by Suzann Thompson | Jun 29, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Please join me for the first Crochet Bouquet Crochet Along! This month, we’ll crochet Columbines, and I will post some step-by-step finishing hints for this beautiful flower. I’m trying to choose flowers for these Crochet Alongs, which have special...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 28, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Readers–this is an old, old page, which I’m archiving as a blog post. The Yahoo group is no longer active. The links here may not work. Any time you need help with a pattern from any of my books, please contact me at knitandcrochetwithsuzann at outlook dot...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 21, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Marilyn was in my Slip Stitch Color Knitting class at Taos a couple of years ago. She knitted her class samples with the most beautiful variegated yarn. She dyed it herself! She was in my button class at Estes Park, too. She travels around with an RV and her doggies,...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 17, 2008 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We loved the Estes Park Wool Market! The weather was cool and nice. We had mountains all around. The smell of food made our mouths water. And then there was the yarn! Our first view of the Wool Market was these white tents, which turned out to be the animal tents. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 7, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Even as a kid, I noticed and admired color. I must have been seven or eight years old, when I decided to study it. Ever since, that’s what I did. Color inspiration happens all the time, if you just watch for it. I was weaving yarn ends in a few days ago, piling...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 6, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
“Mom, can I use some of your flowers?” has become a frequent refrain around our house. The last time I heard it was a few days ago, when Eva decided to make a handbag for herself. She decided on the size of the bag and she did all the patchwork on her own....
