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Kristin Omdahl Talks about Crochet So Fine

emanuszak — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:23:03 GMT

Available now at http://shop.crochetme.com/Crochet/Books/Crochet-So-Fine.html. Author Kristin Omdahl talks with Eunny Jang about her new book Crochet So Fine. Check out the video to see Kristin's take on the techniques and inspiration of using thin yarns in her crochet.

Winding Yarn with a Ball Winder and Swift - KDTV 304

Toni Rexroat — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:39:44 GMT

In Knitting Daily Episode 304, Eunny Jang, editor of Interweave Knits, and Kathy Elkins demonstrate how to wind a skein of yarn into a uasble ball.

Amigurimi Crochet - Kim Werker on KDTV 311

JaimeG — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:44:15 GMT

In Knitting Daily TV Episode 312, Kim Werker puts on her designer hat and visits with Shay about the world of Amigurumi the coolest craze in the crochet world. Kim demonstrates her playful Doug & Gordo dolls, an exclusive excerpt from her book Crochet Me. This pattern is available for free download here.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Join the crochet revolution! Young designers everywhere are making crochet their own with hip, edgy, stylish designs that are toppling the frumpy, uncool image of the craft. Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution by Kim Werker, former editor of Interweave Crochet magazine and founder of the online community CrochetMe.com, offers 18 designs from emerging crochet artists certain to get those hooks moving.

How did the crochet renaissance get started? Read short essays about experimenting with crochet to empower readers to take design risks. The projects run the spectrum from crochet jewelry to thigh-high stockings, retro bags, scarves, sweaters, shrugs, camis, home decor objects, and more. Projects explore color, texture, design, embellishment, and how to customize patterns to fit personal style. Basic crochet techniques will be covered along with tutorials on sizing, design, and special techniques.

Up-and-coming designers are profiled throughout the book to give an entertaining and inspiring insight into this new generation of crocheters - what inspires them, how they find community with other crocheters, and creative ideas for breaking the rules and representing their individual crochet style. This book will empower everyone to start their own crochet revolution. This is crochet for the people!

Robyn Chachula Designer Spotlight - KDTV 111

JaimeG — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:37:34 GMT

Robyn Chachula, author of Blueprint Crochet, appears on Knitting Daily TV episode 111 and shows how to interpret symbol crochet patterns. She illustrates this with the Maggie Wrap cardigan, available as a free download online at http://www.knittingdaily.com/media/p/27943.aspx.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Learn the universal symbol language of crochet and create gorgeous patterns with Blueprint Crochet, a graphical interpretation of contemporary designs made just for the visual crafter. Robyn Chachula designs using a graphic pattern treatment called symbol crochet. This graphic pattern treatment is for all crocheters that can understand maps better than verbal directions, illustrations better than narratives, and three-dimensional drawings better than step-by-step directions. Robyn takes each crochet design and breaks it down stitch by stitch and increase by increase in a diagram format so the "visual crocheter" can see, as well as read, each step.

Each project in Blueprint Crochet is broken down into the Plan that shows the overall picture, the Details that show the crochet stitch pattern, and the Construction that shows the steps to assemble the project.

With contemporary designs from trendy to classic, each project offers a fresh take on crochet. Choose from:

Effortless motif patterns for purses, earrings, necklaces, and earrings
Quick-stitch patterns that are perfect for tunics, wraps, belts or scarves
Vogue granny squares that translate wonderfully into sweater coats, comfy tops, shawls, or boleros
And stitch-repeat patterns for jackets, dresses, vests, and tops.

Crochet diagrams are internationally recognized universal symbols, so whether you are a crocheter in Japan or Norway you can follow the diagrams and create the projects. With Blueprint Crochet, anything is possible!

You Made It - The Float Away Scarf

JaimeG — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:49:20 GMT

In Knitting Daily TV episode 201, co-host Kim Werker shows off various renditions of her crocheted Float Away scarf and modifications of Eunnys knitted Spectrum Scarf done by people in the knit and crochet communities. These patterns are downloadable for free online at KnittingDailyTV.com.

Crochet Jewelry from Elements of Style by Rosemary Hill

JaimeG — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:44:29 GMT

Photo slideshow of jewelry projects in Elements of Style: Knit + Crochet Jewelry with Wire, Fiber, Felt + Beads by Rosemary Hill. These are gorgeous wearable pieces of art combining beading, crocheting, knitting, felting, and wireworking techniques.

Crochet Chain Embellishments with Jil Eaton - Knitting Daily TV episode 302

JaimeG — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:40:31 GMT

In Knitting Daily TV episode 302, knitwear designer and author Jil Eaton shares her child's holiday capelette pattern and demonstrates how to embellish it with yarn using a simple crochet chain and French knots. Eaton also has her own yarn line, MinnowMerino, distributed by Classic Elite Yarns. The capelette pattern is available for download for free online by clicking here.

Kristin Omdahl's Stella Wrap from Wrapped in Crochet - Knitting Daily TV episode 201

JaimeG — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:34:27 GMT

Designer and author Kristin Omdahl appears as a guest on Knitting Daily TV episode 201, demonstrating how to make the Stella Wrap, a crocheted lace wrap made-in-the-round, from her book, Wrapped in Crochet (Interweave, 2008). The Stella Wrap pattern--as seen on the cover of her book--is available for free download exclusively on the KnittingDailyTV.com website (click here to download the pattern). This segment was taped on location at the TNNA show.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Kristin Omdahl takes a fresh approach to crochet technique and construction in her new book Wrapped in Crochet (Interweave 2008). Featuring stitch patterns exclusive to Kristin and this book, Kristin shares 18 stunning patterns for crocheted scarves, wraps, and shawls.

Wrapped in Crochet includes:
--Techniques for every skill level of crochet
--Projects to fit every budget and time commitment
--Charts for every stitch pattern and motif featured in the book
--And, each pattern has diagrams for all constructions.

With Wrapped in Crochet, you'll create stunning crocheted scarves, wraps, and shawls using clever stitch motifs, innovative and traditional shaping, and a variety of crochet techniques and embellishment ideas. These one-of-a-kind pieces invite you to take your crochet to the next level. Project details include unusual edgings and motifs, color work, lace, ruffles, and tiers, and more.

Because sizing is usually not an issue with a scarf or a wrap, the projects featured here make the perfect gift. With designs full of variety from skill level to the time spent crocheting, there is sure to be something to get your hooks flying! Let these unique designs for scarves, shawls (circular, square, rectangle, and oval), capes, and card-wraps inspire you. Pick up your crochet hooks and wrap yourself in crochet today.

Crochet Corner with Kristin Omdahl - Knitting Daily TV episode 407

JaimeG — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:25:00 GMT

Knitting Daily TV Series 400 is excited to announce a new regular segment to the show - Crochet Corner with Kristin Omdahl. In this preview clip from episode 407, Kristin demonstrates working in rounds rather than rows to produce both flat motifs, as in granny squares or shawls, and three-dimensional items like hats. Click here to download the free pattern for the Granny Mania Motif Throw from Coats and Clark and Redheart Yarn.

Get the entire Series 400 of Knitting Daily on a 4-Disc DVD Collection! Click here to purchase DVDs of this season or previous seasons of Knitting Daily TV.

ABOUT THE SHOW: Knitting Daily TV is an exciting needle crafts how-to program on public television covering everything from knitting and crochet to stitching, felting, and spinning. The show guides viewers in learning to make fun yet smart one-of-a-kind designs using the latest products in yarn and fiber. Download free patterns, meet trendsetting knit and crochet designers, and improve or learn new skills and techniques.

Click here to find the PBS station nearest you airing the program. (You can enter your zip code or click "view all schedules/get listings" to see all the cities that air the show and when.)

Knitting Daily TV is airing on PBS stations nationwide and new markets are being added to the schedule all the time. Each individual public television station chooses when and if to air the program. If it is not airing in your local market, please call, write, or email and let them that know you are a viewer of the station and would like to see Knitting Daily TV. You can help bring Knitting Daily TV to your local PBS Station. Thank you!

Swirling Bag from Crocheted Gifts - KDTV 311

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:06:09 GMT

In Knitting Daily TV Episode 311, Kathy Merrick, contributing designer to the book Interweave Presents: Crocheted Gifts, shares her striped, colorful Swirling Bag. It’s a crocheted bag with striped panels that is sewn together at the end for an interesting construction. Download this free pattern here from Knitting Daily TV, and a kit for this bag is available from Jimmy Beans Wool.

About the book:

Make stylish crocheted gifts year-round with Crocheted Gifts, a collection of projects from some of today's most popular crochet designers. From baby gifts to mittens for the whole family, to home decor and fancy lace, this book is full of perfect projects for every occasion.

The first small project book to focus exclusively on crochet, Crocheted Gifts is the ultimate gift-giving guide resource for crocheters, full of various projects that crocheters will love to make and be proud to give away (if they can bear to part with them!).

Featuring 19 designs by various crochet stars such as Doris Chan, Kathy Merrick, Robyn Chachula, Annie Modesitt, and more, Crocheted Gifts includes innovative, unusual, and imaginative designs for all crochet tastes. Crocheted Gifts also includes stylish photography and step-by-step crochet instructions for every project, ranging from easy-to-crochet to more advanced techniques.

Urchins and Limpets Blanket - Spotlight on Kathy Merrick - KDTV 310

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:04:56 GMT

Kathy Merrick, designer and author of Crochet in Color: Techniques and Designs for Playing with Color (Interweave, 2009), joins Kim in Knitting Daily TV episode 310 to demonstrate the Urchins and Limpets crocheted blanket, a textural, fun, and easy-to-crochet design that uses pops of color for added interest. Download the free crocheted blanket pattern online here. Learn more about the yarns (Mission Falls 1824 Wool) used in this pattern at Mission Falls.

About the book:

Known for her signature use of color, crochet designer Kathy Merrick shares her secrets to designing with color in unique and unexpected ways in Crochet in Color. Merrick offers 17 patterns that explore a variety of ways to play with color that will build your crochet color confidence.

With a long list of projects encompassing wearables to various home decor projects, all of Merrick's designs in Crochet in Color are made with fine yarns and big hooks to achieve a crochet fabric that is fluid and never stiff. And because Merrick focuses on simple shapes and less intricate designs, her projects are perfect for all crochet skill levels to create sophisticated and fun designs that play with color.

Crochet in Color encourages you to shake their fears of experimenting with color, design outside the color wheel, and make unique color combinations work. Merrick also explains how to change colors in crochet, stranding techniques, and how to work over yarn tails. Plus, there are various tips and tricks, such as a proportion guide to working color bands and easy ways to finish your work.