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 inspire you to take your crochet to new levels and build community with a hook and yarn.

Rhonda Davis
Crochet Designer
Interweave Crochet Magazine
Cover Design Winter 2010/2011
www.thisiscrochet.com/

Afya Ibomu
Crochet Designer & Author
“Get Your Crochet On” and “Fly Tops & Funky Flavas”
www.nattral.com

Todd Paschall
Crochet portrait artist
www.crochetbynumbers.com

Wendi Jones
Crochet Fashion Designer
www.wenwear.com

Eboni Chappel
Crochet Fashion Designer
www.iamcrochet.com

Cynthia Kindle
Crochet Teacher
AND YOU!

Grab your hooks and yarn and come join in day filled with crochet. Wear or bring your best crochet creations for show and tell. Don’t know how to crochet? No worries, let us help you get started.

All ages and skill levels welcomed. AfroStitch is free and open to public, but registration is required. To register, email afrostitch2010@yahoo.com and be sure to include REGISTRATION in subject line, or call 404.610.8267.

Children less than 16 years, must be accompanied by adult.

As soon as I saw the preview for the Fall issue of Interweave Crochet magazine, I knew there was going to be talk about the amount of knitting featured. People are weighing in to give their opinions about the knitting being combined with crochet on both Ravelry and CrochetMe, and a lot of crochet-only folks are not happy because they believe the combo patterns mean there are seven less patterns they can use. The love on Ravelry for the patterns in the Fall issue seems a little low. Are you going to buy this issue? I predominately crochet, but I do know how to knit. I have yet to try a pattern that combines knit and crochet. Maybe now is the time for me to give crochet and knit together a try.

On the flip side, the latest issue of Tangled magazine is up, and it is getting rave reviews.   Tangled Online Magazine’s tagline is “Proud to be Bicraftual,” and it gives equal love to knit and crochet.  The theme for this issue is Modern Vintage.    My favorites are the Cross-Threaded skirts “Zan” and “Jayna.”  I love the colorful yarns used in this issue.