by Suzann Thompson | Dec 30, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Artful Ribbon by Candace Kling is gasp-worthily beautiful and full of good advice about making flowers and greenery with ribbons. I recommend it highly for the excellent instructions and diagrams as well as for the inspiration. The Artful Ribbon inspired the...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 13, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Charm Lace
The Pansy Poncho and various other projects and obligations conspired to throw off my schedule for finishing the Roses Cape. Late in October, I finally made a fabric cape template from a commercial pattern. Then I spread it out on the living room floor and started...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 13, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Lisa Elbertsen, a potter and crocheter from British Columbia, wrote the following to our Crochet Bouquet Along group on Ravelry: “I do pottery and I am always trying to imprint my clay with live ferns. It usually works but it needs to be quite deep into the clay...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 5, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ella and I had a great time sorting through buttons to find enough to make this crocheted Christmas tree mat. The tree is a simple variation on the Fern pattern from Crochet Bouquet. Find more complete instructions here. The mat is Shaggy Plush Felt by Kunin. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 29, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Corrugated Leaves from Crochet Bouquet make a good-looking poinsettia for a Christmas table mat. I used only five leaves. Seven red leaves will give you a much fuller poinsettia. A fuller seven-leaved poinsettia looks good with a couple of green leaves tucked behind...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 29, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My mom and I stopped at Starbuck’s early in the week for a little refreshment. We sat in the easy chairs, sipping our coffee. “That mug looks like it has a cable pattern on it,” said Mom. I stood up to see, and there it was! A cabled coffee cup!...
