Tag: crochet
sample swatches
I finished the swatch project for Happy Fuzzy Yarn and my handspun, knit, crochet, and woven samples were displayed in the booth at the summer show for TNNA, The National Needle Arts Association this past weekend. Fibres and colourways shown are: 100% BFL in Hemoglobin, 100% Falkland in Crete, 100% Polwarth in Sunset, 100% Merino…
counting in crochet
A few weeks ago I wrote about counting in knitting. Today it’s time to review counting in crochet. Counting is different for crochet than for knitting as you generally only have one stitch on the hook at a time and need to count not just to make each stitch, but along the way. As you…
current projects …
February always zooms by and this particular month seems even shorter. Despite record chills, I’m trying to keep positive that it means warmer temperatures will return soon! How do my current projects compare to their progress from a few short weeks ago? After reviewing the project bags, I moved on to the stash and I’m…
a few current projects
Earlier this week, I brought up my current project bin to review and decide what projects were to stay and which were to go. Some of these are personal and some are designing projects. Turns out there were 15 knitting/crochet projects and 3 spindle projects there. There was a surprise — a braid of Happy…
technique tuesday: weaving in ends
I planned to do a nice tutorial about weaving in ends for both knit and crochet this week, using my granny log cabin as my example. Unfortunately mother nature had other plans, a nor’easter has blown through and getting decent photos proved impossible. When I tried again this afternoon because the light seemed better, Shadow…
a preview of what i’m working on
Numbers have been crunched and recrunched (then recruched again) for the little crochet cardigan I’ve been working on in the lovely Anzula Milky Way. This week the project reached a new milestone, the second test of the pattern was started. Once I complete this yoke and triple check gauge, stitch counts, and grading (aka sizing)…