Author: Valerie Baber Designs
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Mom & Me
Happy Mothers Day to all of you! Thank you my dear daughter for being such an amazing person. You too are strong and determined with a heart of gold and so much more. An amazing and wonderful daughter!! It is a true pleasure being your mom! 🙂 You Rock!!
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Architecture in Crochet Project – Exeter Cathedral Stone tracery #3
Architecture in Crochet Project – Exeter Cathedral Stained Glass Window with Stone Tracery part 3. With a 3 D effect in the crochet I have added some shading and depth to this beautiful window. I have used two different techniques to achieve this look one style on the frame of the window and another on…
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Elegant Lace Poncho – Architectural Inspiration
The Elegant Lace Poncho style garment with an Architectural Inspiration is one of my latest creations. As I continue to expand my inspiration from Architectural features and buildings of the past I keep wanting to try bigger and bigger pieces. Each time I finish a new piece I feel new ways to create the next…
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Midnight Garden Shawl – Second version
The Midnight Garden Shawl – second version. I was asked by a customer if I could make her one of my Midnight Garden Shawls which was one of my first free form type shawls. I don’t usually keep notes or pattern write for my free form style pieces so that I can keep them…
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Happy New Year – My first new scarf design for 2015
Happy New Years to all of you. I just finished, literally, my first new scarf design for 2015. Last year I decided to make the first scarf design of the year for myself to start the year and give myself a bit of a bonus for all the work I did in the previous year.…
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Interview with HanTV and the Alberta Craft Council
Watch the online interview with HanTV and Claire Seo, the Alberta Craft Council and Tom McFall and myself at Thank you HanTV http://www.hantv.ca and the Alberta Craft Council http://www.albertacraft.ab.ca for asking me to be a part of this wonderful opportunity. It truly is appreciated that you have given me another opportunity to try something new both…
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Years
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!! I wish this to all of you (a little late on the Christmas part). Hope you are all having a wonderful time with family and friends. The weeks before Christmas I was busy designing a few new pieces, orders and a TV interview with Breakfast Television in Edmonton and…
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT…At the Alberta Craft Council Gallery
I wanted to thank the Alberta Craft Council Gallery for giving me the opportunity to be the Artist Spotlight this month at such an amazing venue. You can see more about the Artist Spotlight here: http://www.albertacraft.ab.ca/artist-spotlight/ I appreciate this wonderful opportunity to spread my wings and design something new this year. It may not be…
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Hot off the Press (Needles)…New Architectural Crochet Scarf
Hot off the press, or needles in this case. Just finished this new addition to my Architectural Collection that I am busy preparing for the Artist of the month at the Alberta Craft Council in December http://www.albertacraft.ab.ca Thank you Alberta Craft Council for asking me to be part of this wonderful opportunity in December. I…
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FREE KNITTING PATTERN: Coffee time Cowls
FREE KNITTING PATTERN: The Coffee Time Cowl pattern includes 2 different cowls that are easy to knit and perfect for gifts and more. Quick knits perfect to work on during your coffee break or a moment of the day you wish to relax and enjoy knitting something new for yourself or those you care about.…
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