by Suzann Thompson | Jul 10, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Cute Crochet World and a motif from the book! To enter, visit the Lark Crafts blog, and leave a comment by Friday, July 11, 2014. The motifs are the Vintage Television, a Martian Costumed Kid, and Gingerbread People. The patterns...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 1, 2014 | Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We loved the skips of England, low-slung dumpsters parked temporarily in front of houses where people were cleaning out or remodeling. We would stroll by, glancing nonchalantly into the skips, looking for interesting furniture or other treasures that were, for the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 1, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This tutorial is written using U. S. crochet terminology. Every circle in this photo is made with one round of half-double crochet. Can you tell where the round begins? Can you tell where it ends? If you have an eagle eye for detail, you probably can. But thanks to...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 30, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Errata for Cute Crochet World Cheese Sandwich on a Kaiser Roll, page 57 Third column, second paragraph, 4th and 5th lines down should read “transfer ch-2 lp of Rnd 2” not Rnd 1. Same page and column, end of Rnd 6 should read “join with a sl st to ch2...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 18, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Louanne is going to crochet a Baby Carriage for a baby shower gift. Great idea! She needed help visualizing how the pattern worked, so here are some photos. Find instruction for crocheting the Baby Carriage on pages 106-107 of Cute Crochet World. Even though you begin...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 7, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Thank you to Johanna from Bavaria, who asked for help with the Byzantine Beauty, pages 66-67 of Crochet Garden. I hope these step-by-step photos will help. The Byzantine Beauty begins with a ring of chain stitches, worked with a waste yarn This piece helps keep the...
