Feb
8
Make this cute little envelope with some red/pink/white wool you have on hand and pop it into the washer and dryer with your next load of laundry. Then, stuff a sweet note to your sweetie, a gift certificate for your…
Feb
8
To win this book and its companion Making Eyelash Crochet Leis, follow the rules posted below and answer this week’s question:
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PATTERN ONLINE USING EYELASH YARN?
Kindly post a picture or link so we can all take a look…
Feb
6

Since the name I drew first did not result in an actual winner as the writer never contacted me, I’ve decided to go ahead and draw another name from that first month’s entries. So, the new winner of the Crobots…
Feb
2

Last Friday, I announced the winner of the first Blogtest contest. In the rules, it states that the winner must contact me within 48 with snail mail information so that I can send the prize – OR the item will…
Feb
2
Some quickies (pardon me) for Valentine’s Day:
http://creativeyarnsource.com/heart.pdf
A cute bookmark – which you might want to add a pretty bead or two rather than the tassel:
http://crochet.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://members.tripod.com/~lhamm/heartbk3.htm
These are almost too cute for words – if you don’t have the bead eyes on…
Feb
1
This month, you can win TWO BOOKS!
The one pictured above, Making Eyelash Crochet Leis 2 and the first book in the series, Making Eyelash Crochet Leis.
These books are by Coryn Tanaka and May Masaki and were published in 2004 –…
Jan
31
I’m always on the lookout for what’s new in the online world of crochet. A couple sites have really made some improvements/updates that are worth checking out.
First, on Craftbits.com itself, we now have free videos of crafts, including a couple…
Jan
29
Angie on January 18, 2010 9:28 am Edit This
I love this one: http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/
This was the winning entry – drawn completely at random from the over 200 entries! Way to go, Angie!
Email me (jdwln320@gmail.com) with your snail mail address and I’ll get…
Jan
29
I ran across this retro beauty recently and decided to look around for other headbands. Wish I could wear the darn things, but I can’t. I have two good friends who wear headbands every day. One of them, Lori, would…
Jan
27
For many of us who surf the web in search of crochet blogs and patterns, we find that many of the most wonderful sites are in languages other than our own (English for me). Even if we know someone who…
Jan
25
Fourth week of January, 2010. Want to win a copy of this book?
If so, please post an answer to this question, following the contest rules posted below:
WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE CROCHET TEACHER? (YES, IT CAN BE YOU, YOURSELF!) Kindly post…
Jan
22
I love to crochet pretty things, but sometimes we need to make practical things, don’t we? Recently, I’ve run across a few ingenious little goodies. Here they are. Let me know if you have a variation or improvement we should…
Jan
21
At the last meeting of the St.Louis Crochet Club, we had our usual Show ‘n Tell – my favorite part of the evening. Rita, one of our members who both crochets and knits, admitted to not having much to show…
Jan
21
A recent article about a dispute between a crocheting college football player’s right to sell or give away his team-colored caps and scarves created quite a stir. Since I have an inside line to an attorney, I asked his opinion. …
Jan
20
Belts are back! Have you seen the latest fashions? Many are belted or have belts added to a layered look as an accessory. They must be fashionable because my daughter has finally asked for something crocheted – a belt! This…
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