MORE TEMPTING ADS

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

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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.

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations.

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day.

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita.

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live.

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience.

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.

Have you read?