All diese Woche werden wir im Rückblick auf die häkeln Beiträge aus diesem Blog in 2012. Es gab eine Menge, was passiert! In this roundup I’ll share the 2012 posts related to crochet news including crochet organizations and inspiring people who crochet.
Januar
General crochet news:
- Travel: A Marrakech Crochet Vacation
- 10 Benefits of a Crochet Group
- Crochet is Healing for People with PTSD
- Stitch Mountain Brings Crochet to the Ski Slopes
- Hobzy: New Hobby-Based Social Network
- Did Cavemen Crochet? Imagining How Crochet Really Began
- Project Warm-Up Needs Yarn Donations to Continue Charity Work
- A Million Ways to Wear a Shawl
- iYarny: New Virtual Crochet Meetup Space
- 1970′s Tips for Crochet Blocking
Inspiring stories of people who crochet:
- 90 Year Old Crocheter Still Working at Salon
- 92-Year-Old Crocheter Earns Honor from Queen
- Middle Schoolers Crochet Caps for Cancer Patients
- Prison Crochet Program Leader Awarded
- Child at Alternative School Wants to Study Crochet
Februar
General crochet news:
- 5 Must-Have Crochet Items for Campers
- Crochet Layette Worn By 38 Babies Across Six Decades in One Family
- UK Yarnbombing Retreat
Interesting stories of people who crochet:
- 82 Year Old Guy Crochets Every Time He Sits Down
- Nearly Blind Woman Sees Crochet Go to Good Cause
- Folsom State Prisoners Donate Crochet to Women’s Shelters
- Another Undocumented Student Crocheting to Pay for College
- Women In India Earn Money Crocheting for Designers
März
My most popular post this month was my Pinterest Best Practices post. I thought my opinion on this topic would be controversial but it turned out it wasn’t really.
General crochet news:
- Has crafting actually decreased in recent years? Statistics say it’s so!
- Fabulous crochet designer video, oldie but goodie
- What is Bosnian Crochet? Just a basic guide.
- It’s time again for the annual Beans for Brains scholarship.
- Häkeln: More Transcendent than LSD
Interesting stories of people who crochet:
- People are crocheting dolls to replace styrofoam around meds going to developing nations
- Refugee women support themselves with crochet
- Erik Hansen crochets for ADHD … and profits
- He Knits, She Crochets, the story of an elderly couple
- Crocheter competes for Mr. North Andover
- Basketball crochets away pre-game jitters
- Le Souk Crochet helps women in war-torn countries
April
- Häkeln auf Pinterest Clones
- 10 Smart-Möglichkeiten, um Ihre Häkelnadeln Organisieren
- Wo What Not to Häkeln haben es falsch
Mai
People really liked the story I shared about a crochet item that was stolen from a car and then reappeared twenty five years later.
- My thoughts on being a not-super-visual crocheter.
- Information about Fair-Trade-häkeln that uses recycled aluminum tabs from Brazil to create beautiful artisan-produced accessories.
Juni
- crocheters that defy the stereotypes people sometimes have about who crochets
- crochet can be helpful when trying to beat an addiction
Juli
The big news this month was the issue about the Ravelympics so I had to do an overview of the issue.
A Fair Trade organization has a Kickstarter project to fund LED-light covered crochet Frisbees
Vickie Howell started the Lila-Stich-Projekt to benefit kids with epilepsy
A teen pitched a crochet business to investors
TAFA offered a discount to my readers; the deal has ended but if you missed it the post still has the info about what TAFA is all about
World Wide Knit and Crochet in Public Week happened
August
My book, Häkeln rettete mein Leben, launched and I ran a ten-day series of crochet health posts:
- Spitze 10 Gesundheitliche Vorteile von Häkeln
- 5 Unusual Illnesses Treated with Crochet
- Crochet Helps on The Psych Ward (true story)
- Crochet for Treating Schizophrenia (Aurore’s story)
- Crochet for 3 Phases of Bipolar
- Crochet for Alzheimer’s
- Crochet in Individual and Group Therapy
- Häkeln in Therapie vs Häkeln als Therapie
- 10 Ways Crochet Boosts Self-Esteem
- Crochet for Pregnancy Problems
- Woman Crochets Through Premie Pregnancy Problems
- Crochet and Immune System
- Yarn Color and Mood
- Google Archives: Crochet Health News
- Crochet for Caregivers
- 24 Truths About the Healing Nature of Crochet
- Einfache Übung für Achtsamkeit Crocheters
Knots of Love Seeks your Votes to Get Grant
Interim House Knit and Crochet Program teaches valuable skills
Tips for Packing Yarn Projects for Airplane Travel
September
I did a post with advice for a budding crochet designer.
Irish Crochet Featured in Museum
CLF at Reno Knit and Crochet Convention
Mother Stress-Relieves with Crochet
4 Reasons Crochet Helped One Person with OCD
5 Reasons Crochet is a Great Craft for Hospitals
3 Women Improve Their Lives with Crochet
Pain of Neurological Failure Reduced with Crochet
3 Ways Häkeln Verbessert unserem modernen Leben
If Only Doctors Prescribed Crochet
Social Worker Takes Interest in Crochet Saved My Life
Crochet Eases Tears in Difficult Time
Oktober
October included I Love Yarn Day und American Craft Week.
Häkeln Bridges Gap Between Insassen und Gemeinschaft
Roundup of Crochet Wedding Favors
A Chat: Value in Craft
My Thoughts on Foreign Language Crochet Blogs
Knitters Seem Welcoming to Crocheters
Etsy Husband and Wife Team Craftypodes (Vorstellungsgespräch)
November
Crochet health news:
- 5 Unique Benefits of Yarn Crafts
- 5 Benefits of Crochet for Depression
- Causes of Depression in People Who Were Helped by Crochet
- 5 Ways Crochet Saved My Life Works
- Crochet Heals Because it Gets You Out of Your Head
- Crocheting through Chronic Fatigue (Debbie Die Geschichte)
- Woman’s Cathartic Crochet Leads to Good Cause
- Frau Welt Mentions Health Benefits of Crochet
I likes writing about reasons to (and not to) swatch for gauge in crochet.
Trochet: “Trash” + “Crochet” Eco Project for Low Income Women
Professional Skier Crochets Items For Sponsors In Effort to Raise $20,000
Blind Woman Crochets 40 Mile Chain in World Record Attempt
Underground Crafter hosted a CAL
Dezember
Häkeln Gesundheit:
- Elderly Blind Woman Crochets to Cope with Cancer
- How Crochet Helps with Chronic Fatigue
- Crochet and What Autism Feels Like
11-year-old Boy Teaches Yarnbombing Class
Same Sky Fair Trade Häkeln in Aktion
iPhone Game Features Crochet Characters
Los Angeles Women Seek to Launch Mobile Yarn Truck
I can’t wait to see what happens in crochet news in 2013!
