Hopping along the knitalong trail...

Need some adorable crafty projects for the Easter hop-a-long?  No problem.  Check out these cute free patterns.

Visit Craftbits.com for an array of Spring and Easter craft projects. 

The Plushie - Miss Felti Rabbit and the  Knitted Long Legged Easter Bunny caught my eye. 

Spring 2012 Knit Simple.  Buy online or at your local yarn or craft store.

I had a chance to look at KnitSimple this weekend.  If you love quick and easy scarves for the season, you won't want to miss this issue!  You'll enjoy color, color, and more color.  There's also the latest pattern for the VickieHowell knit along for April, A Triangle Wrap which is the first in a series of KALs.  You can join in the fun on Facebook at Stitch Rock Knitalong and on Ravelry (Stitch Rock Love Group .  You'll get great tips, help, community and see all the pretty pretty wraps.

Monday on with your bunny attitude and keep your knitting needles on alert.

Margaret (riding on an uplifted mood filled with color today)
 

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Spring Delights

Are you looking for a Spring project for yourself or the family?  Here's a round up of crafty and knitty delights for you...

Top Spring Projects at FaveCrafts (right hand side of page) AND
19 Decorative Front Door Wreaths for Spring at FaveCrafts

CraftGossip offers a variety of DIY projects.  Pick your favorite crafting sections (left hand side of page) and go!  Set up your own gallery and share.  It's fun and free.

Craftbits also has a variety of projects to enjoy.

CreatingTheHive is filled with crafty surprises, giveaways, inspiration and a Spring Challenge. Begin your journey here.


Cool2Craft Network is exploding with crafty goodness with how to projects from leading crafters.  Connect from  facebook  or through the website.  Don't forget to visit the market!

Explore the possibilities...and keep your knitting close.

Margaret (knitting through the rainstorm)

Rachel-Marie's adorable kitty shoes - I miss her shop.

 

Category Five Crafting!

Sweater Back Knitter Kitty Lover Shoes from KnittyDirtyGirl on Etsy

Today's project central here and the challenge is upon us! Holiday projects, new patterns for my shop, margknittinaround, a new KAL with knittydirtygirl group on Ravelry and it's full blown knitting and crochet frenzy. Toss in a few charity projects and you've got a category 5 hurricane of swirling knit and crochet projects. Ok, enough of the drama...deep breath! Are you still with me? Fantastic!

Here are some crafty items just perfect for the Thanksgiving season and absolutely no turkeys were hurt in the making.

LionBrand knit, crochet and crafty goodness.

Crafts, history and more on about.com for you and the kids.

AllFreeCrafts has a variety of seasonal crafts for you.

CraftBits has an adorable PolymerClay PumpkinBead project which makes a great stitchmarker.

Thanksgiving Place Cards project from CraftStylish will come in handy for the family/friends gathering.

That's it for now-happy crafting! Breathe deep and enjoy the season.

Marg (clicking the heels of my new Sweater Back Knitter Kitty Lover Shoes three times and making a wish! )

Daisies, Sunflowers and Tweets Today

Are you a big ole Twitter fan? Find your fingers texting updates at a maddening pace? Well, here's a twitterly item that you might want to make for yourself or fellow tweeters.

Check out this project - Glass Tile Pendant from CraftBits.





Also, from Craftbits...knitted Daisy Cushion or Sunflower to brighten your day.

Thank you CraftBits!...and thank you for giving up prime knitting, crocheting or crafting time to visit this blog ;)

Marg getting her craft on early today.

KAWABUNGA! IS THAT YOUR CREATIVE GROOVE?

Knit/Crochet/Craft are words and works to live by around here.

Messy? - Maybe

Time consuming? - Sometimes

Worth it? Absolutely!!!



Busy parents/knitters/crocheters/crafters and all 'round fabulous folk will find inspiration on CraftBits and Parents Connect. Plenty of patterns, activities and tips for hardworking families that want to recycle, reuse, get their creative groove on and share with their children and community. Here's to one big crafty universe ')
KAWABUNGA!

Marg (surfing the net to find cool craft sites for dudes and dudettes)

Visit me on Twitter! Margknittinaround on Etsy, Knit1fortheRoad.com