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05/20/2008, Vocabulary by
angel_crafter
Today's Word "vituperate"
vituperate \vy-TOO-puh-rate, -TYOO-, vi-\ (verb) - To find fault with;
to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or
abusively; to rate.
"The incensed priests...continued to raise their voices, vituperating
each other in bad Latin." -- Sir Walter Scott,...
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ot You Make Me Laugh! by
angel_crafter
*Speeding Excuses*
Philadelphia's Highway Patrol officers hear all kinds of creative
excuses that drivers give for speeding. Here are some of the officers'
favorites. By the way, none of them worked.
A man told the officer he was rushing to the hospital because had been
stung by a bee, and was...
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Making your own flowers videos download by
Annette
Hello,
A friend has made it possible for me to obtain all the videos on this
website http://www.qyf.com.cn/soft/ that is a business that teaches
flower making. In China it is an A-R-T! I have been able to make
flowers that are just awesome. We cannot post these to the web. They
can only be...
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psycho knitting by
Mystified One[_3_]
These are funny, but if we put our collective minds together, we can do
better!
http://www.sillybuddies.com/content/view/493/77/
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Thursday morning by
[email protected]
Went to the post and walked back, and saw a woman with a wonderful
colorfull SKIRT, it was made of triangles , each in a different color
and they all Fell like Bells downwards. Alas the woman when asked and
I had no common language, thus i pointed to the skirt ,made a
moovement with my hand as if...
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ot Thurs May 22, 2008 You Make Me Laugh by
angel_crafter
TODAY'S CLEAN LAUGH
*Getting Ready*
A man pacing back and forth glanced at his watch and yelled upstairs
to his wife, "Honey, are you ready yet? We're going to be late for the
costume party."
Shouting back, the woman replies, "For crying out loud, Ed, I've been
telling you for the last half hour...
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ot Thurs May 22, 2008 Vocabulary by
angel_crafter
Today's Word "sojourn"
sojourn \SOH-juhrn; so-JURN\ (intransitive verb) - To stay as a
temporary resident; to dwell for a time.
(noun) - A temporary stay.
"At times during this interminable sojourn, I might disappear for
hours on end; Sita would wake from her fitful slumber and find...
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mix Bamboo + wool ??? by
[email protected]
I saw in knitters that now you can get a mix of Bamboo
and wool , lovely ,,,, has anyone seen any other mixed of Bamboo
+ ?????
And of course Did anyone try it ???
mirjam
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Wow, this is pretty! by
Mystified One[_3_]
For those of you who love Moebus but want a new project, here it is!
http://www.catbordhi.com/documents/Quiver.pdf
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Summer of Socks 2008 by
LauraJ[_2_]
I don't recall seeing anyone post about this but forgive me if I just don't
remember. If anyone is interested in doing a sock knit-along with, oh, like
1000 other people this summer, then you might want to check out
http://zarzuelaknitsandcrochets.com/blog/?p=394. You do not have to have a...
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ot Friday May 23rd, 2008 Vocabulary by
angel_crafter
Today's Word "bombast"
bombast \BOM-bast\ (noun) - Pompous or pretentious speech or writing.
"Sain Flint decided not to run Amelia Lowell's bombast on the front
page. Instead, he put it on page three." -- Richard S. Wheeler,
'Flint's Truth'
Bombast comes from Medieval French bombace, "cotton,...
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Oyster Bag by
[email protected]
Hi Everyone,
I'm hoping someone out there can help me with a pattern for an 'Oyster
String Bag'.
20 years ago I made these bags (which resemble an oyster in that the
string bag is hidden inside the outer cover - about the size of the
bottom of a coffee mug) but have moved house twice in the...
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felted twill , felted crochet etc by
[email protected]
Some of my old woven pieces have been felted by mistake in the
washing machine. I also have some felted crochet and knitting , but if
you ask me which are the most interesting i would say the twills where
the warp and weft are of different colors !!!
mirjam
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knit a recatngle and ... by
[email protected]
Saw a woman who knitted a rectangle ,
the length of which is your measurement from waist over shoulder to
waist ,, the width is half your waist + 10 cm . knit in a rib
fold lengthway, measure your arm at armpit height , and leave enough
opening for your arm on both sides of the fold, se under...
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Waist Shaping Knitting Calculator by
[email protected]
Hi
Read about the new Waist Shaping Knitting Calculator at:
http://www.craft2style.com/C2SBlog/2008/05/knitting-calculator-for-shaping-waist.html
TRy it out at http://www.craft2style.com/WaistShapeCal.php
Your feedback appreciated :)
fyiC2S
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OT WOOOOOOOOO by
Mystified One[_3_]
I won I won I won I won I won!!!!
2 free tickets to see the new Indiana Jones movie! Could life get any
better? g
Maybe I'll knit during the show, keep this on topic... g
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Indiana Jones by
CHEX
Karen Allen will reappear in the new Indianan Jones film. She was the
girlfriend in the original film. In between this is what she has been
doing.
http://www.karenallen-fiberarts.com/home.php
Her stuff is lovely
Chex
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`wild ` flowes , can be used for ,,,,,,, by
[email protected]
Cast on some stitches, knit some short rows , pick up st where you
want cast off ,,,, play mix colors ,,,, make Different tiny bundles ,,
each will be a wild flower ,, now you can add a pin , applique them on
everything ,,, connect them with a net like crochet ,,,,,
mirjam
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Sunday morning by
Erin
Hej Gäng!
What's everybody up to this fine morning? Today is Mother's Day in
Sweden so Harri and I will go to his parent's house for a nice visit.
Yesterday I felted a red heart (using my Babylock Embellisher machine
and 2 shades of wool roving), added a bit of glitter to it, and glued
it to a...
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Armhole Shaping Knitting Calculator by
[email protected]
We have just released the a href="http://www.craft2style.com/
WaistShapeCal.php " alt="Knitting Calculator for Armhole
Shaping"Knitting Calculator for Armhole Shaping. /aThis is the
second of the Knitting Calculator series on Craft2Style.com.
The first a...
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