The Hook and I

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I can actually see most of my yarn, know more or less what I have and it even looks nice up there…

I got rid of a lot of yarn–but I probably could purge even more. There are some skeins in there, I . . . → Read More: Finally! An Organized Stash…

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I finished this shrug up at the Savory Cafe Stitch n Bitch tonight–it’s the one made with the super-soft Classic Elite Bamboo. The color is a dark taupe–it goes great with black or off-white–or red tones. I think I may edge the sleeves, . . . → Read More: Monica Models my Shrug

A clever web surfer over at Crochet Partners just let us know about a lecture series in CUNY’s contiuing education department. Daina Taimina and David Henderson or Cornell University will be visiting to lecture on the Hyperbolic Plane–a difficult to understand mathmatical concept that’s made easier with crochet! There’s a picture of their model on the . . . → Read More: Crochet Siting: Crocheting meets higher math

Just a quick post, since I should be sleeping… I’ve been working up a sample of a new shrug for the class I’m teaching in September at StitchDC. I love the yarn we’re using… We chose this bamboo yarn from Classic Elite–one of the softest silkiest yarns I’ve ever seen. It’s such a dream to work . . . → Read More: BamBoo-zled

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After searching for an affordable protective sleeve for my powerbook, I gave up and crocheted this one using Lion Brand Landscapes (very nice to work with, I’d never used it before). I’ll be writing up a pattern once I figure out the changes . . . → Read More: My Cozy Little Powerbook

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I came back from my 2-week jaunt across the country last night to find lots of goodies on my porch, books to review, yarn for an article, and a big box from the Seattle Mariners! I won this Bernat Boa yarn kit at . . . → Read More: I *am* a winner!

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As promised, here’s the kerchief I made while at the Stitch & Pitch in Seattle–it’s actually designed for an adult-sized head, but Selma was the only model available, so there you go.

I haven’t written up a pattern because the yarn I used . . . → Read More: Stitch & Pitch Kerchief

I arrived in northern Wisconsin on Wednesday to visit family and have a couple of days at our little cottage on a lake in northern Wisconsin. August 9th is my grandmother’s 89th birthday, so I wanted to make her something. I didn’t have room to bring yarn with me, since I was travelling with the kids, . . . → Read More: Yarn Snobbery, or crocheting in the North Woods

I just finalized arrangements to teach a shrug-making class at Stitch DC in Capital Hill. We’ll be using the pattern from the Alpaca Silk shrug, and the class is open to complete beginners — tho’ it should also be interesting to advanced beginners and intermediate crocheters since we’ll be talking a bit about fit and construction.

I’m . . . → Read More: New Fall Class