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Buck Creek, I made a couple pairs of wristers with a free pattern found on ravelry.com I used sock yarn & they came out fantastic. The only change I made was to the shell at the point...using 7 dc instead of 5 made it lay flatter. The pattern is written using english crochet terms, but other...

I'm in zone 6A for the time being. I've been working in the garden & have some plants ready, but nothing planted yet. Today is our frost date, so I'll be planting in a few days. I'm just buying plants this year & looking at the plants I've purchased so far vs the size of the garden...well...

I think a day of sleep was what the body needed...I'm almost back to normal. Thanks for all your well wishes. It has been absolutely beautiful here the past few days. Got started setting up my rows in the garden...boy it seems big! I believe there are doll patterns on crochetville.com in the...

Cute baby stuff Red! Do you have an itty bitty person you make for, or you like me & just like to make baby stuff? I've had company (the good kind) all week & haven't picked up my hooks at all. Been playing in the mud (pottery) & playing tourista in my own town all while fighting the "crud"...

WOW Redhead, I checked out your blog & you've done some amazing work! I never got anywhere near that good. You aren't a beginner are you? I'll have to check the storage room, but I think my machine is a Brother punchcard, purchased in the mid 80's. When I break it out, I'll be calling, but...

Redhead, Did you mention a while back that you got a knitting machine? How's that going? My Mom used one way back when & I've had one collecting dust for 20+ years...never did get any good at it & she's gone & can't teach me. I keep saying one of these days I'll drag it out & begin again.

Redhead, you are so funny...crap room It is so cool that you dye your own yarn. Do any of your kids share your craft? On another note. I have some bamboo yarn...nice & soft, but doesn't seem to want to hold a knot...what do you do? I read somewhere a drop of glue, but that seems wrong & stiff.

Thanks guys. The ergonomic hooks really make a difference if you're prone to repetitive motion pains. I was having alot of trouble with my hooking elbow...was going to ask the doctor for a shot, but figured she'd just tell me to quit hooking. As for stash...I too am addicted to yarn...and if...

So here are my latest completions...camera has been on strike, not the hooks With my new steel hooks Started as a gift, but spent way too long on it to give away. You'd think I'd learn not to do projects like this as I HATE HATE tucking threads This is what they'll get instead...a post...

I'm one of those who often does marathons...hubby says I'm going to crochet my arm off & before I got ergonomic hooks, I often felt like I was. For me, it was find a better hook or live in pain cuz I wasn't about to quit (at least not in the winter). I tried the interchangeable sets & while I...

I'm working with thread right now also. I've got a black motif mat 3/4 of the way done...really hard to see your stitches...I need one of those work lights. So, I'm at the point where I need ergonomic hooks. Before Christmas I discovered some called Etimo by Tulip Co. I got the regular sized...

When you guys make your ripple afghans, do you edge them & if so with what stitches. I've got a babyghan done in a granny ripple that seems like it would benefit from some sort of edging, but the few things I've tried didn't work.

Baustin, Sunny, Damummis, Jen, nice work everyone! I downloaded some pillowghan patterns, but have yet to make any...it's on the list. The kitchen towels are on the list too. Lately, I've been doing afghans & potholders.

Baustin, I have that book...it's great. I've got an afghan started that uses 1 of each of the squares in the book...I've got most of them done, but need to figure out how I'm going to assemble. I'd say there are "squares" for every level of crocheter, but with the diagrams (love 'em), every...

A magic circle, aka sliding loop is another way to start "round" or motif work. You can get a much tighter circle with this method. You can probably find instructions on the web by googling crochet sliding loop. If not, pm me & I can copy some for you.

Hey Jen...I don't like crochet math either...here are my lazy woman suggestions Look at the afghan you're making, decide how much smaller you'd like the babyghan, count how many stitches that is & subtract those from the total. Or, use thinner yarn & a smaller hook. Or, just don't make it as...

When marking the beginning of rounds, I prefer to use a scrap of yarn. It's much faster to loop it over than to remove & refasten the little plastic clips, though they have their place. Usually, I leave a long beginning tail & just lay it back & forth over the successive rounds. If you're...

Good afternoon chickies! Boy is it cold here...& supposed to get colder...my girls have a heat lamp on just about 24/7 & their water is plugged in. Nice & sunny with snow on the ground...just cold, cold, cold. Good crochet days. I'm currently having a love hate relationship with an afghan I...

Jen, I always thought you were supposed to keep your UFO's stashed...not out in the open where everyone could see & tsk, tsk you for them Maj, do you have problems with your fingers slipping through those holes in the potholders when you use them?

Purr, I've had UPS deliver packages here for someone who lived here years ago...they just come back, pick it up & return to sender. Another time I had something shipped UPS to a previous address of mine & they sent it to USPS & it eventually got to me postage due. Pretty rude to keep a package...