by Suzann Thompson | Dec 11, 2015 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
To round out the previous post about how to make the Snow Globe Doily, here are patterns for the small and tiny snowflakes used in the project. “Small” is a relative term here. Compared to the Frost Flower snowflakes in the Snow Globe Doily, these flakes...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 11, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Cute Crochet World
Imagine, for a moment, this dream crochet project: you can make it with leftover yarns or new yarns. You can mix yarn weights and textures. The finished piece can be any shape and size. Best of all, you won’t need to make gauge swatches. Ah, what a lovely dream....
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 3, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Publishing craft designs in magazines is all about waiting. And waiting. But the waiting eventually pays off, like it recently did for me. The Winter 2015 issue of Love of Crochet features two typically Suzann-ish scarves. The Sparkling Snowflake Scarf is a Crochet...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 16, 2015 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
At 42″ x 31″, Puzzling Pinks is among my largest wall hangings. That’s a lot of knitting! Luckily, at the Ultimate Sweater Machine, I can crank out the stockinette stitch in record time. As usual, I knitted a varied, shaded fabric by changing yarn...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 12, 2015 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Interweave Crochet Accessories 2016 brings us another project-packed issue, with a convenient pattern index that shows about how much time each project takes to crochet. Among the more time-consuming, but totally worth it, projects is the Picot Fringe scarf by me! A...
