Category: Knitting/Crochet
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Up Your Potholder Game
Up your potholder game with leather hangers! I wasn’t really happy with the look of the little hanging loop on my woven and crochet potholders. I planned on selling them and wanted a more finished look. I create leather accessories and have a lot of leather scraps. I try and run a zero waste studio,…
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Bucket Hats, My Latest Obsession
I’m not sure why I’ve become obsessed with making bucket hats especially since I don’t look particularly good in them. I tend to get bored with large or monotonous projects, so maybe the appeal for me is that there are so many styles and yarn variations available to keep my interest. After trying out many…
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The Eyes Have It
I have been obsessed with crochet eyes lately and finding the right look to create what I had in mind. I researched as many crochet eye patterns/photos as I could find and there are lots of great crocheters out there to learn from. I was very inspired by a granny square by @womanwalkingawire (check out…
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New Projects
I’ve started incorporating more leather into my work. I usually only use leather for details on my bags, but I decided to try making other things. I made these leather needle books with scrap leather and felted wool. I also made these loom tool pouches. I found it annoying that I constantly misplaced my scissors…
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My new obsession
I recently took the plunge into knitting, more specifically, machine knitting. I can crochet like a fiend and I even designed my own pattern, The Marengo Beanie, but I have never mastered knitting beyond the rudimentary basics. I crochet things for my Etsy shop, primarily beanies, but crocheting is not a fast process, so I…
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Spinning, Pt. 1: Art Yarn
It’s been spinning madness here at Casa Marengo Studio. I’ve had my Louet S17 spinning wheel for over a year and I have been limping along trying to learn to spin. A couple of months ago, I bought the Art yarn Flyer accessory and took an online core spinning class @HowToSpinYarn. Things finally clicked. So,…
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Time flies
Wow! I can’t believe it’s been months since I’ve posted. I think instead of writing a long entry I am just going to do a few photo posts of what I’ve been working on. It’s been a busy few months of scarves for a holiday sale and for gifts. The red one was for me…
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Post holiday?
Well, the holidays are over, but this elf is still in the workshop. I think I was overly ambitious in trying to make all my gifts and I am still working on a few. Unfortunately, I gave some away before photographing them, so no pix. 🙁 One of the gifts I am working on…