Posted by Underground Crafter on April 1, 2013 |
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If you’re like me, you have been following along with many sepecial National Crochet Month features and may be behind on your blog reading. Here’s a quick roundup of my NatCroMo13 posts. Free Wednesday posts! Blogiversary, A Tour through Crochet Country, and a free pattern! A treasury of handmade, wooden crochet hooks Trip to Pittsburg with a [...]
Tags: a tour through crochet country, annette petavy, crochet, crochet boulevard, crochet concupiscence, crochet sweater book: over 30 original designer patterns, Crochet With Color: 25 Contemporary Projects for the Yarn Lover, crochetbug, crocheting for pleasure, crocheting patchwork patterns, freshstitches, granny squares: over 25 creative ways to crochet the classic pattern, johnny vasquez, lindsey stephens, mary beth temple, natcromo13, new stitch a day, pineapples for everyone shawl cal, short row tunisian fashion, the new tunisian crochet: contemporary designs from time-honored traditions, tricot crochet the complete book, Tunisian crochet
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 30, 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 Crochetbug. There are many great blogs that I follow. Crochetbug, written by Leslie Stahlhut, is unique among them. Crochetbug is Leslie’s personal crochet odyssey. Her posts read like a personal journey or diary of [...]
Tags: better homes and gardens crocheting and knitting, crochet, crochet manifesto, crochet workshop, crochetbug, crochetbug13, leslie stahlhut, magic motif workshop, natcromo13, textured square
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 28, 2013 |
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This week’s pick: Better Homes and Gardens Crocheting & Knitting Source: Paperbackswap.com Publication date: 1977 Status: Out of print but available online. Condition: Smells like a basement, but in relatively good condition. Crafts: Crochet and knitting. I went on a hunt for this book after seeing Crochetbug’s version of the afghan on the cover. (For those of you considering making your [...]
Tags: 2013 vintage needlecrafts pick of the week, afghans, better homes and gardens crocheting and knitting, blanket, cozy quilt patterned throw, crochetbug, crocheted bed throw, filet crochet chair set, granny squares sampler afghan, jackie h. curry, mary walker phillips, old fashioned windowpane knitted afghan, paperback book swap, spiral crocheted table toppers, susan toplitz, vintage, winnie juhl
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 3, 2013 |
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Regular readers may know that I have a sizeable collection of vintage needlecrafts books. (I’m using the Etsy definition of vintage, which includes anything at least 20 years old.) I currently have over 50 vintage books, e-books, and magazines in my collection. I love looking through older needlecrafts books. While the very old pattern [...]
Tags: 2013 vintage needlecrafts pick of the week, amazon, antique pattern library, crochet concupiscence, crochetbug, etsy, free vintage crochet, free vintage knitting, google books, half.com, internet archive, knit heaven, paperback book swap, public domain, totally free crochet patterns, vintage, vintage crochet
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 17, 2011 |
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Ever since I first learned to crochet granny squares, I’ve loved them. The “official” granny square pattern was originally published in 1890 by Weldon and Company in London. Then, as now, the granny square was a great way to use up scrap yarn. The pattern has basically been continuously in print since then, so that [...]
Tags: 101 crochet squares, 101 granny squares, 201 crochet motifs blocks projects and ideas, 99 granny squares to crochet, adaiha, annette lep, beyond the square crochet motifs, book review, carol alexander, complete photo guide to crochet, contest favorites afghan squares, creative publishing international, crochet, crochet stitches visual encyclopedia, crochetbug, crocheting patchwork patterns, edie eckman, ellen gormley, go crochet afghan design workshop, granny square, granny square book, granny square love, leisure arts, margaret hubert, melody griffiths, robyn chachula, sarah london, things to make and do
Posted by Underground Crafter on October 26, 2011 |
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Grannies… I have been going granny square crazy since last week. I got inspired when working on my post for I Love Yarn Day to go through my scrap stash and get started on some charity projects. And, I’ve been eyeing the amazing work of three of my favorite bloggers… Keri at Yarn Dharma – [...]
Tags: 101 granny squares, adaiha, african violet, better homes and gardens crocheting and knitting, betty jones, blogtoberfest 2011, boye yarn winder, cafe au lait beaded poncho, carol alexander, charity, ciaogoo yarn swift, complete photo guide to crochet, cooperative press, crochet, crochetbug, curly pops, diana sippel, fresh designs crochet, granny square, granny squares sampler afghan, i love yarn day, impatiens and emeralds, jackie h. curry, join as you go, margaret hubert, maria nagy, roberta maier, sampler pillows, scrap yarn, table top yarn swift, tami's amis, tammy kreimeyer, things to make and do, tinnie girl, vintage crochet, wip wednesday, wips, wipw, yarn dharma crochet is my sanity, yarn haul, yellow petals
Posted by Underground Crafter on September 26, 2011 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here.) Although I’m still working on some Tunisian crochet projects, I decided to turn to another chapter in Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crochetersthis week: aran crochet. This chapter focuses [...]
Tags: 99 crochet post stitches, aran crochet, bonita patterns, cgoa, chainlink 2011, come blog a long, crochet master class, crochetbug, crocodile stitch, darla sims, dc37, jane sneeden peever, lianka azulay, more crocheted aran sweaters, post stitches, when did i become a knitter, year of projects, YOP11-12
