Search results matching tag 'crocheting'

Re: Use it up, Wear it out

gailewis — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:41:29 GMT

You could also use recycled sheets as lining fabric.

My new project is crocheting rag rugs. I am still trying to perfect it so that it lays flat, but I am getting closer to what I want. It's a good way to recycle sheets. I use colorful material that I got on the dollar a yard table at the fabric store I go to. Small imperfections don't show when I crochet. I hope to put them out for sale at the Ozark Folk Center where I work in the Craft Village Dress Shop as soon as I get the technique perfected. Gail Lewis Pasthymesfashions.webs.com

Ravelry~ A Knit and Crochet Community

Jasminzbox — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:00:04 GMT

I thought I would spread the news, there is a really great organizational social site for knitters and crocheters called Ravelry. It has a notebook feature to help you organize you projects, yarn, needles/hooks, and has groups in it. Is anyone here a member already? My user name is "avidwisher" add me if you are! If you would like to join it is in beta mode right now and you can add your name to the waiting list. I put my name in late July and got my invite this week. They are trying to add people quicker now so hopefully the wait won't be as long. Oh yeah, it's free of coarse! :) Here's the link:

Ravelry

Re: Do you knit or crochet? How does it benefit you and your family?

joan of ark — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:16:17 GMT

I don't do a lot of crocheting and even less knitting. But I can if I need to. I just got a big stash of yarn from an old repo-ed house that friends of our bought and they let us take anything we wanted since they'd already had a garage sale. I got some beautiful variated expensive looking yarn-about 3 skeins, and lots of odds and ends. I donated the odds and ends to a friend who makes hats for the homeless or for whoever is in need. I kept the nice kind but if I don't figure out something simple and good to do with it for Christmas- maybe a scarf- she'll get that too. I do crochet pot holders and I"m trying to teach my 8 yr old daughter how to crochet for when she's "bored". Her older sister made a great scarf last Christmas. I like that fisherman's knit look but crocheting is so much faster. About 20 years ago I saw a kit to make a fisherman's knit afgan but it was crocheted. I bought the yarn and started to teach myself the fancy stitches but lost patience. If anyone knows where I can get a good fisherman's "knit" crocheted pattern I'd love to finish my life long dream. I can still make beautiful baby blankets and little "things" -crafts. I was hoping to learn to spin back when we had llamas and cashmere goats. Then I could've been even more self sufficient. It's a great hobby and I look forward to making a few more things as almost all my kids are in school.

blessings,

joan of ark