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Happy Pi Day!

by Suzann Thompson | Mar 14, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Mmmmm…cherry pie with a lattice-top crust! It’s a wonderful, no-calorie treat to make for March 14, 2016, 3.14 16, Pi Day! The pattern for “Homemade Pie” is in Cute Crochet World: A Little Dictionary of Critters, Folks, Food & More, pages 48-50....

Teeny Tiny Bones Free Crochet Pattern

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 21, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Sc Teeny Tiny Bone: Ch 6, (sc 2, sl st) in 2nd ch from hook, Ch 2, (sc 2, sl st) in 2nd ch from hook, working back along original ch, sl st in next 4 ch-sts, Ch 2, (sc 2, sl st) in 2nd ch from hook, Ch 2, (sc 2, sl st) in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in very first ch of...

Hints for Making the Wiener Dog from Cute Crochet World

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 21, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Complete written instructions for the Wiener Dog are on pages 40-41 of Cute Crochet World. These photos and hints are meant to supplement the crochet instructions in the book, and will help you have a successful dachsie crochet experience. Strange as it may seem at...

Hints for Making the Mamas and Papas of Cute Crochet World, Part 2 of 3

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 19, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Start Mama’s legs and Papa’s trousers by drawing up a loop in the lower edge of the dress or shirt. The instructions say “join with a sl st,” which to my mind (at the time I wrote the instructions) meant the same thing. “Draw up a...

Hints for Making “Mamas and Papas,” Part 3 of 3, Arms and Hands

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 9, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

The Mamas and Papas’ arms and hands are pretty simple to crochet, once you decide exactly what you want. The sidebar “Arms” on page 141 of Cute Crochet World gives some general hints. Specific instructions for Mama’s arms begin on page 139, and...

Hints for Making the Mamas and Papas of Cute Crochet World, Part 1 of 3

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 1, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

I’m so glad reader and crocheter Janet S. asked for a little help with the Mamas and Papas of Cute Crochet World. She is using them to decorate crocheted bags. Complete written instructions for the Mamas and Papas are on pages 137-141. The hair, clothing, arms,...
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Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dre Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dress? 

I never did, but that doesn’t stop me from admiring the skill and workmanship that goes into making one. 

The purple dress is from Annie’s Calendar Bed Doll Society, May 1993. Over the years, Annie Potter came up with dozens of amazing bed doll patterns, each as fabulous as the next. Miss Annie sells her crochet patterns at https://annie-potter-presents.storenvy.com/ 

These were for sale at the Benbrook Antique Mall in Benbrook, TX. It’s definitely worth stopping by there. Make sure you have ample time, because it’s a big place.
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“…where collections, big and small, famous and per “…where collections, big and small, famous and personal, finally have a home.”

This means you can upload pictures and descriptions of your own knitted and crocheted works, and knitted and crocheted things you have collected or inherited, for all to study and enjoy, while you keep your k/c treasures at home.❤️

Read about it at
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Respect to anyone, living or deceased, who has cro Respect to anyone, living or deceased, who has crocheted a whole Killarney Bedspread! The frame of the bedspread square alone has taken me days to crochet. Luckily, my goal was to make only one square, to experience how it was accomplished.
The pattern is from Irish Crochet Designs and Projects, edited by Mary Carolyn Waldrep, Dover Publications Needlework Series.
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In a blast from the past, an editor I knew from La In a blast from the past, an editor I knew from Lark Books emailed me last fall and asked if I would be interested in designing some crocheted flower bookmarks. Why yes, I would!
The deadline was short for a spring publication date, so I got busy.
The finished product was a kit with five colors of yarn, a crochet hook, a yarn needle and a book with written instructions for eleven flowers and fun finials and many step-by-step photos. 
Crochet Botanical Bookmarks the kit is available for purchase online and probably some craft stores.

#CrochetBotanicalBookmarks #CrochetFlowers #CrochetBookmarks🧶
Texas Bluebells! This is the first time I’ve seen Texas Bluebells! This is the first time I’ve seen so many flowers on each plant. Swipe to see the white Bluebells. 💜💜🤍💚
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near Proctor Lake, June 2026
On a road trip with friends, we stopped in Three R On a road trip with friends, we stopped in Three Rivers, Texas, at The Goodie Box Gifts and Antiques Co-op. Not surprisingly, there was crochet:
—a bunch of doilies hanging from a hook, 
—90 granny squares waiting for someone to come along and sew them together to make a cozy blanket,
—and…oh no!…a crocheted table mat displayed wrong side up! The secretive Clandestine Crochet Flipper got to work. She (yes, we think the CCF is a she) carefully moved several figurines, flipped the crocheted table mat right side up, and replaced the figurines as they had been. Then crocheted popcorn stitches showed to their full, plump advantage, instead of being hidden by their own backsides. Thank goodness the Clandestine Crochet Flipper was on the job that day. (1 = before flipping; 2 = after flipping)
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