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- Angela Best - Another of my fave crocheters. Check out her free patterns archives.
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- Kimberly - Anatomy of a doily – very helpful for pattern reading.
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- melanie - new blog. check out the hearts go round hat pattern!
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- Punamouse - Ripple crochet formula.
- Radhika’s neat blog about crafting and India.
- Romian Point Lace by Silvia Murariu - supplies & instruction for romanian point lace (braid/tape lace)
- Sheilas Schnauzer Rescue – and Crochet - Her Pond Lily #1 is my FAVORITE doily pattern, other freebies too.
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- stitchy’s kitchy site - cute, outrageous crochet & knit
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- thata pang - thata’s unique crochet eyecandy
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- Wovenspun - Alphabet Pillow Patterns
- www.nantucketbagg.com - Reversible crocheting bag organizer
- Yarncat - My favorite Santa Hat and Night Cap.
- zanegrey’s freeform blog - some great freeform inspiration
Dec
31
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? I don’t. I figure that if I’m really interested in making a change in my life, I need not wait for January 1 to make that change. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with making…
Dec
28
Here are some ideas for recycling sweaters you might find at the thrift store. Sweaters need to be:
wool or wool blend (with at least 35% wool but better if more than 50% wool)
attractive
inexpensive.
If you don’t spend too much on an…
Dec
25
So, do you want to be able to design your own crochet? I ran across a couple of sites that will be helpful in this endeavor. There are also any number of books that can make this process clearer and…
Dec
20
I’m having computer problems and am just able to get online for a few moments today to share a site with you and to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year!
The image above is from the…
Dec
14
What’s your favorite crochet hook? Well, we each have one size, brand, or type of hook that we prefer. For me, the closest thing to hook heaven is Clover Soft Touch hooks. I prefer an inline hook rather than a…
Dec
13
As promised, I’m writing today to tell you how I make my towel toppers.
First things first. I don’t want to offend anyone, but DO NOT go to the Dollar Store or similar place to buy their chintzy hand towels. Go…
Dec
12
http://www.lacis.com/catalog/data/n_general.html#RQ25
I love buttons. Don’t you?
I’m not, however, a huge fan of those balled up crochet buttons
that seem to appear with alarming regularity on garment, especially baby, patterns (unlike the antique beauty pictured here). They start off looking pretty nice,…
Dec
11
Most of you who have been reading my blogs or emails about crochet for any amount of time have read my opinion about companies ‘recycling’ patterns – selling them as NEW with only a change of yarn type or color.…
Dec
4
There were a grand total of TWO people who entered designs in my snowflake contest – so there are TWO WINNERS!! I’ll be sharing more about their designs in future, but for now, just know that both of them will…
Dec
2
http://crochetroo.blogspot.com/
Ken Jones – that Crochet Guy – emailed me the link to this lovely hat. Had to pass along the addition to my recent posts on hats. I plan to make several of these very soon. Of course, I plan…
