by Suzann Thompson | Apr 7, 2006 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
>· Every now and then my past comes back and surprises me! I designed many patterns for knitting and crochet magazines in the first part of the 1990s. So today, I’m looking through Herrchner’s Yarn Shoppe catalog, enjoying the yarn bounty that we could...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 16, 2006 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
It’s crochet city up here around Washington DC. Ladies are wearing fine thread crochet tops. Some are worn over solid color tops. Some are lined. Our group ate supper in malls the last two nights, and we saw those cute crochet tops in lots of shop windows....
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 11, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
With a German mother who knits and crochets, and her mother, and yes, her mother, I am naturally a great fan of international craft magazines. Some German mags have been available over here for years (Anna, for instance). Mon Tricot, a French knitting mag, offered...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 5, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Winter Olympic flame has flared and faded, and with it my Olympic dream has come and gone (until next time, anyway). I knew that my trip to Italy and the mosaic workshop would cut seriously into my knitting time. How could I know that my classmates would be so...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 3, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Chunky knits abounded in the streets of Ravenna and Venice last week. Girls wore mufflers and hats knitted at about 2-1/2 sts per inch. Trim sweaters were done in multicolor yarns at no more than 3 sts per inch. Mostly it was a little too cold for sweaters alone, so I...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 2, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
When you go to Ravenna, which you will surely want to after reading about it here, just remember that most shops are closed on Thursday afternoon. That was when I made my first trek to the yarn store, just across from one of Ravenna’s famous baptisteries. I stood...
