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plastic crochet hooks

Plastic crochet hooks are sometimes a harsh reality of our lives! For many years, when we needed any hook larger than a K, we had to find a plastic hook. Plastic hooks are cost effective, as in inexpensive, but they…

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recycled aran sweater for yarn storage at craftycrafty

http://www.craftycrafty.tv/2008/04/soft_sweater_storage_box_for_y.html

I saw this today and thought it was a really nifty way to recycle an old sweater.

This got me to thinking about other creative ways to store our FO’s and our yarn stash. I suspect that good shelving is the…

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If money were no object and I had all the time in the world to crochet, how might I spend my time and money???

Here are a few ideas.

swarovski bead mohair yarn crystal beads at artbeads.com
http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-crystal-yarn.html

obsession cashmere yarn variegated yarn

OBSESSION YARN

http://www.theyarnco.com/yarn/fiber/3

a complete set of:

BRAINSBARN.com exotic wood tunisian yarn hooks

http://brainsbarn.com/hooks-5

a complete set of:

graydog lilac wood hooks on ebay.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/GRAYDOG-CROCHET-HOOK:-PURPLEHEART-ROCK-CRYSTAL-GARNET-L_W0QQitemZ290206883138QQcmdZViewItem?IMSfp=TL080215085a2305

pounds and pounds more yarn…

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eyelash yarn lion brand crochet

Or – the Trouble With Tribbles (with apologies to Star Trek fans everywhere)!

http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=&PRODID=prd19292&source=search

Eyelash yarns have their place – away from me!! Actually, I don’t hate them. I just hate crocheted projects that contain only them, with the single exception of…

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I’m always on the lookout for newly released crochet books as well as older crochet books that may have passed me by. I just found this great resource for finding titles and comparing prices:

http://www.cheapestbookprice.com/IM/?keyval=crochttp://www.cheapestbookprice.com/IM/?keyval=crochet&submitbut=Search&submit=1&key=keyword het&submitbut=Search&submit=1&key=keyword

There are pages and pages…

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