Posted by Underground Crafter on May 10, 2013 |
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Way back in February, I learned my cousin had a newborn daughter via Facebook. Her name is Brooklyn. (Yes, like me, my cousin was born in Brooklyn, but he hasn’t lived there for about 20 years). I decided to make her a baby blanket using some stash yarn. I started with the motif from Frankie [...]
Tags: african flower square tutorial, caron, caron one pound, central park, crochet, destash, ellen gormley, family, FO Friday, frankie brown, granny square, jelly mould blanket, lion brand, lion brand vanna's choice, lion brand yarn studio, made in k-town, red heart, red heart super saver, sunny spread, surmount the stash 2013, tami's amis
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 19, 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 Granny Squares by Gohr, Sturm, and Wilder, courtesy of Trafalgar Square Books. My regular readers know I have a soft spot in my heart for the granny square. When I first learned [...]
Tags: barbara wilder, book review, crochet, giveaway, granny square, granny squares: over 25 creative ways to crochet the classic pattern, melanie sturm, motifs, natcromo13, stephanie gohr, trafalgar square publishing
Posted by Underground Crafter on March 2, 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 Crochet Concupiscence, my favorite source of crochet-related news. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Kathryn Vercillo‘s blog, Crochet Concupiscence. I’ve interviewed Kathryn twice on my blog (here and here), and I’ve previously [...]
Tags: blog, crochet, crochet concupiscence, crochet saved my life, facebook, granny square, hook to heal, interview, kathryn vercillo, natcromo13, pinterest, ravelry, usa today, vintage crochet
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 3, 2013 |
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According to Random.org, the winner of 75 Floral Blocks to Crochet: Beautiful Patterns to Mix and Match for Afghans, Throws, Baby Blankets, and More by Betty Barnden, courtesy of St. Martin’s Press, is number 2… Wendy! Congratulations to Wendy, and thanks to everyone who entered. You can check out my review of the book here if you haven’t [...]
Tags: 75 Floral Blocks to Crochet: Beautiful Patterns to Mix and Match for Afghans Throws Baby Blankets and More, betty barnden, crochet, granny square, st. martin's press, winner
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 15, 2013 |
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Today I’m sharing my review of 75 Floral Blocks to Crochet: Beautiful Patterns to Mix and Match for Afghans, Throws, Baby Blankets, and More by bestselling British needlecrafts author Betty Barnden. St. Martin’s Press generously provided me with two copies of this collection of crochet motifs inspired by flowers, so I can keep my review copy and host a [...]
Tags: 75 Floral Blocks to Crochet: Beautiful Patterns to Mix and Match for Afghans Throws Baby Blankets and More, betty barnden, book review, crochet, giveaway, granny square, motifs, st. martin's press, stitch symbols
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 30, 2012 |
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It’s been a while since I shared a Year of Projects post, but as the year comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on my crafty accomplishments in 2012 and planning for 2013. I’ve definitely missed the camaraderie of participating in YOP so I thought I would ease myself back into posting on a semi-regular, if [...]
Tags: 2012 year in review, afghan squares for pine ridge, blanket, bruges crochet, bruges lace basics stitch sampler, charity, come blog a long, crochet, crochetlist, dc37, domino knitting, double-knitting, edie eckman, entrelac, granny square, hairpin lace, knitting, modular mix: 12 knitted mitered squares to mix & match, overlay crochet, pittsburgh knit and crochet festival, pop knitting: bold motifs using color and stitch, shawl, socks, spinning, spinning yarn, visit to the kantcentrum, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 27, 2012 |
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This year, I donated more projects and patterns to charity (and causes) than I have for quite a long time. I started off 2012 by making 6″ granny squares. I sent off 40 to Binky Patrol in May as part of the Crochetlist charity challenge. In June, I hosted the charity challenge for Crochetlist on behalf [...]
Tags: 2012 year in review, 30 purrfect stitches for pet blankets, afghan squares for pine ridge, bideawee, binky patrol, charity, come blog a long, crochet, crochetlist, destash, freshstitches, friends of pine ridge reservation, granny square, hats 4 the homeless, humane society of new york, knitters and crocheters care, knotty knitters for autism, lion brand yarn studio, oyate teca project, roosevelt yarnies, sandworm's journey beanie, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 25, 2012 |
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Although I’ve been a Ravelry member since December, 2007, I barely used it until 2011. Last year, I finally started to browse Ravelry regularly for pattern searches and began to participate in several groups. My Rav goal for 2012 was to use the notebook to track all of my projects. Adding projects (and even taking [...]
Tags: 2012 year in review, a hat fit for a fella, all weather cowl, basic granny square, beanie, bruges crochet, cables, caitlin ffrench, crochet, eyelet ripple infinity scarf, freshstitches, geaux saints, givin' me fever pom pom hat, granny square, julie a bolduc, knitting, magic loop, new orleans saints, pam daley, pilates peds, ravelry, ravelry stash feature, sandworm's journey beanie, shana kreikemeier, sparkling wave scarf, tatyana mirer, terribly simple, visit to the kantcentrum
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 17, 2012 |
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According to Random.org, the winner of Crocheted Granny Squares (Twenty to Make) by Val Pierce, courtesy of Search Press, is number ten… Sheila from Sheila O’Keefe Designs! Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to Sheila! If you missed it, you can read my review of Crocheted Granny Squares here.
Tags: crochet, Crocheted Granny Squares (Twenty to Make), granny square, search press, sheila o'keefe designs, val pierce, winner
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 10, 2012 |
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Today I’m reviewing Crocheted Granny Squares (Twenty to Make), the latest book by Val Pierce in the Twenty to Make series. I recently received a review copy from Search Press. (I previously interviewed Val and reviewed four of her other books in this series: Mini Christmas Crochet here, Knitted Mug Hugs here, and Crocheted Bears and Knitted [...]
Tags: book review, crochet, Crocheted Granny Squares (Twenty to Make), daisy loop scarf, giveaway, granny square, motifs, search press, val pierce
