Interweave Press has struck gold again with their latest offering of crochet publications. Yesterday, in the mail I received ‘The Harmony Guides 101 Stitches to Crocheet’ Card Deck. My initial impression was positive, but I was rushing to get to … Read More ...
CONTEST IS NOW OVER…..RESULTS AWAITING
THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER. Thanks to the many of you who entered. I purposely did not read most comments as they trickled in. I will be reading them carefully over the next few days and will report a winner … Read More ...
THE POWER OF STASH
http://www.yarnhacker.com/ (This sure looks like my yarn stash!)
i admire people who are well organized and whose homes are not overcome with clutter. But, I’ll never be one of those people. Lucky for me, my husband is very tolerant of … Read More ...
EDGING EASE
I like to edge a lot of flannel and fleece pieces. These make really great quick and inexpensive baby gifts. A yard of fleece can be purchased for just a couple of dollars on sale. There are many baby themed … Read More ...
Things I Would Never Crochet
Now, I strive to remain an openminded crocheter. I know there are many creative crocheters, people with way more talent than I have – and apparently way faster at crocheting or they have way more time to crochet than I … Read More ...
FLIKR-ING BY…
momwithahook has created what may be the perfect picky toddler meal!
FLIKR has rought us a great way for us to look at each other’s art. There are quite a few folks who have joined the craftgossip flikr group, including … Read More ...
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LB CATALOG??
LB Cupcake Yarn
When I received the most recent LionBrand catalog in my mailbox, I was intrigued with the cover photo – a thick rug composed of large colorful pompons under a retro plastic molded chair. But, I am a … Read More ...
GUEST COLUMNIST
A couple days ago, I had the opportunity to teach a friend to crochet. My friend, Kathy, is about 2/3 through her goal of doing one thing new every day for a year. At some point, I offered or she … Read More ...
WANNA WIN SOME CHACHULA?? 9/15-9/30/08
I have this extra new copy of Blueprint Crochet that I want to give away. So, now is the time for a CONTEST!!
I recently blogged about this book and the blog of its author, Robyn Chachula, so … Read More ...
MORE ON ROBYN CHACHULA…
http://www.crochetbyfaye.blogspot.com/
I love to find blogs that teach and inspire. There are now so many crochet blogs that one must be a bit discriminating about which ones to visit. If we don’t discriminate, choose favorites, and gloss over less innovative … Read More ...
Book Review – Blueprint Crochet, Modern Design For The Visual Crocheter
Many of us know the name
Robyn Chachula
as a luminary in the crochet world. What I didn’t know about her is that she’s a structural engineer. In my own long and varied career path (or simply job history), I … Read More ...
YUMMY HAND SPUN YARN
http://www.barbesaintjohn.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=e589374618922a70d1ff96e7951f977a
Barbe Saint John spins her own lovely yarns. Thought you might like to check out her collection of yummy yarns. These are definitely not your ‘average’ yarns. You can’t just walk into any yarn store and come out with … Read More ...
BABY SWEATERS
I wanted to share with you the two sweaters I made for my neighbor’s granddaughters. Frank, my neighbor, is a very kind man – and just crazy about his grandkids! He has two, Olivia, age 2, and Sienna, age 3 … Read More ...
SOME NOT SO NEW BOOKS THAT ARE WORTH THE $$
Heirloom Afghans to Knit or Crochet
I hit the jackpot, as it were, at the library this week when I went to the crochet section. There were a number of books I had heard or read about but never had … Read More ...
HOLDING YOUR HOOKS – IN STYLE
We all need a way to corral our crochet hooks. I have several hook holders at home. Most fall into the broken handled mug category. That is, the container was originally intended for some other use – coffee, tea, plants, … Read More ...