| Big thanks to everyone who participated in the giveaway for a free copy of The Crochet Stitch Bible.
Please give a congrats to our winner… Although there can only be one winner, you can still purchase your very own copy of this book on Amazon. Here’s the link: Crochet Spot’s Amazon Link Stay tuned for the next giveaway! |
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Photo by H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record
Maggie Weldon learned to crochet at an early age, the craft quickly turning into an escape for her. It gradually developed into a full-fledged business of patterns, books and even crochet supplies, all based in North Carolina. Somehow Weldon found the time to take a pottery class with her daughter, and the creative juices, rooted in crochet, began to flow. Upon working in slabs, versus on the wheel which she didn’t take to, she took crochet doilies and linens, and stamps them into the wet clay.
Weldon became quite hooked on these crochet-inspired ceramic designs and decided to pursue it more seriously as part of her art repertoire, saying, “I push the envelope and try to make the biggest pieces I can.” One of those pieces is a 28-inch wedding cake plate! For delicate lace pieces that may be disintegrating, imprinting them onto clay may be a way to at least preserve their patterns in the long run. And who wouldn’t want a set of table linens AND all place settings to be crochet-related?!
More about Maggie Weldon can be found here.
| Great news everyone! I have an extra, brand new copy of The Crochet Stitch Bible and would like to give it away for free to one of Crochet Spot’s awesome readers. Last week I did a review on this book, and it is one of my favorite crochet books that I have in my collection. If you would like to read the review here’s the link: Book Review: Crochet Stitch Bible. The review is an honest look at what’s great about the book and what may not be so great, so check it out!
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Leave a comment on this post discussing the type of stitches in the book that you would like to learn. To do so, go to amazon.com and take a look inside of the book. You will be able to see the table of contents and the first few pages of the book! Please leave only 1 comment on this post, duplicated comments will be deleted along with comments that are not on topic.
All participants must be either a Crochet Spot Newsletter subscriber or a Premium Pattern Member at the time the winner is drawn. If you are neither, feel free to sign up for the newsletter or a membership.
Giveaway ends on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 11:59PM EST, where a winner will be randomly drawn.
Good luck everyone!
ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED! Thanks for participating. The winner will be posted soon.
The Crochet Stitch Bible is one of my favorite and most used crochet book in my collection. Yes, there’s lots to rave about in this book, which I’ll be sure to tell you about. But there is always small flaws, which I’ll share with you as well.
| As the title implies, The Crochet Stitch Bible is a book containing lots of stitch patterns, over 200 to be more precise. The stitches are organized into 14 different categories from basic stitches to special techniques such as texture, shells, lace, and Tunisian, just to name a few. Having so many stitches to choose from can be overwhelming, but the most convenient part of the book is that there is an eight page “Stitch Selector” where you can preview a small picture of each stitch without having to thumb through the entire book. |  |
The Professional Program is a way for Crochet Spot to grow and give aspiring writers/designers the opportunity to work with me (Rachel) in creating tutorials, crochet patterns, and other fun posts. There is only so much one person can do, but as a team, a lot more can be accomplished!
| I came across an article online the other day that talked about a woman named Mary Friese who just celebrated her 100th birthday. In the photo she’s crocheting a blanket for her 11th great-great-grandchild. She wasn’t sure if its a boy or girls so shes going to crochet a girl and a boy version. Oh, and did I mention she’s been blind for 15 years? Mary is able to crochet by touch alone! Feel free to read more about Mary Friese here.
When you are 100 years old, do you think you’ll still be crocheting? |
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I hope I will be, if I even live to be 100 years old. I think it’s great to be able to crochet things for your children, your grandchildren, your great-grandchildren, and even your great-great-grandchildren. Wow, that’s a lot of greats!
What about you? Will you be crocheting when you’re 100?
On Saturday, June 5, 2010, a whopping 427 crocheters/baseball fans gathered at the Citi Field in New York to watch a Mets game and set the world record for the most people crocheting in one place! This gathering was organized by The National NeedleArts Association. In fact, Major League Baseball (MLB) and The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) hold “Stitch n’ Pitch” events like this every season. Those who attend sit in a special section and enjoy crocheting, knitting, cross-stitching and other needle projects, while watching a baseball game.
Photo by Levine / New York Metz
If you remember a while back I posted about the Granny Square Dress on the Red Carpet. That’s the crocheted dress on the right hand side. I though it was a neat and bold dress. But now here comes another! This one I’m not so crazy about. Although I wouldn’t wear either, I still like the one on the right more. The crochet granny square dress on the left is too baggy and loose for me. It’s like wearing a blanket. It might as well be a Snuggie. I’ll give it an A+ for trying to be creative and thinking outside the box, but honestly the design is not for me.
What do you think? Which one do you like better?
A few weeks ago, Barbara wrote a guest post here on Crochet Spot about the retirement crocheted afghan she was working on for a teacher who was retiring. Great news, I just added the final picture to her wonderful post that shows off the completed afghan being given to Ann (the retiring teacher).
So check it out! It is an amazing afghan. Here’s the link to the post: A Retirement Crocheted Afghan
Let Barbara know what you think of the afghan!
As a THANK YOU to all the folks who visit Crochet Spot each day, here is a special sale just for you! All crochet bag patterns are 35% off starting now and ending on June 1, 2010 at 12:59 PM EST.
Visit the Crochet Spot Store to receive this discount: Crochet Spot Store
There are 6 different bags to choose from:
Take a peek in the Crochet Spot Store to see which bag patterns you would like for 35% off.
P.S. all crochet patterns can be downloaded immediately after your payment is cleared. Just log into your store account and click the “My Purchased Patterns” tab at the top of the page.
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