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Entries begin with the most recent topics, and with one exception, they are limited to thetopic only, not the following discussions.

26 May 2010

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Left & Right Hand Video Tutorials on YouTube - by Teresa _________________________ 7

YouTube: Left handed Tunisian Crochet Videos ___________________________________ 7

Awesome Crochet Garments ___________________________________________________ 8

Tunisian & Squirrel: My first attempt at tunisian, and our little squirrel friend __________ 8

Free Newsletter: Talking Crochet _______________________________________________ 9

Tunusian (Afghan) Crochet - Easy Throw _______________________________________ 10

Awesome Crochet Garments __________________________________________________ 10

Kitty Kat Throw & Pillow ____________________________________________________ 11

Dish Rags for Aunt Fran_____________________________________________________ 11

Crochet Books _____________________________________________________________ 11

Crochet Books: Do you own any? Which one(s) are you favorites and why?____________ 12

Quilt Pattern for Pprlady _____________________________________________________ 12

UFO _____________________________________________________________________ 13

SOCKS ___________________________________________________________________ 13

New Pictures_______________________________________________________________ 13

Scraps of yarn... ____________________________________________________________ 14

NEW PICTURES OF CAMISOLE AND SWEATER ______________________________ 15

Nostepinne - Winding your yarn into balls with center pull. Nice for left overs__________ 16

Plastic Bags crocheted _______________________________________________________ 17

Make a tube, braid it, add an Irish rose, call it a Lei! ______________________________ 18

Crochet Photographs ________________________________________________________ 19

How to Sharpen Your Scissors - YouTube tutorials________________________________ 19

Painted Toe Nails Need Fluffy-Flip-Flops for Spring and Summer Happiness! _________ 20

Did somebody recently ask about this? __________________________________________ 20

Garden Party Hat Pattern (Yes, it's free!) _______________________________________ 21

Create Your Own Website (Blog Site) for Your Craft / Personal at WordPress.com ______ 21

REPLY TO Create Your Own Website (Blog Site) for Your Craft / Personal atWordPress.com_____________________________________________________________ 22

Crochet: MyPicot.com is worthy of a bookmark!__________________________________ 22

Wrist pain _________________________________________________________________ 23

Teddy Bears and more .. _____________________________________________________ 23

Nice Photo Collection of Crocheted Items _______________________________________ 24

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Crocheted Flowers affixed to cards... very sweet and special ________________________ 25

This one is called "5-Peddle Flower" ___________________________________________ 26

Crochet: Make Yarn from T-Shirts_____________________________________________ 26

Recycling those pesky plastic grocery bags_______________________________________ 27

Books, books, and more books ________________________________________________ 27

Crocheted Camisole _________________________________________________________ 28

Crochet: Rainbow, Sideways, Mohawk Head-dress ________________________________ 28

Crochet: Jug and Bowl Covers ________________________________________________ 29

Crochet Around the World: Brazil _____________________________________________ 30

Clapochet _________________________________________________________________ 31

WSJ news article about long-haul truckers who knit and quilt_______________________ 31

Crochet Critter Contest!______________________________________________________ 32

Christmas Crochet Ideas Please.. ______________________________________________ 32

Oh, go climb a rope... or crochet one!___________________________________________ 33

Do you have any Scrap Yarn (aka THE STASH) Ideas?____________________________ 34

My latest creations __________________________________________________________ 34

Crochet: Stunning Crocheted Rug - 60" wide ____________________________________ 35

Crochet: There are bookmarks and then there are bookmarks! ______________________ 35

What is this?_______________________________________________________________ 36

What's Your Latest Project? __________________________________________________ 36

Crochet: Recycle, Repurpose, Reuse - Spiral Scrubbies ____________________________ 37

Crochet: Annie's Attic offers two nice purse patterns ______________________________ 38

Crochet: They call this one Linen and Lace______________________________________ 38

Happy Birthday Chris's Mom!!!! ______________________________________________ 39

Vision Assistance: Clip-on, Flip-up, Magnifying Lenses____________________________ 39

Knit and Crochet Show July NH_______________________________________________ 40

Gold crocheted skirt is done __________________________________________________ 40

Baskets: Pine Needle Baskets, Coiling __________________________________________ 41

Addition of other crafts: Ok, with a request ______________________________________ 42

Busy Lives_________________________________________________________________ 42

Members of this group: Active participants ______________________________________ 43

Cute Commercial ___________________________________________________________ 44

Alternative to chain stitichs at the start of a new row ______________________________ 44

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AARP Bulletin Board Conversion - General Information___________________________ 44

Crochet: Crochetdermy - (crocheted taxidermy - nearly)____________________________ 45

Granny Square _____________________________________________________________ 46

Recycled: Coin Purse from Recycled Sweater (or crocheted item) ____________________ 46

Crochet: Mother's Day - an Old Mother Crocheter (Lola from Lions Brand) ___________ 46

Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 8 - Coin Purses ____________________________________ 47

Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 7 - Button + Crocheted Flower = Mother's Day Card _____ 47

Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 6 - FlipFlops Embellished with Yarn and Flowers________ 48

Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 5 - Beads & Copper-Wire Bracelet ____________________ 49

Crochet: Mother's Day Idea No. 4 - Ring Keeper _________________________________ 49

Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 3 - Light Lacy Tissue Box Cover (thread) _______________ 50

Crochet: Mother's Day -Idea 2 - Plush Clothes Hanger Covers ______________________ 50

Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea No. 1 - Pen & Pad Holder ___________________________ 51

Crochet: Care and Maintenance of your Crochet Intruments________________________ 52

Crochet: How do you hold, or wrap, your yarn/thread in your non-hook hand?_________ 53

Crochet: Baby Gifts - patterns from Bernat yarns _________________________________ 54

Crochet: Easter things from Lily, the maker of 'Sugary -n- Cream' cotton yarn _________ 54

Crochet: Waffle Cable Crochet Stitch (Diamond Stitch) on YouTube.com _____________ 55

Crochet: Free patterns_______________________________________________________ 56

Crochet: Gold Wine Glass Skirt _______________________________________________ 57

Spring cleaning the yarn stash ________________________________________________ 57

Spring hat _________________________________________________________________ 58

Crochet: Bath Set for YOURSELF !____________________________________________ 59

Crochet: Hats and Headwear _________________________________________________ 59

YouTube.com ______________________________________________________________ 60

Crochet: Levity _____________________________________________________________ 60

Crochet: Embellishments - Diamondback Ribbon Weaving _________________________ 61

Crochet: Bookmarkers_______________________________________________________ 61

Crochet: Graduation Crocheted Lei ____________________________________________ 62

Crochet: Cutting Rags into Strips ______________________________________________ 63

Crochet: Country Comfort Chair Pads - free from CrochetSoiree.com ________________ 64

The T-Shirt ________________________________________________________________ 64

Eat, Sleep, Crochet: Confess in public! _________________________________________ 65

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Organized Charity Crochet (or Knit) Donations __________________________________ 66

Know Not to Not Knot? Naught? (aka Crocheting is easier than English) _____________ 66

Non-Crochet Item: ZOOM - how to make text and images larger ____________________ 67

Crochet a Necklace - MYpicot.com Free Pattern __________________________________ 68

Crochet Stitch Guide - Provided by Annie's Attic (voted best by our group) ____________ 68

Be Still My Heart!! _________________________________________________________ 69

Just Click - GO - Drool ______________________________________________________ 69

Be Still My Heart!! _________________________________________________________ 70

Making Money - Making Coin Purses __________________________________________ 70

Simplicity of a Pattern Repeated _______________________________________________ 70

Crochet Bracelet - sweet make-ahead gifts ;-))____________________________________ 71

Thread Crochet Heart -- You will gasp when you see it .. ___________________________ 72

Heart Shaped Place Mat - Made from rags!______________________________________ 72

Crochet Table Centerpiece - PDF pattern from LadyPhiddler _______________________ 73

Crochet a Lovely Bowl - photograph instructions, step-by-step! ______________________ 73

Crochet Extreme: Rope Rug __________________________________________________ 74

Crochet: Coffee Cup Cozy (using more of your scrap yarn) _________________________ 74

Crochet Bean Bag Kitty -- so cute you'll want to make two or more.. __________________ 75

Crochet a Bride's Garter (because Ms. Lapghans needs this one) ____________________ 75

Crochet Project Done Perfectly... but *sad sigh* you don't want to be seen in public with it?__________________________________________________________________________ 76

Event Crochet Challenge - March 2010: Crocheted Pillow w/ Accent Ribbons __________ 77

Oodles of Rag Bags w/ Instructions ____________________________________________ 78

Crochet Twine Shopping Bags ________________________________________________ 78

Spring, Babies, Showers and Gifts - Embellish with Crochet ________________________ 79

Crocheting for Charity: Listing of Charities to Receive Your Crocheted Items __________ 80

Crochet: Irish Greeting ______________________________________________________ 80

PLARN -- USING PLASTIC BAGS AS YARN ___________________________________ 80

Tunisian Crochet: Do you know how to do this? __________________________________ 81

Men Crochet? Uh-huh. Meet Drew Emborski - The Crochet Dude! __________________ 82

Crochet Edging around Bead Garland __________________________________________ 82

Crochet Beginners to Advanced: Crochet Embellishments for Other Items_____________ 83

Crochet from scrap stash: Small Stuffed 3-D Hearts - Key Chain Size ________________ 84

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Scraps of Yarn, Buttons, Beads -- Create a Crochet Card ___________________________ 84

Want that 'knitted feel' from your crochet work?__________________________________ 85

Make a Journal of Your Crochet and Craft Items _________________________________ 86

Crochet: Flat Braid Joining of Motifs (Granny Sqauares) without sewing! ____________ 86

Project Linus: Request for 10,000 handmade blankets for Haiti children ______________ 88

Yarn Place mat Pattern ______________________________________________________ 88

Mobius: A scarf with a twist!__________________________________________________ 89

Crochet Chart Patterns ______________________________________________________ 90

Jessica Tromp's Free (Charted) Crochet Patterns _________________________________ 92

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Left & Right Hand Video Tutorials on YouTube - by Teresa

LadyPhiddler said:on May 16, 2010 02:23 AM ET

I swear there IS a Heaven for either dominant hand crocheters! Where is the Heaven?It's on YouTube and it is presented by Teresa.

She has 550 video tutorials, one each for right and left handed crocheters.

Here's the link. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=tjw1963#g/u bookmarkit (add it to favorites).

LP

YouTube: Left handed Tunisian Crochet Videos

LadyPhiddler said:on May 14, 2010 04:14 PM ET

YouTube ... I can't imagine life without video instructions, instantly, on so many topics.And, it's free!!

I wanted to change the yarn color on my sample Tunisian crochet item, so I searchedthrough YouTube.com While reviewing some of the videos, this one stood out from all therest:Wanzy's Crochet and Knit Stophttp://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Wanzycrochet#g/uWanzycrochet's Channelhttp://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Wanzycrochet#g/u

She's a LEFTY, but that didn't stop me from watching the video. I can turn it around inmy head. Wanzy, the lady that presents the video, is calm, gently precise, and invisiblyencouraging. Well, that's my take on it!

Short of her having a right-handed twin sister, she's perfect !!!

I'm trying (first time) to paste the YouTube video inside of this message. It might notwork, and AARP's site doesn't allow any edit features currently, so if it works, good, if not,ignore it. *wink*

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Awesome Crochet Garments

sewbee42 said:on May 14, 2010 03:22 PM ET

Check out the first link for some of the most awesome (or outrageous) crochetedgarments I have ever seen. OK, I am just envious because I can't wear them! There is acoat that looks just like the afghan I am working on!

The other link is a neat one, all her stitch photos will reverse so we "lefties" can see whatit really looks like to us.

http://picasaweb.google.com/irenefagundes/Desfiles#

http://www.crochetspot.com/fun-and-functional-crochet/

Tunisian & Squirrel: My first attempt at tunisian, and our little squirrel friend


First of all, I must say that I really like this tunisian (afghan) stitch. The product feelssoft, like (ahem) knitted items!

(slaps fingers for typing that word!!)

Here's the item, which will be given to Paul to use in his refurbished bathroom having newcolors of tan, brown and blue. I hope he likes it, if not, I'll take it!! *hahahaha*

With no pattern as a guide, this is myfirst attempt at tunisian (afghan)crochet. It's kind of a blend of knittingand crocheting.

I used cotton worsted weight yarn anda #8 (=G) afghan hook which is about16" long. I watched the YouTube videothat MFROST provided (I believe it wasMFROST) to see the basic cast on, andstitches. A day later I gave it a try. Igot the casting on done and workingthem off was a piece of cake.

Putting the loops back on the hook wasnot dedicated to memory, so I insertedthe hook into the center of the lowerstitch (between the bars) reachedthrough to the back side, yarned-over,pulled through the center stitch,yarned-over and did it again, andagain, all the way across: 15 stitches inall.

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I had to undo a lot of rows and do them right again. The edging is sc around, then dc, ch-1, dc, to make those little boxes.

Secondly, we hava a visitor at our home, almost daily now.

This little fellow came by just after I put out somefresh, dry, food for the birds. I love watching himas he chatters at the cats, then thumps his hindlegs to scare them. He's been known to jumpfrom the upper deck to the ground, then hesqueaks... ouch! Now, he has a better escaperoute: He runs to the area where the BBQ sitsand then he JUMPS onto the tree branches andscampers away!

But, better yet, in the summer when it's really,really hot... he cools down by laying flat on hisbelly, on the deck, with all of his legs stretchedout on the sides. It looks as if he's beensmashed. He's just cooling down! What a cutie.

Free Newsletter: Talking Crochet


Greetings:

I just received my Talking Crochet newsletter (e-mailed) and thought I would post a link to thenewsletter for you to enjoy too. If you like thenewsletter then you may subscribe (free) at theirwebsite.

This month's topic is about crocheted trim and PLARN.

http://www.crochetmagazine.com/newsletters.phphttp://www.crochetmagazine.com/newsletters.php

They also have an online magazine, Crochet! and I pay for their online subscription, butagain, the Talking Crochet newsletter is free.

LP

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Tunusian (Afghan) Crochet - Easy Throw

LadyPhiddler said:on May 5, 2010 02:05 AM ETedited on May 5, 2010 02:14 AM ET

Greetings:

Isn't this pretty? It looks soft, and it feels soft, as soft as knit when it drapes.

It's Tunisian Crochet, the type ofcrochet that our MFROST used to makethat exquisite tank top and shortsleeved sweater. This would be a goodone to practice on. You could make itsmaller for a bed-scarf, or for a babyblanket, but good for practice.

The FREEPATTERN is atCoats & Clarkswebsite shownas TunisianColor Square Throw.LP

(Note: I have about 4 more days before I'll be finished with thewebsite updating... I miss your comments with each otheralready!)

Awesome Crochet Garments

sewbee42 said:on May 14, 2010 03:22 PM ET

Check out the first link for some of the most awesome (or outrageous) crochetedgarments I have ever seen. OK, I am just envious because I can't wear them! There is acoat that looks just like the afghan I am working on!

The other link is a neat one, all her stitch photos will reverse so we "lefties" can see whatit really looks like to us.

http://picasaweb.google.com/irenefagundes/Desfiles#

http://www.crochetspot.com/fun-and-functional-crochet/

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Kitty Kat Throw & Pillow

NHMEGAL1 said:on May 13, 2010 04:39 PM ET

http://www.caron.com/projects/ss/ss31_kitty_throw.html

Love Kitties. You'll love this easy crochet Pillow & Throw pattern.

Dish Rags for Aunt Francatladylove said:on May 13, 2010 01:21 PM ET

My aunt called..... her dish rags that I made for heryears ago are falling apart. So I got to it and here arethree of the five she will receive. I make all my owndish rags. I don't remember the last time I boughtstore wash rags. I don't use a pattern. I make a chainand just begin. There is a balance to each of the ragsthough....... a pattern is created in the end.

My other hobby is growing violets. So I thought Iwould include one in my picture.

Crochet Books

mfrost11 said:on May 10, 2010 07:13 PM ET

I have collected crochet books since the late 60's and I can honestly say that I do nothave a particular favorite ...... but if nailed down, I guess it would be my Irish Crochetwhich I cannot put my finger on at the moment. Also the Annie's Attic collection of Barbiedoll victorian dresses from the late 70's and her crocheted necklaces, bracelets andearrings.

The oldest book I have is from 1899 with sleeping caps, crocheted yokes and lampshadesetc.

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Crochet Books: Do you own any? Which one(s) are you favorites and why?


Greetings,

Finally, the PTQG website updates are finished. It took me seven days this time. *whew*

*in best Jack Nicholson voice* Ayeeeee--mmm ba-ack! *hehehehe*

Ok, to the point. I'm scrolling through Amazon.com's "Crochet book" selection and all of asudden I wondered about us and which books might be your favories, so.....

Do you have any crochet books?

If you do, which ones are your favorites and why?

Is there a particular author or a publishing company that stands produces superior books?

LP

Quilt Pattern for Pprlady

mfrost11 said:on May 10, 2010 02:18 PM ET

This is the book Elm Creek Quilts from which I got the pattern, but as you can see, Icustomized the pattern for my purposes.

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UFO

sewbee42 said:on May 3, 2010 10:05 AM ET

For the first time, I have a UFO! I had started the Lion Brand Tamir afghan. I loved theidea it was made in small rounds, then stitched together, perfect for Texas summerweather hooking.

Then, I found a crochet teacher at a LYS, and finally started the cover sweater from theMay 2009 Crochet Mag. I have the back almost finished.

So, what are your thoughts on UFOs? Do you ever finish? Do they nag at you (my afghandoes)? How many can you comfortably live with, there is just too many patterns and toomany beautiful yarns in our world! Sandy

SOCKS

mfrost11 said:on May 1, 2010 07:58 AM ET

New Pictures

mfrost11 said:on May 1, 2010 07:57 AMET

Crocheted sweater usingknit stitch..

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Scraps of yarn...


Greetings,

Sorry I haven't posted very much lately. I have been very focused on some crochetprojects. I did stumble upon this pretty motif which is shown as a potholder, but is alsoused for garments and afghans... anything you can imagine.

It looks complex, but if you visit theWool Eaters web page, you'll see thatit's really easy.

http://sarahlondon.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/wool-eater-instructions/

Enjoy!

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NEW PICTURES OF CAMISOLE AND SWEATER

mfrost11 said:on April 28, 2010 08:46 AM ET

Here is new picture of another camisole with embellishment and a sweater:

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Nostepinne - Winding your yarn into balls with center pull. Nice for left overs

LadyPhiddler said:on April 27, 2010 07:09 PM ET

Greetings:

It's another V-8 (smacks forehead) moment, and this time the cleverness comes fromScandinavia. Just imagine a ball, or rather a donut type ball of yarn to preserve your left-over skeins. Here's what the Talking Crochet Newsletter says:

"The word "nostepinne" (sometimes spelled "nostepinde") originates from Scandinavianwords meaning "nest stick." It is literally a stick that helps you make little "nests" or ballsof yarn. A straight large(size Q or larger) crochethook makes a perfectnostepinne.

"With practice, you cancreate flat stackable yarncakes similar to thosecreated with a yarnwinder, or you mayprefer to make round orfootball-shaped balls. Thetechnique can be a littleawkward at first, buttruly, with practice ofabout five or six yarnballs, you'll be muchmore confident.Confidence is important!Wind the balls fairly fastand with confidence, andyou'll find that a level of comfort will come more easily.

"Below are some links to instructions for using a nostepinne. To use a large crochet hookinstead, simply place a slipknot over the head of your crochet hook and tighten it downinto the "mouth" of the hook. Then, wind the yarn onto the end of the hook in the samemanner as a wooden nostepinne is wound. "

Here's how to do it (YouTube) ...a Q hook works nicely, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNovkZdRl7M&feature=related

This is the FUNNY one... worth a good laugh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwBAvauA3Ns&feature=related

LP

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Plastic Bags crocheted

myra86 said:on April 27, 2010 07:47 AM ET

Hi Everyone,

I have been cutting up plastic bags & crocheting them into flower pot covers, I havemade 3 so far, I will say,I think this is a good bit of work, but I really like the results and Ifeel like it is something good for our earth and not just throwing them away.

I hope the weather clears up today so I can go out and make some pictures of them toshow you.

Myra

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Make a tube, braid it, add an Irish rose, call it a Lei!

LadyPhiddler said:on April 27, 2010 02:46 AM ETedited on April 27, 2010 03:46 AM ET

Greetings:

It's dainty, it's very pretty, and it would be an honor to receive one! Visit Nicki's Studiofor the step-by-step photograph instructions.

As you'll see, Nicki onlywanted to make a gift togive to her children'steachers at the end of theirschool year.

She made tubes of yarn, butthey were too flimsy bythemselves. She braidedthem together. She madean Irish rose, added someribbon, and finished the lastfew stitches as her husbanddrove the family to theschool ceremonies.

Wow!

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Crochet Photographs

LadyPhiddler said:on April 25, 2010 04:35 PM ETedited on April 25, 2010 04:37 PM ET

Greetings,

I suppose most of us have been outside torturing ourselves with garden work. One ofthese days I'm going to buy dozens of silk flowers at the $1.29 Store and just stick theminto the flower beds and be done with it. Yeah, right.

Back to crochet: Normally I'd post an image to entice you to a website. This time Icouldn't do that because there were too many good and unusual items and I could NOTselect just one. So, click this link to see more images. Be aware that each image is aclickable link. FlickR results from "crochet rope" query.http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/crochet,rope

How to Sharpen Your Scissors - YouTube tutorials


Finding instructions on the Internet is so rewarding! Type in the topic and then YouTubeand wha-lah... you'll have ahost of training videos fromwhich to choose.

Here's a link to the best (inmy opinion) of the videosthat provide instructions onsharpening scissors.

How To Sharpen Scissors -YouTube.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDaLNpdOYC8

LP

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Painted Toe Nails Need Fluffy-Flip-Flops for Spring and Summer Happiness!


As I told our Susan: I bought a skein ofMulti-Purpose Braided Nylon Rope with theintention of making at least one of thoserope baskets. But, since it is almost Springtemperatures my freshly painted toe-nailssaid, "We want fluffy-flop-flops", and therest of my fat body said, "We want themwith 2.5-inch heels so we appear to betaller, and slightly thinner."

I obeyed my body and my toes. Hope thisphoto is enough of a nudge for you to buysome $5.00 (at K-Mart) Joe Boxer flip-flopsfor your pleasure, too.

Enjoy Spring!

Did somebody recently ask about this?

willshouse said:on April 22, 2010 08:58 PM ET

I may very well have dreamed that someone asked about attaching crochet trim to fabricand I have no desire to attack such a project but thought I'd share this anyway, just incase. Hope it helps somebody!

http://www.craftstylish.com/item/9107/how-to-add-crochet-trim-to-any-fabric-edge

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Garden Party Hat Pattern (Yes, it's free!)


I thought this was really cute!

http://mylittlecitygirl.com/?p=4958

(I hope this works! You may have to copy andpaste to you browser.)

Create Your Own Website (Blog Site) for Your Craft / Personal at WordPress.com


Greetings:

It's probably because my husband and I develop commercial websites that we are oftenasked how to build a website, as if it's like making a pillowcase.

It's not easy, it takes a lot of expensive software and a lot of knowledge with ever-changing Internet rules. The asking party is left without any do-it-yourself solutions,because, until now, there just hasn't been any options worth using or having ... that areFREE.

Today I tested a website that offers free sub-websites, commonly known as "Blogs". Youhave visited one, too. Do you recall visiting CraftiBlog.wordpress.comhttp://craftiblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/2009-07-06-crocheted-flower-embellishments/ where I showed you a photograph of a 'card' embellished with a largecrocheted flower? Sure you do. That was one.

Well, (get to the point LP... ok) You can have your own BLOG site athttp://www.wordpress.com for FREE. Once you register and confirm the registration,then they provide a 'dashboard' webpage where you begin to build your blog. If you'readventurous, give it a try!

Enjoy!

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REPLY TO Create Your Own Website (Blog Site) for Your Craft / Personal atWordPress.com

stchmnPost #3stchmn said:on May 4, 2010 12:05 PM ETedited on May 4, 2010 12:06 PM ET

If I may, I'd like to suggest another site where you can build and maintain a blog, also forfree. It's one that I'd been using since 2006 and have been enjoying the adventure.

It is Blogger located at www.blogger.com

As with other blogging sites, it does require registration, which is also free. What I likeabout this site is that it walks you through the steps of blogging from the initial setup andas you progress along the way. This is one that had been recommend to me by anacquaintance who stated that it is a good site for beginning bloggers.

Crochet: MyPicot.com is worthy of a bookmark!


Greetings:

Consider bookmarking (adding as a favorite) thisMyPicot.com website for access to their referencematerials.

On the left side of their main page, you'll find a menuthat offers 'stitch patterns' unique stitches' and'tutorials' . All of these are absolutely exquisite!

When you click the "Stitch Patterns" you'll seephotograph-links to patterns for textured stitches like this one

When you click the Flowers & Volumetric linkyou'll see patterns for flowers like this one

It's worth a few minutes (ok, hours) just lookingaround. Oh! And, their symbol crochet index isthe best and most complete that I have everseen!

Enjoy!

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Wrist pain


Hello all, I seem to remember seeing some exercises directed at fighting carpal tunnelsyndrome somewhere in the last few months. I've been able to find some on the 'net butnot the ones I remember. Was that possibly on this site?

The last several days, my left wrist has been causing me some problems (yes, I'm aleftie!). I can't seem to find those exercises when I need them. I obviously don't knowfor sure that CTS is the problem but I'm sure the exercises would probably help,regardless of what my problem is. It hasn't stopped my hooks from moving yet but I fearit might lead to that if the pain continues.

Has anyone else experienced a problem like this? If so, how did you handle it?

Thanks, T W

Teddy Bears and more ..

LadyPhiddler said:on April 20, 2010 04:43 AM ET

FlickeR againhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/foxtailcreekstudio/2552828431/in/set-72157605444407780/.. when you get to the site, click on the small image (like the one shown below) whichyou'll see on the right side of their page. That will give you a manual slide show of otherteddy bears.

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Nice Photo Collection of Crocheted Items


FlickR is a nice hosting site for photographs. I found this particular site, Janine - FoxtailCreek Studio's Photostreaminghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/foxtailcreekstudio/

where they posted photographs of a variety of crocheted items. Drooling is optional.

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Crocheted Flowers affixed to cards... very sweet and special


Here's one, which may 'prime your pump' and get your creative juices flowing!

idndat purdy? (Isn't that pretty?) Find two more on this webpage at theCraftiBlog.wordpress.com website.

*i need sleep*

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This one is called "5-Peddle Flower"


A bit 3-dimensional (just in time forthe 3-D TV craze) here's a lovelyflower to start your grinner.

Step-by-step photo instructions areavailable at CraftPassion.com

http://www.craftpassion.com/2009/08/crochet-pattern-5-petal-flower.html

This might work my for quest to find a pincushion pattern.

Crochet: Make Yarn from T-Shirts


Making yarn from t-shirts, step-by-stepinstructions at CraftPassion.com

http://www.craftpassion.com/2009/05/recycle-tutorial-making-of-t-shirt-yarn.html

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Recycling those pesky plastic grocery bags

Farway said:on April 17, 2010 06:21 PM ET

Finally finished my latest project - a door mat for the deck. Had tons of yellow grocerybags with red printingon them, so cut them into strips and slip knotted them together tomake plarn. Using a N hook I chained until I thought it would be wide enough and thensingle crocheted until it looked like door mat size. Every time I started running short onplarn, just cut up more grocery bags and kept on crocheting. Now I need to get rid of thewhite bags with blue printing, but can't think of what to make. Anyone have any ideas? -Liz @ FarWay

Books, books, and more books

sewbee42 said:on April 16, 2010 10:59 AM ET

I am a printed page collector, cannot throw my crochet mags out and have a stack ofcrochet books. What are some of your favorite crochet books...mine change from day today. AND,,,just how many Granny Squares, Shells, and so forth are out there. I haveseen 208, 501 and other numbers for grannies. Are they just variations of color?

Right now I am leaning towards two books, tunisian and Blueprint Crochet. Anythoughts??

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Crocheted Camisole

mfrost11 said:on April 16, 2010 07:37 AM ET

Here is a pic of the camisole I crocheted. The photo does not do it justice. The socks Imade will have to wait until I find them.

Crochet: Rainbow, Sideways, Mohawk Head-dress


Greetings:

Make the teenagers in yourneighborhood green with envy!

Create this and tag along withthem in the malls! They mightmake you their mascot!

The site is unique, and so is it'sname. Part of its name will not getpast the dirty-word-censors... so,I'll just type it as best as I can.....Go to THIS SITE.. (Found$hit.com)isn't that awful? The site is welllaid out, the photographs areoustanding, and it is veryinteresting, too. Just blank out thenaughty name.

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Jug and Bowl Covers


Greetings:

Summer will soon be here and we'll be eating outside again, with the bugs. *hehehe*

Here's a pretty way to keep the bugs from the food.

Ms. Megan Mills in New Zealand, provided this and other, patterns.

http://megan.kiwi.gen.nz/BowlCoverSquare/

Enjoy!

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Crochet Around the World: Brazil


Greetings:

Here is a direct link to a nice website in Brazil. It is named: Mirian-Crochet website(written in Portugese)http://mirian-crochet.blogspot.com/search/label/Sach%C3%AAs%20de%20croch%C3%AA

And, here is a link of that same site,as it appears once it is translated intoEnglish through Babelfish.com. Sincecrochet has a unique nomenclature, itis difficult to tranlate the unique wordswith accuracy. Just guess! *hahaha*

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmirian-crochet.blogspot.com%2Fsearch%2Flabel%2FSach%25C3%25AAs%2520de%2520croch%25C3%25AA+&lp=pt_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

Sachets ... in the making....

Sadie, look at this page for inspiration on your baby-booties goal.

Enjoy!

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Clapochet


It's pretty, isn't it? GloriaJean and Myrna might beinspired by this one.

Here's the link to the pattern: Rambling Yarns fromCrochet Kitten

Enjoy!

WSJ news article about long-haul truckers who knit and quilt

LadyPhiddler said:on April 15, 2010 02:17 AM ETedited on April 15, 2010 02:18AM ET

Greetings:

I am so glad that some of ourmen-folk have discovered thetranquil elements associatedwith fiber-crafts. Here's a link toa March 29, 2010 WSJ newsarticle with the headline of

Idle Pastime: In Off Hours,Truckers Pick Up Stitching

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704896104575139990857438962.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Enjoy and share this with your brothers, sons, neighbors, nephews, fathers, grandfathersand your husband.

It's about time they share this joy!

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Crochet Critter Contest!

ssrichey said:on April 14, 2010 07:43 PM ET

http://www.instructables.com/contest/critter/

Does anyone crochet critters?! Instructables and Lion Brand yarn have a Critter Contestgoing on and the link has pictures of some of the submissions so far. The turkey vulturemade me laugh. I've been thinking about crocheting my parrot a friend and I guess that'snot such a far out idea!

The contest is still open!

Christmas Crochet Ideas Please..


I know Christmas is a long ways from April, but I was thinking about Christmas cards andhow disgusting they are. I do use them to make small boxes, and I do mail them tofriends, but .... but .... but what if....

what if....

I crocheted some thread one-sided (flat, not3-D) snowflakes, or stars, starched them,added a bit of that glitter face polish stuffthat I see the young gals wearing (help meout here... what's it called?), and then placedthem onto a piece of cardstock?

Of course, my mind is playing with the manydifferent colors of the 1/16" matting board,with the center cut out just a bit larger thanthe star... and the star suspended from atiny sparkly thread... I can imagine the'card' made in such a way that it wouldbecome a 'stand' for the star...

Can you see that in your mind? What doyou imagine?

What are your thoughts?

Enjoy

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Oh, go climb a rope... or crochet one!


Greetings:

I can't wait to tear down myclothesline to make thispretty baby!

Yep, it's made out of rope.

Yep, it's as pretty as can be.

Yep, it's simple.

Yep, that's a P-hook (not Q).

Yep, the pattern, with step-by-step photographs are freeat the Making Chicken Salad -The Art of Making SomethingOut of Nothing blog.

http://www.katherinejalaty.com/2010/02/i-love-having-little-baskets-and.html

Yep, yep, yep...

Enjoy!

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Do you have any Scrap Yarn (aka THE STASH) Ideas?


Greetings:

Post your "stash yarn" ideas, too!

While I was looking at another LeisureArtsLibrary.com patterns, I came across this onetitled "Baker's Basket" which they offer for sale at $1.99.http://www.leisureartslibrary.com/cart/pc/Baker-s-Basket-Crochet-Pattern-28p773.htm

I love baskets and this one uses threestrands of yarn and a big Q-hook.

That made me think of Sadie andNanciVette at the beginner level becausethese are easy stitches (single crochet) andthey are very quick to finish. Plus, they arean instant success. Make many of thesebaskets and use them as gifts, or fill themwith homemade treats... endlesspossibilities.

THEN, it occured to me!! My large stash ofleft over sport weight baby yarns, and myleftover worsted weight yarns. I just hatemaking granny squares out of them. Icould use that left over yarn to make thesebaskets.

Of course, I'd probably have to buy a skein (or two) of a base color. Yeah. *nodding*

Enjoy!

My latest creations

myra86 said:on April 14, 2010 06:21 AM ET

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Crochet: Stunning Crocheted Rug - 60" wide


Greetings:

Recall that huge rug made by a woman thatused her hands as the crochet hook and usedrope as the yarn? Well, here's one that isequally impressive and stunning, too.

The pattern is offered throughLeisureArtsLibrary.com at $2.99. Using twostrands of worsted weight yarn, and an Nhook, this rug speaks for itself. I'm thinkingit would be a nice wedding gift (for a 2nd or3rd marriage) or for a 25th anniversary gift.But, mostly, for me... *hehehe* Oh gosh,that's stingy, huh? *tsk* *tsk*

http://www.leisureartslibrary.com/cart/pc/Large-Picot-Lace-Rug-Crochet-Pattern-61p838.htm

Enjoy!

Crochet: There are bookmarks and then there are bookmarks!


Greetings,

I was just stumbling through theLeisureArtsLibrary.com website, and I foundthese differnt kind of bookmarks:

Corner Bookmarks

The do sell that pattern, but you can look atthese and pretty much figure out what youneed to do, right? Right.

Enjoy!

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What is this?


Greetings,

A lady friend of mine, JaneHsuan, brought this over forme to see. She said an oldfriend of hers made it andgave it to her (Jane) and shekeeps it hung on a wall in herkitchen. Jane's 73, she knitsand could only identify theric-rac element. The threadseems to be #10.

Have you ever seen anywork like this piece? Shareyour facts and your guesses,they're all welcome.

Thanks in advance.

LP

What's Your Latest Project?

NHMEGAL1 said:on April 13, 2010 11:49 AM ET

Just finished a "wrap shawl" using Lion Brand Homespun Yarn (purple baroque). 66" L x20" W. "V stitch pattern". It's OK. Worked up fast and will take the chill off on a coolevening. Probably won't make it again though. Don't mind the yarn type, it's just aboring pattern.

Thinking about maybe getting back to some baby items or a lacy shawl, or maybe justdoilies for change.

Today is Tues. so I'll be with my Warm Up America group this afternoon. Lots of squaresto put together. Finished projects to sort and decide where to donate. Been making lotsof baby items, lately too.

What have you all been working on?

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Crochet: Recycle, Repurpose, Reuse - Spiral Scrubbies


Greetings:

I have to wash my face twice a day before applying medication for rosecia. The terryclothwash cloths are just too rough for my facial skin. I didn't like using the cotton cosemiticmakeup pads because it was just too wasteful of a nice resource, cotton. Do youremember your parents, and grandparents, telling you:

"Waste not, want not."

Using cotton worsted weight yarn, I made some face scrubbies. I especially like the spiralscrubbie that measures about 3.5" across. Here's a sample photograph.

Changing yarn colors, alternating rows, gives theselittle delights a happy circus attitude! *hehehe*

This time I'm giving you a link to a YouTube videoso you can see the pattern being made. Use andreuse = Waste not, want not. Things really don'tchange much, do they?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J84jxmGMV5Y

If you do not have high-speed net service, thenhere is a link to a webpage with the written crochetpattern.

http://www.crochetpatternsonly.blogspot.com/2009/06/spiral-scrubbie.html

One other thing...

I machine wash these scrubbies inside of a white nylon mesh washing bag (I got it at theArmy Surplus Store for $4.00). The bag has a nice drawstring and a plastic string-clamp. These scrubbies aresmaller than socks and you know how your washer anddryer love to eat them!

Here's a nylon mesh laundry bag which is sold throughAmazon.com for $10.

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Annie's Attic offers two nice purse patterns


Greetings,

First, sorry these are not free, but maybe justseeing them will kindle some creativity whichmight result in a one-off purse.

AnniesAttic.com has this pattern for $5.99 as adownload (pdf format).

http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/detail.html?prod_id=74598&source=AEMOTW

That sure is a pretty stitch pattern.

Enjoy!

Crochet: They call this one Linen and Lace


Greetings:

E-patternsCentral.com has a lovely pattern ($3.49) which isvery pretty. Squares of cloth (linen) bound together withwide bands of crochet work from #10 crochet thread. It'slovely.

Enjoy!

http://www.e-patternscentral.com/detail.html?prod_id=6935&source=EPOTDE

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Happy Birthday Chris's Mom!!!!

Mary1313 said:on April 7, 2010 10:50 AM ET

Vision Assistance: Clip-on, Flip-up, Magnifying Lenses


Greetings:

While at the Bank of Ben Franklin (the nickname I gave to the Ben Franklin Craft Storebecause I make 'deposits' there) I found a very useful item. Turns out it is a new itemthat the just started offering. http://www.amazon.com/Carson-Flip-Up-Magnifying-Lenses-Eyeglasses/dp/B001FADHG8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1270529636&sr=1-1

Carson Clip & Flip Clip-on, Flip-up Magnifying Lenses forEyeglasses and they are offered through Amazon.com for$5.95 plus shipping. (I paid $8.00 + tax)

These little lenses have made a TREMENDOUS difference asfar as eye-comfort on my thread crochet, on trimming myfingernails, and seeing other tiny things. Yes, they look verystupid, especially when they are flipped into the up positon,but I have dedicated an old pair of glasses to be used withthese 'helpers' (or as my grandfolks would have called them'cheaters'). I won't wear them outside of my craft room!

Enjoy!

LP

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Knit and Crochet Show July NH

sewbee42 said:on April 5, 2010 10:17 PM ET

Are any of you planning to attend the Crochet Guild of America in NH in July? Have youbeen to one? I have been thinking about going but wonder if it is worth the $$ for a ****just past beginning intermediate. Sandy

[email protected]

Gold crocheted skirt is done

myra86 said:on April 5, 2010 02:33 PM ET

I have finished the gold skirt, but am now working on something to go along with it, notsure what it is to be, since I don't use patterns, I just go with the flow and let it becomewhat ever it wants to be.

Anyway, as soon as I complete the other item, I will take pictures and post them.

Myra

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Baskets: Pine Needle Baskets, Coiling

Mary1313 said:on April 4, 2010 12:43 AM ET

Basket made from long leaf pine needles, called coiling:

Ok so that we can have this craft in a place where we can find it at a glance, I'm addingeverything here that was kind of scattered out.

LP found some great instructions here:http://www.knowitall.org/naturalstate/html/pinecone-interactive/Basket-Picture.cfm

LP also found this YouTube video that has some exquisite examples of what you can dowhen you let your mind go with this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR8MfDW2PcE&feature=player_embedded

LP found a site to purchase the pine needles too if you don't have a source for them:http://www.pineneedles4sale.com/cgi-bin/shopper.cgi?search=action&category=PNB0&template=PDGTemplates/Header_Footer/SearchResultPNB.html

I will add to this post as I find more instructions and you guys feel free to add to it too!

Mary

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Addition of other crafts: Ok, with a request


*laughing*

Not everyone is a linear thinker (step by step process following a cycle of establishedprocesses) and I found out that lateral thinking fits crafters and crafting much better sinceit is an indirect approach to challenges, which allows unexpected solutions. Creativity'sspawning grounds: lateral thinking.

That basket challenge really opened my eyes to the creative pleasures. I had no idea theamount of confusion, submission, reaction, random thoughts, disjointed ideas, and thenthe pleasure that you must have a lot of the time by having creation happening throughyou.

Most of you, I suppose, enjoy many different crafts. (ok... it's ok to laugh, I'm laughingtoo!) Please allow this old 'linea thinking' gal to expand into your lateral world. How?

Please feel free to post your other crafts here. I ask this for the sake of order: Type thecraft's name as the first word in the topic area, example:

QUILTS: Floating teddy bear wall hanging.

BEADS: Adding beads to a lampshade.

The same 'active participation' is a must for the members of this group.

*she hobbles to the room's door, places a basket of yarn near the door, turns offthe light, and makes a wish for another day... . *

Busy Lives

sewbee42 said:on April 2, 2010 08:12 AM ET

Just a quick question...how many hours a day do you crochet?

I know we are all busy, me never so busy until I retired! I have not touched a hook allweek :{ mostly from exhaustion of garden, grandkids and swim aerobics. How do you fityour "hook time" in??? Sandy >^..^<

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Members of this group: Active participants


Quite a while back I established April 1st as the day I would remove the non-participatingmembers from this group. We now have 20 members, 18 of which have been activelyparticipating.

Of the 20 I kept, 2 are non-participating members:

MaryJo, who happens to be on dialysis 3 days a week. She has little energy and enjoysour group quite a bit.

Husky (Sadie) had been active until just recently and I want to give her a bit more timeto make a come-back, or a grand entrance with her crocheted baby booties, .... oranything!!

New members?

Please feel free to 'invite' your crochet friends to join our group. Just let me know theperson's nickname and I will approve them. Remind them that they have to participate toremain a a member.

Most of you have provided me with your e-mail address. I want to have the addresses inthe event this AARP bulletin board fails when they make the conversion. If you have notprovided me with your e-mail address, consider doing so. Mine is [email protected]

By the way, I did finish my free-form basket and there are photographs on the Baskettopic, and on this link.. LadyFiddler.com Here is an image of the most of the rawmaterials.

LP

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Cute Commercial

sewbee42 said:on March 31, 2010 11:39 AM ET

This is not a crochet video (can you say the K word) but it is cute! There is also a "how itwas made" video., Sandy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUFnH7KYMFE

Alternative to chain stitichs at the start of a new row

Farway said:on March 31, 2010 03:02 AM ET

I always thought that the chain stitches at the beginning of a new row were not asfinished looking as they could be. Found this video (located about half way down thepage) that gives a alternative method. It took a few times to really understand themethod, but it looks so much better than just using the chain stitches, I am switchingover. The video also has some great ideas on tidying up yarn tails and changing colors.The site also has a really nice tea cozy pattern she says fools everyone into thinking isknit. Hope you give it a try. - Liz @ Farway

http://megan.kiwi.gen.nz/CrochetBriocheCosy/

AARP Bulletin Board Conversion - General Information

LadyPhiddler said:on March 31, 2010 12:02 AM ETedited on March 31, 2010 12:17 AM ET

As the owner of this group, I have received an e-mail about the upcoming changes to the AARPBulletin Board. Their e-mail does not give a specific date for the change-over, but does address thenew 'type' of group settings available.

To give you clairing, this group's setting is "Request Only". Under the current system only membersof this group may participate in the discussions. The non-members of this group may see ourposted topics but they cannot participate. The new system will be different. Read the entire e-mailshown below:

Earlier this month, we sent you an email message regarding the upcoming changes to the new AARP.orgOnline Community. In that message, we asked you to change your group's privacy setting from"invitation-only" to "request-only". Unfortunately, the "request-only" setting does not afford you thehighest level of privacy during the transition. In other words, until the new site launches, any"request-only" group will be visible and accessible to all users. In order to maintain your highest levelof privacy, your "invitation-only."

The new Online Community will feature "public" and "provate" groups only. "Invitation-only" or"request-only" groups will be designated as a "private" group at launch. The change is automaticallydone for you.

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A note about "private" groups: Please note that the group name and description will be vieable to allcommunity visitors, but the group members anddiscussions will remain private.

Private settings in public groups will remain the same.

Sincerely,

Online Community Team

We will deal with it as it happems. I'm too busy right now finding new crochet things to post here.*muuhahahahah*

Crochet: Crochetdermy - (crocheted taxidermy - nearly)

LadyPhiddler said:on March 30, 2010 11:28 PM ETedited on March 30, 2010 11:44 PM ET

Just click the link and feast your eyes. Visit the website of Shauna Richardson who isfamous for her Crochetdermy creations. How long has she been doing this? Have any ofyou heard or seen her work before? Well.... My imagination went into overload! How onearth ?????

No, it will NOT be the May Challenge! *laughing*

Click here to read another article about Shauna Richardson... crochet brings BIG MONEY!!!Wow...

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/07/crochetdermy/

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Granny Square

lapghans said:on March 30, 2010 01:56 PM ET

This is the granny square I am using for my latest lapghan project. It is difficult to see,but after each color is a sc-chain ruffle whic makes it a little different than a regulargranny. I found the pattern on http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com . I will post a pic ofthe finished lapghan (whenever that may be!)

Recycled: Coin Purse from Recycled Sweater (or crocheted item)


Greetings:

I stumbled onto this recycled coin purse made from a discardedsweater. It's lovely. I know it's not crochet, but it certainly couldbe used on a worn out crocheted item.

Do you have a cherished item that was made years ago and hasseen better days? Are pieces of it still intact? Could you affix thepieces to a lining and then make a coin purse out of it?

Here's the instructional webpage.http://www.maizehutton.com/recycledsweatercoinpurse.html

MYRA!!! Come on... add some suggestions!

Crochet: Mother's Day - an Old Mother Crocheter (Lola from Lions Brand)

LadyPhiddler said:on March 29, 2010 05:52 AM ET

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Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 8 - Coin Purses


They're little, make a dozen!

FREE pattern w/ step-by-step instructions andphotographs

http://calistayoo.blogspot.com/2007/08/tutorial-for-framed-crochet-purse.html

Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 7 - Button + Crocheted Flower = Mother's Day Card


Greetings:

Do you remember theValentine's Day card?Maybe this one will bethe catalyst to get youstarted on a Mother'sDay card.

FREE step-by-stepphoto instructions (formaking the card - youknow how to make theflower)

http://pinefeather.typepad.com/pine_is_here/2009/07/pattern-pizzaz.htmlThese young crocheters are so free with their thoughts and produce these designs. I envy

them! Who'd ever thought to combine paper, buttons, ribbon, card stock, crochet... andstich it together? They didn't teach us that in school.... how I wish they would haveopened that FREEDOM TO INNOVATE... oh well, it's here now and I love it.

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 6 - FlipFlops Embellished with Yarn and Flowers


Greetings:

I made FlipFlops like these for my little granddaughters. I used some fuzzy yarn (eyelashkind of yarn which is out of fashion now so it's really cheap!) and those little girls justloved their designer flip flops.

Do you thinkyour mom, whois just an olderlittle girl, mightlike these too?Make a pair foryourself first.*heheheh*

FREE pattern forEmbellished FlipFlops withphotographinstructions!

http://www.pompomemporium.com/content/flip-flops-with-crochet-embellishments

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 5 - Beads & Copper-Wire Bracelet


Greetings,

You guessed it, another FREE pattern, and this one isa dandy! It's not difficult, and its simplicty is simplystunning!

Feast your eyes on this lovely item. Bet you can'tmake just one. *muuuuhahahahahaha*

FREE pattern, AND photographs of step-by-stepinstructions.http://designingvashti.blogspot.com/2009/05/free-crochet-pattern-for-mothers-day.html

Enjoy!

Crochet: Mother's Day Idea No. 4 - Ring Keeper


Greetings,

I bet my Mom could use a few of these Mother'sDay Ring Keepers: One near her sewingmachine, one in her bathroom, one on hernightstand, one in the kitchen window. Yep...

FREE pattern for the Mother's Day Ring Keeperhttp://www.ehow.com/how_2378896_crochet-mothers-day-ring-keeper.html

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea 3 - Light Lacy Tissue Box Cover (thread)


Greetings,

Since this is a very simple patter, shells, double crochetand chains, repeated, it is a perfect beginner's delight.

Can't you just imagine this on your dresser ornightstand?

FREE Pattern for Light Lacy Tissue Box Cover --http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?cat_id=313

2nd row from the bottom on that page.

Note: I would wrap the tissue box with a solid colorpaper (tissue paper). My mind is already playing withbold color threads and background paper colors.Ohhwww.... even black thread on a gold, or turquoise,or ... or pink thread.. or...

Enjoy!

Crochet: Mother's Day -Idea 2 - Plush Clothes Hanger Covers


Greetings:

You guessed it! I want some of these too! I'm tired ofitems falling off from the hangers. I'll just HAVE TOmake a practice set for myself, huh? *nodding*

FREE Pattern at Lions Brand - Plush Hanger Covers

Enjoy!

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/chs-hanger.html?r=1

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Crochet: Mother's Day - Idea No. 1 - Pen & Pad Holder


Greetings,

This is cute, and I'm going to make one for myself firstandthen one for Mom! I'll place a magnetic hook on the sideof the refrigerator and then hang this lovely item there sothat I always have paper and pen available.

In fact, I might place these near the front door, on thedecks... well, you know how a project expands to fill allspaces. *laughing* I know you do!! *nodding*

Here's the FREE pattern link:

http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?mode=list&offset=21&limit=21&status_id=A&cat_id=315

Pen & Pad Pattern - FreePatterns.com

(scroll to the bottom of the webpage, the pattern is shown on the bottom row)

I love the $1.29 store. I can get the hook magnets, tablets and pens, and normally adecent selection of yarn, but for this project, I'll use some of my stash! *heheheh*

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Care and Maintenance of your Crochet Intruments


Hooks, needles, scissors, magnifying glass, hands.... yes hands!

You tune up your car. You have your funace checked. You empty your vacuum cleaner bag/tank.You clean the refrigerator. Maybe you oil the door hinges and the latch mechanism, but how do youmaintain your crochet instruments?

I hadn't thought much about it until I started buying Boye hooks (made in USA only) on E-Bay.Wow... they were vintage, great quality, but they needed a good tune-up.

TUNE-UP YOUR TOOLS:

I gave them a bath in baby shampoo and fairly hot water. Then I rubbed them dry with a softcotton towel. Some still needed attention with rough spots. I used a tiny bit of Wright's SilverPolish between my thumb and index finger, and gently removed the rough material. I have finesteel wool, but I didn't need to use it.

I rubbed them all down with a very thin coat of baby oil. (I use that on my dry stainless steel sinksafter I've cleaned them ... smells great and the sinks look like new)...

WASH YOUR HANDS:

I don't pick up my hooks or crochet project, until I have washed the oil and hand lotion from myhands, and dried my hands, too. We do need our body's oil on our hands, but over time that oilbuilds up on our hooks. When that oil is mixed with our salty sweat it causes corrosion on metal.All of that can make our hooking into a tug-of-war, and it soils the material, especially thread, andall white color materials.

Washing with soap and warm water, followed by a towel drying, is better than the alcohol rubs toremove the oils and salts. If you live in a humid area, or you're nervous (hahaha), put a little babypowder (smells sooo good) onto the palms of your hands and work it into the valley area of yourfingers.

USE YOUR HEAD... THE SCALP AREA:

When hand sewing, or embroidering, have you ever had to tug a needle in and out of the fabric. Ihate that. My mom showed me how to eliminate that. Rub the needle on your scalp at the base ofyour hair shafts. Don't poke yourself, just rub the needle sideways. You can do the same thing withyour hooks, too!

STORAGE:

I live in an arid area of the USA (near Lake Tahoe in California). Humidity is about 27 in thesummer, so it is not an issue for my hooks. I do keep my hooks in hook cases, each hook has it'sown place in the case. Why? So I can find them! *hahah* How do YOU store your hooks to keepyour them free from the damage of humidity?

C'mon... chime in !

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Crochet: How do you hold, or wrap, your yarn/thread in your non-hook hand?


Our SSRichey wanted to know if any of us have had yarn burn around our little finger from thetension.

I have had that and I have a variety of techniques to eliminate it. But, it would be very interestingto know how YOU hold the yarn/thread in your non-hook hand (tension hand). Will you share yourtechniques wtih us?

Looking forward to LOTS of innovative comments!

How do I hold my yarn? I don't hold it the way it is shown in that diagram above.

Holding my left hand up, palm facing right, I lay the yarn in the valley between my ring and pinkyfinger. Then, I wrap the yarn (loose end) away from my pinky finger, and bring it over all fourfingers laying it gently on top of them. My thumb holds the yarn between the 1st knuckle of mymiddle finger. I use my index finger to lift upward which draws more yarn through the ring/pinkyvalley. Then I crochet.

If I am using thread, then I make one more wrap, under my two first fingers, and then over thosesame two fingers. Again, my thumb holds the thread in place against the 1st knuckle of my middlefinger.

Don't forget to wash your hands with soap and water. Dry them, and if necessary, sprinkle a bit ofbaby powder on your palms and work it into the valley area of your fingers.

LP

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Crochet: Baby Gifts - patterns from Bernat yarns


Greetings:

When I opened my e-mail from the Bernat yarncompany, all I could do was to say,

*shallow gasp* aa-aa-aa-aa-ww

and I almost developed a tiny tear, too. You try it...

I know some of us prefer free patterns, but I suspect wemight all enjoy a little window shopping inside of theBernat site to get some ideas. Their images are very welldone, and very tempting.Bernat Baby Gifts pattern book of baby items $3.95

http://www.bernat.com/newsletters/march2010web2.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WebVersion&utm_campaign=bernatMarch2010_2

Enjoy!

Crochet: Easter things from Lily, the maker of 'Sugary -n- Cream' cotton yarn

LadyPhiddler said:on March 26, 2010 08:11 PMET

Short topic this time.

Look at this on the Lilywebsite,

then go to their website formore Easter and other ideasand patterns (free).

http://www.sugarncream.com/index.php

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Waffle Cable Crochet Stitch (Diamond Stitch) on YouTube.com


Greetings,

Four days later and my big PC is still updating. This laptop's postage stamp sized keyboard ismaddening!

However, I did surf through YouTube looking for a waffle stitch. I'm sure I'll find it, but I cameacross an advanced version of the stitch: Waffle Cable Crochet Stitchhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRH7-b0l2rQ . The fellow that teaches it draws out the stitches on abig white-board, and since you can pause the video, I was able to keep up with the example.

If you have some worsted weight yarn, and a big crochet hook ( I *eye* size), give this a try. Whenfinished it would make hot pad (cotton yarn) or add it to a garment's length, or around the bottom.It's about texture, crochet on top of crochet, onthe fly (done as you crochet row after row).Simply beautiful, and EASY. Really!

Here's a link to the webpage showing thediamond stitch (right) for those that may nothave high-speed connections.http://potluckcrafters.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-your-face-diamond-stitch.html

I can imagine this stitch used on a pillow andhaving ribbons slipped under the diamonds(treble crochets), or done with thread and usedas a pillow case edging.

I need more coffee AND a new PC!

Enjoy!

LP

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Crochet: Free patterns


Greetings,

I'm still using this postage-stamp-sized laptop keyboard. It's been 48 hours straight that Microsofthas been booting and rebooting my main PC. I'm told this could continue for a week or more. Thismust be their planned withdrawl process. Each day I hate being on the computer more and more.(rant over)

I read your comments on limited craft funds and thought you might remember this one:

FreePatterns.com http://www.freepatterns.com/

For those of you that have MULTI-talents in the craft world, you will probably love theFreePatterns.com website http://www.freepatterns.com/ They have patterns for:

* Beading * Craft * Cross Stitch * Knitting * Paper Crafts * Plastic Canvas * Quilting * Sewing, and * Crochet (of course)

ALL FOR FREE!

One word of caution on the CrochetPatternCentral.com website.http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/

Two weeks ago I got a malware virus from a link on their page of Crochet BookmarkPattern links. I wrote to the system adminstrator, cited their page and the link, and the malwarename. They never responded to me. The malware was a "snooparound' or "lookaround" programthat came wrapped in a 'pdf' format extension. Once it launches itself inside your computer it willsearch for sensitive information and, unless your virus program is up to date, the malware will sendyour data to another location. It threatens your financial safety...

If you use that site, MAKE SURE YOUR VIRUS PROGRAM IS UPDATED TO CURRENT LEVELS!My virus program stopped it, but not completely. It did store itself and it opened its payload. I hadto do the final cleanup in SafeMode to get it completely out. So, just avoid the problem and keepyour antivirus program current.

LP

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Crochet: Gold Wine Glass Skirt

LadyPhiddler said:on March 13, 2010 04:56 PM ET

Greetings,

Wine glasses wearing skirts. Sure. Right. That makes merecall the horror stories about Timothy O'Leary and the Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco.

Well, I'm glad to replace those bad thoughs with this beautifulnew crochet idea. Have a look ...

Awwwwwwwwwwwww... I heard you!!

Here's a link to the MaggiesCrochet.com ... surf through herfree patterns while you're there.

http://www.maggiescrochet.com/bmz_cache/0/064720cfce6c321f9e73e3fc62389440.image.257x350.jpg

Enjoy!

Spring cleaning the yarn stash

sewbee42 said:on March 13, 2010 01:15 PM ET

Now that is not a new subject forany of us, but Wednesday night Iwas going through my yarn stashwhile watching my 4-yr old greatgranddaughter, Emma.

It was past her bedtime, but I wastoo busy to get up and put her tobed. I asked her to play while Ifinished another row on anotherhat.

When I looked up (she was toquiet, this is what I found. It isnot the best pic as it was takenwith my cell...she slept in the yarnbox most of the night! Sandy

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Spring hat

ruraljoan said:on March 13, 2010 08:07 AM ET

I just finished making a spring hat for my friend who is going through chemotherapy. I wanted tomake her something in a neutral color and lighter weight with air holes now that the weather iswarming up. She said it will take six to eight weeks for her hair to grow back now that she hascompleted the treatments -- and doing very well, Thank God! -- so I wanted her to have somethingcute to wear to work as librarian at a local university. I left off a hatband and said she could tie acolorful scarf or a pretty ribbon to match her outfits and dress it up.

I didn't have a pattern, only an old hat I made years ago and saved in case I ever needed to try thatout again. What do you think of it?

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Crochet: Bath Set for YOURSELF !


Greetings,

Unintentionally, I made a face cloth for myself. Itstarted out as a practice piece using a new stitch. Itmeasures 8" x 4". I just wanted to get used to the newstitch and then to see how absorbent the cotton-blendwas. I was pleased with the stitch but not with theabsorbency.

I just put it aside and it found its way into my laundrybasket. After it came out of the drier it held its shapeperfectly and it was softer. I couldn't just toss it away,so I hung it near my sink. I used it yesterday to washmy face. It was soft, absorbed the water and the soapperfectly, and felt very nice on my face.

Why hadn't I made something like this little wash clothfor myself ages ago? I was too busy making things togive to others. I bet you do, too.

Here ...

Make this little set for yourself. Or make two of themand rotate one into your next laundry load.

The pattern is free at CoatsAndClark.comhttp://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Projects/HomeDec/WR1945+Spa+Necessities.htm

Love yourself, just a little, then a little more, ;-))

LP

Crochet: Hats and Headwear


Greetings,

I'm making that Purple Wig from our topic: Crochet Wigs: Mardi Gras or Halloween and whilemaking as a Mardi Gras gift for it for a lady friend of mine, I realized that her husband is equallyactive in our out-of-place Mardi Gras festivities and he should have a head-dress as well.

You do understand how one project leads to another and then you need a bigger house for thesupplies, right? Right!

His hat stared out as a granny square and about 6 rows around I intentionally stopped making thefour corners, but did just a 3-db crochet, ch-1 in each corner, thus beginning a cylindrical elementfor 3 rows, and then 6 rows of sc to create the band area. Anyway, I needed instructions to make a'bill' or 'brim' for the hat.

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In my Googling quest (yes, it is a verb and it's capitalized - that'show English stays alive!) I found a nice site with crocheted (and afew knitted) hat patterns. These look nice, not like somethingyou'd hide in a cupboard.

Have a look at Bandana Headshttp://hatsandheadbands.blogspot.com

LP

YouTube.com

susanfertally said:on March 10, 2010 04:47 PM ET

Hi everyone,

I wound up on U Tube by a link from Nancy Neiman's advertisement of some books and found somevery helpful videos of crochet lessons. I learned how to do a single and double crochet chain. Ilearned how to start the first loop a different way. I learned how to crochet granny squares togetherfrom some nice lady in Australia. That was all I had time to do on my day off. Has anyone elseseen any of these nice videos on U TUBE?

Susan

Crochet: Levity


Greetings:

How about some crochet levity? Here's one thatshould cause at least a chuckle, right after thegasp!

Want to make a special photo of your own? VisitImageChef.com and enjoy a web site that isinteractive with YOUR TEXT. It's a lot of fun.

http://www.imagechef.com/

Enjoy

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Crochet: Embellishments - Diamondback Ribbon Weaving


Greetings:

Diamondback Weaving as shown at TheArtfulCrafter.comhttp://www.theartfulcrafter.com/diamondback.html

I'm working on two Mardi Gras items for next year, and I can justimagine adding the diamondback ribbon weaving as some of the strands onthis Purple Braid Wig (pattern is free at Lyon Brands website )http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/60385.html?r=1

How else could it be used?

Crochet: Bookmarkers


Greetings:

I was told once that idle hands are the Devil'sworkshop. *laughing* and I suppose thatscared me so much that I began crocheting (andkeyboading).

If your hands are idle, make a few of thesepineapple bookmarkers to give as a little no-reason gift to a friend or someone that needs toknow they're special.

THe pattern is found at the Talking Crochetportion of the CrochetMagazine web site.

http://promotions.drgnetwork.com/newsletters/talkingcrochet/pages/TCNL1707_patt2.html

Enjoy!

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Crochet: Graduation Crocheted Lei


Greetings,

I lived a year in Hawaii and graduation day is a BIG celebration day. The graduates, at the end ofthe ceremony, are covered with flower leis, the most sought after lei is the double-carnation leiwhich is 4 full sized carnations, threaded into a circle and then another circle of 4-carnations isplaced on top of that.... making a lei that goes from the graduate's neck to mid-thigh. It is VERYheavy.

If they have a large family, by the end of the graduationceremony you only see the top of their head and cap, and thelegs from the knees down. They are literally laden with leis.

Are they happy? OMIGOD, yes! They have been trulyrecognized for having graduated.

As a poor substitute for real flowers, here's one that youmight consider giving to your graduate. It is this fuzzy leishown below. The website with the pattern isFuzzyGalore.biz <<-- click the link *wink*

http://www.fuzzygalore.biz/patterns/lei.shtml

Enjoy!

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Diagram 2

Crochet: Cutting Rags into Strips


Greetings:

Copied from Fiber-Images.com . http://www.images.com

Fabric cut on the bias has more stretch than fabric cut onthe straight of grain. For this reason, bias tape easily fitsaround corners and curves.

To make yards and yards of continuous bias tape, lay outfabric and cut off one end at a 45-degree angle. Sew thiscut piece to the other end. See Diagram #1.

On the reverse side of the fabric, mark off the desired biastape width parallel to the 45 degree edge. (Diagram #1shows five strips but mark as many as your fabric willallow.)

Place the two lengthwise edges right sides together andoffset both ends the desired width of the finished tape. For example, for 1-1/4” tape, offset piece #1and #5 (shown in Diagram #2) 1-1/4”. Sew a 1/4 ” seam along the length of the fabric creating aspiraled piece of fabric.

Cut along the marked lines in the spiral starting at the line between #1 and #2 and continue to theend.

To figure how much bias tape you will get out of a piece of fabric:(1) Measure your piece of fabric that you are going to be cutting your bias strips from.(2) Now multiply the measurement of the fabric by itself to get the squares inches of the area.(3) Then divide the squares inches by the desired width of the bias strip.

For Example :Square = 12”So 12 x 12 = 144 square inchesBias Tape Width = 2”Therefore, 144 / 2 = 72 ” of 2" wide bias strips from a 12" square.

Diagram 1

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Crochet: Country Comfort Chair Pads - free from CrochetSoiree.com


Greetings:

While taking a break from making theMarch Crochet Challenge pillow, I cameacross this Chair Pad set that I really wantto make for an old straight-back chair inmy kitchen.

It sits alone, painted black, and it wouldwear these pads with country dignity.What do you think? Here's the link toCrochetSoiree.com you have to register touse their site, and this pattern is in their"free" grouping.

http://www.crochetsoiree.com/shop/patterns/leisure-arts/48323-country-comfort-chair-pads/

All I need to do now is to talk my quilting friends into giving me some scarp fabric. *hahahah* Fatchance, huh?

LadyPhiddler

The T-Shirt


Someone said, "I'd like to have a Legal HookerT-shirt. "

Here's one at Zazzle.http://www.zazzle.com/crochet_legal_hooker_tshirt-235651630176297243

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Eat, Sleep, Crochet: Confess in public!


Greetings:

While creating some business cards, postcards, bumper stickers, at Zazzle.com, I came across acategory devoted to "US"... crocheters! Amazing, huh? Well, it's there, and they offer shirts,canvas bags, buttons, coffee cups, postage stamps, all that say, EAT SLEEP CROCHET...I guess someone told our secret, huh?

See for yourself: Zazzle's EAT SLEEP CROCHET items.http://www.zazzle.com/eat+sleep+crochet+gifts

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Organized Charity Crochet (or Knit) Donations

LadyPhiddler said:on February 28, 2010 07:33 PM ETedited on February 28, 2010 07:41 PM ET

Bernat Yarns put together BernatCares.com a website that puts crocheters together with charities.It doesn't stop there... read what they have to say about their BernatCares.com websitehttp://www.bernatcares.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BernatcaresHome&utm_campaign=bernatfeb2010

in their own words:

BernatCares is a brand new website that unites knitters and crocheters who have a desire tocontribute with local and national charities.

If you are a crafter who has never knit or crocheted for charity before, now is a great timeto start. With BernatCares, it is so easy to find an organization with needs you can helpmeet.

If you are a crafter who already knits or crochets for charity, you will find some great newresources, free patterns and ideas on the site.

If you are a charity looking for donations of handmade items made with love, sign up andadd your charity to the charity search.

No matter who you are, visit BernatCares and make a difference today.

Visit their BernatCares.com website and see if it facilitates your charity crocheting needs.http://www.bernatcares.com/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BernatcaresHome&utm_campaign=bernatfeb2010

Know Not to Not Knot? Naught? (aka Crocheting is easier than English)


Greetings:

Did that make you dizzy? Sorry.

It occured me that not knotting your yarn/thread might not be known by everyone. It'll come apartunless you put a bit of Gorilla Glue on it, and then it would look awful.

Simply don't knot. Instead of knotting, the ends (begging ends and ending ends) are woven intothe crochet work. The easiest way to do it is as-you-go, like this.

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Or, you can do all of them afteryou're finished, but that wouldcause me not to want to finish withall that weaving and tucking todo...

And, now...

.... and for the academics amongstus, that need theory first, here's alink to the text verion of weavingthe ends.http://crochetanon.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/weaving-in-ends-securely/

Now you know, not to knot.

Non-Crochet Item: ZOOM - how to make text and images larger


Greetings:

Sometimes images are too small for me to see the details. Sometimes text is too tiny to read.

I could pull my computer screen closer, but I prefer to use this nifty little keyboard / mousecommand.

1) Hold down your keyboard's "Ctrl" key (there are two, one on each side of theSpace bar), then

2) Move your mouse wheel forward, or backward, one click at a time, toincrease/decrease the screen.

This keyboard command can be used with other programs, too, but not all of them. So try it withExcel, Word, etc. to make life nicer.

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Crochet a Necklace - MYpicot.com Free Pattern

LadyPhiddler said:on February 27, 2010 07:29 PM ET

Greetings:

Do you have a little crochet thread and asteel hook? Good. Marvel over this littlejoy, knowing full well that it can be yours,as soon as you make it!

Click this link to go to the speicifcMYpicot.com web page for this necklacepattern.http://www.mypicot.com/crochet_patterns_fl5008.html

Surf around through the MYpicot.comwebsite as they provide symbol-crochet patterns of basic stitches which they combine with otherbasic stitches to make beautiful designs.http://www.mypicot.com/

LP

Crochet Stitch Guide - Provided by Annie's Attic (voted best by our group)


Greetings:

An unofficial and totally unexpected vote occured and the result was that Annie's Attic Crochet StitchGuide is the best. http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?cat_id=3&type_id=S

That's really not surprising because they provide large drawings of the hook and stitch with arrowsto guide your mind through the process. BUT... *seems like the Ginzu knife commercial* BUTWAIT... there's more....

Annie's Attic also provides a short video clip of the stitch being made.Yeah!

Here's the image they provide to show how a Double Love Knotstitch is made.

Visit the Annie's Attich Crochet Stitch Guild webpage, bookmark it(add to favorites) for your constant use!

http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?cat_id=3&type_id=S

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Be Still My Heart!!

Mary1313 said:on February 27, 2010 02:39 PM ET

I just found a great site that shows how to do some of the stitches for beginners!

http://crochet.about.com/od/learnbasics/a/beginners.htm

If you know of a better site, please let me know!

Mary

Just Click - GO - Drool

LadyPhiddler said:on February 27, 2010 05:24 AM ET

http://carriewolf.net/category/crochet/

Diversity times 1,000! Visit to enjoy.

Was that a jaw-dropper, or what?

So, whatcha think, eh?

*shrug with upturned pulsating hands*

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Be Still My Heart!!

Mary1313 said:on February 27, 2010 02:39 PM ET

I just found a great site that shows how to do some of the stitches for beginners!

http://crochet.about.com/od/learnbasics/a/beginners.htm

If you know of a better site, please let me know!

Mary

Making Money - Making Coin Purses

LadyPhiddler said:on February 27, 2010 05:14 AM ETedited on February 27, 2010 05:49 AM ET

Greetings:

Alright class. What is the sum of 4.5" x 4.5" ?

Very good! That's right: 4.5" x 4.5" =$28.00 (using Etsy math)

Look at this pretty little coin purse. No doubtabout it, the quality of the thread/yarn is top-notch, and the crocheting is superb. It is wellpresented with equally top quailtyphotographs. That's why it can be offered for$28.00 and it will probably sell quickly.

Visit the Etsy website and see the other photographs of this coin purse. Does this make you hear"ca-ching" "ca-ching". I hope to shout!!

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35314182&ref=em

Enjoy

Simplicity of a Pattern Repeated


Greetings:

There isn't a pattern for this item. I just wanted to post the image for you to see the beauty of apattern repeated.

My eyes find a peacefulness when I gaze upon this scarf. When am working on my filet lace, verysimilar to this, I relax a lot. There's no stress once you have crocheted the pattern, once, then yousimply look at the work, and repeat what you've already done. Duh.... What's easier than that?

Click this link to see more scarves made by this crocheter. CarrieWolf.com

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http://carriewolf.net/2008/08/31/new-crochet-scarves/

LP

Crochet Bracelet - sweet make-ahead gifts ;-))


Greetings:

Make-ahead gifts for many events. Look at this item ....

The pattern, step-by-step with photographs is availabe byclicking this link to go to CraftyFish.comhttp://www.craftstylish.com/item/9676/how-to-make-a-crocheted-ring-bracelet

Enjoy

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Thread Crochet Heart -- You will gasp when you see it ..


... and you'll gasp again when you realize that YOU CAN make this one!

Greetings:

Take a look at this ornate-looking threadcrocheted heart! Oh, don't you wish youcould make something this complex?Well, you CAN. It's NOT complex.

Here's a link to the MyPicot.com webpage(bookmark it) where you can downloadthis PDF pattern (free) named PatchworkHeart

Enjoy!

http://www.mypicot.com/http://www.mypicot.com/crochet_heart_patterns02.html

Heart Shaped Place Mat - Made from rags!


Greetings:

Yet another FREE pattern, courtesy ofFreePatterns.com . This place mat makes thetable smile! I want some! Once you register ontheir site, then select the

"Crochet" section, and then the

"Home Decor", then

"Table Toppers.... ": and you'll see this image.

Click on the "download" button below the imageand a PDF will open on your PC.

I registered about 3 years ago and have nocomplaints.

LadyPhiddler

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Crochet Table Centerpiece - PDF pattern from LadyPhiddler


Greetings:

I won't kid you, this pattern is for the advanced crocheter.Please download it anyhow, regardless of your abilities, asyou may someday want to make this tablecloth, or referto some of the detailed instructions for use in otherprojects.

It looks like this:

and, the PDF pattern is available by clicking on this link:www.ladyfiddler.chrisdabis.com/Crocheted_Table_Centerpiece.pdf

Crochet a Lovely Bowl - photograph instructions, step-by-step!


Greetings again,

Oh my goodness. I was just about togo to bed when I clicked on an imagelink and it took me to the samewebsite, Oh The Cuteness, where I sawthat darling coffee cup cozy! Well, beprepared for another DARLING item....a crocheted bowl! Look here (lookdown ok?)...

I rate crochet projects based on what Iwould like to receive, and I'm prettypicky. I like this so much that I wouldNOT want to give any of them away!That makes this one a 12 on 1-10scale. Can't you just see making anoblong one to hold your snail mail? Orone to place near your front door tohold your keys and few coins forparking meters?What do you think?http://diyods.blogspot.com/2009/07/crocheted-basket-quick-mini-version.html

If you want the step-by-step instructions from this 23-year old woman named Chase who lives inOakland, CA... then click right here....... Step-by-step, photo instructions to make this crochetedbowl. WOW! Those youngin's are berry, berry talented!

LP

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Crochet Extreme: Rope Rug


Greetings,

I gave plenty of warning about thisone. I can't imagine walking on thisrope rug without twisting an ankle, butI sure can imagine it as a huge fiber-art wall-hanging in a corporation's mainfloor, or in the lobby of a plush hotel.Do you know how much the corporateworld pays for this kind of 'art'? BIGBUCKS! (5-figures on the low end)

http://www.crochetspot.com/giant-doily-rug/

What uses can you imagine?

The image came from CrochetSpot.com

LP

Crochet: Coffee Cup Cozy (using more of your scrap yarn)


Greetings:

Darling is the only word I could think todescribe this Coffee Cup Cozy...have a look:

More images, and the pattern, are found (free)on the Oh My Cuteness blog place found at thisweb addresshttp://diyods.blogspot.com/2009/01/mug-cozy-tutorial.html

Remember how I suggested embellishingcrocheted items? The button on this item setsit apart from all others that I saw. Imagine, for a minute, if you made the coffee cozy with single-crochet stitches, instead of the double-crochet stitches as is shown in the pattern, then you wouldhave a very nice 'grid' surface upon which you could embroider the person's name, or initials, or theword, "COFFEE" ... or something..

LP

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Crochet Bean Bag Kitty -- so cute you'll want to make two or more..


Greetings:

Another good use for scrap yarn!

Look at this little kitten. He could be a paperweight, a desk companion, a special gift.Tactile... this cat 'feels' good and makes theholding party feel good, too!.

Click the link to CrochetSoriee.com to get theirfree pattern.

Just in case you make a no-pattern single-crochet bean bag, remember the bean bags can be microwaved to put on a sore muscle, or coldfeet. They can be frozen to put onto a bruised area, or to cool down on a hot summer's day.

I use rice instead of beans. I also put the rice into a stocking leg. Use clean panty hose, or kneehigh stocking. Tie off open ends.

DO NOT WASH BEAN (or rice) BAGS! *shakes head* I didn't need to give that warning, huh?*shakes head*

http://www.crochetsoiree.com/patterns/view/233-bean-bag-kitty/

LP

Crochet a Bride's Garter (because Ms. Lapghans needs this one)


Greetings:

Perhaps now is the time to begin makingbride's things. Lapghan said that her bestfriend's granddaughter will be wed in October, Ithought I should bring this item forward withplenty of time to experiment.

Look at this crocheted garder:

I found it, and the pattern, on theJulianneSmith.wordpress.com website http://juliannesmith.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/the-1-98-wedding-garter-a-free-crochet-wedding-garter-pattern/

Imagine using the bride's colors and adding some pearl-looking beads? Make one for the bride totoss, and one more special one for her to keep, or have the special one framed and give to them asa gift. Make many, one each for the bride's maids.

Or, or... or... Oooowww..... those beautiful imaginary delights are manifesting in my mind andoverjoy every creatives sense in my body! Please don't make these images stop (nor thevoices) .... ! I suppose I must take the medicine (psst .. later)

LadyPhiddler

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Crochet Project Done Perfectly... but *sad sigh* you don't want to be seen inpublic with it?


Yeah, I suspect we've all had that kind of a finished product. You followed the pattern andeverything is perfect. Stitches are nice and even, no (visible) mistakes, and yet when you look at it,there's pride, but no excitement.

If you still have that item, get it out and think about adding some interest to it, 3-D interestingthings. Remember those small crocheted hearts, and the snowmen, little 'fridgies' that are shownon CrochetPatternCentral.com http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/fridgies.php . Put some ofthose on the item, lay them on it, and then visualize some embroidery work that ties them togehter,like leaves and stems would tie a flower together,ground it.

Like what? Like these simple raised cup embroiderystitches from the Hand Embroidery Network blogspotto see how to make these raised cups.http://handembroiderynetwork.blogspot.com/2009/11/stitch-day-raised-cup-stitch.html

While you're at the HandEmbroideryNetwork.blogspotwebsite, scroll down, and look on the RIGHT side fora list of embroidry stitches.

http://handembroiderynetwork.blogspot.com/

Or this ribbon embroidered flower shown at the ThreadMagazine.com websitehttp://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3725/beginners-silk-ribbon-embroidery-five-easy-stitches/page/all

Think about it. A single crocheted square, though it is solid,is a perfect canvas-type base onto which you could embroidera cross-stitch pattern (with yarn, thread, floss). Or usethese timeless Elizabethan Blackwork Embroidery designs,like this artichoke patterns...

http://www.blackworkarchives.com/index.html

Please, add your ideas to this topic. Have you actually make a ho-humm item into a "WOW" item?Share your thoughts and experiences, puuulease! *hehe*

Enjoy!

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Event Crochet Challenge - March 2010: Crocheted Pillow w/ Accent Ribbons


Greetings:

I seem to get great ideas for those special holiday gifts,birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's day, graduation, weddings,and new baby events, on and on and on...

And then, the event comes and goes, and I didn't make mygreat idea into anything. I don't know if I'll ever change, butsince there's a group of us (32) I thought I might motivatemyself by admitting my failure, and then posting an EventCrochet Challenge.

Each Event Crochet Challenge will be crocheted, and the crochetmight be an embellishement, or the main item itself. I hope to make these event specific, and somethat could be used for any occassion. So, here's the first one.

From "Wrights.com" website, here's their 18" x 18" pillow pattern.http://www.wrights.com/wrights/class/needlework/ribbonpillow/ribbonpillow.htm

Using a Q-hook (yes, this makes up quickly), and2-skeins of Red Heart Light & Lofty yarn, andsome double-sided ribbon, you have a gift made!Change the colors to fit the occassion.

I can imagine this in black yarn with strong rubyand white ribbon to give to a man. Red yarn, withgold and green ribbon: Christmas of course.Mother's Day? Father's Day? A wedding gift?School colors?

When you make one of these, please photographit and add it to our group photo page.

* Ready? * Get Set! * Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo............

Enjoy!

LP

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Oodles of Rag Bags w/ Instructions


Greetings:

Do you have discraded cloth articles? Maybe a soiled table cloth, or hubby's t-shrits, bed sheets,out dated curtains, the possibilities are endless! Start cutting them into 1/2-inch wide strips tomake your stash of rag-yarn.

*don't strip your home bare*

The website known as the LaughingPurple Goldfish is actually a craftsite. It is captivating and full ofbeautiful crochet patterns, with amodern twinkle. Here's a link to theRag & Bag Crochet portion of theLaughing Purple Goldfish site.

Do enjoy! I sure did while beingcaptivated!

http://laughingpurplegoldfish.blogspot.com/search/label/bag

Crochet Twine Shopping Bags


Greetings:

Spring is still on my mind. Maybe it's wishfulthinking or the telltale signs of cabin fever! Itwon't be much longer and our local Farmer'sMarket will offering fresh, local grown foods forour consumption pleasures!

Here is a lovely (link to pattern) Self PouchingString Bag http://cerdeb.googlepages.com/

I was very surprised when I found out it is madefrom (click link to twine) Ace Cotton WrappingTwine http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com/ace-cotton-wrapping-twine-no-6-5470-p-62200.html?page=3&keywords=twine (used to benamed Ace Brand Parcel Post Twine) ! It comes in a cone of 5,740 feet, enough to make 6-8 ofthese bags. Yes, 5,280 feet is the length of 1 mile. Thats-a-lotta-twine!

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And, then this lovely one that I want to make (by using some ofmy leftover Ace Cotton Wrapping Twine.

That pattern is available on the PurlBee website with completeinstructions and step-by-step photographs of the bag beingmade.

http://www.purlbee.com/crocheted-linen-grocery-tote/

Enjoy!

P.S. My presence here will be spotty, at best, until we havecompleted the campaign website for our client.

Spring, Babies, Showers and Gifts - Embellish with Crochet


Greetings,

Springtime must be on the way: I found myself thinking of little lambs, gentle green pastures,babies and showers... BABY SHOWERS. I have made and given this gift to new mothers and tochildren. They use it as a night-light, or as a wish/light, or a prayer light... imagination isunlimited.

This one (below) is not crocheted, but the one I made had a filet crochet edging with tuleunderneath the 3" edging strip, and the bow was made of tule. The decoration possibilities areendless. Make one for a baby shower, a 1st birthday, a house warming, a series of them asdeck/patio decorations, doorstops, etc.

There are the traditional glass blocks, into which youmust drill a hole, and there are heavy plastic blocksthat look like glass and have a pre-existing hole. Usechristmas lights, with white wire. Use any color oflights. Slip them into the hole, arrange with an un-twisted coat-hanger to position the lights inside.

Measure flat ribbon (crochet ediging) long enough togo around the block once, make two! Lay them flaton a table, crossed at their middles, and then rivet orstaple the bow onto the crossed area, through bothribbons. Tape the loose ends of the ribbon onto thebottom side of the block. You might want to "gorilla

glue" a glass marble under each corner to lift the block up.

Embellish with crochet! ( I wish I had taken a photo of the two I made... grrrr )

LP

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Crocheting for Charity: Listing of Charities to Receive Your Crocheted Items


Greetings:

Recently, a few have wanted to know where they could donate their crocheted items. Some of ourgroup's members have mentioned some organizations.

Crochet! Magazine http://www.crochetmagazine.com/provided a link to a charity listing on the DailyCrocheter.com .http://www.dailycrocheter.com/charity.php

WOW! It is extensive! As if that's not enough, they also posted a link to the charity listing onBellaOnline.comhttp://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/4870.asp

Crochet: Irish Greeting


Greetings:

Crochet! magazine has featured a design by Jocelyn Sassnamed Irish Greeting. They have placed the pattern online as"FREE". About the Irish Greeting, they stated:

"Welcome your guests into your home with this cheery signhung on your door. Tell them it's a leprechaun's hat -- the onlything you saved from your trip to the end of the rainbow -- andwatch them wonder at your tale!"

Here's their photo of this cheerful crocheted delight.

http://www.crochetmagazine.com/newsletters.php?mode=article&article_id=710

LP

PLARN -- USING PLASTIC BAGS AS YARN

ruraljoan said:on February 18, 2010 09:25 AM ET

I experimented last year in keeping with the "green" philosophy byusing plastic bags as yarn, known on the internet as plarn, for some ofmy crochet projects. I made purses, bags, hats and even beerhuggies. I entertained friends and strangers who watched infascination as I worked up these items entirely out of plastic shoppingbags. Check out the website www.myrecycledbags.com for some ideason this interesting twist on our craft.

http://www.myrecycledbags.com/

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Tunisian Crochet: Do you know how to do this?


Greetings,

I have loads of projects, and supplies, too! I really don't need a something else that will add to my"to do" list, but this TUNISIAN crochet has haunted and tempted me for 20 years or better.

Tunisian Crochet is also known as: Tricot crochet, Shepherds crochet, Hook knitting, and Railroadknitting.

There's one hook, as long as a knitting needle. Seems there is a 'cast on' of stitches, and .. and wellthen... then I get confused. *hehe*

Do any of you know how to "tunisian"? *hehehe* Is that a verb AND a noun? *shrugs* Forget thegrammar issues.... have you??

Look at this...

and... this must be an advanced stage...

What has been your experience?

LadyPhiddler

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Men Crochet? Uh-huh. Meet Drew Emborski - The Crochet Dude!


Greetings:

Ok, so this is just the reverse of a female NASCAR racer, right? Whenthe male, or female, enters into an activity that is an opposite-genderactivity, well, it causes eyebrows to go up and heads to turn. That'sthe immediate reaction.

After that, the person has to prove themselves, and typically, it'sbeen easy to do that. Why? Because men and women thinkdifferently. So, a female NASCAR racer will see opportunitites that amale drive had not thought about, and vice versa.

With that said, let me indroduction you to The Crochet Dude, DrewEmborsky! He crochets differently than we do, refreshing and a bitinspring, too. For instance, look at his Cable Car Hobo bag....

http://www.drewemborsky.com/

I never would have thought to do it that way! Here's a link to his pattern books webpage.

http://www.drewemborsky.com/TheCrochetDude_Patterns.html

LadyPhiddler

Crochet Edging around Bead Garland


Greetings:

Add a special touch to that bead garland you see during theholidays. It comes in silver, red, gold and clear at Christmastime. During Mardi Gras days, they make it in green and purple,too! Easter brings the pastel colors. July adds blue! By theyear's end, there'll will have been offered a whole rainbow ofbeads to purchase!

This is my photograph of some gold bead garland that I'm workingon. Thought I'd stop, take a photograph and write the pattern. Yes, I'm supposed to be working ona website, but that's my night job ( denial, denial, denial ).

The pattern, I call "Crochet Bead Garland", and photograph are free for you to use. They are mine,and as you will see, a notation on the pattern gives my full permission for anyone to use themfreely, as long as it is not for profit or personal gain.

Enjoy!

LP

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Crochet Beginners to Advanced: Crochet Embellishments for Other Items


Greetings:

Using the things you crochet is a real treat. Beginners usually make dishclothes or a small rug.Advanced users may find it time consuming to make an entire sweater, or that our bodies (Godforbid) have oodles of Michellan Man tires, on top of tires... *cursing self*.

But, adding something to an item that already fits and looks nice, is a special touch. This first oneis best suited for a bride to wear, and I just couldn't put it at the bottom of this topic. Pretty, isn'nit? It's just small circular motifs, joined together. They could be added to a skirt's lower area, oronto a jacket. Change thread color, or use yarn... experiment.

Or make a denim bag into a happy one.

Adorn a simple t-shirt....

or fancy up a pillow...

Google: Crochet Motifs orCrocheted flowers for motif and pattern ideas.

Lady Phiddler

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Crochet from scrap stash: Small Stuffed 3-D Hearts - Key Chain Size


Greetings:

Honestly, I believe we have more ideas in this Group than ANYcrochet magazine has in an entire year's publications, withoutthe advertising, too!

Here's another one: A modern, and in very good taste,crocheted stuffed heart. They are adorable. Attached to awrapped gift, it could be used as the gift's adornment.

I found that on Pepika.com website, where there are other free patterns, too.http://www.pepika.com/free-patterns/crochet-heart.html

LadyPhiddler

Scraps of Yarn, Buttons, Beads -- Create a Crochet Card


Greetings:

I'm sure we all have bits and pieces of yarn, thread, an oddbutton, a bead or two. I keep mine. Do you?

*laughing* I know you do, too!

What do you do with them? I just keep them, until today! IGoogled (yes it is a verb now) "Crochet Cards" and found this little lovely thing.

Darling, isn't it? Well, that lucky discovery lead to more........

Here's another...

Remember those stupid (I thought they were stupid) crochetedChristmas wreaths, or the paper-clip crocheted ice skates, or the 1-dimentional snow men? Well, I don't think they're stupid anymore!They're loving embellishments on cards, tastefully done, of course.

Google "Crochet cards" and when it finds a list of sites, click on the"Images" option. Oh boy!

Or, visit "Crochet Pattern Central" and see their vast listing ofcrochet flower links.http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/flowers.php

LadyPhiddler

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Want that 'knitted feel' from your crochet work?


I love to crochet, and I love the way knitted items feel. I wondered if I could make my crocheteditems feel as soft as knitted. After experimenting, I was successful, especially with baby items.

How?

1) Reduce the size of the yarn:

* Worsted weight becomes Sports Weight * Sports Weight becomes Baby Weight * etc.

2) Increase the hook size:

* E becomes F * F becomes G * etc.

3) Wash the item and rinse it with fabric softner.

I have assumed that you block the item before washing it, and again after it has dried, using a wetpressing cloth (cotton or muslin). Then add bows, ribbons, whatever adrons the beautiful piece.

Example: This pattern called for worsted weightyarn. I used sports weight with a one-size-larger-hook. This baby afghan is ready to cuddlethat soon-to-be grandchild.

That particular pattern is from the Leisure Artsbook: Our Best Baby Afghans - No. 2853 for$14.95.

LadyPhiddler

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Make a Journal of Your Crochet and Craft Items


Greetings:

I never really gave any thought about documenting the craft and crochet items that I've made untila very well known quilter visited with me. I was creating a webpage of her work for the up-comingquilt show. I asked for photographs of her work and details pertaining about each item.

To my surprise she produced the photograph and specific information about each item, not justwhen the item was made, but when it was later judged and received awards, many awards, manyjudgings. How did she do it?

The next time she visited she brought CD with her, and showed me her electronic journal. It's just aword document with photographs on pages, and information about each quilted item. It was easyfor her to copy/paste the data that I needed.

Who is she? Joan Dyer. Click here to see her as the Featured Quilter of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild,and click here to see her array of quilted items. She dyes her own cloth, and all-in-all, she had 12display boards filled with her quilted items.

http://www.pinetreequiltguild.com/2008featuredquilter.html

LadyPhiddler

Crochet: Flat Braid Joining of Motifs (Granny Sqauares) withoutsewing!

LadyPhiddler said:on January 31, 2010 01:41 PM ETedited on January 31, 2010 02:45 PM ET

This technique is one of those "Ishould have had a V-8" moments!You'll love it!

Don't you just love the Internet?

Look at these motif [mow-TEEF]squares and how lovely they areput together. That is "Flat BraidJoining".

The crocheter's name is uncertain,though she is in Australia. Isuspect her last name is"Thornberry" as that's the name ofher lovely website.

http://thornberry.wordpress.com/2008/12/

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As she explains, she used an online video to understand the technique of Flat Braided Joining.

"Flat Braid Joining Video 1" (preparing first motif) andhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=AU&hl=en-GB&v=2qfBKZwqBgE&feature=related

"Flat Braid Joining Video 2" (joining them together)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvwVqUVVtVY&feature=related

"Flat Braid Joining Video 3" (joining a lower square row)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpANA71KFk&feature=related

"Flat Braid Joining Video 4" (joining into a corner grouping)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2AyjOzWKYQ&feature=related

It's not difficult at all, but it does seem perplexing at first, then... yeah... then the V8 head-slap!OH! I get it!!! And, off you'll go making oodles of motifs (fancy name for granny squares).

I have also used it on 6-sided motifs, too. It is so beautiful, unlike the whip stitch (that comesapart) and the single crochet (which leaves ridges).

Here is a simple drawing of the Flat Braid as used to join round crochet work.

Enjoy Braiding and Grannies... *hehehe*

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Project Linus: Request for 10,000 handmade blankets for Haiti children


Greetings:

The Linus Project wants to send blankets to the Haiti children, and their goal is 10,000 !

The guidelines are quite simple - new, not used, quilted, knitted, crocheted, or polar fleece. Up to40 by 60 inches, ready to send by February 18. They prefer bright colors! The children don’t needthem for warm, but for comfort from laying on the hard, uneven concrete.

Use this link to find your local chapter of Project Linus for specific details in your area. Some arecollecting these blankets, and some are not.

http://www.projectlinus.org/chapter.php

LP

Yarn Place mat Pattern


Greetings:

First... the Placemat Pattern

I made some yarn placemats andwas really satisfied with theoutcome. The pattern is verysimple, double crochet in a filetmanner. I took the time toprepare a 'symbol' pattern andyou may have it use it and shareit with others, too. Just click thislink:

Enjoy your crochet day!

http://ladyfiddler.chrisdabis.com/SubtlePlaidTexturePlacemats.pdf

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Mobius: A scarf with a twist!

LadyPhiddler said:on January 10, 2010 03:13 AM ETedited on January 10, 2010 03:15 AM ET

This scarf, with a twist, is the most feminine scarf I have ever seen. It is a circular scarf, with onetwist (the mobius) and can be lifted up onto the head, as a hood of sorts, and left to lay on thechest with a cowl-type of elegance.

While make the instructions, I do admit that I nearly went cross-eyed, and there was a time when Iwas a bit dizzy.

Here's an image of the single-sided Mobius strip:

A mobius, is known by most everyone that has ever seen, or used, a conveyor belt. That belt,hasone twist on the underneath side, thus creating a one sided plain. Why would they do that?Without the twist, only one side of the belt would be the surface and it would be worn out. Addingthe twist puts both sides on the surface. Are you dizzy yet? Don't focus on the scientific element,just make the scarf.

And, here's a PDF file with step by step instructions, along withthe image to make a Crocheted Mobius .http://ladyfiddler.chrisdabis.com/docs/Crochet-Mobius-Instructions.pdf

After mastering the Mobius strip, then use the Solomon LoveKnot stitch to make a crocheted version of the one shownbelow (which was knitted).

LINK TO: see how the Solomon Knot or Love Knot stitch ismade.

http://tinyurl.com/yjvcf95

LP

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Crochet Chart Patterns

LadyPhiddler said:on September 3, 2009 02:27 PM ETedited on September 3, 2009 02:31 PM ET

Sometimes referred to as:

* Chart Crochet * Diagram Crochet * Symbol Crochet * Blueprint Crochet * International Symbol/Diagram Crochet

But, by any name, it is the easiest way to read a crochet pattern by far!

What's new in Crochet? It's not really new, but very rare in the USA.

Crochet Chart Patterns and sometimes refereed to as:

* Symbol Crochet, also called * International Symbol/Diagram, also known as * Blueprint Crochet Why are they great?

* You are visually shown the pattern, and it looks like the finished product! * They are not limited to a written language * They show the finished product in it's skeleton form, each stitch-symbol in its place. * There are no abbreviations and the symbols make sense. * There is no need to fumble through lines of abbreviated text to find your next fewstitches.

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Take a look at this one Fan and Pineapple Doilyhttp://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=crochet+magazines&psc=G&filter=1#5240409706279284338

symbol crochet blueprint charted pattern. No need to read/write the Russian language.They're like smiles, we know what a smile is no matter where the person wearing it isliving.

If you care to see more of these kinds of patterns, visit this GooglePicassa searchhttp://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=crochet+magazines&psc=G&filter=1# site and here are a few other places to visit.

MyPico.com http://www.mypicot.com/index.html (I really like this site!)

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Jessica Tromp's Free (Charted) Crochet Patternshttp://www.jessica-tromp.nl/freecrochetpatternwomensclothingbasicwomanpatterns.htm(It's not a well laid out site, but very much worth visiting!)

Japanese Nikon Crochet Books at Amazonhttp://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Nihon%20Vogue&page=1 have these chart patterns.

And, saving the best for last, look at these Russian Doilies (translates through Babelfish as"Napkins")http://66.163.168.225/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=us&lp=ru_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fpetli.sitecity.ru%2fphtml_0809210542.phtmlshown in image and charts.

And these three Japanese Crochet books:

Book One (doilies)http://www.yesasia.com/us/1004022292-0-0-0-en/info.html

Book Two (motifs)http://www.yesasia.com/us/1004494955-0-0-0-en/info.html

Book Three (kitchen items)http://www.yesasia.com/us/1003967098-0-0-0-en/info.html

As you have seen, these Chart (Blueprint / Symbol / Diagram) patterns are very popularin South America, Europe, Russia and Asia, but they're still rare here in the USA. Afterhaving used the Charted patterns for a while, I have actually drawn a chart from my textpatterns just so I can understand what they are telling me to do.

You may need to translate the websites from other langauges into English. I useAltaVista's Bablefish to do that. It does an excellent job.

Enjoy,

LadyPhiddler

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