MORE TEMPTING ADS – Craft Gossip

Here’s the second installation of my investigation into the ads that inhabit our favorite crochet magazines. Ads are supposed to draw our attention. Some of them are more tempting than others, but all of them intrigue me. I just HAVE to type their addresses into my computer and see what’s there. Here are some more goodies.

If you’re interested in felting, Lamb’s Pride is a really good yarn choice. It’s a good value and comes in a dazzling array of colors. It’s also widely available in local yarn shops. My favorite LYS has the skeins for between $5 and $6, so quite a good price point. This website shows all their colors:

http://brownsheep.com/lp.htm

Who among us couldn’t use this great bag for our projects? I’ve blogged about this company before, but they’ve come out with this great bag that is new to me. Gotta get me one of these!

30 pocket nantucketbagg

http://s330.photobucket.com/albums/l406/nantucketbagg/?action=view&current=IMG_9962.jpg

Another yarn company FINALLY begins to pay attention to crochet – and does so with pizzazz. I’m in love with this lovely car coat. The book containing this pattern has 11 other crochet patterns. You can see the designs at the website.

www.missionfalls.com

http://missionfalls.com/goes-crochet.php

For a breather from crochet, which many of us need from time to time, how about a flower loom? Clover has this new one, “Hana-Ami” that makes 6 different flower shapes. Then, you crochet them together to create something special.

www.clover-usa.com

http://clover-usa.com/product/0/3146/_/Hana-Ami_Flower_Loom

I still have more to share but have run out of time for today. Come back soon to see what other tempting ads we can search out.

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It seems like there’s no end to the available options when it comes to cross stitch bookmarks, which is a good thing because they’re perennially popular to stitch as well. This time I thought I’d share some colorful cross stitch bookmarks to get you ready for the new school year or to make meeting your reading goals a little more fun.

I love these retro floral designs from The Stitch Patterns. This set of four patterns is rated as very easy, and each bookmark measures 2.5 by 6 inches (or 6.35 by 15.25 cm) on 14 count fabric.

These cute ones that look like mosaic tile would also be fun to stitch. This set includes five designs from EmbroSTyle Designs, and they call them folk art but they mostly look like old mosaics to me. Either way, the bookmarks are 25 by 101 stitches, and to stitch the full set uses 12 colors.

If you’re looking for more of a challenge, you can stitch up a work of art with this set of 16 bookmarks designed to look like famous paintings. Stitch some sunflowers or a great wave or a starry night. Most of these are between 14 and 20 colors (the great wave is only 8) and the bookmarks are totally covered with stitching at a count of 35 by 100 stitches. Grab this set from Sunset and Sea Design.

Or how about some bookmarks inspired by books (or by movies inspired by books)? This set of Lord of the Rings bookmarks includes four landmarks from the books/movies. Each one is 35 by 115 stitches and uses between 8 and 17 colors. You can find them at byCountryMagicStitch.

These don’t quite all fit the description of being colorful bookmarks to cross stitch, but a few of them do, and speaking of book-themed bookmarks I had to share this set from Mama Geek inspired by Heartstopper. There are seven designs in all that should be quite familiar to readers (or viewers of the series).

25 Christmas Bookmark Cross-stitch Patterns [Cross-Stitch]

25 Floral Bookmark Cross Stitch Patterns

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