The Hook and I

rural Arkansas, you don’t have to try very hard to find a little bandwith… I’ve caught a wifi signal, so I thought I’d just post a quick Howdy. I found a huge doily at a flea market for $1.50 yesterday that needed rescue–it was variegated orange and white, I figure that’s why it got abandoned, but . . . → Read More: Even deep in…

Monday morning Originally uploaded by lebonbonmulticolore.

I’ve been rescuing crochet from the thrift store a lot lately, and I’m not alone–check out this great vintage find from lebonbonmulticolore . . . → Read More: Vintage Crochet

The current issue of Knitscene has some fun projects including this great crocheted hat designed by none other than Lady Linoleum herself!

There are some other great projects featuring both knit and crochet–an adorable cropped cami from “it girl” Doris Chan, and a cute apron from Jennifer Appleby. I appreciate when magazines like this don’t try and . . . → Read More: The New Knitscene

Via the Style Files blog, designer Christien Meinertma’s giant knitting for the home includes a rug that took the wool of 18 sheep to complete.

According to the designer’s web site, she worked with wool producers in Kyrgyzstan who make an unusual felted yarn.

Technorati . . . → Read More: Now that’s big yarn!

Dora Ohrenstein has just launched issue 2 of her new webzine Crochet Insider. It’s magazine of news and reviews and this time has interviews of Doris Chan and Kim Werker, and I’ve reviewed a few books–Carol Ventura’s Bead and Felted Tapestry Crochet (Carol’s HOT right now, she’s also got a great profile in BH&G Simply Creative . . . → Read More: Crochet Insider

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Too tired to blog much tonight, except to say that I found a pair of handmade socks at Value Village this weekend. It’s the kind of thing that keeps me going back. often. Of course, they’re not my size, but for $1.99 I . . . → Read More: Thrifty.

This is the Knitty Gritty Jacket as seen by Apple’s Photobooth software. It’s really quite warm even in my cold basement where some electrical problem keeps switching the space-heater off.

A couple of days before I left for Burbank I had an article due for Crochet Today. I was writing it on our old laptop . . . → Read More: Burbank!

Knitty-gritty.michelle.amy.shelley.kendra Originally uploaded by plainsight.

…and madly trying to dig myself out from below my pile of work. I just wanted to share this one picture of me with my “knitsters.” They did such an awesome job on their sweaters–each one interpreted my template differently which was excactly . . . → Read More: I’m back…

I’ve got a fun scarf duo, Cool Warmth, in there. I’m turning the computer off now, so I’ll finish packing and go to sleep. More when I get back . . . → Read More: The Winter Crochet Me is Out!

Berroco has a very pretty felted and needle felted pillow made with mitered squares and alpaca yarn.

Technorati Tags:knitting, . . . → Read More: A felted pillow…