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Jul

6

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment

My husband’s secretary has four sons and one granddaughter. She was so thrilled to finally get a girl! The ‘baby’ is now 15 months old. I have crocheted a number of things for her, including an afghan which is the only handmade item received as a baby gift. Grandma is thrilled [...]

Jul

4

HOOK REVIEW - CLOVER BAMBOO HOOKS

July 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The world of crochet and knit was revolutionized several years ago with the introduction of hooks made with a wide variety of woods. The most common of those woods is bamboo. Knitters and crocheters alike have been wildly attracted to these tools.
I like bamboo hooks, but feel that there are problems here that [...]

Jun

29

HOOK REVIEW - CLOVER SOFT TOUCH

June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

These are my absolutely favorite crochet hooks. I even have a set of them in sizes for thread. Those are hard to find. I googled and found that this site still has a few left in thread sizes - http://www.yarn-store.com/crochet-hooks.html.
I have never ordered from that site, so I can’t actually endorse them. [...]

Jun

22

YOUR COMMENTS…..

June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Blog Administration recently made some changes in the way we editors write and manage our blog entries. I discovered several valid comments sent in by readers (you!) and have released them for publication. I apologize for the lack of timely management of these comments. The good news is that the Administrators [...]

Jun

7

SWEATER SURGERY??

June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Sweater Surgery: How to Make New Things from Old Sweaters (Domestic Arts for Crafty Girls) (Hardcover)
by Stefanie Girard (Author)
Here’s a book I really want to buy. It combines two of my favorite things - crochet and recycling. Actually, I can buy other people’s cast off crocheted and knitted sweaters and use them to [...]

Jun

1

The Coolest Thing! You Tube Scores Again…

June 1, 2008 | 4 Comments

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=1970+K-Tel+Knitter+Commercial&search=Search

You gotta check this thing out. I wonder if we can still buy this item anywhere but Ebay?? Anyone out there own one or ever used one? Does it really work? Inquiring minds and fingers want to know.
Well, I answered my own question by going to Ebay and finding two of these [...]

May

29

DOUBLESTITCH, the review

May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Doublestitch, Designs for the Crochet Fashionista
by Erika and Monika Simmons

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 women with great shapes. As with many books of crochet fashion, some of [...]

May

20

WHERE TO SELL YOUR CROCHET ONLINE 052008

May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

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 might have a consignment store which will take crocheted items - [...]

May

14

BEADS AND CROCHET - A CHARMING COMBINATION

May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments

This might be the primo site combining beading and crochet:

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. This article teaches a variety of ways to incorporate beading into your crochet:
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa030197.htm
Of [...]

May

9

CRAFTBITS CROCHET SCORES!

May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

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 of my personal favorites:
Teddy Go Round Afghan

How cool is this granny-inspired bag [...]

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