Mar
31

http://kimguzman.bravejournal.com/
I joined the throngs of my online crochet friends, and a few locals too, who have purchased Kim Guzman’s latest design, the Garden Party Wrap. This is not to be confused with the failed Garden Party Jacket that I recently…
Mar
26
Who hasn’t seen these hooks hanging in every yarn and craft store in America?
Step Back! Don’t reach for them! Don’t be taken in by their shiny package or their nice colors!
Boye hooks, produced by Wright’s Products, are terrible crochet hooks.…
Mar
24
With the mass market introduction of exotic wood crochet hooks several years ago, we crocheters have been enticed to buy and use these beauties. Rosewood was one of the first exotic wood hooks I held in my hands. I was…
Mar
22
My latest copy of Crochet World magazine arrived recently. I sat down with it late one evening to check out the latest in crochet designs. I like this magazine – not a lot of glitz, but always some good patterns…
Mar
20
If you value well written crochet patterns as much as I do, get yourself over to Ken Jones’ Lulu Storefront and buy yourself one of his patterns! I’m a slow crocheter and tend to think of patterns as ’suggestions’ more…
Mar
18
Several people have emailed me with concerns about the quality of workmanship for the ‘ergonomic’ Provo Hooks I recently reviewed. Here’s an alternative, albeit a much more expensive one. But, if you have carpal tunnel or other problems, these might…
Mar
15
WOW! I ran across this ‘camp’ last week when I attended the 2008 Missouri Fiber Retreat. Crocheters are in the minority at the Fiber Retreat, but there are lots of interesting arts and crafts represented, including knitting, weaving, spinning, fingerweaving,…
Mar
13
This set of hooks was recently purchased by a friend of mine, DJ. I admit to having been present at the purchase and to have aided and abetted DJ in adding to her hook collection. We both gave the hooks…
Mar
11
I made several of these before I knew a pattern or instructions for doing so existed. This is the easiest toddler or little girl dress you’ll ever make. Here’s Candi Jensen’s version as shown on HGTV.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_needlework_crochet/article/0,,HGTV_3260_2820290,00.html
You can make this dressy…
Mar
10
Don’t you love to find great crochet sites and patterns online? I was referred to a wonderful site http://www.stumbleupon.com/which is a huge portal to everything on the web. However, instead of wandering aimlessly through cyberspace, you can refine your ’stumbles’…
Mar
3
http://crochetroo.blogspot.com/
The blog above is one of those GREAT blogs that gets my creativity in an uproar. I just LOVE Susan’s (crochetroo’s) free hat pattern – check it out by scrolling down on the opening blog page – and…









