Posted by Underground Crafter on March 26, 2013 |
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Every Tuesday during National Crochet Month 2013, I’ll be reviewing crochet books. Today’s post features a giveaway of my review copy of The New Tunisian Crochet by Dora Ohrenstein, courtesy of Interweave/F+W Media. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Tunisian crochet, and I’m thrilled to see it regaining popularity. Dora Ohrenstein‘s latest book, [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 11, 2012 |
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This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. I’m really excited to interview Charles Voth, also known as Stitch Stud, today. Charles is a crochet and knitting designer and tech editor. (If you’re not sure what a tech editor is, you may want to check out this interview with Juanita Quinones. And if you get really excited [...]
Tags: annie's, blogtoberfest 2012, charles voth, charles voth designs, cisne, coats, colombia, crantini sophisticate, crochet, crochet insider, curly pops, foro de iberica de punto, hispanic heritage month 2012, i saw you dancing, inside crochet, interview, joni kimono, juanita quinones, kaffe fassett, knitting, lanas y tramas, medellin, mock cable men's pullover, respuesta sin pregunta, reves derecho, stitch stud, stitchstud, tech editor, tejemanejes, tejiendo en la isla, weaving
Posted by Underground Crafter on September 27, 2012 |
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This post is part of my 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month interview series. Today, I’m interviewing Juanita Quinones, also known as BoricuaCrochet, a crocheter I met on Ravelry who is also a crochet tech editor. Originally from Puerto Rico, Juanita moved to the mainland U.S. about 20 years ago and now lives in Pennsylvania. Her projects can be found on [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on February 18, 2012 |
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I recently received a review copy of Custom Crocheted Sweaters: Make Garments that Really Fit by Dora Ohrenstein, of Crochet Insider fame, from the nice people at Lark Crafts. Like most crocheters, I’ve been waiting a long time for a book like this. Although I personally have little interest in actually making a sweater, I would love [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on October 17, 2011 |
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My interview today is with crochet designer Melissa Horozewski. Melissa was nominated for the Crochet Liberation Front Flamie for Best New Designer in 2009, and her work has been published by Crochet!, Crochet World, Inside Crochet, Interweave Crochet, and Leisure Arts. Melissa is also the author of Austentatious Crochet: 36 Contemporary Designs from the World [...]
Tags: austentatious crochet, austentatious crochet: 36 contemporary designs from the world of jane austen, blogtoberfest 2011, cooperative press, crochet, crochet insider, crochet tips & tricks: shortcuts and techniques every crocheter should know, crochet world, crochet! magazine, dora ohrenstein, inside crochet, interview, interweave crochet, interweave press, jane austen, jane austen knits, leisure arts, lily chin, literary, melissa horozewski, persuasion, pride and prejudice, republic of pemberley, stitch scene, what would madame defarge knit?
Posted by Underground Crafter on August 9, 2011 |
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I’m sure my readers who primarily knit have been asking themselves, “When is our giveaway coming?” So today’s post is dedicated to all you knitters out there! One of the reasons I retaught myself to knit was to take advantage of the many great books available to knitters on clothing and sweater design. For some [...]
Tags: ann budd, aran sweater design, barbara g walker, big sky knitting designs, cable needles, circular needles, couture crochet workshop, crochet insider, custom crocheted sweaters make garments that really fit, debbie abrahams, deborah newton, design your own knits in 5 easy steps, designing knitwear, dora ohrenstein, double pointed needles, down east, dpns, interweave press, jacqueline fee, janet szabo, ka, kinki amibari, knitter's handy book of sweater patterns, knitting, knitting from the top, lily chin, maggie righetti, schoolhouse press, single pointed needles, sweater design in plain english, sweater workshop, terri shaw
Posted by Underground Crafter on July 25, 2011 |
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My recent freeform project – inspired by my Year of Projects goal to work my way through Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters and the Crochet Liberation Front’s July freeform CAL – has reminded me how much I love my stitch guides. I use them for inspiration for my own projects, [...]
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