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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Craft Snobbery Must End
In four years the CLF has helped bring crochet to a place where we sit more accepted in the fiber world. It bothers me that we had to do anything at all. After all, whether we create with yarn and hook or paper and glue, we are choosing to do the most human of activities; [...]
Stitch of the Week #4: Front & Back Post Double Crochet
I love front post double crochet! One of the things I love about this versatile stitch is how it can be used to achieve so many different looks and fabrics. For example the heart square on the left, is very puffy and three dimensional. I achieved that look by using half double crochet [...]
Why Gauge is Always Important
Lately, I’ve noticed that gauge is getting tossed out of patterns, a lot. It’s being tossed out even in national magazines and books. I think this does us a disservice. I also think it shows a distinct lack of understanding of what gauge is and why it’s important.
CLF Awarded Awesome Crochet Blog 2011
Huge thanks to Kathryn Vercillo for awarding the Official CLF Blog with an Awesome Crochet Blog 2011! I am deeply honored and touched to recieve such a great accolade! Kathryn does a great job at her own outstanding blog of showing and linking together our great chain of crochet lovers! I enjoy following her and [...]
Need a quick gift? Crocheted Ice Skates!
I have become a crocheted ice skate addict. That’s right, the joy of taking simple paper clips, a few yards of yummy yarn and a crochet hook has caputured my imagination and offered a great distraction through the holiday time off… For some reason my original post ended up being blank, so here is the [...]
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