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This red and grey rug will long be a reminder of the coronavirus lockdown and the simple tasks that made it easier.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Work of our hearts

Trying times like these mean small comforts can take you a long ways towards greater inner peace

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“When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open and love steps forth to heal everything in sight.” — Michael Bridge With COVID-19 hanging over the entire world like a depressing grey cloud, I am quite content
Elaine Owen, Grade 6 teacher at Miami School, holds the classroom’s pet angora rabbit that spends his 
days being patted and adored by students when they’re not knitting and spinning.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Wool studies help students see value of hard work — and generosity

Grade 6 social studies students at Miami School learn to card and spin, knit and crochet

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Angela Dyck and Alyssa Bruce think a little differently than most teen girls about clothing. They don’t take a full closet for granted. Earlier generations didn’t have one, and it took a long time to make anything to wear, say the two 12-year-olds at Miami School. “We have it much better than they did,” says
Create cosy rooms in your house this winter
Country Crossroads

Create cosy rooms in your house this winter

Try a few decorating changes to help get you through those long, cold months

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Winter will soon be upon us. Plan now for decorating changes that will get you through the cold months with warmth and comfort. A few updates are all you need to take you through the winter season. Warm fall colours and cosy textures are great additions to take you from summer to winter. This doesn’t
Country Crossroads

Teddies For Tragedies

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Eighty-five-year-old Mary Smith of Fisher Branch, Manitoba is one charitable and active grandmother, in spite of some life-changing obstacles. One year ago she suffered a stroke and she was no longer able to work in her large, well-tended yard and garden, and a broken wrist added to her forced inactivity. When Smith was told by
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Need A Centrepiece For Thanksgiving?

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This Autumn Table Ring will bring the colours of fall indoors and make a great centrepiece for the Thanksgiving dinner table. Materials: – 12x2x2-inch Styrofoam ring – Thin knitting needle, darning needle or skewer – 30 inches of 44-inch wide orange, yellow and black cotton fabric – Glass bowl – 3 floating candles Instructions: Cut
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Novel-Knit Scarf

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Here is a simple-to-make scarf which doubles in size and changes the appearance. It is knit in the round like a sock. Once you finish, the stitches you drop are pulled to make the lacy pattern. Materials: A ball of yarn and a set of four No. 10 knitting needles. Instructions: Cast on 30 stitches
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Simple-To-Knit Neck Warmer

Knit up a neck warmer to keep you cosy during the remaining days of cold weather. Materials: – 1 ball of knitting worsted yarn – Size 5 knitting needles Instructions: Cast on 60 stitches (child) OR 68 stitches (adult). K2, P2 to make turtleneck to desired length. Slip 30 stitches (child) OR 34 stitches (adult)
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Make a sealer ring trivet

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If you have lots of old rubber sealer rings in your canning cupboard, here’s a way to recycle some of them. I made this trivet for the Christmas turkey by using variegated Sayelle yarn in festive colours, but the choice can be as varied as the hot dishes under which you place these table savers.
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Knit up an easy afghan

Readers have been requesting some additional information on making Joan Popke’s afghan from the October 16 Crossroads. Joan says she used Size 6 round needles and cast on 192 stitches. She did the pattern six times and then changed colour and used three colours. Four sets of colours will make a 4×5-foot afghan.

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