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		<title>New Scarves and a Skirt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New scarf designs and a skirt are coming soon. The skirt probably won&#8217;t be available until around Spring, though. This is a sneak preview of one of the scarves. I haven&#8217;t submitted anything for publication in a while, but I&#8217;m going to start again. I miss doing that. I am teaching crochet at Yarning for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year: Is It Your Time?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; Happy New Year! Did you complete all your crochet holiday gifts? I did, but I have to confess that my gift was a blanket which I didn&#8217;t finish last year. It was huge, but it&#8217;s done and delivered. Now that the holidays are over, I hope you have time to make some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-is-it-your-time/</link>
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		<title>Imperfect Pattern Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My last post was about Rethinking this Crochet Design Thing, and I&#8217;ve been doing lots of thinking. I&#8217;ve found, for me, that designing the pattern before I pick up a hook is taking much longer, but is proving to be more accurate. There are still moments when even though something works mathematically, it just doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2011/07/18/imperfect-pattern-design/</link>
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		<title>Rethinking this Crochet Designer Thing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of this year, I have been thinking long and hard about what direction I want to take with my crochet business, and I decided to pump the breaks on everything until I figure this out. I haven&#8217;t submitted any designs to publications in a long time (sorry you won&#8217;t see anything from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2011/05/03/rethinking-this-crochet-designer-thing/</link>
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		<title>AfroStitch Conference 2011 &#8211; You Are Invited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are in the Atlanta area or can make it to Atlanta, come to the AfroStitch Crochet Conference. All stitchers are welcome! CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AFROSTITCH CROCHET CONFERENCE Feb. 26, 2011 Georgia Hill Neighborhood Center 250 Georgia Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. 11am – 5pm Come meet African-American crochet designers, teachers and enthusiasts who will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2011/02/24/afrostitch-conference-2011-you-are-invited/</link>
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		<title>Interweave Crochet Winter 2010 – I’m on the Cover!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Interweave Crochet Winter 2010 is available for preordering, and I just found out that my design is on the cover. Thank you, April. It is the Crimson Cape shown on the cover shot below. I am so excited! © Interweave Press Pin this to Pinterest Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this via Gmail [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2010/12/10/interweave-crochet-winter-2010-%e2%80%93-i%e2%80%99m-on-the-cover/</link>
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		<title>Winner:  Plus Size Fashions by Jill Hanratty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The winner of Jill Hanratty&#8217;s new crochet book, Plus Size Fashions, is Valerie. Congrats to you, Valerie. Please send me your name and address. For everyone who would like to purchase a copy of Plus Size Fashions, it is available at Annie&#8217;s Attic. Pin this to Pinterest Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2010/11/21/winner-plus-size-fashions-by-jill-hanratty/</link>
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		<title>New Book:  Plus Size Fashions – An Interview with Jill Hanratty &amp; Giveaway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; This is the second stop of Jill Hanratty&#8217;s blog tour to introduce her new book, Plus Size Fashions. This is a collection of fashion garments that Jill has designed for the plus-sized woman. Yesterday, Jill began her tour by visiting with Ellen Gormley of Go Crochet, and in addition to asking great questions, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2010/11/15/new-book-plus-size-fashions-%e2%80%93-an-interview-with-jill-hanratty-giveaway/</link>
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		<title>New Pattern:  Megastar, a Six-Pointed Star Tunisian Crochet Blanket</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six-pointed star blanket uses the Tunisian crochet Slant Stitch and color changes to create wide stripes which meet to form a burst of color that radiates from the center. The stripes are continued in the surrounding border. A few years ago, I was exploring how to create different star and pinwheel shapes using Tunisian Crochet. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2010/11/15/new-pattern-megastar-a-six-pointed-star-tunisian-crochet-blanket/</link>
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		<title>How to Construct Eliza’s Felted Bag – The Breakdown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eliza&#8217;s Felted Bag Eliza’s Felted Bag is a Tunisian crochet bag that is crocheted in one flat piece, including the body of the bag, the handle and the closure. The sides of the bag are created by using an entrelac-type technique. There is no cutting and rejoining yarn to change colors. Just carry the unworked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thisiscrochet.com/blog/2010/11/05/how-to-make-eliza%e2%80%99s-felted-bag-the-breakdown/</link>
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