Irish Rose This pretty rose can be used as an embellishment for hats, purses, clothing and granny squares. It is rather simple to make and once you get the hang of it you can make dozens of them while watching your favorite shows. Irish Rose is a terrific way to use up leftover yarn. I used little bits of leftover…
Not Cool Yarn-Bombing is the act of covering objects in yarn using either crochet or knit. It is usually unexpected items, such as trees, benches, lamps, bicycles, and other items. There have bombardments inside, but mostly one finds them outside. It turns the landscape into a colorful wonderland. Typically the events have been to raise awareness for some cause or…
This is a great crochet stitch, very elegant looking with just enough detail to make it look more complicated than it is. To do this stitch you will need to know how to Chain (ch) Skip stitches (sk) slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), triple crochet (trc) and how to decrease (dc). The size of the yarn and the…
How I Create Patterns Since my brain is full of stuff I cannot just start looming a new item without a pattern. Well, I guess I could, but it might not be a cohesive, recognizable thing. I do make patterns and I actually use several different methods to make a pattern before I loom. The Idea The first step is…
This is part two for the tools I use when looming. I wonder if anything in part one was surprising to you?
I thought it would be fun to show the tools and process of Looming Seed beads. This first part is some of the tools I use. Some you probably expect and maybe some you don’t.
I recently showed some of my loomed seed bead art at a local art show. I was told bout it and invited while I was doing the craft fair in town. I was rather excited and, frankly quite nervous about doing an art show. I had just started to get used to the idea of my stuff being art and…
The 3″R’s” Closed for Business I was talking with my husband the other day about recycling. The biggest recycling company in our area (maybe state or even country wide)went out of business. It left a lot people holding the bag, (well not literally), full of plastic bottles and empty cans of soda and energy drinks. I was thinking that when…
As a crocheter and a crafter I use a lot of yarn. I never really gave the type of fiber I was using much thought as I use what works for my project, whether it be cotton or acrylic yarns. I sometimes use what I call Artisan yarns, those made in small batches from hobby farms. My main focus as…
If you can dream you can stitch it. A while back I wrote about and gave the pattern for the Tulip Stitch. https://theblogofteresa.com/crochet-tulip-stitch In that post I also included the Elephant Stitch. Now I give you the Abstract Cat Stitch. It is very cute stitch and makes a great scarf, hat , blanket, heck, anything you can think of. The…
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