Gjertrud Hals learned how to crochet at the age of five, taught by the women in her family. Now approaching her 70s, she has been working as a professional artist for almost half a century, and she has consistently incorporated yarncrafting into her work. Gjertrud was born and raised on a small island off the […]
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Learn Freeform Crochet: 15 Free Tutorials to Get You Started
I love freeform crochet! Not only does it look incredibly awesome, but it’s fun to do as well. If you’re looking for a crochet project that allows you to express your artistic creatively in fiber form, you really should give freeform crochet a try. To get you started, I’ve gathered tutorials from all over the […]
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Adorable Baby Shoes & Slippers: 12 Must-have Knit & Crochet Patterns
Here are twelve adorable baby shoe and slipper patterns. Most are crocheted, but a few are knit. All of the designers whose patterns are featured in this post are Etsy sellers. You can go to the item page by clicking on each picture. If the item is sold out before you get there, send the […]
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Great Grannies – Granny Square Projects to Inspire You
These pictures are from Flickr. If you click on any of them, it will take you to the page where I found it.
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Inspirational Colorwork in Crochet
If this bag doesn’t inspire you to get crocheting, I don’t know what will! Lucy at Attic 24 has done a beautiful job selecting the colors for this bag and she has written up the instructions and posted them on her website. I started to make one of my own, but I didn’t do nearly […]
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I Won the Island Girl Blockhead!
I won my first giveaway today! I entered this month’s EART (Eclectic ARtisans Team) giveaway. The EART giveaway is actually a collection of giveaways by various members of the EART team. You can learn more about EART on the EART blog. I won the giveaway held by Wee Woobies, and the prize was my choice […]
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Tiny Tot’s Tunisian Crochet Purse
Here is a cute little Tunisian crochet purse. I love the way the variegated yarn looks in Tunisian crochet. This purse would make a great gift for a 3- or 4-year-old girl. I am selling both the purse and the pattern in my Etsy store.
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Free Tunisian Crochet Pattern: Napkin Rings
I am just learning Tunisian crochet. I started this piece as a practice swatch to try out 3-color Tunisian crochet. Then I decided I should try to figure out something to do with it, so I made it into a napkin ring. The red and orange almost look the same in the photo, but it […]
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