by Suzann Thompson | Nov 28, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Just add a few more picots to the Fern pattern in Crochet Bouquet, and you have a Christmas tree motif to embellish cards or garments, or home accessories. I made the tree motif in a light worsted weight yarn and decorated it with red buttons, for a Christmas table...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 14, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Susan, who blogs at humblethreads loved the idea of decorating greeting cards with crocheted flowers from Crochet Bouquet! She made this one as a thank-you note for her daughter’s swimming teacher. She crocheted “Petal Arches,” “Large Fancy...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 5, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Personalize the gifts you give this Holiday Season with crocheted flowers from Crochet Bouquet! Flowery gifts are the focus of our Crochet Bouquet Crochet-Along for November and December 2008. Your job, if you would like to join in, is to embellish a purchased or...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 27, 2008 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here are a few more things about our trip to the Taos Wool Festival. This is the rug yarn I bought from Liesel Orend of Earth Arts. Liesel’s yarns are dyed with indigo, cedar, sage, cochenille, madder, and other natural dyestuffs. Ellen of Ellen’s Wooly...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 23, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In an earlier post on Curious and Crafty Readers (now Suzann’s regular blog–2023), I gave instructions for how to crochet a linked up trim with the Plain Pansy (pages 63-64 of Crochet Bouquet). There are over 40 Plain Pansies in the trim of this poncho,...
