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  • Angela Best - Another of my fave crocheters. Check out her free patterns archives.
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  • flicker recycled art projects - lots of inspiration in mixed media, recycling, etc.
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Crochet. I love all the new books and magazines out there with great color pictures of wonderful crochet sweaters, doilies, totes, shrugs, etc. I even like it that there are patterns for Barbie and Ken, teddy bears, and skateboarders.

I hate…

I tried it again. Crocheting with plastic bags. I spent quite some time online checking out how to prepare the plastic bags to create ‘yarn’. There are two basic ways to do this:

First, cut off handles and seam at the…

There always seem to be crocheters complaining about the lack of patterns in particular sizes, especially larger sizes for women. Most patterns, especially those in current magazines, are pictured on slim models. The pattern instructions always include wording like ‘Pattern…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crochet

Have you visited the wikipedia website? If not, you NEED to. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia created mostly by people like you and me who know a lot about a subject and choose to share our knowledge. Sometime back, I…

Well, you might not agree. The three books I reviewed over the past few weeks as ‘reruns’ were all excellent books. But, this week’s book is CHARMING!! Even I find it amazing that I find this book so charming. I…

So, I’m interested to know what charities my readers contribute to – crochet-wise. I am familiar with Project Linus, Heartmade Blessings, and others, but I’m always looking for other charities that might benefit from our handiwork.

Please post your favorite charities…

I wanted to bring this to your attention. It’s the best beanie pattern I’ve seen – and it’s free once again, thanks to the croshay lady. Please visit her site to obtain the free pattern:

http://oscrochet.blogspot.com/
And, here’s her website also:

http://www.croshaydesign.com
I’ve made…

This ‘Plain Jane’ book is a true gem! The copy I have from my library is bound in orange with white lettering on the spine. This is no indication of the wealth of information that is within the covers. While…

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