How-To: Hexagon Pillow

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I've been addicted to English paper piecing with tiny hexagons lately, so I was happy to find this simpler piecing project at the Lark Crafts blog. Guest blogger Cynthia Shaffer uses nice, big hexies, which show off pretty fabric prints well. What a great way to dress up a plain sofa cushion!

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Source: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_hexagon_pillow.html

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How-To: Knit or Crochet a Dodecahedron

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This week's Math Monday over on MAKE had an awesome crafty bent.

If you knit, here's a stuffed, dodecahedral thing--I don't know quite what to call it--a toy, a pillow, a mathematical model? The shape is based on twelve 5-sided units like a dodecahedron. But they bump out, so the form is more like a small stellated dodecahedron. This was designed by Norah Gaughan, who provides instructions in this Berroco pattern.
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Source: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/how-to_knit_or_crochet_a_dodec.html

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Hall and Oates Throw Pillow

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I am not ashamed for loving '80s music as my previous posts on Lionel Richie crafts have probably confirmed (Halloween pumpkin? Serving tray?). I'm going to see Hall and Oates in Detroit tomorrow night so to celebrate, I found this fantastic throw pillow from Etsy user Stitchaline509. She embroidered "You're kiss is on my list" to a piece of vinyl - I'm pretty sure Daryl and John would approve and wouldn't mind having it hurled at them on stage tomorrow night...

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Source: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/06/hall_and_oates_throw_pillow.html

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