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Thursday, May 05, 2016

Knitting & crochet on FB and blogbland

By emy Thursday, May 05, 2016
FB has taken over blog land for the last couple of years as it's often much easier to post a photo and write a short commentary; then say it's a post done. (You can find us here.) But we do know that customers do look forward to an[...]

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Monday, July 21, 2014

Under the radar

By emy Monday, July 21, 2014
If you have been following our FB page, you would know that The Handiworks is still very much well and alive. We are just bummed that time is just a scarcity these days (and it's not just us) and so FB posting just became the de-factor operandi until[...]

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Resuming blogging soon...fingers and (toes) crossed

By emy Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Some of my customers have been bugging me to update this blog. They say they missed the fun and action -- I am no wordsmith but it sure feels nice to be appreciated. <grin> You see, there has been lots of activities and action where the lessons of[...]

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Before 2012 sneaks away

By emy Tuesday, December 11, 2012
We want to thank all our customers for their great support! Your incredible patience when it comes to signing up and taking previous time to attend our previews. And most importantly, your persistence in mastering the craft and creating lovely thoughtful pieces. For those of you wanting to[...]

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Never seen before FO

By emy Tuesday, July 24, 2012
...On this blog, that is.  Sorry for the silence. We've been having way too much fun making new friends and whipping up fantastic projects! Often, we blog way too much about the starts, the journeys and miss out the critical finished project photos. Here's one knitted and modelled[...]

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Wedding items; knitted and crocheted

By emy Thursday, May 17, 2012
We noticed that some visitors routinely come upon our websites when they are looking for knitting or crochet wedding ideas. Since we have created several items surrounding the wedding theme, we figured it's time to pull and collate everything we have in a post so that visitors can[...]

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Crochet prep for a baby's arrival (part 5 - end)

By emy Tuesday, March 20, 2012
When she managed to get this going, she just added casually.... "Why not a crochet version?" And so, she brought along another pattern. To ensure she knew how to follow the instructions when she got home, we went through all the crochet symbols necessary.  There were some areas[...]

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Knitting prep for a baby's arrival (part 4)

By emy Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The next project in line was a baby cardigan, right after the completion of the following: baby cap   baby booties baby blanket  Upon casting on and knitting for several inches, Jasmine was surprised to find the baby cardigan way larger than she preferred. She likened it to be[...]

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Monday, February 06, 2012

A knitter's revelation

By emy Monday, February 06, 2012
When Katherine decided to join us, she did it with trepidation.  It's not due to fear of the unknown, as she has been knitting for 2 years. But rather, she felt uncomfortable doing a transition from her ex-knitting instructor to us. So she's requested not to be photographed[...]

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