It’s no secret I crochet. A lot. This summer, I actually crocheted myself into tendonitis, but that’s not the point of this post. I want to talk a little bit about my favorite crochet hooks. My go-to hook is a size J/10 6.0 mm hook. In the picture here, you can see the wear on […]
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Selecting Yarn for a Pattern
I have a lot of patterns. I have a lot of yarn. I don’t necessarily buy yarn for every pattern I have that I want to make. That would be a bit much, even for me. So what do I do? First, I go through the yarn I already have (and can access because some […]
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I talk about writing often enough here that you might wonder if I do any other creative work. I do. I knit, crochet, make jewelry, do handlettering, and make greeting cards. I primarily crochet, though. I love shawls and scarves. I’ve recently made an infinity scarf and a cowl for Christmas gifts. I’m working on […]
Continue readingPutting Down the Needles, Picking Up the Hook
I could be called a fiber artist, if you were so inclined. Sometimes I refer to myself that way because I do more than one thing with yarn. I knit and crochet. I learned how to crochet about six or seven years ago. I learned how to knit in February. Since then, I have knit […]
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