Crochet

I spent about an hour standing in the craft store Saturday staring at a wall of yarn in the coolest muted tones and edgy colors ... a palette I would have murdered for (with my bare hands) years ago. Seriously. I'm especially impressed with the acrylic selection. Vanna's Choice, Cotton Ease (which also has great labels), and Red Heart Soft are all being made in totally amazing colors. Back in the 90s when I was crocheting ALL THE TIME, there wasn't a lot to choose from if you were making $10 an hour in San Francisco and wanted muted, edgy colors. OK, there was *nothing* to choose from. There was one granny square blanket in particular that I made in variegated rainbow, bright purple, yellow, green, etc., that would make your eyes bleed. I did manage to make a tasteful blanket out of Red Heart for my little sister's wedding present. I even splurged on some Lion Brand Microspun for hats and scarves for Andrew and I when we first met. The picture doesn't really capture it's yumminess.

Crochet in Color Crocheting the Day Away knick knacks & ric rac just listed 54 swatch bundles in my etsy shop here! each bundle is approximately 1 sq. yd. i end up with a lot of fabric swatch odds and ends from making skirts. these swatch bundles feature sample prints, test ink colors, test dye colors, test fabrics, leftover pieces from print runs and dye lots, prints that i smudged but still have plenty of usable area, and other experimental fun! based on suggestions after the last batch of swatch bundles, i did not trim these pieces, so pieces may have imperfections like uneven printing (light areas with not enough ink, or blurred areas with too much ink), smudges, stray ink or dye spots or small fabric defects. just in time for your holiday crafting, use them for all sorts of projects like patchwork, pouches, coin purses, dolls and more! fabrics are mostly mid-weight cotton twill or duck, and are machine washable and dryable.

About Mo and me Free crochet patterns On my blog I give away many free patterns. You can click on the photos below to go to the individual patterns. If you have a Kindle or iPad: you can download most of the patterns as 1 big e-book: - Download the iPad edition (ePub) Some of these free patterns have been translated into German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch: Patrones en español Schemi gratuiti in italiano

Crochet Fruit Coasters Pattern With the nice weather we are having, I was suddenly inspired to make fruit coasters. I love the way they turned out and I think they would be a fabulous hostess gift and a lot of fun to have out for your spring or summer get togethers! Materials: - Worsted weight yarn. I used Vanna's Choice in Scarlet (red), Mustard (yellow), Fern (green), Terracotta (orange), White, and Chocolate (brown). . - Size H Crochet Hook - Tapestry Needle Abbreviations: Magic Ring tutorial HERE SC = Single Crochet DC = Double Crochet HDC = Half Double Crochet SC decrease = Single Crochet Decrease Apple Coaster PatternStarting with white yarn... Stem Pattern:With brown yarn... Leaf Pattern: I followed THIS FREE PATTERN from Easy Makes Me Happy. Finish by weaving or tying on brown yarn parallel to each other on either side of the first round. Strawberry Coaster Pattern:With red yarn...Magic Ring, chain 2, make 12 DC inside magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2 Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (24 DC)

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