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undersea

"Undersea Tawashi Collection"

6 patterns, $4.50

flowers

"3 Flower Tawashi"

3 patterns, $3.50

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Thursday roundup – cute ways to give cash

Giving money as a gift, no matter how welcome, can be seen by some as the ‘lazy option’. But not if you use some of these cute ideas!

Diane at Pittypat Paperie shares a magic box of money, which should delight any lucky kid as a string of notes continues to come out of the [...]

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Saturday quickie - fold an origami kabuto (Samurai helmet)

Here in Japan, we’re getting ready for Boys Day on May 5th. Already, koinobori (carp-shaped banners) are starting to appear in front of households with boys in the family, traditionally one banner for each boy. The carp is a symbol of strength and perseverance, swimming untiringly upstream.

Another common symbol seen as a boys-day decoration [...]

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Berry Pie/Pi beret - free knit hat pattern

Happy Pi day! To celebrate 3.14  (that gives you a month’s knitting time ), here’s a pattern for a cute slouchy beret – a hat style that suits almost everyone – with the first 10 digits of pi encoded in bands of reverse stockinette.

An easy knit – skills required are knit, purl, increase (knit [...]

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