Crochet Techniques by Renate Kirkpatrick has a great cover – colorful and appealing.  The attraction doesn’t end there – but was not exactly what I expected from the title.  There are several sampler projects in the book, each with well … Read More...

I’m not quite sure this is the ‘ultimate’ book of knitting and crochet stitches but it’s a useful one, albeit half of it is devoted to knitting making it virtually worthless to me.  If you both knit and crochet, this … Read More...

http://www.lullabiesandlace.com/snowflakelacesquares.html

Wouldn’t these Snowflake Squares make a snuggly Christmas gift?  I actually like it that they are not pictured in Christmas colors.  I think that having other colors presented opens our minds to other possibilities.  Like, why not make this … Read More...

I saw this book (new to me) at the library and decided to check it out even ‘tho it is entitled, “The Knitter’s Book of Yarn“.  I don’t usually bother to peruse books about knitting.  But, since crocheters … Read More...

It was both fun and challenging to read the 30+ entries in this contest.  I purposely held off reading any of them til I had ALL of them available.  I didn’t want to get ‘stuck’ on one person’s idea and … Read More...

I guess this might be an age-related love affair as I gave no thought to the beauty of doilies when I was younger, but I am now quite enamored with them and have crocheted quite a few.  I have even … Read More...

http://www.yarnhacker.com/ (This sure looks like my yarn stash!)

i admire people who are well organized and whose homes are not overcome with clutter.  But, I’ll never be one of those people.  Lucky for me, my husband is very tolerant of … Read More...

I like to edge a lot of flannel and fleece pieces.  These make really great quick and inexpensive baby gifts.  A yard of fleece can be purchased for just a couple of dollars on sale.  There are many baby themed … Read More...

Now, I strive to remain an openminded crocheter.  I know there are many creative crocheters, people with way more talent than I have – and apparently way faster at crocheting or they have way more time to crochet than I … Read More...

momwithahook has created what may be the perfect picky toddler meal!

FLIKR has rought us a great way for us to look at each other’s art.  There are quite a few folks who have joined the craftgossip flikr group, including … Read More...

Many of us know the name

Robyn Chachula

as a luminary in the crochet world. What I didn’t know about her is that she’s a structural engineer. In my own long and varied career path (or simply job history), I … Read More...

I wanted to share with you the two sweaters I made for my neighbor’s granddaughters. Frank, my neighbor, is a very kind man – and just crazy about his grandkids! He has two, Olivia, age 2, and Sienna, age 3 … Read More...

We all need a way to corral our crochet hooks.  I have several hook holders at home.  Most fall into the broken handled mug category.  That is, the container was originally intended for some other use – coffee, tea, plants, … Read More...

In searching for a really useful gauge tool, I ran across several different kinds.  This is, by far, the coolest one I found.  Doubt it’s available for purchase anywhere these days as it was scavenged from trash by the owner … Read More...

There are a lot of older (vintage or antique if you prefer) patterns free online. Some of them are simply lovely and give us all kinds of inspiration. It’s great to run across a site full of these older masterpieces. … Read More...

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If you like delicate crochet, you’ll love cro-tatting. I’ve seen this done ‘up close and personal’ from my friend Vicki Owen. We only get to see each other a couple times a year, but Vicki always shows up … Read More...

Everywhere, I still see ponchos. I never cease to be amazed at the creativity of crocheters everywhere.  Check out these interesting photos and links.

They are in no particular order, but I have a few comments here and there.

This … Read More...

http://www.amazingyarn.com/Pages/amneedle.html

Here’s a link to Crochet With Dee’s blog wherein she writes about the Amazing Needle on March 18 and 19. She calls this a ‘new’ technique. Dee is such a cheerleader for crochet and has loads of good ideas … Read More...

ooooh, oooooh, I want some eyecandy.  Check out this site.  

 http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=crochet

Here are a few pictures from the first page or two.  There are many pages.  Go for it!!

You’ve never seen so many crochet goodies in one place.  The … Read More...