Posted by Underground Crafter on March 25, 2013 |
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Every Monday during National Crochet Month 2013, I’ll be interviewing crocheters. Today’s interview is with Mary Beth Temple, crochet designer, author, podcaster, teacher, editor, and publisher. I’m thrilled today to present my interview with Mary Beth Temple. Like many crocheters, I first became aware of Mary Beth through her Getting Loopy podcast. This interview has [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on February 18, 2013 |
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About a month ago, I had the pleasure of checking out Vogue Knitting Live with a press pass. I actually recorded three different interviews at the event, and I’m pleased to share one today. Joan McGowan-Michael is the designer behind White Lies Designs. In addition to her extensive collection of (mostly) knit (with some crochet) [...]
Tags: #vklive, abrams publishing, bead embroidery for knits, beads, beauty and the beads, bras, california, continental knitting, corset-bodice nightgown, costume design, craftsy, crochet, crochet for knits, crochet thong, design, etsy, facebook, fashion institute of design and merchandising, frederick's of hollywood, gina fishnet stockings, interview, interweave knits, joan mcgowan-michael, julianne 2-piece dress, kimber bustier and panty, knitting, knitting lingerie style: more than 30 basic and lingerie-inspired designs, knitty gritty, lace panel jacket, lingerie, los angeles, luminous lace camisole, marlaina stockings, melanie falick, needle art's studio with shay pendray, olivia, op sunwear, plus sized pencil skirt, ravelry, rita mae, ruby, sacramento, san francisco, santa clara convention center, sewing, sloper, stephanie japel, stephanie tee, stitches events, stitches west, tech editor, vogue knitting, vogue knitting live, whip your knits into shape, white lies designs
Posted by Underground Crafter on February 11, 2013 |
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I completed some major (mostly top secret) crochet and knit projects in January, and even used up over 4,500 yards of yarn. Unfortunately, none of it was stash yarn. Some of you that design for publication may know about yarn support. This is the yarn that a designer is sent for free in order to [...]
Tags: destash, surmount the stash 2013, vogue knitting live, yarn, yarn support
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 19, 2013 |
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This morning I dragged myself out of bed for day two of Vogue Knitting Live. I don’t know if it was because of the cold weather yesterday or all the excitement from the event, but I was extra sleepy this morning. I decided to wear the Irish rose choker I made myself last year. I [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on January 19, 2013 |
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Yesterday, Vogue Knitting Live 2013 opened in New York. If you’re in the New York area this weekend, you should stop by! Here’s a quick wrap up of some of what I’ve seen so far. Gallery The gallery exhibits were being set up in the morning, and I had a chance to photograph most of [...]
Tags: #vklive, adrian kershaw, alpaca, alyssa ettinger, amigurumi, anna hrachovec, block island, carol macdonald, chevron shell cowl, clear & simple knitting symbols, colorful stitches, cooperative press, crochet, danielle chalson, deb buckingham, dishcloth diva, edwina sutherland, fresh designs crochet, givin' me fever pom pom hat, japanese, jo hamilton, kinokuniya bookstore, knitting, knitty city, koigu, kollabora, lion brand yarn studio, long island livestock company, makewise designs, mochimochi land, north light fibers, pittsburgh knit and crochet festival, rhonda fargnoli, risd, shannon okey, stitch guide, upcycle, vogue knitting live
Posted by Underground Crafter on January 18, 2013 |
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I mentioned last month that I’m going to Vogue Knitting Live, which starts today. Last night, I picked up my guide and badge at the hotel. And this morning, the weather conspired to make it a perfect day for wearing handmade accessories. After an unusually warm week, today it’s very cold. I’m wearing my All [...]
Tags: #vklive, all weather cowl, handicraftart, knitting, mittens, Tunisian crochet, vogue knitting live
Posted by Underground Crafter on December 2, 2012 |
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This past week, I’ve gotten great news on several different fronts, and I really wanted to share the excitement with my readers! New Patterns On Tuesday, two of my designs were released in new pattern books: Quick and Simple Crochet Scarves: 9 Designs from Up-and-Coming Designers! and Quick and Simple Crochet Hats: 8 Designs from [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on July 8, 2012 |
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(This post is part of my Year of Projects, Year 2 series.) This week, my goal was to try out some potential motif patterns for the bedspread I’m planning for my mom’s milestone birthday in February. My sister’s bedspread took about 5 months to finish, and I’m assuming this one will be more complicated, so I [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on May 14, 2012 |
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Way back in January, I had the pleasure of meeting Vivian Osborne in real life at Vogue Knitting Live. As the President of Arctic Qiviut Yarns, she was busy selling in the marketplace, so I contacted her for an email interview later. (And if you’re new to qiviut, as I was, Vivian’s website tell us [...]
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Posted by Underground Crafter on April 29, 2012 |
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I’m an advanced crocheter, but there’s always more to learn – and more people to learn it from. As a crochet teacher, I consider it part of my own continued development to learn from other teachers. Since last July, as part of the Year of Projects hosted by the Come Blog-a-long group on Ravelry, I’ve also [...]
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