Once again, the joke is on good ol’ Fearless Leader. About once a week I marvel at what has become of my “little joke”, but just last night as I sat looking at our new social site, Hookey.org and I realized I was excited. It wasn’t the normal excited that I feel after building something and having [...]
CLF Myth Busting: 1/3 more yarn
Crochet does not use 1/3 more yarn than knitting. I hate that people go around saying we use 1/3 more yarn than knitting, mostly because it falls into one of my pet peeves: Repeating information as if it were fact without investigating the truth of the matter. It’s kind of like saying, “The world is [...]
The Flamies are coming!
It’s almost that time of year! Can you believe it? March is just around the corner and we need to have those nominations ready for voting! So I ask you dear CLF members to think about who had the best designs of 2011! You can nominate your favorites by clcking this button and filling out [...]
Stitch of the Week #8
Wow! The last three weeks have been INTENSE as I have gotten the site to where I want it to be so that you have a great user experience. As you noticed we moved the social side off this site and on to Hookey.org. My poor brain was so tired as I worked [...]
New and Improved Social Experience!
Tough decisions happen, I have to say the decision to change our social side was not one of those. Check out HOOKEY.ORG I know you’ve been frustrated with site speed and the photo load speed, and as cool as the social side can look (when it loads) on this site, it just doesn’t serve [...]
Stitch of the Week #7 Treble Trellis
For about three years I’ve played with this stitch and the idea of making a cute cardi for myself. It would be quick and ideal for our Spring weather. Sadly the last few years Spring has eluded the fair Pacific NW, so my inspiration has not moved past the dream stage. This year, fingers crossed, [...]
Book Review: Interview with Dora Ohrenstein
I am tickled pink that I, once again, have the privilege of reviewing a book by our very own lyrical HookStar, Dora Ohrenstein. Her latest book Custom Crocheted Sweaters (Lark, Jan 2012) tackles the subject of custom fit and design like no other published to date! Beautiful sweaters, great stitch patterns, and a book filled with drawings, charts [...]
Stitch of the Week #6
The double crochet cross is one of my very favorite stitches in the world. It can produce a variety of fabric effects depending on the hook to yarn ratio you use and of course which fibers and yarn constructions you employ. Pictured on the left are three swatches all using dc cross and a [...]
Stitch of the Week #5 and Gratitude
I was quite sure I would be forgiven for Week 5′s stitch be a wee bit late as I was stuck in code land getting the site functioning. What. A. Ride… I will not even go into the horror of a weird gremlin that got to me just as I sent out the email saying [...]
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