by Suzann Thompson | Jul 6, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The colorful Picot Mexico flower looks happy and joyful to me, with its vibrant colors. It is on pages 102-103 of Crochet Garden: Bunches of Flowers, Leaves, and Other Delights. You can also make Picot Mexico in one color of yarn. First a correction to the book: Rnd 2...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 26, 2015 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Today is really National Take Your Dog to Work Day, according to the completely fun website Holiday Insights. But if you don’t have a doggie of your own, or you truly cannot take pets to work, here’s a sweet doxie for you to crochet and tuck into your...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 25, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
“Millefiori” on pages 25-26 of Crochet Bouquet: Easy Designs for Dozens of Flowers offers small flowers in five different petal shapes. Four of the petal styles are joined with a technique that gives an attractive and neat finish to warm the cockles of...
by Suzann Thompson | May 30, 2015 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The last post about the Antelope Horns wall hanging ended with me sewing the patches to a foundation cloth. Here’s how they looked, compared to the photo, once I finally finished the foundation piecing. Next step: quilting! I used a regular presser foot, because...
by Suzann Thompson | May 15, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Rafflesia is a great big flower—about 3 feet across. It’s the inspiration for this tiny version, called “Rafflesita.” The “-ita” means little. The pattern for “Rafflesita” is on pages 122-123 of Crochet Garden: Bunches of...
