Flamie Voting Begins Soon I will confess, I’ve been playing Hookey. Rather, I’ve been playing on Hookey.org and a little distracted with the membership service, I haven’t forgotten about the Flamies. I’m just running a little behind schedule, but all in the name of Hookey Goodness! Our Fourth Annual Crochet Awards will soon be here [...]
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 [...]
Tell me what you love!
We only a have a few weeks left in 2011! That means I’m not only busily getting CLF 3.0 up and running, I’m also planning the 4th Annual Crochet Awards! The Flamies!! Now if you’re new to the idea of the Flamie Awards, then you should read up here. If you’re an old hand, [...]
For the guys: This Sets My Picot Free
Want ideas for guys? Hats are not passe! As Rips who has crocheted himself a fabulous hat to keep that noggin warm in the cold temps of Trondheim, Norway! What’s an engineer to do? Right? Rips is a CLF member and he is getting an award for awesome crochet! I love his design of this [...]
Cro-innovations: A Crochet Curriculum
If you’ve taught crochet or even thought about teaching crochet you will know that one of the most daunting aspects of the matter is creating a comprehensive curriculum. You don’t want to breach copyright so you most likely have to write up a pattern, instructions and other goodies. You have to think about every detail, [...]
More Holiday Crochet Ideas
Every year I try to offer you readers some quick and easy holiday crochet ideas while awarding designers with either a Hookalicious Award or a Set My Picot Free Award. There’s no rhyme or reason to how I hand out these awards, it’s purely on my whim, rest assured I’m somewhat picky about how I [...]
Hookalicious! Faeries, Flowers and Fun!
WOW! I love, love and love this design by Alla Koval. Whimsical and fun, for young ladies and those of us who never want to grow up! Called Faerie Flowers Wildflower pin, you can buy this pattern for $3.50 from Ana’s website or from Ravelry. I was peeking through the projects on Ravelry and [...]
Flamies Revised
If you are new to the CLF or even the idea of the Annual Crochet Awards (aka The Flamies) that we award, this post may be a bit confusing. So make sure you read the history of how the Crochet Awards startedand how they have changed over the last few years. That way the [...]
Crochet @ Cama 2011 HOOKALICIOUS!!
As I write this post the retreat is about to end. We had three wonderful days, with unusually bright sun, calm water, and expanding creativity. Our guests from around the United States and even from as far afield as Australia, have crocheted, carved, and cooed over delicious crochet, hooks and fibers. Our classes were [...]
The Journey of The Mystery Machine – Part 2
When I discovered that The Mystery Machine words were backwards, I was able to pull all the loose ends through from what I thought was the back side and make it the front side. I knew I would not have time to weave them in before using the afghan for Griffin’s party in just 4 [...]
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