Whew! We made it to all the shops on our ‘passport’. We looked, we petted, we bought! As we had the ‘help’ of two youngsters, Miss Isabella, age 4, and Miss Gabriella, age almost 3, our efforts to touch every … Read More ...
Hexagon Baby Sweater Patterns
Looking for Hexagon patterns? Check out these Crochet Hexagon pattern books 
on Amazon
This is the version of the sweater that got me very interested in making this hexagon styled sweater:
This beauty is the work of Sara … Read More ...
Felting Your Crochet Projects
Felting (or, to be proper, fulling) is a fantastic technique to add to your crochet skill repertoire. If you’ve never tried felting, now is a great time! All it takes is your hook, some yarn with a … Read More ...
HIGH FLYIN’ CROCHET
http://familycornercom.blogspot.com/2010/07/pocket-disc-amazing-crocheted-frisbee.html
You gotta check this out! It’s such a neat story. And, no, these are not crocheted berets or potholders. They’re those flying discs – sometimes called Frisbee. Carol Ventura, of Tapestry Crochet fame, will like these designs.
The original … Read More ...
YARN CRAWL
Booties knitted by Georgia Druen of Hearthstone Knits of Angora New Fall from Plymouth Yarns
http://hearthstoneyarns.com/?cat=1
We’re having a yarn crawl in St. Louis at the end of July. I can’t wait! I’ve read about these before, but have never … Read More ...
LAVISH CROCHET – EYECANDY FOR THE CREATIVE
http://www.lavishjewelry.us/index.php?option=com_lavish&view=product&pid=363
This necklace, like all the jewelry on the linked site, is created with crocheted components. The artist uses precious metals, gorgeous glass beads and crystals, and elegant findings to present these beautiful works of art.
I’m trying to figure … Read More ...
FOR THE SCIENTIST – or baby toy lover…..
I thought this was pretty cool!
http://www.javigurumi.blogspot.com/
This is a cytosine (Whatever that is! Something to do with DNA). To see this and lots of other crocheted balls assembled into molecules – or baby toys – check out the blog … Read More ...
A CONTEST FOR JULY
How cute is this!!?? Crocheted_baby_hat by Chronicyarner I can just see a pretty little baby or toddler girl wearing this.
Right now, I’m in the middle of a mini-baby boom. Everyone I know is having a baby or grandbaby. They … Read More ...
MORE RE-FASHION IDEAS
http://nikkishell.typepad.com/wardroberefashion/2008/04/swap-re-fashion.html
Here are a few more ideas for re-fashioning your wardrobe – or thrift store finds – incorporating crochet. The site with the ribbons threaded through the sweater shows a couple of ideas. Check those out by clicking on the … Read More ...
FIRST YOU TAKE A …………..THEN YOU CROCHET A ……..
Isn’t that a great headline? First you do what? Well, back on the theme of recycling/repurposing, I ran across a couple of re-fashion sites. These struck my fancy since I recently attended the Green With Envy craft show here in … Read More ...
A WEE BIT OF INSPIRATION
I ran across these recently and thought I’d share them with you. No pattern available – but I bet you could crochet one without a pattern. Measure your phone or ipod and crochet a couple of rectangles. Join them and … Read More ...
ANOTHER HARMONY GUIDES GOODIE
Crochet Edgings and Trims published by Interweave is another in the series of Harmony Guides. As usual, this is a quality book, well edited, packed with lots of useful information presented in a straightforward manner. This book has 150 ‘stitches’ … Read More ...
SWADDLE THAT BABE
I’ve become entranced with the ‘new’ baby cocoons. Is it really just a cap pattern that’s been elongated? Maybe I’ll try making one that way. Before that, however, I decided to see what different patterns were out there. Needing some … Read More ...
CROCHET AND…….
Once again, I’ve run across a couple of great ideas, combining crochet yarn with other crafts, fibers, etc. These could make with no pattern or with free patterns online. However, they’re all from blogs and some have instructions for making … Read More ...
HALF A HUNDRED – WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!!
There were many entries for this contest, but only two lucky winners. In a random drawing, these names were drawn:
Cathy Campion
Kelli Robinson
Congratulations to Cathy and Kelli! I’ll be emailing them privately. The rules stated that the winner(s) … Read More ...