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There’s a lot of things one can make with spool knitting and it’s a bit easier to learn, especially for youngsters, than crochet or knitting. Tension is not such an issue with spool knitting as it is with crochet and…

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Well, not perfections, surely. But, finished nonetheless. Have I told you that I’m not a perfectionist? You probably have that figured out by now.

So, here is a picture of the finished pink purse below and the flower detail above. DJ…

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Look at this pretty sweater! It’s the first project I want to make from the new Doris Chan book, Crochet Everyday. Yesterday was my birthday – and, as usual, my dear husband forgot!! After 32 years of marriage, you’d think…….

Well,…

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Have you seen this excellent book?

Geometrics, A New Way To Crochet by Ruthie Marks.

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The concepts in this book are mathematical and are not new – but are presented in a way that even an innumerate mathphobe like me can understand,…

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I heard about how much my friend, Ronnie, like this book, so I asked her to write a review for all of us. So, here’s my guest columnist, Ronnie, with her review:

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The latest in the series from Sixth&Spring Books contains…

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All over the crochet (inter)net, everyone’s talking about Twinkie Chan. Who is Twinkie? She’s part of a movement called ‘Indie Crafts’. There are lots of artists and crafters who are part of the Indie movement – Indie as in Independent.…

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Okay, I’m ready to host another contest. This one is for the best CROCHETED SNOWFLAKE. The snowflake can be an ornament, a wall hanging, a doily, a runner, an applique, or whatever – so long as it can be identified…

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