28 Feb 2010
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Not-Quite-Wordless-Wednesday
Valentine’s Day was fun, and I enjoyed receiving letters, cards and notes from my loved ones. Now that February is drawing to a close, it’s time for me to figure out what to do with all these treasures — they’ve been proudly displayed on my fridge, but I can’t keep them there indefinitely.
Enter the “love note keeper.”
I’ve been working on some ideas for making love note keepers using decorated crocheted hearts. The plan is to stitch two hearts together, leaving an opening up one side for inserting the notes. I’ll be adding a button and button loop for a closure. The top heart will be decorated and embellished, and I might also add some sort of pretty strap for hanging.
I haven’t actually finished my love note keeper quite yet, because I got sort of distracted by all the possibilities for decorating it. I came up with so many ideas I like that I am thinking I might end up making several of them.
The photo you see above is just one idea; I’ve posted a couple more, and I have even more photos that haven’t been uploaded yet. So, please check back soon to see even more ideas!
Photo © 2010 Amy Solovay, Licensed to About.com, Inc.
Embellished Crochet Heart Shape for Making a Love Note Keeperoriginally appeared onAbout.com Crocheton Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 16:23:54.
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28 Feb 2010
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28 Feb 2010
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A fine and toasty hat. No one has to know that it's simple and speedy, too.
Knitting-crochet.comI love watch caps. They’re a snap to make, they’re warm and you don’t have to worry about sizing.This is your basic easy, speedy knittedwatch cap. It’s an ideal gift for just about anyone who has a head. (And although the pattern has a link to convert it to crochet, ignore it — the download costs $17.95, and really, wouldn’t it just be easier to find a free crochet pattern? I thought so, so I foundthis onefor you.)
If you have a one-skein pattern you’d like to share for our project of
collecting patterns to share between now and Christmas, check outthe detailsof what it can mean for you.
–Mary Mooney
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28 Feb 2010
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This crochet stitch is a variation of the V-Stitch. This version is worked in rows, like a V-stitch usually would be. The difference is that, instead of building V-stitches on top of each other, there is an interruption between every row of V’s. The V’s are alternated with another row of stitches in a slightly different configuration. The effect is lacy and enchanting.
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28 Feb 2010
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I survived my walk down the runway at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts Recycled Runway fashion event last weekend in a dress I made out of more than a dozen issues of this newspaper. I arrived at the event with a pounding headache, suffering from a severe craft hangover, the painful effect of staying up until 5:30 a.m.,…
I survived my walk down the runway at theUrban Institute for Contemporary Arts Recycled Runway fashion eventlast weekend in a dress I made out of more than a dozen issues of this newspaper.
I arrived at the event with a pounding headache, suffering from a severe craft hangover, the painful effect of staying up until 5:30 a.m., finishing my dress. I spent the eve of the show folding squares of newspaper into flower petals I taped, stitched and glued together to form large blooms as accents to the waistline of the dress.
I drew inspiration for my “Headliner” dress from a variety of books, which has prompted me to offer a roundup of reviews.
Paper flowers
“Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give” by Diane Gilleland (144 pages, $21.95) details the Japanese art of folding fabric squares into three-dimensional flower petals that are assembled into full blooms. Gilleland illustrates three petal-folding techniques to make projects ranging from tiny blossom earrings and rings to hair accessories and clothing and handbag embellishments.
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressJennifer Ackerman-Haywood drew inspiration from a craft book, “Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give,” when she made a dress of newsprint.Traditional Kanzashi projects are made with silk, but Gilleland recommends beginners start with cotton.
I skipped fabric completely and moved right to paper, making more than a dozen tedious blooms out of newsprint for my dress.
Now that I can fold these things in my sleep, I will be exploring the fabric-flower possibilities.
If you love to make flowers, you’ll find this book inspiri
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28 Feb 2010
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Joyce Moore says:
My son is a huge New Orleans Saints FAN and I would love to find a Crochet pattern with the Fleur-de-lis so I can make him an Afghan.
Do you have any ideas.
Thank you,
Joyce
Hi Joyce, thanks for the comment.
I’m aware of one pattern book featuring crocheted NFL afghan patterns, but that particular book is out-of-print and not easy to find. Right before the Super Bowl, I saw one for sale on ebay. I just took a look and couldn’t find any other copies being offered at the moment, but they do pop up for sale occasionally.
If you’re willing to do a bit of work adapting an existing chart, here are a few links you can take a look at:
These could give you a starting point.
Obviously, none of these are endorsed by the NFL, nor are they copies of the NFL’s trademarked graphics in any way shape or form.
If anyone else has appropriate ideas or patterns for Joyce, please be sure to comment! Thanks!
.
Who Dat Crocheting Saints Afghans? Charts for Fleur De Lis Motifsoriginally appeared onAbout.com Crocheton Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 12:13:22.
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28 Feb 2010
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Convinced you'll never get your holiday gifts done in time? Then it's time to bag it.
OK, so let’s say, for argument’s sake, that you’re generally a pretty organized person. But you go to Sock Summit, for instance, and go into a sock yarn swoon, buy more yarn than any sane person really needs, spend some time, well, OK, alot of timeplaying with it and studiously ignoring your holiday knitting duties, and by the time late November/early December rolls around, you’ve made a chilling realization. It’s become clear to you that the only way you’re going to finish all your knitting/crafting is if you start mainlining caffeine and knitting every hour you’re conscious, including during a two-hour dental appointment and your annual pelvic exam. And you’re pretty sure you’ll have trouble maintaining gauge during that last one.
Craft Yarn Council of AmericaStuff these suckers with anything small, and you’re good to go.So we’ve got a speedy one-skein solution for you: bags. Knit your loved one these adorable little bags and stuff ‘em with something you’ve bought. Candy. Jewelry. Gift cards. (My personal local recommendation: Go toSaturday Marketand buy something small and fabulous. Add a truffle or two fromMoonstruck Chocolate, and you’re good to go.) The bags are a gift in themselves, too — they’re great to store jewelry or other tiny treasures. Knitting a bag is speedy, cheap, satisfies the I-love-you-enough-to-knit-for-you requirement, and best of all? It’s simple enough to be done while you’re waiting in line as you do the rest of your holiday shopping.
Here are two nifty patterns to get you started.This one, from theCraft Yarn Council of America, is a crochet pattern that I can vouch for. Made out of sport weight or fingering, it can double as an accessory for an 18-inch doll. Made of worsted or bulky, it can double as a purse for a little girl. In any size, in any color, it’s a win.
For knitters, about.com offersthis cute little bag. And you kno
28 Feb 2010
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Juliane Anderson started as an art teacher. Armed with a dual major in art and education, the Hillsdale native taught in schools in Lapeer and Kellogsville. She liked teaching but found the late '70s was a challenging time for her chosen career — one of the first subjects to get axed when state funding decreases forced districts to cut…
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood | The Grand Rapids PressA business milestone: Juliane Anderson, owner of Threadbender Inc., is celebrating 25 years in the yarn business.Juliane Anderson started as an art teacher. Armed with a dual major in art and education, the Hillsdale native taught in schools in Lapeer and Kellogsville.
She liked teaching but found the late ’70s was a challenging time for her chosen career — one of the first subjects to get axed when state funding decreases forced districts to cut back.
“I was laid off every year I taught,” she said, recalling her tally of four layoffs.
“The last one took.”
That’s when Anderson decided to stay home to raise her daughter. Meanwhile, she thought about a dream she shared with many fiber artists.
“I’ve always loved yarn, and I was a weaver,” Anderson said. “I thought there was a shortage of weaving shops.”
She openedThreadbender Inc., 2767 44th St. SW in Wyoming, on May 1, 1984. She sold looms and weaving yarns to weavers but also attracted a growing number of knitters.
“So I ordered more knitting yarns,” Anderson said.
Nearly 25 years later, Anderson still is selling looms and teaching customers to weave, but her business has come to be known widely as a knit shop frequented by local knitters looking for a fiber fix. Customers can take knitting classes as well as stock up on patterns and supplies.
Several other shops have opened and closed, but Threadbender’s business has remained steady for Anderson, who says she didn’t open the shop with the intention of getting rich.
“I love the products I sell,” she said. “I love the people I see, and that is probably one of the reasons that this sort o
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