You know how in back to the future Marty McFly can’t stand being called yellow? He has to rise to the dare or challenge no matter how stupid it is? Well, I’m not that bad, but when it comes to crochet being double dogged dared is something I just can’t turn down. So, last Wednesday [...]
Product Review: Kristin Omdahl’s Complements Collection
When I was asked to review Kristin Omdahl’s fabulous new creative offerings in the Complements Collection which features Bijou Basin Ranch yarn, I was thrilled. I love Kristin’s work. So, let’s get to the Complements Collection. First of all, note this is not a crochet booklet, it has both crochet and knit offerings. I am [...]
Not quite a rant: Crochet en Vogue
Vogue Knitting just released their Crochet edition this May, the first since 1994. I know many were waiting on pins and needles excited to see what would occur between the covers of this infamous magazine. I have to say, I wasn’t really one of those people, I opened my copy with one eye open. I [...]
Phuzzy Photos: Photos make or break you!
Let me tell you a secret. Well, okay it’s not really a secret, but I’m a crappy photographer. You can hand me a Gillion TetraGigawatPixel super dooper fancy camera and I will still screw up 8 out of 10 shots. Why? Cause I’m visually impaired, the last time I saw with 20/20 vision I was [...]
All Craft Media in Administrated Receivership
I know a lot of crochet designers and other professionals and nothing makes me more sad than when I hear about problems with contracts and publishing. I had heard rumblings that Inside Crochet wasn’t paying designers well and that some were having to put up a fight over the past few years. I saw some [...]
Crochet Garment Construction Series: On the bias
Whether you are creating lace for a trim, an amigurumi doll, a rag rug or a sweater, when you crochet you are creating fabric. There are qualities to all fabric that need to be understood in order to create beautiful garments that behave the way the designer or maker intend. The greatest crochet fabric misconception [...]
Crochet Classics: Granny Square Discussion Continues
The classic granny square is a very useful object and probably one of the better recognized forms of crochet in popular culture. In fact, I would hazard a guess that many people might know the term granny square and not even know that crochet is the craft that create those warm and snuggly blankets. As [...]
CLF Classes a la Carte!
Your wish is my command. Over the past few months, I have had plenty of requests to offer up our on demand classes “a la carte” for our Free members. At long last I just sat down and made all of the paypal buttons and links. These affordable classes are designed to liberate your crochet [...]
Crochet Garment Series: Construction
Crocheting attractive, well fitting garments takes less talent than most people imagine. To be successful it takes knowledge, some skill and yes, practice. A good friend of mine has a saying about practice, “Practice doesn’t make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.” What does she mean by this? It means that if you keep practicing your [...]
Classic Crochet: Granny Squares
For the record, I do not hate granny squares. I really don’t. I find them just as addictive to crochet as many other crocheters, besides they hold a special place in my heart. Like many crochet lovers, granny squares were my first projects in yarn. I was eight when I made my first lopsided granny [...]
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