Some things are so uber-duber cool that they are able to jar me out of the sedentary non-blog writing state that I have found myself in for, oh say, nine months. Geez. While browsing one of my uber favorite blogs, Dude Craft, (and yes, today’s word of the day, boys and girls, is “uber.” …
…anybody still there? Wow, you take a couple days off and before you know it four months have gone by! So, for the dozen people still here…sorry about that. For some reason, can’t explain why, when the weather gets warmer, the creativity level plummets. The last thing I wanted to do this summer is wrap …
Did you ever get one of those project ideas that just keeps nagging you until you create it and then once you finish it you realize that you probably just made something that will strictly be for your own enjoyment because in all honesty, who but the dedicated attendees of the The Clean Show would …
Crochet tattoos seems to be as popular as crochet itself, but I did manage to find five very cool ones out of the ten. I was pleasantly surprised to see a drop-spindle tattoo. How cool is that? What no doily tattoos? (And yes…I checked. Nothing.) And why is it when you search for “doily tattoo” …
I love creativity. I scoot on the carpet over out-of-the-box thinking. But some boxes were never meant to be crawled out of for the safety and wellbeing of the universe as we know it. A crochet breakfast? Sure, it’s cute. I have no problems. A knitted peacock hat / gas mask combo? Sweetie, drugs are …
Feb
11
It always amazes me how small the crochet circle (or should I say loop) really is. A few weeks ago I purchased the latest issue of Crochet Today magazine on my lunch break. A great vest, a Rugged Winter Vest to be exact, caught my eye. Seeing “rugged” and “crochet” together is so rare I …
Feb
08
Just when we need sale prices the most, I realized that it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted the Weekly Bargains. Each week I search the Internet for the best bargains I can find in yarn, fiber and other crochet/knit related items. If you know of a good bargain this week please comment and tell us …
Feb
07
After just three days, the lost Elephant Baby Afghan pattern has been found! Josephine was kind enough to comment that she recognized the pattern immediately from the 1987 Susan Bates book1 Learn to Crochet in 8 Easy Steps. Rose, thanks to Josephine you are one step closer to getting your pattern. For an easy way …
Feb
05
I love projects that have a double meaning. Like scarves that look like a sushi roll when you roll them up, or scarves that show the color spectrum of a chemical element. My good friend at work (you remember, Content Pig) is a Guitar Hero “super star,” so I was pretty jazzed to see that …
Feb
04
Browsing though my emails from readers today, one came through that excited me. I love a challenge and a quest and this one has both. Several years ago (twenty-one to be exact) a rose of a hooker (coincidentally named Rose) crocheted the very cute elephant themed baby afghan that is pictured in this post. She …
Feb
03
As usual I have many hooks in the fire these days. It seems every time I start a project five more join the party. One home-décor project that I have in mind requires1 a hand-spun, earthy, nom-nom feel to it. One yarn popped into mind immediately…recycled sari silk. I’ve wanted an excuse to order some …
Feb
02
If you have been following The Crochet Dude or Vickie Howell, you know that they (with a few thousand others) were just recently at the Craft and Hobby Association’s trade show in Anaheim. What you didn’t get to see (since it was closed to the public) is the amazing booth wall that was hand crafted …
Feb
01
If you are a crocheter, you know that the knitters seem to always get the cool stuff. We hookers, being an inventive bunch, then have to adapt or rename to fit our needs. One thing that has always been a knot in my skein has been the lack of stitch markers that are suitable for …
Jan
31
The art of felting has always been an out-of-the-corner-of-my-eye type of craft to me. I like it, but I’ve never really paid much attention to it. I’ve seen all of the pillows, purses and other items that people of combed the heck out of in an effort to hide the lovingly made stitches and make …
Jan
30
If you haven’t figured it out by now I’m here to tell you that I’m not posting today. It’s Friday. I don’t want to do anything. I barely want to be at work. So, I don’t feel like posting either. Oh sure, I’m working on things. I have this great original scarf pattern I’m working …
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