Here are some ideas for recycling sweaters you might find at the thrift store. Sweaters need to be:

wool or wool blend (with at least 35% wool but better if more than 50% wool)

attractive

inexpensive.

If you don’t spend … Read More...

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...

I’m having computer problems and am just able to get online for a few moments today to share a site with you and to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year!

The image above is … Read More...

What’s your favorite crochet hook? Well, we each have one size, brand, or type of hook that we prefer. For me, the closest thing to hook heaven is Clover Soft Touch hooks. I prefer an inline hook rather than

As promised, I’m writing today to tell you how I make my towel toppers.

Here are some great books for towel topper patterns

First things first. I don’t want to offend anyone, but DO NOT go to the Dollar Store … Read More...

http://www.lacis.com/catalog/data/n_general.html#RQ25

Here are some great books for towel topper patterns

I love buttons. Don’t you?

I’m not, however, a huge fan of those balled up crochet buttons

that seem to appear with alarming regularity on garment, especially baby, patterns (unlike … Read More...

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...

I bet you’ve seen some of these before. Maybe you’ve seen all of them. But, not all of them are billed as Christmas ornaments or ideas. I think they would all make wonderful additions to our holiday decor or gifting. … Read More...

everyone needs a gift idea now and then. I’ve surfed around a bit and found a nice collection of patterns, some new, some old, some really old – some quick, some not so quick, some easy enough for beginners and … Read More...

Just when I thought I had seen all that crochet had to offer, I run across another new site showing how whimsical, flexible, and creative crocheters can be! On this site:

http://www.craftzine.com/blog/archive/crochet/

there are many pretty crocheted things (like the … Read More...

My favorite individual crochet website is that of Thata Pang’s.

http://dinamiccrochet.blogspot.com/

Thata is an Indonesian woman who must NEVER sleep. According to her bio, she is married, has a son, AND a job outside the home. I can’t figure out … Read More...

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22029/22029-h/22029-h.htm
There’s a lot of things one can make with spool knitting and it’s a bit easier to learn, especially for youngsters, than crochet or knitting. Tension is not such an issue with spool knitting as it is with crochet … Read More...

Well, not perfections, surely. But, finished nonetheless. Have I told you that I’m not a perfectionist? You probably have that figured out by now.

So, here is a picture of the finished pink purse below and the flower detail above. … Read More...

Look at this pretty sweater! It’s the first project I want to make from the new Doris Chan book, Crochet EverydayEveryday. Yesterday was my birthday – and, as usual, my dear husband forgot!! After 32 years of marriage, you’d … Read More...

Have you seen this excellent book?

Geometrics, A New Way To Crochet by Ruthie Marks.

The concepts in this book are mathematical and are not new – but are presented in a way that even an innumerate mathphobe like … Read More...

I heard about how much my friend, Ronnie, like this book, so I asked her to write a review for all of us. So, here’s my guest columnist, Ronnie, with her review:

The latest in the series from Crochet Shawls … Read More...

All over the crochet (inter)net, everyone’s talking about Twinkie Chan. Who is Twinkie? She’s part of a movement called ‘Indie Crafts’. There are lots of artists and crafters who are part of the Indie movement – Indie as in Independent. … Read More...

Crochet. I love all the new books and magazines out there with great color pictures of wonderful crochet sweaters, doilies, totes, shrugs, etc. I even like it that there are patterns for Barbie and Ken, teddy bears, and skateboarders.

I … Read More...

I tried it again. Crocheting with plastic bags. I spent quite some time online checking out how to prepare the plastic bags to create ‘yarn‘. There are two basic ways to do this:

First, cut off handles and seam … Read More...