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		<title>Frugal Jewellery Designer: Buying Supplies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Making jewellery is one of my hobbies that I&#8217;ve had for the longest period of time and over the years, I have spent a lot of money on beads and other materials. What I do like about the hobby is getting a good deal on my supplies so I don&#8217;t pour all of my money [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2010/02/19/frugal-jewellery-designer-buying-supplies/</link>
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		<title>Blythe swap package (progress!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I signed up for a Blythe-related swap, send out date is March 1st. The theme was spring and the criteria that I imposed on the swap was that everything had to be handcrafted by the sender. I clearly have issues regarding what is considered to be &#8217;spring&#8217; though.
Item #1: Flower hat! Modeled by Belarus. Side [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2010/02/19/blythe-swap-package-progress/</link>
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		<title>Why I say no</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked by someone that I know to make them something. Actually, this person pointed to a hat that was in the window of a store (it was a knitted hat) and asked me if I could make something like that, but for less than what the store was asking for. I politely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2010/02/14/why-i-say-no/</link>
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		<title>In complete and utter shock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I recently checked on the stats on number of visitors and hits for the month of January 2010 and gosh, was I ever surprised!
In December 2009, I had a total of 28,589 hits. In January 2010, I had a total of 69,717 hits. That&#8217;s more than double in one month alone and since revamping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2010/02/06/in-complete-and-utter-shock/</link>
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		<title>Yarn Shopping Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love shopping for yarn. My yarn weight of choice is generally sport weight or worsted weight. I&#8217;ve been known to buy sock-weight and bulky though, on a whim. I have been guilty of buying yarn mostly because it happened to be on sale. Bad, I know. I&#8217;ve gotten better now! I only buy yarn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2010/01/19/yarn-shopping-tips/</link>
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		<title>Ruse &#8211; A Cloche-Inspired Crochet Hat</title>
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The Cloche originates from the 1920s and was made of felt for a form-fitting bell-shaped hat. While I was looking for a new hat pattern to try out, I couldn&#8217;t find one for a cloche that I particularly liked. They were either too bell-shaped or not bell-shaped enough, so I decided to try my hand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2010/01/09/ruse-a-cloche-inspired-crochet-hat/</link>
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		<title>Fibre Talk: Getting it wet and going at it hard</title>
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100% alpaca yarn, like the yarn shown above, has washing instructions on the yarn label. For this yarn, it is handwashing only in cold water. Gentle handwashing versus the washing machine can mean the difference between a sweater that fits and one that is suddenly several sizes too small.

What happens when you toss a knitted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2010/01/01/fibre-talk-getting-it-wet-and-going-at-it-hard/</link>
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		<title>2009 Crafts in Review</title>
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Here&#8217;s a selection of crafts that I&#8217;ve done in 2009, most of them are on this website.
Not pictured are approximately 30 pairs of earrings that I have not gotten around to photographing, maybe ~5 Blythe hats and another sweater, 2 scarves and the hat that I&#8217;m currently working on.
I wish everyone a happy new year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/31/2009-crafts-in-review/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Stars in your eyes&#8221; Earrings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a somewhat delayed post for the pair of earrings that I designed and gifted to a friend for her 20th birthday! It went along with the Crochet Ribbed Cowl and was packaged in one of the new butterfly boxes I got for jewellery packaging (super darling boxes, they&#8217;re marketed for wedding favours, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/28/stars-in-your-eyes-earrings/</link>
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		<title>2010 Crafting Goals</title>
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Try to use materials from my stashes (beads, yarn or fabric) &#8211; A.K.A. spend as little as humanly possible on craft supplies for the year &#8211; Exceptions to this would be &#8216;necessary&#8217; things like: wire (for making jump rings, eye pins, head pins, etc.), felt (for accents for amigurumis) and spools of thread (for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/27/2010-crafting-goals/</link>
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		<title>Seafoam Drift Scarf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Seafoam Drift Scarf was made for my mom for the holidays. She loves it! It&#8217;s a crocheted scarf in an open mesh pattern with a fringe added on. I&#8217;m toying with the idea of posting up the pattern for this. The open mesh pattern is really easy to do and it works up fairly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/25/seafoam-drift-scarf/</link>
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		<title>Crochet Ribbed Cowl</title>
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Difficulty Level: Beginner
Materials:
Bulky yarn (~150g)
6.50mm hook (US K 10.5)
Yarn needle
Notes:
I used Red Heart Cozy Wool (70% acrylic, 30% wool) in Windsor Blue.
Any bulky-weight (5) yarn should work fine. To keep the stitch definition showing, I recommend not using a novelty or chenille yarn for this cowl and I do recommend using a wool blend.
Abbreviations:
Ch &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/23/crochet-ribbed-cowl/</link>
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		<title>What is amigurumi?</title>
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What is amigurumi? Where did the word come from? How the %#*! do I pronounce it?
All very good questions!
Amigurumi is a Japanese word and encompasses knitted and crocheted toys &#8211; usually animals or human-like dolls. They generally have cute features (like big eyes), are made of yarn, stuffed with love (or polyester stuffing). Due to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/22/what-is-amigurumi/</link>
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		<title>Want free yarn?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Caron International is having a giveaway!
If you&#8217;re a resident of the US and you want some free yarn, all you need to do is send in 3 labels from the Caron Simply Soft lines and your address and you&#8217;ll get a free full-sized skein (not a sample size!) of NaturallyCaron.com Country yarn &#8211; you don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/16/want-free-yarn/</link>
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		<title>Blythe Slouchy Hat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This hat was done in 100% acrylic yarn (Red Heart Comfort Prints). I finished the large ball that I had bought when I first started learning how to crochet, back in 2006. The ball was 340g (12oz) and I had used the majority of it to make a book bag (my first crochet project, done [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/07/blythe-slouchy-hat/</link>
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		<title>Blythe Blue Sweater</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This sweater was done in Patons Purple Heather 100% wool. There was no colour name, all the label has is the dye lot and the day it was made: 26/11/1973. The yarn was from the stash that my mom had given me when I started knitting.
I made up the pattern as I went along, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/06/blythe-blue-sweater/</link>
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		<title>Blythe Sweater Dress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This sweater dress was done in sock-weight 100% acrylic yarn&#8230; I lost the label so I don&#8217;t know what brand it is (yet I somehow remember the fiber, whoot).
This was my first time attempting to do arm holes, and they will never be doing it this way again (I basically left holes large enough for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/06/blythe-sweater-dress/</link>
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		<title>Gnome Hat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For this hat, I used Patons Astra 100% acrylic in &#8216;Baby Pink&#8217;. It&#8217;s super soft and I have no clue where I got this yarn from. I did make some changes from the original pattern, but the general idea and construction is the same. I didn&#8217;t really understand the part regarding making the strap so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/05/gnome-hat/</link>
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		<title>Crochet vs. Knit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After recently teaching a classmate how to knit (it&#8217;s the first of December and she aims to knit a 6-foot long scarf, with tassels, for her boyfriend &#8211; and she wants it to be 30cm wide and expects that she&#8217;ll have it done by Christmas day, with only working on it for about half an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/12/01/crochet-vs-knit/</link>
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		<title>Current projects list (update!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In progress&#8230;
Gryffindor House Scarf (knit)
Been working on it for year plus, all the knitting is done! Made in 100% acrylic (Red Heart Super Saver and Bernat Satin) and I just need to tuck in all the ends, since I&#8217;m incredibly lazy and dislike tucking in ends on things. Intended recipient: myself (again).
Stolen Pi Stole (crochet)
Worked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://chelle-chelle.com/index.php/2009/11/27/current-projects-list-update/</link>
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