You know how sometimes you have an idea and then you find out others have the same idea? Well, I have been saying for years (every time a palstic shopping bag ripped and my food fell all over the street) "You know, these bags, woven together, would actually be pretty strong!" It turns out that...

Actually, you can do a lot with double and triple crochet stitches! If you look at most patterns, that is what they are made of (plus the single stitch of course) Its the yarn that usually gives the interest. All filet crochet is dble stitch and chain stitch. To get the pattern, you just fill the square...

There are lots of great books out there plus the web of course. It isn't hard to do granny squares. www.lionbrand.com is a great website. They have great pictures and info in the how to section. Easy to understand. That is where I learned to bind off when I was finished knitting. Great patterns....

I accidentally hijacked a thread applauding Hobby Lobby. I really really enjoy going there. To the point that my internal financial adviser often forgoes going to that store to avoid temptation. The reason I hijacked it is because I was really happy with the deals at Smiley's Yarn. Pat mentioned...