Leisure Arts has another winner with the Crochet Stitches in Motion DVD that teaches 12 pattern stitches and offers 8 projects. I was anxious to see this DVD because it includes demonstration of a long stitch, a stitch that has … Read More ...
CROCHET BLOGS 2008
Start your New Year with some time spent online checking out what’s new in the crochet blogosphere. There’s lots of inspiration to be found. Here are some of my new favorites:
http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/my-recycled-bags.html has cute ideas and some free … 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 ...
HARMONY GUIDE – CROCHET STITCH MOTIFS
The second Harmony Guide from Interweave Press this year is the Crochet Stitch Motifs, 250 Stitches to Crochet. It’s 270 pages, edited by Erika Knight, and retails for $22.95 USD. This is another winner from Interweave Press! If you read … Read More ...
WHERE TO SELL YOUR CROCHET ONLINE 052008
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 … Read More ...
CRAFTBITS CROCHET SCORES!
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 … Read More ...
LION BRAND CONTEST – YOU GET TO JUDGE!
Above is the tiny url preview link to the Lion Brand Yarn Contest being co-sponsored by the website at www.instructables.com. The instructables.com website is a fun place to visit. There are a bunch of entries in the LB Yarn … Read More ...
Crochet Designer, Could you be one?
So, do you want to be able to design your own crochet? I ran across a couple of sites that will be helpful in this endeavor. There are also any number of books that can make this process clearer and … Read More ...
KEEPING THOSE EARS WARM – HATS!!
Here are some free hat patterns I’ve found around the net. Hope you’ll like them!
http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/hat-blippity-party.html
http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/deco-popcorn-bag-hat-croc.html
http://www.fuzzygalore.biz/patterns/london.shtml
Here’s one pattern you can wear three ways:
http://www.yarncat.com/3_Way_Cap.html
You just might need one of these soon:
http://bythehook.blogdrive.com/archive/101.html
How cute is this??… Read More ...
YouTube Crochet Videos You Need To Watch
Have you discovered you-tube? I’m not terribly techno-savvy, but I love finding online sites that help me crochet better. There are 2.740 videos listed when you type ‘crochet’ in the search box at the website www.youtube.com
Here are some of … Read More ...
MY FAVORITE SQUARES – Another Blog Contest….
Here’s a republication of my May 15 post with rules and blocks. You have about TWO WEEKS left to go on this contest. I have a BUNCH of new crochet leaflets and other mags (& maybe some yarn) from my … Read More ...
Interview with Crochet Kim – KIM GUZMAN
SOME SAMPLES OF KIM’S ORIGINAL PATTERNS AVAILABLE ON HER WEBSITE.
Check out our NEW Facebook page for Crochet. This page is only about Crochet!! Free pattern links, tips tricks and tutorial videos. We will be sharing it all to … Read More ...
Knitting Vs. Crochet – Comments by a thoughtful reader
I think that Fernmonkey’s thoughtful ‘response’ to my recent blog “‘Is Crochet the Red-Headed Stepchild of Knitting?’” deserves to be read by all. So, although I could find no way to contact Fernmonkey personally, I’ve decided to elevate … Read More ...
Strips OR Squares – What Motif Suits You?
Would you carry a sign that said ‘Strips for Yarn’? Not!!
MAM (above)
Those MAM (mile a minute) translate to Mile a Millenium for me! I just can’t get into them. I like the look and always fool myself into … Read More ...
Take One Library Card & Call Me In the Morning
Really! If you’re suffering from crochet boredom, doldrums, lack of inspiration, there is a cure for it. Take a trip to your local library or book store. I warn you, the library is cheaper! Some places don’t have great libraries … Read More ...