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Doublestitch, Designs for the Crochet Fashionista

by Erika and Monika Simmons

doublestitch crochet book erika and monika simmons interweave press

Published by Interweave Press, 2008, 128 pages, ISBN 978159668006630

Erika and Monika, identical twins, are young, beautiful, fashionable, and talented crochet entrepreneurs. Their crochet designs are fashion forward – aimed at younger…

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monica burnett crochet designs cupcake designs crochet

No, Monica Burnett has not hyjacked my blog! It’s just that I love the look of her website and wanted to share!

Monica has a great blog as well. Her crocheted designs just make me smile. Check out some of her…

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granny square crochet granny daughter’s crochet on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/40-4-Multicolors-HAND-CROCHETED-GRANNY-SQUARES-Blocks

Crocheters are always discussing ways to sell their goods. Local outlets may be completely lacking in your area. Maybe a garage sale or an occasional craft fair is the only place you can sell your crocheted items. Occasionally, some area…

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This might be the primo site combining beading and crochet:

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http://www.beadcrochet.com/

This site has kits and beads for sale, how-to’s, and other interesting things to check out.

About.com is always a good site to check out when you want to learn something new.…

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Have you checked out the free crochet patterns at this blog’s parent site recently? Go to www.craftbits.com and click on ‘crochet’ on the left side of the screen. There are scads of great free patterns there! Here are a few…

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I’m planning to write

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an in-depth story about crocheting through adversity. Please leave your story here. Kindly condense your story as much as possible and do not use real names if you don’t want them to be published. Your email addresses…

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I love the Noah’s Ark baby afghan that appears on the cover of the May, 2008 issue of Crochet!

Reading the pattern got me to wondering. I’ve seen several other crochet interpretations of the Noah’s Ark theme. So, I went looking…

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