by Suzann Thompson | Jan 6, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Charm Lace, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Cousins are a wonderful thing. My girls played with their cousin Ben non-stop on a recent visit. I got to sit uninterrupted at the kitchen table for hours, sewing flowers together on the roses cape. I talked with my sister-in-law while I sewed. I could watch the...
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 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Artful Ribbon by Candace Kling is gasp-worthily beautiful and full of good advice about making flowers and greenery with ribbons. I recommend it highly for the excellent instructions and diagrams as well as for the inspiration. The Artful Ribbon inspired the...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 13, 2008 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My red cardigan, finished in 2005 was a disappointment, because the chenille I used began to worm. That means that it ooched itself out in long, twisty loops. Several people gave me hints for working with chenille more successfully–thank you! When the chenille...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 13, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Lisa Elbertsen, a potter and crocheter from British Columbia, wrote the following to our Crochet Bouquet Along group on Ravelry: “I do pottery and I am always trying to imprint my clay with live ferns. It usually works but it needs to be quite deep into the clay...
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...
