by Suzann Thompson | Jul 13, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In the last installment of our #cutecrochetworld story, Rog and Pam were looking for new planet, where they could settle down. Finding the perfect planet was more difficult than they thought. The perfect planet for crocheted life as we know it must not be too close to...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 10, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Cute Crochet World and a motif from the book! To enter, visit the Lark Crafts blog, and leave a comment by Friday, July 11, 2014. The motifs are the Vintage Television, a Martian Costumed Kid, and Gingerbread People. The patterns...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 1, 2014 | Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We loved the skips of England, low-slung dumpsters parked temporarily in front of houses where people were cleaning out or remodeling. We would stroll by, glancing nonchalantly into the skips, looking for interesting furniture or other treasures that were, for the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 1, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This tutorial is written using U. S. crochet terminology. Every circle in this photo is made with one round of half-double crochet. Can you tell where the round begins? Can you tell where it ends? If you have an eagle eye for detail, you probably can. But thanks to...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 30, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Errata for Cute Crochet World Cheese Sandwich on a Kaiser Roll, page 57 Third column, second paragraph, 4th and 5th lines down should read “transfer ch-2 lp of Rnd 2” not Rnd 1. Same page and column, end of Rnd 6 should read “join with a sl st to ch2...