Patterns, projects and techniques
Look what I found! If you want to make a FIVE POINT AFGHAN, there’s a detailed tutorial with lots of pix at this site:
http://barbarabradford.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-06-01T03%3A32%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7
I’m a fan of this and similar afghans that fall into the category of ’round … Read More ...
You have to join this site (and pay) to use the search function, but so far, the thread on needlearts – many of the posts are crochet – is free. Some interesting stuff here, like this beauty. Just scroll down … Read More ...
Do you like to make Halloween costumes for your kids (or yourself)? If so, you might like some of these nifty crochet ideas.
lick on the link below to get to the pattern for this: Looking for more Halloween Crochet … Read More ...
Have you ever participated in a CAL (crochet along)? Neither have I. Oh, a bunch of readers will have participated in them. I can’t really determine how I feel about them. The Mystery CAL’s seem like they might be more … Read More ...
I’m always on the look out for new and enticing crochet blogs. There is so much creativity out there that it’s hard to keep up with it all. Here are a few of the newer blogs I’ve run across.
Cold weather is on its way. My mother in law is visiting from tropical India. She gets so cold in our temperate climate. Last time she was here, I crocheted her a pair of these classical legwarmers.
http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/legwar.html
Now, she … Read More ...
150 Crochet Trims , Published in 2007, this book is a delicious collection of crochet edgings and some motifs (especially flowers), complete with color pictures and written instructions. What’s missing? Schematics. Susan Smith has assembled a pretty collection of trims … Read More ...
The latest issue of ‘Inside Crochet’ magazine has a nice half page write up about this blog! A friend emailed me to alert me to this fact. She had purchased the mag at her local Borders and read the article … Read More ...
I’ve blogged about crochet and felting before. With the advent of cold weather in my part of the world, I began thinking about making some items for my mother in law who’s visiting us until late November. She’s not used … Read More ...
If you don’t have a yarn winder, you’re missing out on a great crochet tool. Pull skeins of yarn, like RH and similar brands, don’t absolutely require winding into nice little cakes, but those hanks that are twisted into a … Read More ...
Seems as if people are always asking for free patterns for crochet flowers. There are so many ways to use these lovelies. Applique them to purses or jackets, join to create a textured shawl of capelet, add to a headband … Read More ...
I ran across these when I was looking for a site to see what kind of crocheted scarves are available in India:
http://priyaglobal.tradeindia.com/Exporters_Suppliers/Exporter5081.63961/Crochet-Scarves.html
I especially like the one that is third from the right. (I believe the two in the … Read More ...
So, I’m sitting at the Crochet Club Meeting, minding my own business the other night, knowing I had to leave early to get to the airport to pick up my MIL who was flying in from India via Australia, when … Read More ...
The air is suddenly crisp and cool. Fall (my least favorite time of year) may well be upon us and it’s still August! Tho’ I’m not a fan of Fall as cold winter soon follows, I do like the colors … Read More ...
Here’s another site that will give you lots of instructions and ideas for recycling simple things.
How about those pull tabs from canned sodas and beers? If you don’t have a supply at home, ask for them from friends or … Read More ...