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WILDLIFE

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Let’s just be clear about this.  I LIKE salamanders and other lizards.  I don’t necessarily want them snuggled down in my house, but I find them to be beautiful and intriguing animals, some of nature’s best.  Then I ran across … Read More...

RE-USE ME

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Oh, how I love a twofer idea.  Re-use, recycle, upcycle, repurpose – all are especially wonderful to me when they involve crochet.  When I ran across this one, it spoke to me.  My thrifty husband saves all our produce bags … Read More...

Beads And Crochet – Have You Tried it?

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I wish I  had a picture of the knitted shawl which inspired my quest for crochet patterns that would benefit from the addition of beads.  Georgia, the owner of Hearthstone Knits, my favorite LYS, knitted a shawl that was beautiful … Read More...

THE MASTER’S MASTER CLASS Or An Ode To Jean

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Perhaps the last publication written or edited by Jean Leinhauser is this wonderful book, “Crochet Master Class”.  Jean passed away recently, after an illustrious career in the business that made her a bonafide crochet luminary.  This book, her last one … Read More...

4 Free Filet Crochet Scarf Patterns

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Here are a few more outstanding scarf patterns I’ve run across since the idea of using thread to crochet a scarf first intrigued me.  Some free, some not.

This is an inexpensive pattern available online at the link below.  It’s … Read More...

THREAD SCARF

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I don’t see too many patterns for ‘thread’ scarves.  Now, laceweight yarn would likely work up very much like this, but I’m intrigued with the use of thread for this scarf.  It has turned out very nicely.  In my mind, … Read More...

CROCHET CLUB, JUNE, 2011

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Our local crochet club had its regular meeting last week on June 15, 2011 at Hearthstone Knits in St. Louis, MO.  Our club is now more than ten years old, still small, but meets regularly, gathers new members from time … Read More...

ANOTHER STYLE OF BROOCH

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I guess I’m stuck in rosette mode.  But I love them as they’re typically not difficult to make and work well for a variety of embellishments.  My mom is also fond of wearing a brooch, so I like to make … Read More...