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 23, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
These beautiful clouds above Baltimore set the mood for the heavenly yarns and designs at the Stitches East Market. I stopped by several times to visit a shaded pink angora by Prism, color-way “Carnation.” Likewise, a gorgeous thick-and-thin rose and moss...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 16, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Thank You to the Ladies who took my Dotty Knitting class at Stitches East! Here are some of them, posing with their samples. It was a happy class, where everyone quickly understood how to read the special charts, and many went on to practice charting on their own....
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 12, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Here is this year’s “Argyle Sock in the Round” class from Stitches East. We not only survived the grueling workshop, we triumphed! Lots of participants finished knitting their sample sock. Others came very close. In response to requests from people...
