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CATHERINE’S JOURNAL …from the studio

Confession time: I’m a serial blanket maker. I can’t flick past a pattern in a magazine or on Pinterest without wanting to make it, not to mention all the ones I dream up myself! This means that my home is full of handmade throws, and friends occasionally ask me to recommend yarn for crocheting a blanket. My initial answer is simple. Use any yarn that you love!

WEIGHT MATTERS

Back when I first began crocheting, I

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