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http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/

They’re featured on a little blog you might find interesting – and useful.  If you want to learn a new stitch, try visiting this blog and following the tutorials there – many with color photos and patterns…

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TKACM is an acronym for Teen Knit and Crochet Magazine.  An enterprising group of talented teens who knit and crochet – as well as have well honed computer and writing skills – has launched a fun site aimed at encouraging…

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Isn’t this the cutest thing? I went browsing online for some seasonal fridgies. I have a wooden mantle calendar that has a changeable shape for each major holiday. I really enjoy having it despite the fact that it’s pretty country…

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http://www.yarncat.com/turkey_butt.html

In keeping with the website theme of Turkey Day, I’m offering the link to one of my all time favorite crochet patterns.  I have a friend who collects turkeys so I made one of the for her.  She ‘got’ it…

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Found these online and thought you might like to see them too.  Simply remarkable!

http://stores.rianrae.com/Detail.bok?no=237

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With the coming of the winter holiday season – Thanksgiving, Christmas, Channukah, New Years, Kwaanza – we often have a lot of deadlines to meet.  We often have more budget than cash.  We always need a roadmap for gifts, festivities,…

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Do you know about Carolyn Christmas and Gourmet Crochet?  I love the look of the site and Carolyn’s designs.  I’ve been a fan of hers for a long time.  I purchased Carolyn’s patterns before I knew she had a website.

I…

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Have you seen this crochet pattern book?  I’ve had it in my hands several times, wondering if I wanted to buy it.  The last time I looked at it, I FINALLY SAW what the patterns were!  They are just crocheted…

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http://www.universalyarn.com/yarn.php?id=70

I had the opportunity recently to visit a LYS that I haven’t been to in about two years.  When I walked in and greeted the owner, my eye was immediately drawn to the yarn shown here:

It’s lovely stuff with a…

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I have a beef with the LionBrand website.  It’s a great site – oodles of free patterns for crochet (and knit), great pictures of yarn and finished garments, etc.  I have no beef with that.  It’s all good.

But, why in…

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This is one of Kim Guzman’s latest designs.  It’ll appear in the next issue of Crochet World Magazine.  What a beauty!  Kim recently blogged about Ravelry, so I thought I’d share her blog since she has said about all there…

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http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_15&listing_id=17068244

If you’ve been paying attention to a lot of my blog entries, you’ll know that I love to recycle common household articles, especially fiber-based items, and I love beads.  I was digging through Etsy for a few minutes recently and…

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WRAPPED IN CROCHET: Scarves, Wraps, and Shawls by Kristin Omdahl

As promised, here is a preview of some of the outstanding patterns available in this book.  Omdahl shows the depth of her designing skill with this array of projects.

“Labyrinth” is a…

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WRAPPED IN CROCHET: SCARVES, WRAPS, AND SHAWLS

KRISTIN OMDAHL

What?  ANOTHER book about crochet scarves??  Why not something more impressive, fresher, newer, more fashion forward??  Kristin Omdahl has expanded her crochet horizon with many of the designs in this book, yet another…

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Despite some rather dramatic events in my recent life, unrelated to crochet (which is why they call if Life, isn’t it??), the winner’s gift in the Blueprint Crochet (Robyn Chahula) contest just got in the mail this morning.  Actually, two…

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