Posted by Underground Crafter on February 17, 2013 |
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Yesterday, I took an amazing class, Double-Ended, Circular Tunisian Tapestry with Lily Chin. I’d never taken a class with Lily before, but I’ve heard a lot of good things. Well, believe the hype, people, because she is an awesome teacher! It’s rare to find a talented designer who is also an excellent teacher, but Lily has [...]
Tags: argyle hat, bitmap cowl, colorwork, come blog a long, double-ended crochet, graphic ornaments, intarsia, interweave crochet, lily chin, pineapples for everyone shawl, pineapples for everyone shawl cal, Tunisian crochet, underground crafter ravelry group, year of projects, yop12-13
Posted by Underground Crafter on October 22, 2012 |
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Today, I’m interviewing Amy Shelton, the co-owner of Crochetville and the current President of the Crochet Guild of America. Amy is obviously a big supporter of the crochet community, both online and “in real life,” and she happens to be a pretty busy lady, too – so I’m really glad she had some time to [...]
Tags: amy shelton, blogtoberfest 2012, cgoa, chainlink, complete photo guide to crochet, crochet, crochet guild of america, crochet tips and tricks, crochetville, curly pops, cyber crochet, decorative crochet, designing vashti, donna hulka, dora ohrenstein, doris chan, dreamcatcher crystal earrings, edie eckman, i saw you dancing, interview, juanita quinones, knitter's pride dreamz, lily chin, magic crochet, margaret hubert, ravelry, red heart, stitches events, vashti braha
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 July 11, 2012 |
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I am at that weird place in between projects and I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to do next. The temperature finally cooled down and I finished the Bruges lace scarf I was making for my friend (more details coming on Friday). I’ve made some progress on my Pineapple Doily Shawl since my last [...]
Tags: beanie, blanket, bruges crochet, cables, crochet, goodreads, h.g. wells, kindle fire, knitting, lace crochet best pattern 238, laura garsten, lily chin, margaret atwood, motifs, new york public library, nude ewe ron, pineapple doily shawl, power cables, prophets of science fiction, reading, science channel, small things, sparkling wave scarf, tami's amis, the country of the blind and other stories, the invisible man, the time machine, the war of the worlds, the year of the flood, wip, wip wednesday, wipw, yarn along
Posted by Underground Crafter on June 29, 2012 |
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After successfully avoiding yarn shopping and extraneous crafty purchases for most of this year, June was filled with hauls of all kinds! I decided to write up one giant post with all of my purchases during the month. Year of Projects preparation If you’ve been following the chatter in the Come Blog-A-Long group on [...]
Tags: 2012 holiday stashdown challenge, a swap a month, alasdair post-quinn, britt-marie christoffersson, brown sheep company, brown sheep lamb's pride worsted, bruges crochet, cheryl brunette, classic elite classic one fifty, classic elite yarn, clover soft touch crochet hook, come blog a long, complete photo guide to crochet, cooperative press, domino knitting, dritz loop turner, extreme double knitting, frog tree alpaca, frog tree yarn, galler yarns, galler yarns parisian cotton, holiday crafting, hurt book sale, inox needles, interweave press, knit-a-way, knitty city, lily chin, madelinetosh, madelinetosh tosh sport, maggie casey, pop knitting: bold motifs using color and stitch, power cables, ravelry, sparkling wave scarf, start spinning, susan bates silvalume, susan bates silvalume handi tool, sweater 101: how to plan sweaters that fit... and organize your knitting life at the same time, tatyana mirer, vivian hoxbro, yarn haul, yarn swap, year of projects
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 1, 2011 |
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Today is Day One of the Come Blog-A-Long year of projects. In April, I posted my annual crafting goals to complete by May 1, 2012. One of my goals is to work my way through Crochet Master Class: Lessons and Projects from Today’s Top Crocheters by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss. Instead of creating all [...]
Tags: afya ibomu, aran crochet, bead crochet, bonnie pierce, bruges crochet, bullion, carol ventura, come blog a long, couture crochet workshop, crochet, crochet master class, darla j. fanton, double-ended crochet, entrelac, fashion, Ferosa Harold, filet crochet, free-form crochet, get your crochet on: hip hats and cool caps, good housekeeping illustrated book of needlecrafts, hairpin lace, hartmut hass, irish crochet, jane sneeden peever, jean leinhauser, jennifer hansen, jenny king, joyce wyatt, julia bryant, lily chin, lydia borin, Maire Treanor, margaret hubert, melody macduffee, Nancie Wiseman, nancy nehring, overlay crochet, painted crochet, prudence mapstone, rita weiss, tapestry crochet, tassels, tatyana mirer, Tunisian crochet, wire crochet, woven crochet, year of projects, YOP11-12
