The Hook and I

Airport reading Originally uploaded by plainsight

Pleasantly suprised to find crochet today in an airport newsstand!Sent from my Verizon Wireless . . . → Read More: Airport reading

Organism 1 Originally uploaded by gooseflesh

Gooseflesh, aka Helle Jorgensen is the artist behind the Rubbish Vortex a collection of pieces created entirely made of plastic bag yarn which will be on display this year at the Institute for Figuring in New York (it was they who also featured the crocheted coral . . . → Read More: Crocheted Sea Creature

Manhattan Craft Room has a great tutorial on using household objects and hardware store finds to block without blocking board or . . . → Read More: Block like McGuyver Would…

Crafty Superbowl… Originally uploaded by plainsight

Walking upstairs to fill my stew bowl during the Superbowl, I discovered this little group in my friend Kim’s living room making origami “puffy stars” and doing hair . . . → Read More: Superbowl Refugees

I have a pile of new books, and thought I’d share some with you.

The first is Positively Crochet by Mary Jane Hall. This books has over FIFTY designs. My absolute favorite is the Easy Shrug [Ravelry]-a ribbed shrug style I’ve seen a lot in knitting patterns (It looks a bit like EZ’s ribwarmer), but not many . . . → Read More: Book Review Roundup

Crocheted Ring Originally uploaded by lindsaystreem

I love this thread crocheted ring I found on flickr. Lindsay Streem, the artist sells her jewelry on her Etsy . . . → Read More: Crocheted Jewelry