Posted by Underground Crafter on March 9, 2013 |
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Every Saturday during National Crochet Month 2013, I’ll be highlighting one of my favorite online crochet resources. Today’s featured site is FreshStitches, my favorite source of tips and tricks for crochet and small (crafty) business. I’m a huge fan of Stacey Trock, also known as FreshStitches. I had the pleasure of interviewing her and participating [...]
Tags: amigurumi, CAL, craftsy, crochet, crochet concupiscence, crocheted softies: 18 adorable animals from around the world, facebook, freshstitches, knit and crochet design week 2012, lala the panda, natcromo13, pittsburgh knit and crochet festival, ravelry, stacey trock
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 21, 2013 |
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This week’s pick: Coats & Clark’s Book No. 208 Edgings Source: Purchased from CountrynMore2 on Etsy. Publication date: 1971 Status: Out of print but available online. Condition: Edges are worn. Crafts: Crochet, knitting, and tatting. I’ve mentioned this booklet before on my blog. I bought it when I was planning to learn hairpin lace while I was crocheting my way through Crochet Master [...]
Tags: 2013 vintage needlecrafts pick of the week, coats and clark's book no 208, countrynmore2, craftsy, crochet, crochet master class, etsy, filet crochet, hairpin lace, knitting, marilee rockley, shuttle tatting, tatting, vintage
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 18, 2013 |
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About a month ago, I had the pleasure of checking out Vogue Knitting Live with a press pass. I actually recorded three different interviews at the event, and I’m pleased to share one today. Joan McGowan-Michael is the designer behind White Lies Designs. In addition to her extensive collection of (mostly) knit (with some crochet) [...]
Tags: #vklive, abrams publishing, bead embroidery for knits, beads, beauty and the beads, bras, california, continental knitting, corset-bodice nightgown, costume design, craftsy, crochet, crochet for knits, crochet thong, design, etsy, facebook, fashion institute of design and merchandising, frederick's of hollywood, gina fishnet stockings, interview, interweave knits, joan mcgowan-michael, julianne 2-piece dress, kimber bustier and panty, knitting, knitting lingerie style: more than 30 basic and lingerie-inspired designs, knitty gritty, lace panel jacket, lingerie, los angeles, luminous lace camisole, marlaina stockings, melanie falick, needle art's studio with shay pendray, olivia, op sunwear, plus sized pencil skirt, ravelry, rita mae, ruby, sacramento, san francisco, santa clara convention center, sewing, sloper, stephanie japel, stephanie tee, stitches events, stitches west, tech editor, vogue knitting, vogue knitting live, whip your knits into shape, white lies designs
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 12, 2013 |
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Through my travels through the internet, I often come upon interesting designers. Cheezombie is one such talent. She is one of the (relatively) few knit amigurumi designers I’ve come across, and her work has a distinctive style. Cheezombie is shrouded in mystery, so I’m honored that she stopped by for an interview (but don’t expect [...]
Tags: amigurumi, anna hrachovec, cheezombie, craftsy, eddie lizzard, etsy, gaming, garden slug, interview, kaffe fassett, knitting, knittinghelp.com, knitty, mochimochi, omar alien, ravelry, sheepish, slug love group, splat cat, twitter, uncrabby crab, youtube
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 4, 2012 |
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We had so much fun with the Ripple Mania CAL that some people in my Ravelry group wanted to start another one right away! With the holiday crafting season upon us, the Chubby Sheep pattern seemed like the best fit. This cute little critter is crocheted with about 100-120 yards of the main color and 35-45 [...]
Tags: adotlane, AEriko, aimeefae, ayoung, chubby sheep, chubby sheep cal, craftsy, galler yarns, galler yarns flore ii, linda0504, Macstitcher, ravelry, RobinBrz, Timic
Posted by Underground Crafter on October 14, 2012 |
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I had a bit of a cliffhanger in my last Year of Projects update (you might have missed it since it was hidden between pictures of yarn): would I be able to take the Basic Dropspindling class at the North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival? It turns out that there was room for me. But, um… well, [...]
Tags: abby franquemont, blogtoberfest 2012, bruges crochet, come blog a long, craftsy, crochet, curly pops, drucilla pettibone, granny square, graphic, hearthwise, i saw you dancing, ivy brambles, ivy brambles hand dyed merino roving, maggie casey, melissa morgan-oakes, north jersey fiber arts festival, ravellenic games, respect the spindle: spin infinite yarns with one amazing tool, roving, socks, spinning, spinning yarn, start spinning, toe-up 2-at-a-time socks, tree of life afghan (crochet), visit to the kantcentrum, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on October 4, 2012 |
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This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Argentinian crochet designer Paola Navarro, also known as Delicious Crochet. She has been selling her signature style of amigurumi patterns in her Etsy shop since 2007, and can also be found on Ravelry (as DeliciousCrochet and on her designer page), as well as [...]
Tags: american bison, amigurumi, angie the pig, argentina, blogtoberfest 2012, caveman, coquena the llama, craftsy, crochet, curly pops, delicious crochet, deliciouscrochet, etsy, flickr, granny, hispanic heritage month 2012, i saw you dancing, interview, paola navarro, randy the raccoon, ravelry, twitter
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 3, 2012 |
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I’ve been really trying to reduce my yarn stash this year. But, you also know that I find giveaways very hard to resist – and I’m kinda lucky. So when I saw this giveaway on Robyn Chachula‘s blog, I had to enter. In [...]
Tags: baby blueprint crochet, blue sky alpacas, blue sky alpacas alpaca silk, blue sky alpacas worsted cotton, boye crochet hook, cascade 220 superwash, cascade yarns, classic elite provence, classic elite yarn, craftsy, crochet dude, crochet dude crochet hook, debbie macomber, filatura di crosa, filatura di crosa tempo, gauge, lb collection, lb collection cotton bamboo, lion brand, lion brand yarn studio, ravellenic games, ravelry, red heart, red heart boutique eclipse, robyn chachula, sirdar, sirdar click dk, spud and chloe, spud and chloe sweater, stash feature, susan bates velocity, tahki stacy charles, universal yarn, universal yarn debbie macomber blossom street collection rosebud, yarn, zealana, zealana kia ora kiwi
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 12, 2012 |
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Today, I’m really excited to interview Sharon Silverman. Sharon is a crochet designer, author, teacher, and now, TV crochet expert. I was first introduced to her work through her book, Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting, and I’ve had the pleasure of taking a Tunisian crochet class with her at [...]
Tags: accordian arrows, alan wycheck, annie modesitt, basic crocheting, betty barnden, book review, broomstick lace, cgoa, classic plaid, craftsy, crochet, crochet guild of america, crochet pillows with tunisian and traditional techniques, crochet scarves: fabulous fashions various techniques, crochet stitch bible, diamond loop, dora ohrenstein, doris chan, ellen gormley, filet crochet, giveaway, hgtv, honeycomb skirt, interview, kangaroo dyer, kim guzman, knitwear design workshop, kristin omdahl, lily chin, lion brand yarn studio, marabou, marlaina bird, marly bird, mary beth temple, mary nolfi, nexstitch, premium cable pattern, red hot heart pillow, robyn chachula, sharon silverman, shirley paden, space cadet creations, springtime miters pillow, stackpole books, stitchdiva, the sound of music, tine solheim, Tunisian crochet, tunisian crochet: the look of knitting with the ease of crocheting, uncommon threads, woven yarn
Posted by Underground Crafter on June 8, 2012 |
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Last week, I had a technical problem on my blog and I didn’t get to share two finished projects that I’m pretty excited about. I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m the sponsor for Crochetlist‘s June charity challenge. I’m organizing a collection of pet blankets that will be donated to Bideawee for Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat month. I’ve [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, 30 purrfect stitches for pet blankets, adopt-a-shelter-cat month, arrakis, beanie, bideawee, cables, charity, craftsy, crochet, crochetlist, destash, etsy, knitting, knotty knitters, kwisatz haderach, malabrigo, malabrigo rios, ravelry, sandworm's journey beanie, self-published pattern, spud and chloe, spud and chloe sweater, stitch guide, surmount the stash 2012, Tunisian crochet
