Here is the pattern for the "popple" string bag ( Read more... )

Cross stitch started ( Read more... )

(written in bits while waiting for my code to finish running ( Read more... )

(Watching an episode of Craft in AmericaI admire the skill that these people have, the knowledge, the ability. They are all making a living making, and that is beautiful ( Read more... )

I just finished a red-and-black string bag for myself, which I had started a few days ago. Now for a turquoise and black one for D.

I don't fell like making anything that requires a gauge swatch at the moment.

Code is going ok, debugging is frustrating. Getting the right trend in the data, at least.

Tommy is sitting in a basket on the clean laundry ( Read more... )

A nice absorbent coaster, which will not stick to the bottom of your tea mug and drop off, spilling tea all over your keyboard ( Read more... )

So, here is how I'm making my handles for the crochet string bags ( Read more... )

Entry about string bag project here.So, after shopping on Saturday, I decided that the extra chain-20 rows make it much too long a bag, so I ripped apart bag #2 and took them out ( Read more... )

YvY:

The best hooks are Clover Soft Touch hooks. They look like this, and you can get them at JoAnne's or A.C.Moore. They only come in sizes from C to J.

For smaller sizes, you need HANDLE CROCHET HOOKS; you'll scroll down to see them. They are Inox steel hooks, and labelled "Irma ( Read more... )