Airport reading Originally uploaded by plainsight Pleasantly suprised to find crochet today in an airport newsstand!Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Crocheted Sea Creature
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
Block like McGuyver Would…
Manhattan Craft Room has a great tutorial on using household objects and hardware store finds to block without blocking board or wires.
Superbowl Refugees
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 wraps.
Book Review Roundup
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
Crocheted Jewelry
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 Shop.
Fusing our brains?
Some of the knitters from my regular Tuesday night group came over to my place tonight for an evening of non-fibery crafts. We made fondue–chocolate and cheese, and after some wine and snacks put the food aside (Oh, except for
Knit a Selvedge
A few years ago, when I was re-learning to knit, my friend Corrine, who was my Emergency Dropped Stitch Fixer, told me you should always slip the first stitch of a row. I did, for a while, but I didn’t
Magic Crochet?
I found this at the thrift store yesterday, and of course, I had to have it, even though it was in a plastic bag and I couldn’t really see what it was. Apparently, it makes something like a granny square
New Favorite…
IMG_0125.JPG Originally uploaded by laracroft3 Thanks to Carol’s blog, I have a new favorite crocheter to watch out for. Danielle (aka LaraCroft) lives in Spain and works as a professional musician, but she also loves Jacquard Crochet, a version of