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I’ve been looking for a certain yarn that a friend of mine was working with last weekend.  It’s a Red Heart worsted weight acrylic in a color called ‘Peruvian Print’.  This stuff is remarkable.  It’s a self-patterning yarn that makes…

You gotta love this one – a free scarf pattern posted on the parent site of this blog.  Can you think of a little boy or girl (or maybe their mom) who wouldn’t love this scarf??

I think I’d make this…

Crafts ‘n Things is one of my favorite general crafting magazines.  It always has the latest crafts, great pictures, and you can usually count on at least one or two crochet projects in it.  The April, 2009 issue is one…

I’ve been asked to review a lot of crochet books.  It’s a job I love doing.  Hard to actually think of it as work, although I do have to gather my thoughts and write a review which is sometimes work…

I ran across these in my stash recently.  Don’t recall where they came from.  But, I don’t need them.  If you knit or want to learn, then add a comment below.  I’ll wait til May 5 (some fun for Cinco…

A question that continues to arise within the crochet community is how to properly label one’s work, especially gifts.  I received a nice assortment of labels from a company called Namemaker.com.  They offer a wide variety of labels,…

I got this adorable little book the other day.  It’s just the cutest thing!  If you like amigurumi, you’ll love this collection.  If you like stuffed animals, this group will entice you to get crocheting.

Although the book…

As promised, here are a few ideas of ways to use those motifs we all fall in love with.  Use these links to learn more about modular or motif crochet -just a few examples:

Use a beloved motif as the front…

Modular Crochet

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ynl7fd
What is a motif? Dictionary.com defines motif as:

1.	a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical work.

2.	a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper.

3.

a…

OOOH, Maybe they got it right with this one. Pretty

but disorienting, to say the least!

What, I ask you, is wrong with this?

not my style, but sorta cute
When I ran across the site :

http://whatnottocrochet.wordpress.com/

I had to check it out. I was…

Another good site to find some free (and for sale) nifty squares, granny and otherwise: This one looks like flowers in the center to me.

And, I love this U.S. Flag Granny:

There are many, many more free (and for sale) granny…

I just discovered this site:

http://www.woolcrafting.com/index.html

In addition to having a number of free crochet patterns of which this is my favorite:

There is also a great deal of information for crocheters on this site.  Want information about felting (fulling)?  It’s here.  Want…

I took the first of a series of ‘Advanced Crochet’ classes last night at Knit and Caboodle in St. Charles, Missouri with the lovely Christina Marie Potter as the teacher.  I was one of the more ‘advanced’ students (which is…

Crochet Sock Tutorial – Free Online!  I know the title of her blog is QuiltFixer – but she crochets!!

Now, since I’m NOT a person who likes to have to crochet two things that match AND I’ve already tried my hand…

As promised, here are some more ideas for you to try.  Spice things up and crochet something different!  Start with one of these, maybe:

Freeform is a favorite technique of mine.  If you haven’t tried it, lose the rules and learn…

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