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Feb

28

Where do YOU buy yarn?

February 28, 2007 | 38 Comments

Stock Photo of Historic Yarn Shop
Where do you buy yarn? With all the rumors flying about Wal-Mart closing its Fabric/Crafts/Yarn Departments, many people are complaining that they will have no local source of yarn and other craft supplies.
I live in a large metropolitan area where we have quite a number of stores for buying [...]

Feb

27

Strips OR Squares - What Motif Suits You?

February 27, 2007 | 3 Comments

Would you carry a sign that said ‘Strips for Yarn’? Not!!
MAM (above)
Those MAM (mile a minute) translate to Mile a Millenium for me! I just can’t get into them. I like the look and always fool myself into thinking that I’ll have a portable project if I just crochet one strip at [...]

Feb

25

MAGAZINE REVIEW - CROCHET TODAY!

February 25, 2007 | 5 Comments

I have a new FAVORITE crochet magazine - Crochet Today! I have just purchased my third issue of this great, new mag. It’s full of wonderful patterns and great, full color photos. There is a wide variety of patterns, too. Not just garments or just toys or just potholders as so [...]

Feb

21

LITTLE GIRL’S PURSES - FREE PATTERNS

February 21, 2007 | 6 Comments

Wish I had a pattern for this Gymboree bag. Think I can figure it out? I’d change the colors to match a pretty little dress.

Since I finished the butterfly poncho for Peytan, I began thinking about cute little girl’s patterns for this Spring. What little girl wouldn’t love to have a special [...]

Feb

18

RECTANGLE PONCHO PATTERN DESIGN HELPERS

February 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I honestly do not know where this dimension chart originated. If it’s YOURS, please let me know so I can give credit where credit is due! It is not my original work, but I’ll take a chance and share it with all of you because it was simply emailed to me some time [...]

Feb

17

PEYTAN’S PONCHO

February 17, 2007 | 7 Comments

Here’s a little number that I worked up for the only grandchild of a dear friend. I wanted her to look like a butterfly princess on her first birthday. The poncho is a simple two rectangle version made with RH worsted weight yarn sewed together to create the poncho. (The rectangles [...]

Feb

16

I’M A SUCKER FOR STARS……..

February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

There are some shapes that just appeal to me more than others. Stars are one of those shapes that I find particularly appealing. They come in all styles from very traditional to extremely whimsical. They all look good to me. I have several star necklaces - costume jewelry. They go [...]

Feb

16

My First Sweater - Addendum

February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Here’s the link to Kim’s pattern that I omitted in my blog. Sorry, Kim!!
http://www.crochetkim.com/patterns/adultjiffy.html
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Feb

15

MY FIRST SWEATER

February 15, 2007 | 6 Comments

Neck & Front Detail. Love those buttons!

My mom and her ’special’ sweater.
Pattern is from Kim Guzman ‘Jiffy Cardigan’.
http://www.crochetkim.com/patterns/adultjiffy.html
Here is a picture of my first ‘real’ sweater! This one is a special one for me as I made it for my 84 year old mother who is cold ALL the time. Mom [...]

Feb

13

ALL SNOWED IN - CROCHET BLOG SURFING

February 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I awoke today to a white out! That’s unusual for St. Louis. We get snow and lots of cold days, but we don’t often get a lot of snow and it doesn’t stick around too long. There have been years, however, when we had snow on the ground for 60 straight days - and days [...]

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