Monthly Archives: September 2012

Guest Blogger: Craft Is Cool’s Allison Hoffman + Monster Plushies!

This year all three of my kids, for the first time, are in school. The littlest started kindergarten and we’re all still trying to get used to it. I miss my little friends at home! The upside, of course, is … Continue reading

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Technique Tuesday: How to Resize the iCover for Other Devices

Welcome to the first Technique Tuesday! Every week this month we’ll be bringing you a great new technique to make your knitting or crocheting easier. Today learn how to adapt the iCover by Vickie Howell to fit any device you own – phone, … Continue reading

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Kickstart Monday! iCover Digital Tablet Cozy!

It’s time for Kickstart Monday! Each week we’ll be giving you brand new quick and easy projects using just 1 ball of Bernat Softee Chunky that will get your needles and hooks off to a flying start. This week’s project … Continue reading

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Get to know: Care Wear Volunteers

Welcome to the first of an on-going series of interviews with designers, crafters and charitable organization leaders that I’ll be bringing you monthly, here on the Bernat Blog! As the recent founder of Purple Stitch Project, I personally am a … Continue reading

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Community Update

Yay!  It’s almost time for Fall!  The air is getting that crunchy, crispy feel to it again.    And there is a smell in the air telling us that cooler weather is on its way.   Pretty soon, it will be … Continue reading

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Free Hat Friday and a Bernat Softee Chunky Giveaway!

Welcome to the first installment of Free Hat Fridays! Every Friday this month, we’ll be bringing you a brand new exclusive hat pattern and a chance for you to win 3 balls of Bernat Softee Chunky to get you back … Continue reading

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Trendspotting: Crazy for Chevrons!

Here we are, exactly a year from the infamous Missoni at Target  stores (in the U.S.) launch; the tipping point for what has continued to be a collective, crazed enthusiasm for chevron print. It’s a bandwagon that I happily jumped … Continue reading

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