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Acrylic yarns, the good, bad and the ugly, and some vintage crochet afghan patterns

Your weak points are your strengths run amok . This is especially true for acrylic yarns. But it goes both ways. Good or Bad?  You decide…. Indestructible = Still in use after 30 years, ah the memories, and now we can resale them as vintage Wide range of colors = Not always good color choices, or remember what we thought looked good together, arugh…. Scratchy and cheap = great dish scrubbies, and car window bug scrubbers Machine wash and dry = Hey, spill on it, abuse it, like Mike Tyson says it’s asking for it Non-allergenic = no animal fibers, unless you get a wool blend Can be blended with any natural fiber = results in the best of both worlds I was recently at a family members house and saw an afghan that I had crocheted when I was in collage. (yes it was till surviving, although in rather a sad pilly form). I learned to crochet in grade school, but didn’t start making afghans until I was in high school. My first was a country blue one, in a ripple stitch. I ha

The hat worn by Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn as she won the gold medal in Vancouver at the 2010 Olympic Games

I've been wondering if someone has this pattern! When Lindsey won the gold, we were all excited. As knitters we were glued to the screen, looking at her hat! Sorry pattern is not longer available due to Olympic committee see link if you want more info http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-22/why-the-u-dot-s-dot-olympic-committee-cracked-down-on-a-knitting-group http://picasaweb.google.com/belgianwaffle/Waffleknits#slideshow/5440351034956179602 Thanks to belgianwaffleknit at My Waffle House blog we can now knit that cute hat worn by Lindsey Vonn! Ravelry link here Check out her blog Now go knit your hat, even if you don’t ski! Technorati Tags: Lindsey Vonn ski hat pattern link , olympic 2010 Lindsey vonn hat pattern , olympic 2010 knitted ski hat pattern

Wouldn't you like to be knitting here....

2010 Olympic Light Display- Vancouer , originally uploaded by RhondaVancouver . 2010 Olympic Light Display- Vancouer I'm sitting here knitting on my olympic reindeer/moose hat pattern by by Helena Bristow , see ravelry for free download! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olympic-reindeer-hat Enjoy the games, and get your knitting out!