If you like amigurumi, you’ll love the designs on this website. There are quite a few free patterns and some you can purchase. Lots of cuteness here – like this cutie patootie cap:
NICE CAP AND COWL SET – A FREEBIE FOR YOU!
Can you imagine how this set would look made in a variety of pretty yarns? You could make a set for many on your gift list. It would be inexpensive and useful. You know how practical I am! I love … Read More ...
Crochet Patterns For The Kitchen
Aren’t these cute – and unusual? I’ve just discovered tipnut.com and its treasure trove of crochet patterns and other neat stuff. Get this free pattern here .
Here‘s a very quick and easy pattern that would make a great … Read More ...
Pretty Crochet Slipper Pattern
Aren’t these pretty slippers? They look like they’d work up quickly. Check it out here. These fall into the carry-along quick pattern category. They would make a nice gift. Picking out pretty buttons could be half the fun!
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CROCHET WISHES AND DREAMS
Some times you just need some downtime on the computer to get some crochet inspiration. There are lots of delicious blogs full of tempting projects. There are write-ups of books and magazines. There are oodles of free pattern sites to … Read More ...
ST LOUIS CROCHET CLUB, OCTOBER, 2010
If you weren’t there, you missed out! We had a fun gathering and lots of show ‘n tell, our favorite thing! Here’s the rundown.
First, the shop owner, Georgia, who is mainly a knitter, showed off several projects:
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A MAGAZINE WITH GREAT GIFT IDEAS
The latest issue of Interwearve Crochet Accessories (special Issue 1010) is on the newsstands now and is FULL of wonderful ideas that will make fantastic gifts for those special people in your life!
There are lots of very attractive caps, … Read More ...
DESIGNING
Here’s an easy to follow tutorial for designing your own vest. It needn’t look exactly like the one pictured here. There are simple schematics and a lot of information in a few paragraphs so you can design one to fit … Read More ...
LAST MINUTE HALLOWEEN
If you’re pretty fast, you could whip this little thing up before that party this weekend!
http://sweatersurgery.blogspot.com/2010/10/how-to-crochet-spider-web-skirt-pattern.html
Would work equally well as a sort of shawl, I think. Would work over most any color skirt or slacks (except black, of … Read More ...
ANOTHER EDITION OF CARRY-ALONG PROJECTS
Here are some more small projects to carry along with you to crochet in those odd spare moments during the day. They can be holiday themed by choosing the right yarn colors. Be creative! The depicted items are just examples … Read More ...
THE COMPLETE PHOTO GUIDE TO CROCHET
What a lovely book this is! It’s thick, heavy, colorful, and, as one would expect from Margaret Hubert, quite useful.
The photos in this book are crisp and clearly show the stitch indicated. Closer up photos delineate the difference between … Read More ...
NEED A SIMPLE GIFT FOR A CROCHETER? TRY THIS!
This is such a beautiful calendar. Any crocheter would love to own it!
This calendar has 12 motifs, one for each month, beautifully photographed in color accompanied by both a written and charted pattern. These are simply scrumptious!
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Carry – Along Little Christmas patterns
I just can’t get enough of these cute, mini, carry-along projects. These are perfect to stash in your bag while you’re on the run, so you can use those few odd moments waiting for the kids, ‘watching’ kiddie ballet lessons, … Read More ...
NECK SCARF/EAR WARMER
This is a pic of my daughter modeling a narrower version of the Miley Cowl. I have fallen in love with this pattern. It’s a keeper! In the pictured version, I used two yarns from my stash – one is … Read More ...
UNIVERSAL YARN ‘PATCHWORK’
As I was about to depart my LYS empty handed (almost a miracle!!), I spied this new yarn atop one of the yarn baskets. I touched it – and the rest is history. It’s incredibly soft and comes in dreamy … Read More ...