it with a new book by that name, sharing it with us today on the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird. Amy Herzog says she can’t remember a time she didn’t knit, it may have been in Kindergarten or…

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