The Wedding Dress
When Brent and I became engaged in June 2009, it didn’t take me long to come up with the idea to crochet my wedding dress, especially because I had more than a year until our wedding date, which is 10/10/10,…
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Techniques
Passing it On: Teaching Children to Crochet
Many of us who love to crochet learned as children from an older family member of friend. The patience of that teacher, and her obvious love for her art combined with the great finished projects to inspire us, the next…
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Make Your Own Row Counter Bracelet
Yellow Wood Jasper with black glass beads, pewter charm, and toggle clasp One of the things I sell at my Etsy/Artfire shop are row counter bracelets, and while I’ve done well enough selling them to pay for a full year…
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Learning to Dye Yarn, Part 1
When learning a new craft, it can sometimes be overwhelming to try and figure out how to start, what techniques to learn, what supplies are needed, etc. Fortunately, there are hundreds of books as well as help on the Internet…
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Some Ideas to Get You Started
Sometimes, just adding some trim or something special to a ready-made item is all that is needed to make an otherwise ordinary gift into something very special. I’ve put together a short list of some ideas that just might get…
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A Dirty Little Word
The first tip I like to share with my crochet students is one that starts with a “dirty word”…. it’s swatching! Most patterns include a little section at the beginning about “Take time to measure your gauge.” Many crocheters routinely…
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