Of all of the crochet blog posts that I read this week, these are the ones that I loved the most:
Smart Words About Crochet
- Tapestry Crochet Interview. Marie of Underground Crafter (who received my blog award for best interviews) did a great interview with Carol Ventura of Tapestry Crochet (who received my blog award for best niche crocheter). It’s a smart post about a great specialty in crochet.
- Crochet Mathematics: The Mobius Strip. @creationsbycris continues adding to her awesome (I’m loving it) series about crochet and math. Here we get to know the math of the mobius.
- Garn, Plarn and Now Harn? JD over at @CraftGossip shares the scoop on making yarn out of old hosiery. I always wear either opaque tights or fishnets. When I’m done with them, I turn them into arm warmers but I can see this being another option.
Great Crochet People Are Making
Crochet and Bead Peacock Brooch. @knithacker shared this made by by Vendula Maderska.
Fingerless Crochet Gloves from La Ventana Azul
Sarah London is hosting a CAL and you can see what everyone’s done with it by checking out the Wool-Eater tag on Flickr. This photo is of Sarah’s work.
Cute crochet makeup bag by French crochet blogger AnnaSimpleCrochet
Helpful Tips and Tutorials and Adorable Patterns
- Jackalackackie Crochet Hat Pattern. @knotbygranma usually makes really terrific art monsters but this week she also shared a super cute crochet hat pattern.
- Simple Crochet Bunting Tutorial. I don’t really use bunting myself but I’m always seeing great crochet bunting online. This tutorial comes from Pink Milk.
- Debi Y. has started selling some crochet patterns on her site. She generously publishes many patterns for free so pattern-buyers would do well to support some of her paid offers too!
- Enhance Your Crochet Lace. @crochetme shows how smart it can be to line an openwork crochet scarf.
- How to Linked Double Crochet. Thanks @CrochetSpot!
- Cottage Granny Tutorial. An idea from Cottage 1945 for expanding your basic granny knowledge with a cute edging.
- Happy End-ings. A weaving in ends primer from @CrochetMe.
Other Great Posts
- Dear Mother To Be. I loved this letter to an expectant mother that @poetryinyarn wrote explaining the use of acrylic yarn in her gift.
- Hue and Value Color Theory for Knit and Crochet. Helpful color education from @lionbrandyarn
- Wrist Exercises for Knitters and Crocheters. Helpful exercise ideas from @freshstitches.
And some special thanks this week:
- StitchStory for mentioning my post on Hobzy where she’s created some great collections of her terrific crochet work.
- ElisabethAndree did a roundup of all of the people who participated in her crochet contest which included a photo of the scarf I made.
- Handmadeology for publishing my post titled: How to Exploit Hot Men and Sell Crochet on Etsy!
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