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31

SECOND RERUN - ‘BEAUTIFUL CROCHETED SWEATERS’

August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment

Thanks to Deb Weston for the cover pic of this book:

The second book of the four oldies I’ve chosen to review here is Patricia Bevan’s ‘Beautiful Crocheted Sweaters’. Here’s a picture of my favorite sweater from this book:

This book contains patterns for 39 different sweaters - pullovers, cardigans, shells, vests. Not one is designed [...]

Aug

29

BOOK RERUNS - or what have we missed from the oldies??

August 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

There are SO many crochet books at the library! It’s really a treat to be able to browse through several shelves of older crochet books. They are full of goodies that have simply been reproduced in newer yarns and colors in books of more recent vintage. Today at the library, I found [...]

Aug

26

SEE WHAT I ADOPTED…..

August 26, 2007 | 2 Comments

I couldn’t help myself. There it was. It looked cheery but lonely. It looked perfect but unloved. I HAD to take it home with me. What was it? A doily at a thrift store! There were actually a bunch of doilies there, but most had been crocheted with [...]

Aug

23

COMING TO PEACE WITH PIECES (AND TAILS)

August 23, 2007 | 6 Comments

Do you hate weaving in all those tails that are left dangling when you make squares, strips, and panels? I used to too. But, no more. At some point, I came to peace with the pieces and the tails they produce. I used to hate having to weave in all those [...]

Aug

20

RIBBON YARN SCARF

August 20, 2007 | 1 Comment

This yarn was in the goodie bag at the St. Louis Cardinals’ Stitch n Pitch on August 6, 2007. I must admit that I had never really worked successfully with this type ‘yarn’ before. It’s hard to call this stuff yarn. It’s actually a ribbon that is much more flexible than any [...]

Aug

15

STITCH N PITCH ST. LOUIS, AUGUST 6, 2007

August 15, 2007 | 2 Comments

Were you at the St. Louis Cardinals’ Stitch n Pitch? And, what do you know about St. Louis after all?? Just the above…..
Did you know that 850 needleartists attended this game??
What do crochet and baseball have to do with each other? According to the Cardinals and the TNNA - the national sponsor for [...]

Aug

8

AN OVERLOOKED CROCHET THREAD

August 8, 2007 | 7 Comments

I love cotton carpet warp. Never heard of it? Well, you wouldn’t be the only crocheter whose never seen or heard of carpet warp. It comes in fibers other than cotton, but cotton is my favorite. It’s not easy to find unless you have access to a large store for weavers. [...]

Aug

4

PLANNING AHEAD - MEN’S SWEATERS

August 4, 2007 | 3 Comments

Finding suitable crochet patterns for men is always a challenge. I’ve been surfing for some lately - and searching my stash of books and magazines. I keep remembering the words of my cyberbuddy Ken Jones [...]

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