Yarn for My Monochromatic Freeform Crochet Purse The grandmother of a good friend of mine passed away a while back, and this friend generously offered to give me the yarn that remained in her grandmother’s stash. You can well imagine how my eyes lit up just thinking about getting my hands on FREE yarn, but then common sense took hold. …
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Lion Brand “Outside-the-Lines” Freeform Crochet Purse I’ve commented in previous posts that I designed this purse for Lion Brand back in 2006 and didn’t see a published pattern until some time in 2010. Yes, I know, freeform crochet is supposed to be a “patternless pursuit,” but Lion Brand wanted me to create an easy project that crocheters who are new …
I’ve re-inserted just about all of my photos back into this blog. The farther back in time I went, I discovered that a few of the photos had vanished unfortunately (I indicated in updates when this happened.) While re-inserting the photos was a pain in the you-know-what, I can say that I learned a lot from the experience. It also …
On the evening of June 17, 2011, the Hawaii Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Exhibit, coordinated by Michelle Schwengel-Regala, was unveiled during Slow Art Friday, a monthly event held at The Arts at Mark’s Garage, a collaborative art gallery located in the Chinatown section of downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. The main Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Project is the brainchild of “… Margaret …
If you haven’t read it yet, check out my eBook, How to Create Crochet Patterns – A Step-by-Step Guide. I decided to write it because I figured there are a lot of crocheters out there who have started designing their own stuff and could use a step-by-step guide on how to put together patterns for their designs. I did …
Even though I am a “dyed in the wool” crocheter, I do like to knit from time to time, as long as the project is a small one that won’t take me forever to complete. I’ve knit a lot of sweaters for Guidepost’s Knit for Kids organization in the past (Update 8-27-11: The Knit for Kids Program is now run …
I’ve been doing more felting recently, and I’m concentrating on purses that I’m developing patterns for. All I have now are rough notes, but my goal is to publish them for sale on Lulu and Ravelry. I’m also thinking about selling the purses as well. I’m going to start with Craigslist (no listing fee) to see if anyone bites. Here’s …
Say, Freeform Flickr Photostream, three times as fast as you can! Even if you can’t say it, please take the time to check out Prudence Mapstone’s Photostreasm on Flickr to see some incredible freeform crochet and knitted pieces. The piece below is from her “Pink Project.” Prudence hails from Australia, and is one of the preeminent freeform fiber artists in …
I’ve been working on two afghans that I began well before Christmas. I would have had them done a lot sooner, but I had to take long breaks while my shoulder healed. 5-Panel Throw The first one is called the “5-Panel Throw” (you have to log in to access the pattern). It’s from Lion Brand’s extensive catalog of free patterns …
It’s been a while since I last posted. I’ve been devoting most of my energy over the past several months to healing my shoulder. I’m happy to say it is MUCH improved (thanks in part to a wonderful massage therapist named Denise, and I am back to crocheting again. Felted Crocheted Coasters Made the Perfect Christmas Gifts I did very …
Well, I finally did it. I’ve uploaded a pattern I designed for a good friend of mine for her birthday to Ravelry for sale (It’s now on Etsy. See the “buy now” link below). It’s extremely simple to make, uses three main stitches – chain, single crochet, and half double crochet – and one stitch that’s a bit challenging — …
I’ve already blabbed about this on Facebook, so I lot of you already know, but I thought I should say something here. 7th Annual Hawaii Woman Expo My daughter, Adrienne, and I attended the 7th Annual Hawaii Woman Expo this past weekend at the Blaisdell Arena in downtown Honolulu. We had so much fun that we attended both Saturday and …
I was floored and amazed to find out a couple of weeks ago that a freeform purse I’d designed for Lion Brand back in 2006 has been published. Floored and amazed because, after I’d submitted the pattern, I searched and searched for it in LB’s free pattern catalog, but never found it. So I just kinda forgot about it until …
Yes, I continue to crochet afghans and throws and laprobes and lapghans — whatever you want to call them. A Slightly Altered Version of the Vanna’s Choice Squared Afghan The newest one was for my daughter’s birthday. I wanted to redesign the Lion Brand pattern I used to crochet the lapghan for her friend, Nate. I also wanted to use …
After taking 9 months to knit a whole afghan, I thought I’d be done with them, at least for a while. But here I am again, making another afghan, but crocheting it this time. Actually, it’s done — took me about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks to complete. It was a gift for a friend of my daughter’s. I promised …
Yep, it’s finally done. It took me about 9 months to knit, but it was well worth it. My big lesson from this project was that all the fancy knitting I’ve seen over the years but was afraid to attempt probably wasn’t as difficult as I imagined it would be. The project is from Barbara Walker’s, Learn To Knit Afghan …