May 8th, 2009 § 0
The final finishing instructions were omitted for the Gardener’s Apron from the April 2009 issue of Crochet World.
The pattern should read:
Gardener’s Apron, page 52
CrochetWorld, April 2009Finishing
For apron ties, using sewing needle and thread, center and sew grosgrain ribbon to back of Waistband. Seal ends of ribbon with fray check.
April 29th, 2009 § 0
I’m excited to let everyone know that the pattern for my Mulled Spices Afghan is available for purchase in the Interweave Store.
March 31st, 2009 § 0
Yarn Market has put together everything you need to make my Mulled Spices Afghan, from a copy of Interweave Crochet Magazine to the Berroco Comfort DK (great price!) yarn to the Tunisian hooks and needles for finishing.
Check out the Mulled Spices Afghan Bundle.
March 16th, 2009 § 1
Hey, there’s a “plus-sized” model in the Spring issue of Interweave Crochet magazine. Well, she’s not REALLY plus-sized if her chest is 38″ and her hips are 42″. Shoot, I’m bigger than that! She’s more like real-sized, but plus-sized in the model world.
Thank you, Interweave!
March 14th, 2009 § 2
I have a design in the Spring 09 issue of Interweave Crochet. It is the Seaside Throw.
I imagined this crochet throw as perfect for chilly days at the beach house. It reminds me of sand, ocean, starfish, netting and rope. Six separate pentagon-shaped motifs are joined together with wedge-shaped inserts to form a pentagon-shaped throw. The throw is edged with a crochet edging that resembles rope.
March 13th, 2009 § 1
If you are like me, you are waiting for the preview of the Spring 09 issue of Interweave Crochet to appear soon. In the meantime, I can show you the cover of the new issue.
Interweave Crochet Spring 2009
You can preorder your copy now here. Also, check out this important announcement on the preorder page under the “Projects” section:
Yes, I’m in this issue and I’m excited for you all to see my project!
February 21st, 2009 § 3
There is a crochet group on Ravelry that is dedicated to discussing my designs and whatever might come up with. Some of the ladies on Ravelry were kind enough to create a group, and I am extremely honored that they would think that a brand new crochet designer like me should have her own group. The group is called We Love TurquoizBlue. Can you all believe it?
I will work on coming up with some creative things to do in the group. Some fun stuff, and I have to work on self-publishing some of my crochet designs.
For those who have asked, I promise I’m going to work on recreating the Webbed Top. I’m going to have to design the crochet pattern from scratch because I crocheted it so long ago.
February 16th, 2009 § 2
Gardener's Apron
Here’s my newest published design — the Gardener’s Apron –from the April 2009 issue of Crochet World Magazine. It is an easy-to-make apron that is made with Lily’s Sugar n’ Cream yarn.
Change the color of yarn or combine several colors and the apron would be cute for the kitchen too. Keep this one in mind for gifts too because it is a fast project.
If anyone is interested in doing this as a CAL, send me a note on Ravelry, and we can put one together. I hope you all enjoy making this.
February 14th, 2009 § 1
Master hook maker Jimbo has done the unheard of by combining a winebottle stopper with a CROCHET HOOK. He has created the “Hookstopper.” Why did he do that?
I love me some wine, I love to crochet and when I have the rare moments where just crocheting for myself, I happily do both at the same time. Usually produces some frogging though.
Head over to Jimbo’s Front Porch to see this one of a kind invention, and if you desire to own the one-of-a-kind invention, you can bid on it.
January 17th, 2009 § 1
How do you determine how to tag your projects on Ravelry.com? Do you just pick the first words that come to mind or do you have a system?
Ravelry is a search-based website so if you want others to be able to find your projects, it is important to use good tags. If you don’t want to be searched, then do the opposite of what I’m about to share.
The first suggestion I have is to try to come up with more than only one or two tags. Okay, you’ve uploaded a project for the sweater that you started making. What tags are good ones to use? Sweater is obvious, but what about top, shirt, camisole, cardigan, pullover, boatneck, raglan, tunic, shawl collar, etc.? Think about what tags you can use to further describe your project.
Now you have a few tags that indicate the project you are making. How about a few tags describing the yarn manufacturer and yarn name, you can even list the color(s) of the yarn. Any special treatments? Is it beaded, embroidered, etc.? Is it a themed item — holiday, seasonal, or based on a movie, book, song, person, etc. Is there a special technique that you used? All of those make great tags to add.
Don’t forget to create a tag for the designer of the pattern or publication/book, and please don’t forget to make a tag for your username.
When you type a tag on Ravelry, type tags that contain one or more word or phrases as one long word. If you type the words or phrases as individually in between commas, Ravelry will merge them together as one word. If you type them as separate words without commas, Ravelry will consider each word to be a separate tag. To the right of the box where you fill in your tags is a small icon that looks like a label or tag. You can click on this to select from previous tags that you have used instead of typing them over again. Ravelry remembers the tags you previously used.
Tagging your projects allows Ravelry to become even more search-friendly for you and for others who might be looking similar projects or even your projects, specifically. I hope more people will consider adding more tags to their Ravelry projects.