by Suzann Thompson | Nov 5, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Four years ago this month, we visited beautiful Alpine, Texas. My husband drove and I sat in the passenger seat, designing the Ray Flower (pages 31-32 of Crochet Bouquet). Next week, I’ll be going to Alpine again. This time, it’s for a crochet and knitting...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 5, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a project that uses the free Frilly Target Flower pattern from the last post plus the Scallop-Edge Leaf from Crochet Bouquet. To make the flowers and leaves, I used Louet’s Euroflax Sport, a 100% linen yarn. Linen has a beautiful texture for...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 18, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I designed the Frilly Target Flower and its variations for Crochet Bouquet. The flower didn’t make it into the book, but it’s too pretty to keep to myself. So here are the instructions. Medium and large versions have picot frills, which you may choose...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 25, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Judi & Co.’s lustrous Cordé (100% rayon wrapped around a cotton core) gives stunning texture and definition to crochet stitches. It comes in many color-ways, but this one in particular makes me think of raspberry chocolate cream. Apparently the folks at...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 18, 2010 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Irish crochet lace has been an inspiration to me since the 1980s, and so you might imagine how pleased I was to take an Irish crochet workshop from Máire Treanor at the Knit and Crochet Show earlier this month. Máire is from Ireland, and she’s the author of...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 18, 2010 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
My first impressions of Manchester, New Hampshire, earlier this month were: the wonderful smell of pine mulch, red brick buildings, street names that reminded me of American History class, and pretty little red peppers growing into the fences along the sidewalk. Oh,...
