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Apr

29

HOOK REVIEW - PLASTIC HOOKS

April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments

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 aren’t typically wonderful hooks. Some of them are prettier than others, [...]

Apr

21

STORING YOUR CROCHET

April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

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 only way to properly and efficiently store our books and magazines. We [...]

Apr

18

IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS…….

April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

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.

http://www.artbeads.com/swarovski-crystal-yarn.html

OBSESSION YARN
http://www.theyarnco.com/yarn/fiber/3
a complete set of:

http://brainsbarn.com/hooks-5
a complete set of:

http://cgi.ebay.com/GRAYDOG-CROCHET-HOOK:-PURPLEHEART-ROCK-CRYSTAL-GARNET-L_W0QQitemZ290206883138QQcmdZViewItem?IMSfp=TL080215085a2305
pounds and pounds more yarn from this farm:http://slatetopalpacas.com/
a whole set of these beauties:

http://www.glasspens.com/crochethooks/crochethooks1.html
someone to crochet a set [...]

Apr

10

THEY’RE STILL TRYING TO GET US TO BUY THOSE EYELASH YARNS!

April 10, 2008 | 4 Comments

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 the scarves made with double strands (often one strand is just a [...]

Apr

5

FINDING CROCHET BOOKS ON THE WEB

April 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

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 of crochet books here, from oldies published by Dover Press to books with release [...]

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