by Suzann Thompson | Aug 22, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Blooming dogwood is beautiful sign of spring! I really wanted to include a dogwood flower in Crochet Garden: Bunches of Flowers, Leaves, and Other Delights. Shaping the petal correctly was a challenge, but adding the dark notch at the petal end stumped me…for a while....
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 24, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Frost Flower on pages 112-113 of Crochet Garden doubles as a snowflake if you crochet it all in white. The pattern is pretty straightforward, but a few pictures will help you visualize it. Look for a Frost Flower table mat project here. Round 1 of the Frost Flower...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 7, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Thank you to Johanna from Bavaria, who asked for help with the Byzantine Beauty, pages 66-67 of Crochet Garden. I hope these step-by-step photos will help. The Byzantine Beauty begins with a ring of chain stitches, worked with a waste yarn This piece helps keep the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 16, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden
Can you see the pale orange yarn stitching these motifs together? Wherever they touch, you sew the together, catching loops on the back edge of each motif. This leaves the familiar “chain” look at the top of the stitch to show on the right side of the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 2, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
It’s a great day when you finish all the motifs for your Crochet Charm Lace project! To me, that’s when the real fun begins: arranging the motifs on the template. The last of my motifs were blocked on Monday, so that night, while the Texas Longhorns were...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 31, 2013 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ask any good craftsperson about finishing, and you will hear the same thing: finishing takes longer than you think it should, but finishing must be done, and must be done well. It doesn’t matter whether you’re sewing a dress, crocheting a sweater, or...
