Have I mentioned lately how much I love Interweave Press? I swear 90% of the time when I pick up a knitting, crochet or sewing book or magazine it is published by Interweave Press. Starting today (June 3rd) there is a 40% off site wide sale! Take 40% Off at Interweave with Offer Code FFSUMMER40 … Read more
So in trying to use up bunches of not natural yarns I’ve been working on an ugly blanket It is fairly simple- take an N sizes crochet hook and a few strands of miscellaneous yarns held together. In this case various types of acrylic & nylons & who knows what else. No wool though. … Read more
This vintage filet crochet alphabet was scanned from The New Filet Crochet Book: Original Designs Which May be Used Also for Cross-stich and Beadwork, With patterns Represented in a New Way, by Hugo W. Kirchmaier, preface & instructions by Anna Wuerfel Brown, Published by Cora Kirchmaier 1912 Filet Crochet Alphabet PDF file Note- the … Read more
So this morning I had to go buy dog food & got sidetracked by an estate sale. Estate sales tend to be crapshoots. Some have very lovely items with lovely prices & others are filled with walmart & dollar store junque. My favorites are those with st…
