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Kerchief Cuties

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  Look at these two cutie patooties! That is Ollie laying down on the left, with Ramona standing on the right, and they are both gorgeous models for crochet bandanas! 😍My cousin, Linda, who is a regular here on Under Color Crochet, asked if I could make a few kerchiefs for her, like the one she saw on a friend. She sent me a picture, and of course, I immediately said, "Yes!" Actually, what I said was, "Thank you for giving me this awesome project so that I can dive in and go wild with colors!" 🤩 I had way too much fun making a whole party-pack of these kerchief cuties - playing with the color schemes, and modifying each one just a teeny bit to make all unique pieces. I absolutely love this free and easy pattern  because it is so perfect for kerchief mischief. 😁 Ramona and Linda, wearing matching kerchiefs. 😍 Metallic thread double strand - gorgeous. 😎 Yes, that's me, modeling one of the most embellished ones. I added regular fringe to the bottom edge, and...

State Fair masterpieces

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  I am so inspired by all of these amazing pieces! -  State Fair Masters  - Every picture in that folder, and here on this post, was created by a talented artist out there somewhere, who I don't know yet, but I sure do want to! Last night, Frank and I went back to the fair, just so that I could get pictures of all the items I gawked at last week but was too excited about my own two ribbons to take pictures. 😆 So, now this time through, I was more focused, and I gave each of these pieces the time and attention that they deserve. And, um, that's called crochet-nerd-stalking and geeky gawking. 😎 Well, I do have a bit of a history with that...and I am not ashamed. Here is last year, when I did the exact same thing: Crochet Gawking . 😍 Above are two incredible pieces that stopped me in my tracks. (And I do have to chuckle at the Lego items displayed beneath them. 😁) I stood there, staring at all that color, marveling all those stitches, just awed, for a good five minutes....