Spring is here! Out in the yard, I see daffodils, as well as purple and white crocuses. Leaves are budding on the tips of branches. Cardinals are chasing each other from tree to tree. But the surest sign of spring is the new issue of Interweave Crochet , blooming with bright designs. Winkle Vest by Tracy...
Here in North Carolina, we're hunkered down awaiting a big snow (we actually spend more time preparing for snow than watching it snow). So I'm all ready to snuggle into the couch and work on a scarf while watching Kristin Omdahl's Crochet Me Workshop, Innovative Crochet: Motifs on DVD. You...
So, here's a cool thing to do today: Bloggers and Interweave authors are opening their studios for the first-ever Open Studio Virtual Online Tour! You'll find details and a full list of participants here . Be sure to check out the studio of crochet designer Kristin Omdahl . Stop in and be inspired...
I've been working the Shawlette in Chains by Kristin Omdahl from Crocheted Gifts by Kim Werker. Here are a few more tips: For the first tip, I drew from a quilting technique called, actually, chain piecing. You use it to sew together a series of shapes. After sewing together two pieces of fabric...
In this week's enewsletter, I talk about learning how to do the most basic crochet stitch–chaining–all over again in order to make the Shawlette in Chains by Kristin Omdahl in Crocheted Gifts by Kim Werker. I'm using laceweight for the project, but it's a bit too slender for clear pictures...
In this week's enewsletter, I'll be writing about finding the right tension for making chains. If you're not signed up for the enewsletter, just click on the brown rectangle over to the right of your screen. Then come back Thursday for more details on this blog. See you then! Marcy update...
Wimi had a blast checking out the yarns and people at TNNA . Here's a little bit of what she saw. Here with her new Peruvian crocheted friend, Smith, Wimi is under the spell of a new acquaintance. She declined the offer of a beer, but regrets that she can't tell you more. The babe in black is...
You all have the best ideas! I asked you what button to use for the cardi and you chose -- no buttons! So I made ties: I attached the yarn at the top of the body, right under the motif yoke. I chained 50, made a 3-stitch bobble in the second chain, then slip-stitched back up the chain to the body. I...
I love linked crochet. I can't explain it, but there's something about the stitch that simultaneously slows down and speeds up the process. The linked treble stitch, for instance, takes longer to make than double-crochet. But when you're done, you've made a row that's as tall as a...