Posted by Alisa G on 2006-10-16 13:31:18
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lol...so do I, but this time I only got a few things...Thank goodness its a week long sale...and keep an eye for the 40% off coupon...But, its only good on non sale items...i got a crochet book with it...
Posted by redheadedali on 2005-09-07 19:15:34
Post Subject: Big book yay!
I just got Teva Durham's Loop D Loop in the mail. I am SO excited! Does anyone else have this? Have you made anything from it? Between that, the spool knitter I bought today, and the cool vintage crochet book I got in the mail the other day, this has been a fab week for craftiness.
Posted by Marcie on 2007-12-23 10:32:22
Post Subject: Linen yarn
My husband gave me a really neat crochet book for Christmas, and every yarn they are using is a Rowan yarn (expensive!). The one pattern that I really want to make is using a Linen blend yarn. Rowan does not make this yarn anymore (I checked on their website).
Does anyone know of a particular brand of yarn that makes good quality linen yarn? Also, do you know of a place I can get it fairly inexpensively?
Posted by Rivercat0338 on 2005-02-22 19:04:59
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I taught myself the basics of knitting with Stitch n' Bitch and Knitting for Dummies, enough to make a bunch of scarfs and a purse.
Once I had made some stuff and knew enough to recognize what I didn't know (if that makes sense!), Knitting in Plain English helped a lot. The author has a very down-to-earth writing style, and I think she wrote a crochet book as well.
Posted by sjkmaurice on 2005-02-28 17:09:37
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For a really simple crocheted ruffle, you just double crochet two or three times in each stitch depending on how ruffly you want it. Then do one double crochet in each stitch for one or two more rows depending on how long you want the ruffle. I found a great ruffle on a baby's hat in a crochet book called Tiny Tykes by Coats and Clark (book #0142). It's a little more open weave than the plain double crochet.
I don't knit very well and have no clue how to put together a knitted ruffle.
Posted by FarAboveRubies on 2006-01-03 13:59:40
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My Knit book library
SnB
SnB Nation
Last Minute Knitted Gifts
Ususual Toys to Knit & Enjoy
Simple Knits for Cherished Babies
50 Baby Bootees to knit
Knit book wishlist
Knitting Over the Edge
Knitting On the Edge
Mary Frances Knitting & Crochet Book
Knitting Without Tears
At Knit's End
Happy Hooker(Jan 06)
Nicky Epstein's Knitted Flowers (Apr 06)
Posted by peenkfrik on 2006-11-03 02:30:06
Post Subject: yarn nightmare
Hi All,
This may sound unusual but I believe I am having yarn nightmares. I've been thinking about yarn almost 24/7 and there is no day that I don't think about it or read about it or hope to get my hands on those yarns. The problem is that we don't have a lot of yarn around here and if there are, they would be the acrylic or mercerized cotton thread which are not so helpful if you want to make projects like bags that require other types of yarn.
I was GA for a very short time and I feel so guilty for not being able to buy all the yarn that I like. I was busy training with my company and so the thought of purchasing all the good yarns that I could never crossed my mind. I was also worried about having to pay excess baggage. I went down to hobby lobby one time but went home with several eyelash yarns that were on sale. I went there another time and bought only two balls of another kind. I'm glad my mentor's wife also gave me a few yarns that she no longer used. Now that I am back here in my country, I would stare at my stash and think of how stupid I was for not taking advantage of that very rare chance I had. It just makes me sad to have to think about it everyday. And the feeling worsened yesterday when I went to the bookstore and checked the "Hooked on Crochet" book and realized that we don't have anything like that ribbon yarn on the book cover.
So, what I'm doing now is just search online for good and affordable yarns. I came across this Peaches and Creme website with which I'm hoping to close a deal sometime in the future. Has anybody tried using their yarn? Can anyone recommend an online yarn store that doesn't charge a lot for international shipping? Another sad fact is that shipping costs could be more expensive than the total price of yarn you're ordering.
I think I'm just having a big nightmare and I'm just not sure what the cure to this is..... I've been looking around local supplies store in my place, hoping and wishing to get across the perfect yarn or the perfect string for my projects. I've been experimenting on my stash like using several strands of my local cotton thread just to have a thicker thread.
Please bear with me. I was just hoping that expressing myself here would lighten up my burden.
Posted by Paanmo on 2005-02-17 10:53:10
Post Subject: *sigh*
I'm looking forward to Debbie's proposed crochet book, but I have to cringe at the way she announced the call for submissions, as if knitters need to be "soothed" in some way at the very mention of crochet. Where does this "snobbism" regarding knitting come from? If we're going to get down to "bragging rights," knitters know only two stitches; experienced crocheters know dozens, even hundreds. Both are beautiful crafts; one is not better than the other, just different. Let's enjoy both without injecting large doses of attitude. Just my opinion.
Posted by manukenkun on 2004-11-01 15:45:40
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I am delibereatly NOT learning to crochet yet until I get my knitting obsession under control- I recently got hooked on latch hook thanks to www.madewithsweetsweetlove.com so i'm banning myself from learning anything new just yet...although I did pick up a great crochet book today...
Posted by for_esme on 2005-01-14 21:40:46
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thanks guys! i'm still debating if i should try to learn crochet now while i'm in school or if it would be better suited for the summer. i really want to crochet this cool afghan pattern that i found in that simple crochet book, but i suppose i should take one thing at a time and learn simple stitches first! hmm...
knitting has been a struggle for me to learn, really. i taught myself from "knitting pretty" by, i think, kris percival... and then i bought a video because i was having trouble with the difference between purling and garter stitch and i still can't figure out the difference! i remain as confused as ever. humph.
