by Suzann Thompson | Dec 21, 2009 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
My Irish Crochet sample is growing, slowly but surely. I had to redo some sections of the background several times before I was pleased with it. See the pink line in the photo? It shows, more-or-less, the direction of the very simple background mesh I am crocheting...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 9, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
For Rounds 4 and 5 of the Poppy in Crochet Bouquet (pp. 65-66), switch to your petal color yarn. I’m using Opus 1 (with aloe and jojoba) by Zitron, and distributed in the US by Skacel. In Round 4, your challenge is to correctly identify the second sl st of each...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 4, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
A member of the Crochet Bouquet Along group on Ravelry writes: …I saw a wonderful crocheted flower and had to ask where it was from, turns out to be a pattern of yours and i would love to join this group and make one myself(with help!) x (the flower was a...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 18, 2009 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
The second day of our Irish Crochet class at the Taos Wool Festival, I waited, seemingly innocently, until everyone left for lunch. Once I was certain they were all gone, I tiptoed around and took pictures of a few of the class samples. At this point, we had sewn our...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 18, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This simple crocheted poppy is none other than the large “Fancy Five” on page 24 of Crochet Bouquet. While not exactly botanically correct, it gets the idea across. If you want a more realistic poppy, try the one on pages 65-66 of Crochet Bouquet. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 11, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Stephanie Hatfield designed, knitted, and crocheted the garment that became the Grand Champion ribbon winner in the Taos Wool Festival Garment Competition. The jacket, called “Reverie” after a poem by Emily Dickinson, glowed with the soft colors of bison...
