by Suzann Thompson | Mar 9, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Please join our March 2009 Crochet Bouquet Along, when we will be crocheting the Shamrock from pp. 118-119 of Crochet Bouquet. Lots of U. S. Americans boast Irish ancestry, but everyone is welcome to celebrate St. Patrick”s Day on March 17. The Shamrock is the...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 8, 2009 | Knitting, Life, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In spite of tough economic times, hundreds of shoppers crowded the aisles at the Stitches West Knitters Market. People came in droves. They stood in long lines to get into the market. (If you go next year, buy a pass online before you leave home–it’ll give...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 6, 2009 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last summer I saved two items to share with you, and just today, they turned up in a stack of paper. Yep, that’s how far behind I am in filing stuff. Who wants to sort papers when one could be knitting or crocheting?! Thing One is Knit Picks’s sock yarn...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 30, 2008 | Knitting, Life
We started our Holidays with a trip to Austin, where our main purpose was to go to the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. It used to be fun and quirky. It still is! Hurray! It is a little more upscale these days. Our favorite place was a rock and mineral shop, just east of...
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 | Dec 2, 2008 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ella’s cardigan may be finished before winter is over. I hope so. I had to slow down for a while due to badly tingling hands. It’s best not to push the knitting with numb fingers. But one sleeve is finished and I started the second one. The end is in...