by Suzann Thompson | Jun 25, 2010 | Crochet, Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
We had a good rain yesterday afternoon. A power line broke during the storm, which left us without power for about three hours. Eva was crocheting a gift for a friend who is moving away. She did not let a little power outage stop her work. Here she is, crocheting by...
by Suzann Thompson | May 24, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
School is nearly over for the two daughters in my house, and they’ve already asked if we can spend some time at the beach this summer. This reminded me of palm trees, and that reminded me of the crocheted Palm Leaf on pages 112-113 of Crochet Bouquet. Please...
by Suzann Thompson | May 20, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Like most blog writers, I’m eager to know when others link to my site. Recently I found a link coming from a foreign language site. I peered closer at the link. It was Turkish, and, and, AND…I could read it! How does a gal from Texas decide to study Turkish? And...
by Suzann Thompson | May 9, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here’s a bouquet of one of our lovely Texas wildflowers, the Firewheel, for all Mothers! Especially mine! The Firewheel is also known as Indian Blanket and Gaillardia. We love Firewheels at our house. I considered naming one of our children after this flower....
by Suzann Thompson | May 5, 2010 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
I hit a snag with the doily I was making for our Ravelry Irish Crochet Lovers crochet along. The last round of the doily pulled it up into a shallow bowl shape. A simple truth of crocheting is that if it doesn’t lie flat as you’re making it, it will give...
