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Gingerbread Kids from Cute Crochet World: Hints and Ideas

by Suzann Thompson | Dec 18, 2015 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Why in the world do we need another pattern for crocheted gingerbread people? Because I’m terrible at crocheting into the sides of rows. Read the whole story on this Flashback Friday on my other blog, Suzann’s TextileFusion. The Gingerbread Kids of Cute...

Why Another Gingerbread Kids Pattern?

by Suzann Thompson | Dec 17, 2015 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Years ago, my mom crocheted very cute gingerbread man Christmas tree ornaments. They were a lot of work, she told me, because there were lots of starts and stops, leading to lots of ends to weave in. Do you recognize this pattern? Do you know where it...

Make a Snow Globe Doily with Crochet Charm Lace

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....

Crocheting Flowers for Puzzling Pinks

by Suzann Thompson | Nov 11, 2015 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Cute Crochet World, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Pink! It’s my most favorite color. It’s a good thing too, because the Puzzling Pink wall hanging is covered with dozens of pink flowers and I crocheted them all. And appliqued them. These softly variegated flowers, made with Prism’s Kid Slique, are...

Crochet a Book for Book Lover’s Day!

by Suzann Thompson | Aug 9, 2015 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Book lovers, this is your special day! Holiday Insights, my go-to site for information on interesting holidays, doesn’t list a founder or group which sponsors Book Lover’s Day. In fact, some controversy exists about the true date of Book Lover’s...

How to Make an Ornament Hanger with Crochet Thread or Floss

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 28, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

This thread ornament hanger is for felt or crocheted ornaments with front and back pieces, which are to be sewn together. You will need 10-inch length of embroidery floss (all six strands) or No. 10 crochet cotton Pin and surface to pin to Felt or crocheted ornament...
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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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