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- pat harper ‘lady bee’ - crochet fun
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- Radhika’s neat blog about crafting and India.
- Romian Point Lace by Silvia Murariu - supplies & instruction for romanian point lace (braid/tape lace)
- Sheilas Schnauzer Rescue – and Crochet - Her Pond Lily #1 is my FAVORITE doily pattern, other freebies too.
- Six Degrees
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- stitchy’s kitchy site - cute, outrageous crochet & knit
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- www.nantucketbagg.com - Reversible crocheting bag organizer
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- zanegrey’s freeform blog - some great freeform inspiration
Jun
29
Starting at the beginning with a slipstitch, how do we (did we) learn to crochet? If you’re lucky, someone in your family or a dear friend or teacher taught you this wonderful craft. If you’re not so lucky and you need to learn on your own, or want to reinforce or improve your skills, here are some sites to help you:
http://www.craft-ideas-guide.com/how-to-crochet.html
http://learntocrochet.lionbrand.com/
http://crochet.about.com/library/blbeginners.htm
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=learn+to+crochet&aq=f
http://www.learntoknit.com/home.html
http://www.crochet.org/lessons/lessonr/lessonr.html
Most of the above sites have beginner to advanced beginner lessons. I’ll post some sites with more advanced lessons soon.
