Posted by Underground Crafter on May 4, 2012 |
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On Tuesday, I mailed a total of 40 six inch crochet blocks to the Binky Patrol in Arizona as part of the Crochetlist April charity challenge. I shared the first nine blocks two weeks ago, the next 17 last week, and three bullion stitch blocks on Sunday, so today I have 11 to show off. [...]
Tags: 200 crochet blocks for blankets throws and afghans, basic granny square, begonia, binky patrol, candy skein, coffee and cream, crochet, crochet daze, crochetlist, destash, donna kooler, ellen gormley, encyclopedia of crochet, FO Friday, granny square, granny square book, jan eaton, jpf crochet club, julie bolduc, kingfield square, margaret hubert, motifs, ravelry, savannah, sunny spread, tami's amis, wagon wheel granny, wheat ears, willow
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 21, 2012 |
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In the early 2000s, when I first learned to read crochet patterns, there weren’t many good crochet websites. One that I would visit time and again for help understanding a new technique was Crochet Cabana. Even now, as a crochet teacher I often refer beginners to this wonderful site. So I’m really excited to interview [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on December 30, 2011 |
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I’ve done many needlecraft book reviews this year. But, as you know, crochet is my first, true love (amongst the needlecrafts, that is), so I thought I’d highlight my crochet reviews from this year in case you missed some of them. Roundups Crochet stitch guides – reviews of 20+ crochet stitch guides from my collection [...]
Tags: ami ami dogs 2, bring colour to crochet, connie ellison, crochet, crochet compendium, crochet stitches visual encyclopedia, crocheted bears (twenty to make), crocheted softies: 18 adorable animals from around the world, donna kooler, ellen gormley, encyclopedia of crochet, everything crochet, go crochet afghan design workbook, go crochet afghan design workshop, granny square, granny square love, kay meadors, learn to crochet, mini christmas crochet: twenty to make, mitsuki hoshi, renate kirkpatrick, robyn chachula, sarah london, stacey trock, stitch guide, teach a group of kids to crochet, val pierce, vintage, vintage crochet
Posted by Underground Crafter on November 24, 2011 |
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Happy Thanksgiving! Just in time for the holidays, I decided to update my post on must-have beginner knitting resources with a crochet version. I’ve been crocheting for 27 years and have been a Craft Yarn Council certified crochet instructor and teacher since 2008. I’ve taught about 125 beginners to crochet since then, and my students often [...]
Tags: afya ibomu, beyond the square crochet motifs, book review, certified crochet instructors program, complete idiot's guide to amigurumi, complete photo guide to crochet, craft yarn council, crochet, crochet techniques, donna kooler, edie eckman, encyclopedia of crochet, get your crochet on: hip hats and cool caps, gift guide, june gilbank, learn to crochet, margaret hubert, red heart super saver, renate kirkpatrick
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, [...]
Tags: 101 double-ended hook stitches, 101 easy tunisian stitches, 101 stitches to crochet, 108 crochet cluster stitches, 63 cable stitches, 63 Easy-to-Crochet Pattern Stitches Combine to Make an Heirloom Afghan, 99 crochet post stitches, adventurous stitch, angela arnie grabowski, annie's attic, around the corner crochet borders, book review, CAL, carolyn christmas, clf, come blog a long, complete guide to needlework, cro-hooking, crochet, crochet a long, crochet insider, crochet liberation front, crochet master class, crochet on the double, crochet patterns book 300, crochet techniques, crochet the complete guide, crocheting for pleasure, crochetnit, crohooking, darla sims, donna kooler, Dorris Brooks, edie eckman, encyclopedia of crochet, encyclopedia of tunisian crochet, erika knight, free-form crochet, freeform crochet, giveaway, good housekeeping illustrated book of needlecrafts, Good Housekeeping The Illustrated Book of Needlecrafts, gourmet crochet, helen jordan, home goods, interlocking crochet, jane davis, lacis museum of lace and textiles, mildred graves ryan, nihon vogue, Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework, reader's digest ultimate sourcebook of knitting and crochet stitches, rebecca jones, renate kirkpatrick, stitch dictionary, stitch guide, tanis galik, textured crochet, The Harmony Guide to 100's More Crochet Stitches, The Harmony Guides 300 Crochet Stitches Volume 6, tricot crochet the complete book, Tunisian Crochet Patterns 100, year of projects, yesasia
Posted by Underground Crafter on May 28, 2011 |
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Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Crochet This is one of the first books I bought for my teaching library after becoming a CYC certified crochet teacher and instructor. The book was published in 2002 and is part of a series of books by Donna Kooler that cover various needlecrafts. I recommend this book for many reasons [...]
Tags: bead crochet, book review, crochet classics, donna kooler, encyclopedia of crochet, melissa leapman, stitch guide, Tunisian crochet, wire crochet
