Craft Gossip

Mar

30

Is Crochet the Red-Headed Stepchild of Knitting?

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YEP! Yarn shops are notorious for snubbing crocheters. Books that contain both knit and crochet are dominated by knit. Many ready to wear items that are crocheted are marketed as knitted. There are references to machine crochet when crochet cannot…

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Mar

27

A SIMPLE SQUARE

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Thata hosts one of my very favorite blogs. She is SOOOO creative and is a prolific crocheter, despite having a family and job outside the home. She recently posted a ’simple’ square of her own design. This square is so…

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Mar

22

CROCHETING WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHIND YOUR …?

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abilities! well, beyond my abilities. i just can’t hold the yarn with this cast on! there are any number of other things i can’t do or can do poorly or very slowly – like typing. gives me far more respect…

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Mar

19

SPRING FLOWERS

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With Spring just around the corner (I hope!), I decided to find some new and different flower patterns online. I think all these are freebies except for one link. I love to make them with luscious orphan skeins I can…

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Mar

15

CROCHETED SLINGS??? & other things

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I set out to find a crochet pattern for a sling for my broken wrist. Couldn’t find anything suitable, but this might be adapted:

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http://crafts.sleepingbaby.net/crochet.html

Of course, I should have thought to crochet the sling before I needed this one:

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WISH THOSE WERE…

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Mar

14

SPRING SPRUNG & FULLY FELLED

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The weather here has been soooooo wonderful that my dog and I have been enjoying extra walking time. Yesterday evening, Lizzie (my 63 lb dog) and Ronnie (my crochet guru) were walking at a nearby park. We hadn’t made it…

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Mar

12

‘NEMESIS’ AFGHAN NEARING COMPLETION

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Ryan and Mindy’s Wedding Afghan

I’m finally nearing completion of the wedding afghan for my nephew who married last June! This has been my ‘nemesis’ afghan – a term we crocheters sometimes use to refer to a project that we either do not enjoy making…

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Mar

10

Little Bear Hugs

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craftbits dot come icicle bearhttp://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1694

http://craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1694 – this should be a link you can cut and paste if it’s not clickable.

Isn’t this about the cutest bear you’ve ever seen? I LOVE it! I’m not a huge fan of stuffed animals or dolls, but every now…

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Mar

9

HAVE YOU CREATED AN HEIRLOOM?

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Distionary.com defines ‘heirloom’ as:

heir·loom /ˈɛərËŒlum/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[air-loom]

1. a family possession handed down from generation to generation.

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A crochet heirloom is pictured above.
That got me to thinking about crochet and our heritage. Do you have any crochet items made by your predecessors…

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Mar

4

IT’S TIME FOR A CONTEST – win a PRIZE!!

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I’ve got a brand-spanking new copy of “Teach Yourself Visually – Crochet” which I am offering as a prize in this contest. The winner will receive this great book via snail mail from me. The book is a good reference…

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Mar

2

Book Review – Get Your Crochet On; Hop Hats & Cool Caps

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I grabbed this book off the ‘New Books’ shelf at my local library when I ran in to drop some things off for my mom. I always check the 745.XX section to see what new crochet and craft books are…

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