Note: I wrote this essay in the fall of 2009 and published it on a writing site I belong to. I’ve decided to remove it and re-publish it here, where I hope it gets a wider readership It’s been revised a bit with some updated information Enjoy! Photo credit: malczyk (Creative Commons) There seems to be a long-standing feud between …
Category: Crochet Trends
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While crochet has been around for a while (since at least the 18th century), there’s always something new to discover in this timeless fiber art.
You’ll find blog posts about the newest and hottest trends in crochet, whether it’s eco-friendly crochet, yarn bombing, crocheting hyperbolic planes, and whatever else that comes across my path that’s new and exciting or a new take on an old theme.
I thought about including freeform crochet posts in this category but decided to give it its own category since I’ve written so much about it. But it could definitely be considered a crochet trend.
Eco-Friendly Crochet – An Idea Whose Time Has Come After watching a documentary about the demise of the electric car and the movie, Thrive , produced by Proctor and Gamble heir, Foster Gamble, I’ve been trying to figure out what contributions I can make to ensure this planet is still here 20 years from now. Thinking about global warming and …
It’s great when two fiber-related events occur at the same time. June 2012 features two notable events for yarn lovers in general and knitters and crocheters in particular. Wordwide Knit in Public Day The first event is World Wide Knit in Public week, which occurs from the second Saturday to the third Sunday in June each year. Founded by Danielle …
I was shocked to hear that, in this day and age, there are still states in this country that do not protect a mother’s right to breastfeed her baby in public. And while most states do have laws on the books, few actually enforce them with punitive sanctions, which means women, like Nirvana Jeannette, are often harassed or otherwise discriminated …
Last Sunday, October 9, 2011, a group of Aloha Knitters (and Crocheters and Spinners), myself included, got together to experiment with natural plant dyes at the home of member, M.K. Carroll. I had no idea how I was going to participate in this event, other than to watch and learn, because I had never dyed yarn before in my life, …
I seem to be in a video frame of mind these days. Not writing very much about crochet. But I do want to keep posting on a somewhat regular basis. So here’s another great video that I came across on the international freeform fiber crochet forum (thanks, Pirk!) about science writer Margaret Wertheim’s crochet coral reef project. Enjoy!
I found this video in one of my crochet forums. At first I couldn’t figure out what she was doing; but then I realized, omg!, she’s crocheting with her body! The artist is Inga Dawn Hamilton, and I just discovered she’s a member of the International Freeform Crochet forum on Yahoo. Be sure to check out her website to see …