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Mar

31

I JOINED THE THRONGS

March 31, 2008 | 5 Comments

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 attempted to crochet from the unintelligible (at least to me) pattern from Fiesta [...]

Mar

26

HOOK REVIEW - BOYE HOOKS

March 26, 2008 | 6 Comments

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. OK! Don’t throw rotten tomatoes at me or condemn me to [...]

Mar

24

HOOK REVIEW - EXOTIC WOODS

March 24, 2008 | 5 Comments

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 familiar with Brittany hooks and had actually held a wonderful Greydog hook, but [...]

Mar

22

AN EXPLORATION OF ‘CROCHET WORLD’ ADS

March 22, 2008 | 5 Comments

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 in it. I guess it’s one of the mainstays of the crochet [...]

Mar

20

MY VERSION OF KEN JONES’ SWEATER…..

March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments

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 than anything else. I’ve gotten in the bad habit, as I just learned, [...]

Mar

18

ERGONOMIC HOOK REDUX - AN ALTERNATIVE

March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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 be worth the money for you.

http://www.maggiescrochet.com/pages/Supplies/trigger_grip_hooks_main.htm
DISCLAIMER: I have never ordered from [...]

Mar

15

SHANNONDALE CRAFT CAMP

March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

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, tatting, and more. There are lots of folks who raise llama, goat, [...]

Mar

13

HOOK REVIEW - PROVO ERGONOMIC HOOKS

March 13, 2008 | 3 Comments

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 a quick trial the first night she had them, but soon, she [...]

Mar

11

SWEET AND EASY LITTLE GIRL DRESS ENSEMBLE

March 11, 2008 | 2 Comments

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 or not. You can easily add a sleeve or even crochet [...]

Mar

10

STUMBLE UPON CROCHET

March 10, 2008 | 4 Comments

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’ to topics that appeal to you - like crochet! I joined [...]

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